International Business Administration, B.A.
As a graduate of this bachelor's degree course you are adequately prepared for managerial tasks in internationally operating and acting companies, industrial corporations, banks, service companies and public institutions. The focus is on international aspects with respect to content, language competence and transcultural experience. Next to the training in core subjects of business administration and economics and law, we also offer insight into the political, legal and economic framework conditions of the international environment during the course of studies.
Programme facts
| Degree | Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) |
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| Duration | 7 semesters, 210 ECTS |
| Language of instruction | German, English |
| Required English | B2 |
| Study mode | Full-Time |
| Start | Winter semester |
| Application | Directly to the university, winter semester until 15.07, summer semester until 15.01 |
| Admission | Admission restriction (NC): a competition of school grades |
| Tuition fee | €0 per semester for international students |
| Semester contribution | €361.07 per semester |
What the tuition fee consists of
Will I get in
The programme has an admission restriction: the average grade of your certificate, converted to the German scale, decides. The cut-off changes every year — last year's value shows the order of magnitude, not a promise.
How the selection works and how strong the competition is — we go through it against your certificate when we select programmes for you.
Programme selection →About the programme
The course also includes events on key qualifications such as communication skills and dealing with cultural differences. The program includes a mandatory international year during which courses are taught entirely in English. This international year takes place in a multinational environment: either at a university abroad or in Frankfurt with international fellow students. In addition, we recommend that you complete the practical module abroad.
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The international course is designed to last seven semesters. The course structure is flexible and opens up a variety of options for you to participate: from "Internationalization at home" at your home university to three semesters abroad with the option of a double degree, provided there is a corresponding agreement with the partner university. If you successfully participate in a double degree program, you will also be awarded the degree from the partner university after completing your bachelor’s degree at Frankfurt UAS.
What you study
There are no limits to your specialization plans in line with your interests and skills beyond a comprehensive basic education. The Frankfurt UAS offers you versatile options of specializations, attractive obligatory modules and current topics, which will enhance your foresight during the module interdisciplinary studies 'Interdisziplinäres Studium Generale'.
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
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As a graduate of the International Business Administration bachelor's degree, you are excellently prepared for management activities in internationally cooperating and operating companies, industrial groups, banks, service companies and public institutions. Possible areas of activity include: in marketing, management, finance and accounting as well as in human resources and organization, taxes, advertising and communication.
Cost of study
| Tuition fee of the federal state (Hesse), international students | €0 |
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| Semester contribution | €361.07 |
Requirements and application
| Previous education | A school certificate that gives access to university in Germany — directly or after a Studienkolleg. |
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| Language | English B2 — confirmed by a certificate when you apply |
| Application | Directly to the university, winter semester until 15.07, summer semester until 15.01 |
The procedure and the set of documents depend on your certificate. We check the university's requirements against your documents and give you a list: what to submit, how to certify and translate it, where and when to apply.
Check the requirementsHow to get into this programme
- 1Check your certificate and its recognitionDirect admission, a year at a university at home, or Studienkolleg first — this decides the whole plan.
- 2Documents and translationsCertified translations of the certificate and transcript, an APS if required. 3–4 weeks.
- 3Application directly to the university until 15.01Send the documents well before the deadline — an incomplete application cannot be completed after it.
- 4Admission, visa, movingPlan 2–3 months for the visa and the blocked account in parallel.
How to apply
You can submit the application yourself or with our help — the university decides on admission in both cases.
Applications go through the university's portal or uni-assist. Typical mistakes:
- ×incorrectly made certified copies and translations
- ×a wrong set of documents
- ×the application submitted the wrong way
- ×errors or gaps in the application form
- ×the application submitted at the wrong time — too early or too late
An incomplete or incorrectly prepared application is excluded from the selection — it can no longer be corrected after the deadline.
StudyInFocus does not represent the university and does not influence the admission decision. We do not sell study places and do not guarantee admission — this is a service for preparing and submitting documents on the applicant's side.
If your level is not enough yet
The two most common stoppers are a language level below the requirement and a certificate without direct admission. Both can be solved, but they take months — plan them now, not after a rejection.
Questions about this programme
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Don't postpone the application
The deadline is 15.01.2027 (93 days left). Language, translations and the document check take months, not weeks. In 30 minutes we will build a plan backwards from the deadline and tell you honestly whether you can make it.