International Operations and Logistics Management, B.Sc.
In the International Operations and Logistics Management degree programme you will learn the fundamental concepts of business management and engineering. A special focus of the degree programme is placed on the international and intercultural aspects of Operations Management and on a comparative view of business and engineering concepts in different regions in the world.
Programme facts
| Degree | Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) |
|---|---|
| Duration | 8 semesters, 240 ECTS |
| Language of instruction | German, English |
| Required German | C1 |
| Required English | B2 |
| Study mode | Full-Time, Double Degree |
| 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 | €1,500 per semester for international students |
| Semester contribution | €167.30 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
THIS DEGREE PROGRAMME DEALS WITH QUESTIONS SUCH AS...
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- In what ways is modern logistics important for companies and their success?
- How can logistics processes within a company and between companies be technically optimally designed? How do these processes impact the company’s costs?
- How can new information technologies be optimally used in logistics?
- How can logistics accompany and support innovations? What requirements become apparent for the design of supply chains?
- What are the risks that occur in logistics? How can logistics systems along the internal and external supply chains be secured against economic, political and natural risks?
- How can logistics systems and networks be established in a way that is environmentally friendly and conserves resources?
- How can social responsibility, intercultural skills and service orientation be reconciled with the optimisation demands placed on logistics systems under competitive conditions?
- How can logistics managers work together in international and interdisciplinary teams?
What you study
You will acquire sound knowledge in technical and business administration disciplines and enhance your skills in the field of logistics and supply chain management. At the same time you can choose an individual special field (intra logistics or extra logistics).
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
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Graduates of the International Operations and Logistics Management degree programme work in an industry in which German companies have an internationally excellent reputation – Germany was proclaimed world champion in logistics in the World Bank’s “Connection to Compete“ study. In 2016 Germany received the highest score in the World Bank’s “Logistics Performance Index“.
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Typical industries:
- Manufacturing companies
- Logistics services in transport and contract logistics
- Logistics software support
- Logistics financial services
- Trade
- Business consulting
Typical corporate divisions and responsibilities:
- Material management and purchasing
- Planning and construction of factories, manufacturing plant and warehouses
- Process monitoring and control in procurement, production and distribution regardless of location
- Capacity planning and monitoring as well as inventory management
- Planning and management of supply chains in a globalised environment (supply chain management)
- Tracking and management of international goods and production flows
- Management and handling of customer-specific orders
- Management of communication processes in different time zones and taking intercultural differences into account
- Strategic corporate planning
- Implementation of and management of management control systems in logistics
Cost of study
| Tuition fee of the federal state (Baden-Württemberg), international students | €1,500 |
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| Semester contribution | €167.30 |
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 C1, 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.
- 2German up to C1 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.
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.