Business Administration, Bachelor of Arts

These are the requirements for the Bachelor Business Administration

With your Bachelor in Business Administration you will work, for example, as a business manager or business manageress, as an assistant accountant or as a business developer.

You can be admitted to the part-time distance learning programme Business Administration at IU International University if you have either a Abitur (the general university entrance qualification), a Fachabitur or the Fachgebundene Hochschulreife.

In addition, you can also study Business Administration without an Abitur. In order to be admitted to the IU distance learning programme without an Abitur, you must present a completed advanced training course, for example as a state-certified business economist, or a master craftsman's certificate. You can also be admitted if you have completed vocational training and worked full-time for at least 3 years following this training.

This is what you will study in the online degree programme Business Administration

This Bachelor's degree at IU comprises about 31 modules, which you take and complete in the course of 6 semesters of standard study time. Each module has a scope of 5-10 credit points (ECTS) and concludes with an examination such as a term paper or an exam. In total, you will earn 180 credit points from module to module and from semester to semester.

The typical study plan for full-time studies in Business Administration is as follows:

• Semester 1: Academic Integrity and Writing for Business, Business 101, Managerial Economics, Introduction to Academic Work, Principles of Management, Global Corporations and Globalization
• Semester 2: Business Mathematics, Organizational Behavior, Management Accounting, Supply Chain Management I, International Marketing, Statistics - Probability and Descriptive Statistics
• Semester 3: Corporate Finance and Investment, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, International HR Management, Service Operations Management, Collaborative Work, Intercultural and Ethical Decision-Making
• Semester 4: Digital Business Models, Sustainability, International Accounting, Research Methods, Corporate Governance and Strategy, Leadership 4.0
• Semester 5: International Brand Management, Seminar: Current Issues in International Management, Supply Chain Management II, Agile Project Management, Elective A
• Semester 6: Elective B, Elective C, Bachelor Thesis

The special thing about the Bachelor's degree programme in Business Administration at IU is the many opportunities to specialise in topics according to your own interests and professional fields in the elective area.

As first specialisation you can choose from these exciting modules: Managing People and Fundamentals of Business Psychology, Applied Sales, Financial Services Management, Online and Social Media Marketing, Business Intelligence.

For your second specialisation, choose one of these study modules: Smart Factory, Introduction to Data Science and Programming with Python, IT Service Management, Fundamentals of Operations Research.

As a third specialisation you will take one of these modules: Managing People and Fundamentals of Business Psychology, Applied Sales, Financial Services Management, Business Intelligence, Online and Social Media Marketing, Fundamentals of Operations Research, Smart Factory, Introduction to Data Science and Programming with Python, IT Service Management, Foreign Language, Studium Generale, Internship.

This is how flexible the standard period of study is in the Business Administration distance learning programme

At IU International University you can choose one of 3 study models for your part-time distance learning programme:

• In the full-time study, the standard period of study is 6 semesters or 36 months. You can extend the standard period of study by up to 2 semesters or 12 months at no additional cost. The full-time study programme in Business Administration is particularly suitable for those who do not work or only work a few hours a week.
• In the Part-time study I, the standard period of study is 8 semesters or 48 months. You can extend the standard period of study by up to 2 semesters or 12 months at no additional cost. Part-time study I is suitable, for example, if you work part-time alongside your studies.
• In Part-time study II the standard period of study is 12 semesters or 72 months. You can extend the standard period of study by up to 2 semesters or 12 months at no additional cost. Part-time study II is particularly suitable if you are heavily involved in your career alongside your distance learning.

By the way, you can also take a vacation semester during the course of your studies, at no additional cost.

How does online study at IU work?

A study programme that adapts to your life: In online studies at IU, you learn flexibly and digitally when you want to learn and where you want to learn.

In the Business Administration distance learning programme at IU International University, there is no compulsory attendance - you learn continuously from home, in the library of your choice or wherever you can learn best.

You take your modules and courses when you want. This means that you can generally arrange your study plan and semester schedule flexibly yourself.

Central to the IU distance learning programme are your interactive learning scripts. You receive the scripts in printed form as well as digitally as a PDF and for your tablet. The smart app IU Learn gives you access to the scripts for your Business Administration degree as well as scripts from all other distance learning programmes at IU.

You can also access additional materials, such as videos, via myCampus, IU's online campus. You can exchange information with your lecturers and fellow students in virtual live formats, for example, about the interactive courses.

And exams? If you wish, you can write them as online exams. You can take an online exam around the clock as soon as you feel sufficiently prepared for the course material. Alternatively, you can take the exam at one of the IU's numerous exam centres throughout Germany.