International Economics and Development, B.A.
The bachelor's degree in "International Economics & Development" provides students with in-depth knowledge of the mechanisms, problems and strategies of doing business in an international environment. The students learn to analyze international economic and social processes and to solve complex decision problems.
Programme facts
| Degree | Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) |
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| Duration | 6 semesters, 180 ECTS |
| Language of instruction | German |
| Required German | B2 |
| Study mode | Full-Time, Part-Time |
| Start | Summer semester, 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 | Set by the university for international students — the amount is on the programme's official page |
| Semester contribution | €107.80 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 "International Economy & Development" course is designed to familiarize students with the mechanisms, problems and strategies of doing business in an international environment. The focus here is on economics - especially economic and business - events. In the area of specialization in particular, students also have the opportunity to choose sociological, ethnological or even religious and cultural studies events in addition to economics and business administration.
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The globalization of economic and social activities, which has its causes both in the targeted dismantling of legal trade barriers, as well as in a wave of innovations in information technology, has already led to the fact that in principle every company and every government has an impact on the world market and international political ones Must have decisions in view.
It is not only in the sales markets that local suppliers and consumers are increasingly confronted with international competition. Governments are also coming under pressure from increasing location competition. This promises considerable gains in prosperity on the one hand, but on the other hand it also entails numerous risks, the solution of which will place high demands on future entrepreneurs, managers and politicians. Against this background, it is of central importance to analyze (international) development processes. Only understanding such processes creates a foundation for rational decisions for individuals, organizations and states (governments).
What you study
Key qualifications include events such as "Interactive introduction to economic thinking" and a business game / case study seminar. Here, language and analytical skills are practiced to accompany the core events; the interactive proportions and independent work are comparatively high here.
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
Pick programmesCareer
The "International Business & Development" course is designed to familiarize students with the mechanisms, problems and strategies of doing business in an international environment, and career opportunities are correspondingly diverse. Since there are just the first graduates of the course, no representative statements can be made about the choice of profession. The current students completed internships in business (e.g. banks, management consulting, industry), as well as in public administration (e.g. federal and state ministries), as well as in international organizations (e.g. World Bank, EU, GTZ). The potential job profiles are similar to those of the Economics course and have a strong international focus.
Cost of study
| Semester contribution | €107.80 |
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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 | German 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.
- 2German up to B2 and a certificateDSH or TestDaF has to be passed before you apply.
- 3Documents and translationsCertified translations of the certificate and transcript, an APS if required. 3–4 weeks.
- 4Application directly to the university until 15.01Send the documents well before the deadline — an incomplete application cannot be completed after it.
- 5Admission, 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.
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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.