Business Administration Office Management, Bachelor of Arts

These are the requirements for the Bachelor of Business Administration in Office Management

With your Bachelor's degree in Business Administration Office Management, you can work, for example, as an office manager or as an assistant to the management.

The Bachelor's degree program in Business Administration Office Management is exclusively for individuals who have successfully completed training as a management assistant in Germany.

The following higher education entrance qualifications enable direct access:

• General or subject-specific higher education entrance qualification (Abitur) and training as a management assistant in Germany
• University of Applied Sciences entrance qualification (theoretical and practical part) and training as a management assistant in Germany

Even without a university entrance qualification, you can start directly in the trial study by

• Proof of completed, qualified training as a management assistant in Germany and a minimum of 3 years of full-time work as a management assistant.

For foreign prospective students, proof of German language skills is required for the German-language study program. The proof must be provided before the start of studies and is generally not more than five years old.

These are the study contents in the online course Business Administration Office Management

This Bachelor's program at IU comprises approximately 18 modules that you will take and complete over the course of 3 semesters of regular study time. Each module is worth 5-10 credit points (ECTS) and concludes with an examination, such as a term paper or an exam. In total, you will earn 90 credit points from module to module and from semester to semester.

The typical course schedule for full-time studies in Business Administration Office Management looks as follows:

As you have already completed training as a real estate clerk, the first three semesters will be automatically recognized.

• Semester 4: Introduction to academic work in economics, management and communication, basics in management, purchasing, procurement, and distribution, customer relationship management, introduction to new work, agile project management
• Semester 5: Service management, digital skills, event management I, organizational behavior, business planning and control, project: communication for practical problem solving
• Semester 6: Sustainability and quality management, seminar: current topics in business administration, elective module A, bachelor thesis

What sets the Business Administration Office Management Bachelor's program at IU apart is the many opportunities to deepen your knowledge in elective areas based on your own interests and professional fields.

For your two specializations, you can choose from these exciting modules: Project: New forms of collaboration, Global companies and globalization, Intercultural management, International contract management, Digital HR, Business simulation game, Controlling, Personnel and business management, Project: Megatrends in business context, Seminar: Current topics in digitalization, Project: Digital business models, Leadership 4.0, Project: New Work, Intercultural and ethical skills, Project: Agile transformation in organizations, Market research, Human resources specialization I, Human resources specialization II, Labor law I, Labor law II, Change management, Conflict management and mediation, Online marketing, Social media marketing, E-Commerce I, E-Commerce II, Salesforce fundamentals, CRM with Salesforce Service Cloud, Basics of data protection and IT security for non-technical programs, Supply chain management, Event management II, Italian certificate course, Italian language, French certificate course, French language, Spanish certificate course, Spanish language, English certificate course, English language, Innovation management, Circular economy, Artificial intelligence, Project: Artificial intelligence, Project: AI excellence with creative prompt techniques, General studies I, General studies II.

How flexible is the standard study time in the distance learning course Business Administration Office Management

At IU International University, in the part-time distance learning program, you can choose from 3 study models:

• In the full-time program, the standard study time is 3 semesters or 18 months. You can extend the standard study time by up to 2 semesters or 12 months at no additional cost. The full-time program in Business Administration Office Management is particularly suitable for those who are not working or work only a few hours per week.
• In part-time program I, the standard study time is 4 semesters or 24 months. You can extend the standard study time by up to 2 semesters or 12 months at no additional cost. Part-time program I is suitable, for example, if you work part-time alongside your studies.
• In part-time program II, the standard study time is 6 semesters or 18 months. You can extend the standard study time by up to 2 semesters or 12 months at no additional cost. Part-time program II is particularly suitable if you are heavily involved in your job alongside your distance learning program.

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

How does online learning work at IU?

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

In the distance learning program Business Administration Office Management at IU International University, there is no attendance requirement – you learn continuously from home, in the library of your choice, or wherever you can learn best.

You choose when to take your modules and lectures. This way, you can flexibly create your study plan and semester schedule.

Central to IU distance learning are your interactive study scripts. You will receive the scripts in printed form as well as digitally as PDFs and for tablets. Through the smart IU Learn app, you have access to the scripts for your Business Administration Office Management studies as well as scripts from all other distance learning programs at IU.

Through myCampus, the online campus of IU, you can access additional materials, such as videos. You can interact with your instructors and fellow students, for example, in virtual live formats like interactive lectures.

And exams? You can take them as online exams if you prefer. You can take an online exam 24/7 once you feel adequately prepared. Alternatively, you can take the exam at one of the numerous exam centers of IU throughout Germany.