Business Administration

The degree programmes in business administration have been among the most popular at German universities for years - for both men and women. Business administration is a branch of economics. It focuses on individual companies with their economic interrelationships, processes and laws. The subject provides general business knowledge, which often also offers opportunities to specialise in areas such as finance and accounting, marketing or the international aspects of business activities. In addition, there are independent degree programmes that deal with even more specialised issues from individual functional areas or industries or sectors. These are dealt with in separate sections.

The degree programme teaches the basics of business administration and, in part, economics, as well as knowledge in areas such as corporate management, corporate taxation, human resources management, business mathematics and statistics, bookkeeping and accounting, cost and performance accounting, procurement, production and logistics, business law, human resources management, foreign trade and international law.

A good basis for a successful degree programme in this area is knowledge of the following school subjects: Economics/law, maths and computer science. As a business language, English is often a compulsory module in the degree programme.

Bachelor's degree programmes in this field are mainly offered at universities of applied sciences, but also at universities. The degree programmes are usually called ‘Business Administration’ or ‘Business Management’, ‘Corporate Management’ or ‘Business Administration’.