International Wine Business (B.Sc.) – English Program, B.Sc.
Are you equally fascinated by marketing and business as well as the art of winemaking? The English-language version of our B.Sc. International Wine Business offers you the ideal combination.
The degree course combines topics in economics with knowledge of winegrowing and winemaking. It is supported by practical projects, experts and lecturers from industry, excursions and practical training, thus equipping our graduates for various positions in the wine business.
The practically-oriented education at Hochschule Geisenheim University enjoys a good reputation worldwide, and the university's wide-ranging network makes it possible for our students to gain experience abroad, either in a study-exchange program, or in an internship.
Programme facts
| Degree | Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) |
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| Duration | 6 semesters, 180 ECTS |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Required English | B2 |
| Study mode | Full-Time |
| Start | Winter semester |
| Application | Via uni-assist, winter semester until 15.08 |
| Tuition fee | €0 per semester for international students |
| Semester contribution | €314.84 per semester |
| Campus | Campus Geisenheim |
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Will I get in
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 →What you study
INTERNATIONAL WINE BUSINESS: AN IDEAL COMBINATION
The B.Sc. degree course international Wine Business combines business with knowledge of viticulture and enology, including in-depth knowledge of business management, marketing and winemaking. Our students are also equipped with key skills in languages and project management.
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
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The degree program B.Sc. International Wine Business offers students a direct link to practice and a great amount of freedom in their professional focus, enabling them to follow their preferred career path upon graduation.
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Our graduates are in demand – whether in wine or food sales, individual wineries or cooperatives, suppliers or journalism.
Over 80 % of our graduates work in product management, marketing and sales, as experts for import and export or in wine purchasing. Further career paths include QM, controlling as well as personnel management, finance or market research.
FURTHER SCIENTIFIC STUDY WITH A MASTER PROGRAM
The Bachelor degree program equips graduates to deal with current scientific issues independently, providing the best prerequisites for a Master program.
Hochschule Geisenheim University offers students the possibility to further deepen their knowledge of Wine Business in Master programs such as the German-language program Wine Business (M.Sc.), the international cooperative programs VITIS-VINUM (M.Sc.) and Vinifera EuroMaster (M.Sc.) as well as the German-language program Viticulture, Enology & Wine Business (M.Sc.) run in cooperation with BOKU Vienna.
READY FOR THE ENTRANCE EXAMINATION FOR MASTER OF WINE
Graduation from the degree program entitles students to take part in the entrance examination for the Master of Wine, replacing the need for WSET Diploma Level 4.
Cost of study
| Tuition fee of the federal state (Hesse), international students | €0 |
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| Semester contribution | €314.84 |
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 | Via uni-assist, winter semester until 15.08 |
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 15.08uni-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.
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 15.08.2027 (305 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.