International Business Administration, B.Sc.
We are very pleased that you find our major in International Business Administration appealing. We offer you the possibility to study at a young and modern university with an international orientation, and to learn, live and further develop yourself alongside with people from more than 40 countries.
Programme facts
| Degree | Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) |
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| Duration | 6 semesters, 180 ECTS |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Required English | B2 |
| Start | Winter semester |
| Application | Via uni-assist, winter semester until 15.07 |
| Admission | Admission restriction (NC): a competition of school grades |
| Tuition fee | €0 per semester for international students |
| Semester contribution | €402.80 per semester |
| Campus | Zentrales Campus |
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
It is our professed goal to offer you an interdisciplinary-focused, academically advanced study program to prepare you for the demands of the international labor market. Additionally, our cooperation with numerous international universities enables you not only to study abroad but also to pursue a sought-after joint degree together with one of our partner universities. The descriptions of the offered majors also highlight the perspectives of your studies. We also offer extensive language training to accompany your studies.
What you study
During the first three semesters, which function as orientation semesters, students complete the basic education modules and obtain, within scope of the foreign language training requirement, a certificate in the English module. The second phase of your studies (4th till 6th semester) is dedicated to creating a profile.
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
Pick programmesCareer
Every larger company needs economists: No matter whether it is a listed global corporation, an NGO, a hospital or a political party - they cannot do without commercial management. With us, you already get a sound insight into the corporate world during your studies. In courses with practical relevance, integrated internships and stays abroad, you can gain important experience and sharpen your eyes for the problems relevant in practice. The study of international business administration at the Viadrina opens up - with the support of our Career Center - attractive career prospects in the international world of work.
Cost of study
| Tuition fee of the federal state (Brandenburg), international students | €0 |
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| Semester contribution | €402.80 |
Requirements and application
| Previous education | Those who wish to successfully completely a degree in economics should additionally bring along: Interest in economic issues, Courage both to live and work independently and as part of an international team, Ambition and will, abstact and logical thinking and good mathematical knowledge. |
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| Language | English B2 — confirmed by a certificate when you apply |
| Application | Via uni-assist, winter semester until 15.07 |
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 via uni-assist until 15.07uni-assist checks documents for 4–6 weeks — send them well before the deadline.
- 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.
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Don't postpone the application
The deadline is 15.07.2027 (274 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.