Business Administration (B. A.)

The Business Administration program starts in the winter and summer term. Application via Hochschulstart (DOSV) is not necessary.
The registration for the study program starts on May 2 for the winter semester and on November 15 for the summer semester. Online application is possible via the Primuss applicant portal of THI.

To the Bachelor application.

International students

Anyone with an international university degree/higher education qualification wanting to study at a university in Germany needs a so-called Hochschulzugangsberechtigung (HZB), or higher education entrance qualification. This lets applicants show that their educational background or professional qualification allows them to study in Germany, i.e. they have the necessary higher education entrance qualification to register for a course.

The recognition of the qualification is linked to certain requirements. If the certificate of education is recognised as a higher education entrance qualification in Germany, the international student may apply for all courses (general qualification) or for certain courses (subject-specific qualification). Two to three semesters of study in the home country may be recognised as a higher education entrance qualification in Germany, depending on the country of origin. Source: German Academic Exchange Service, DAAD, June 2016.

The following link provides information for university applicants from abroad about the application process at the THI.

The dual studies programme enables a combination of practical training elements in a company with the theoretical education provided by the university. There is a choice of either the joint model (academic study + vocational training) or the degree course with vocational experience (academic study + intense practical phases). There is an obvious advantage to students here: practically oriented academic study generally enables a particularly smooth transition from university to the world of work. What is more, the student usually receives financial remuneration from the company concerned.

The Business Administration course offers both models.

In the joint model, students may start working at the company several months before the start of the first semester, depending on the company concerned. At the start of the course there is an alternation between theory (during the semester) and practical experience (between semesters and during the practical semesters). In order to embark on a dual studies programme, students have to apply to both a company and to THI (be sure to take note of company application deadlines!).

More info on our dual studies-pages, or check dual cooperation partner companies. Even if no partner company is currently active in this degree programme, you are welcome to contact us.

Graduates have a varied range of options depending on their focus areas. The following are examples of positions they are capable of taking up directly after completely the degree:

• Junior Controller
• Marketing Assistant
• Personnel Assistant
• Junior Consultant
• Auditing Assistant
• Logistics Manager
• Management Assistant

THI has set itself the goal to encourage as many students as possible to undertake a study trip or internship abroad. This is because international experience enhances job prospects – not just due to the language skills acquired abroad but first and foremost because of additional qualities such as independence, tolerance and flexibility. In the Business Administration course we support this by providing the special focus area “International Management”, which can be taken at one of our numerous partner universities.

For this reason we would encourage you to make the most of the opportunity of a study trip or internship programme offered by THI in other countries. Our international network consists of more than 130 partner universities as well as numerous international companies, and it is growing constantly worldwide. In this connection, students should feel free to use the International Office as a central point of contact.

An overview of the specialisations can be seen here: Specialisations

Yes, this possibility does exist. Before starting the course, please have a course counsellor check whether potential credits apply in your case.

Yes, relevant vocational training courses in the field of business can be fully counted as a basic internship.

Yes, in addition to English it is also possible to attend courses in French, Spanish, Russian and Chinese, for example.
 

Yes, junior study programmes exist to enable very good school students to start a degree course early.