University of Applied Sciences in Saarbrücken

Business School

Fakultät für Wirtschaftswissenschaften

The study of business administration started in 1971 with six specializations, which in the course of time adapted to the demand of the market. Today, a well-rounded training profile can be offered with logistics, marketing, personnel management, accounting and auditing and business informatics. The European Business Administration course was introduced in 1997 and was expanded to International Business Administration in 2002. With this internationally oriented course of study, the university meets the requirements of companies in an increasingly globalized economy, as does the course in International Tourism Management (from 2004). Industrial engineers, as analytical engineers and market-oriented business people, are the link between these two worlds. A sophisticated curriculum in this course guarantees the balance between engineering and economics knowledge while at the same time emphasizing the soft skills that are particularly important for managers in the areas of management, corporate management and production. The Aviation Business - Piloting and Airline Management course (since 2008) combines pilot training, the European Airline Transport Pilot License (ATPL), with academic training. Because airlines need more and more pilots who are not only able to fly airplanes, but also have economic and engineering skills to solve complex problems that work with airlines entails.

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Facts about the faculty

University	University of Applied Sciences in Saarbrücken
Programmes	3 programmes · 2 bachelor's, 1 master's
Language of programmes	German C1 — 1 programme; English — 2 programmes
Application	bachelor's until 15.07; master's until 15.07
City	Saarbrücken
Website	https://www.htwsaar.de/wiwi/index_2014.html

What the faculty's programmes require

The university-wide requirements are complemented by the faculty's own — they are missed most often, because the university page does not list them.

German C1 before applying

For 1 German-taught programme: DSH, TestDaF or telc C1 Hochschule — before you apply, not after.

English B2

For 2 English-taught programmes; the accepted tests (IELTS, TOEFL) are on the programme page.

About the faculty

A multitude of business degree programs

In 1971, we started with 6 different degree courses in business administration and business economics, which have over the years been adapted and modified to meet changing market demands.

Students today can complete a well-rounded education in business science by selecting one of the following areas of specialization:

Logistics
Marketing
Human Resource Management
Accounting and Auditing
Business Informatics

We introduced the Bachelor’s degree program ‘European Business Administration’ in 1997 which developed into the B.A. program ‘International Business Administration’ (IBA) that has been offered since 2002.

Through our IBA programme and the similarly focused Bachelor’s degree program ‘International Tourism Management’ (ITM), introduced in 2006, we are meeting the demands of an increasingly globalized economy.

3 German-French bilingual double-degree programmes, jointly organized with the Université de Lorraine in France complement the variety of international business studies at the htw saar:

Business Administration
Logistics
International Management & Tourism

Combination of engineering & business skills

Graduates from engineering management programmes combine the analytical skills of an engineer with the market awareness of a business graduate. The well-designed curriculum ensures that students receive a balanced mix of content from the engineering and economic sciences and that they acquire the soft-skills needed by managers working in modern technical and engineering environments.

Since 2008, we have been offering a B.Sc. program in ‘Aviation Business – Piloting and Airline Management’. The program combines aviation training, in which students acquire the Airline Transport Pilot Licence (ATPL), and academic tuition that provides a solid grounding in business economics. Airline carriers increasingly need pilots who are not only capable of flying aircraft, but who possess the necessary economic and technical expertise to solve the complex issues that can arise when working in the aviation business.

Part-time education

Our comprehensive portfolio of degree programs is complemented by multiple part-time academic education initiatives for working professionals, such as the Master’s program ‘Management and Leadership’ or the cooperative study program ‘Business Administration’.

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Questions about admission to the faculty

In which language are the programmes taught?

German C1 — 1 programme; English — 2 programmes.

When do I need to apply?

Bachelor's until 15.07; master's until 15.07. Deadlines differ between programmes — check the programme page.

Do I apply to the faculty or to a programme?

To a programme: requirements, language and deadline are set per programme, and the faculty's admission committee assesses the application.

Will you get in with your grades at this faculty?

We will convert your certificate to the German scale and compare it with the committee's requirements, including subject requirements.

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