Business Administration Industrial Management, Bachelor of Arts

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

With your Bachelor's in Business Administration in Industrial Management, you could work as an assistant to management, project team member, or project manager.

The Bachelor's program in Business Administration Industrial Management is exclusively for individuals who have successfully completed training as an Industrial Clerk in Germany.

The following higher education entrance qualifications allow direct access:

• General or subject-specific university entrance qualification (Abitur) and training as an Industrial Clerk in Germany
• University of Applied Sciences entrance qualification (theoretical and practical parts) and training as an Industrial Clerk in Germany

Even without a higher education entrance qualification, you can start a trial study directly by:

• Providing evidence of completed, qualified training as an Industrial Clerk in Germany and at least 3 years of full-time work as a commercial clerk

Foreign prospective students applying for the German-language study program need to provide proof of German language proficiency. This proof must be submitted before starting the studies and generally should not be older than five years.

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

This Bachelor's degree at IU includes approximately 18 modules that you will attend and complete within 3 semesters of regular study time. Each module is worth 5-10 credits (ECTS) and concludes with an examination performance such as a written assignment or an exam. In total, you will earn 90 credits from module to module and from semester to semester.

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

Since you have already completed training as an industrial clerk, the first three semesters are automatically recognized.

• Semester 4: Introduction to scientific work for business, management, and communication, fundamentals of management, business mathematics, leadership 4.0, introduction to the Internet of Things, agile project management
• Semester 5: Business planning and control, supply chain management, applied sales I, digital future industry, sustainability and quality management, project: corporate social responsibility
• Semester 6: Seminar: Current topics in industrial management, project: digital business models, elective area A, bachelor's thesis

What sets the Business Administration Industrial Management bachelor's program at IU apart are the many opportunities to specialize in topics according to your own interests and professional fields in the elective area.

For your two specializations, you can choose from these exciting modules: Current topics in logistics management, artificial intelligence, change management, circular economy, controlling, corporate finance, CRM with Salesforce Service Cloud, customer relationship management, data analytics, and big data, design thinking, e-commerce I, e-commerce II, design and planning of logistical systems, manufacturing processes Industry 4.0, financial management, English as a foreign language, French as a foreign language, Italian as a foreign language, Spanish as a foreign language, green and social logistics, fundamentals of industrial software engineering, basics of data protection and IT security for non-technical courses of study, innovation in the digital environment, innovation in supply chain management, innovation management, international HR management, conflict management and mediation, logistics operations management, sustainable technologies, operations research, organizational behavior, personnel and corporate management, product development 4.0, project: artificial intelligence, project: AI excellence with creative prompt techniques, project: megatrends in a corporate context, Salesforce fundamentals, seminar: Current topics in digitization, smart factory I, general studies I, general studies II, transport, handling and storage, business simulation game, English certificate course, French certificate course, Italian certificate course, Spanish certificate course.

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

At IU International University, in the part-time distance learning course, you can choose one of 3 study models:

• In the full-time course, 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 course in Business Administration Industrial Management is particularly suitable for those who are not employed or work only a few hours per week.
• In part-time course 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 course I is suitable, for example if you work part-time alongside your studies.
• In part-time course II, the standard study time is 6 semesters or 36 months. You can extend the standard study time by up to 2 semesters or 12 months at no additional cost. Part-time course II is particularly suitable if you are heavily involved in your profession alongside your distance learning.

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

How does online study work at IU?

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

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

You can attend your modules and classes whenever you want. This way, you can usually 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 app IU Learn, you have access to scripts for your Business Administration Industrial Management studies as well as scripts from all other distance learning programs at IU.

Through myCampus, the online campus of IU, you also have access to additional materials, such as videos. You can interact with your lecturers and fellow students, for example, in virtual live formats, such as interactive classes.

And exams? You can take them as online exams if you wish. An online exam can be taken around the clock once you feel sufficiently prepared for the material. Alternatively, you can take the exam at one of the numerous IU exam centers throughout Germany.