Business Administration - Accounting & Controlling, Bachelor of Arts

These are the requirements for the Bachelor's in Business Administration

With your Bachelor's in Business Administration - Accounting & Controlling, you can work, for example, as an accountant, a business controller, or a production controller.

You can be admitted to the dual study program at the IU International University with either a Abitur (general qualification for university entrance), a Fachabitur, or a specialized high school diploma.

In addition, you can study Accounting & Controlling without a high school diploma. For the dual study program without a high school diploma, you need to have completed an advanced training course, such as becoming a certified business economist, or have a master craftsman's certificate. Or you have completed a vocational training and have worked full-time for at least 3 years after this training.

These are the study contents in the Dual Studies Programme in Business Administration - Specialisation in Accounting & Controlling

This Bachelor's programme at IU comprises approximately 40 modules that you will take and complete over 7 semesters of regular study time. Each module carries 5-10 credit points (ECTS) and concludes with an examination performance such as a term paper or an exam. In total, you will earn 210 credit points from module to module and from semester to semester.

The typical course plan for full-time studies in Accounting & Controlling appears as follows:

• 1st Semester: Business Administration, Basics in Management, Practice Reflection 1: Business, Managerial Economics, Introduction to Academic Work for Business, Management and Communication, Practical Project: Agile Project Management
• 2nd Semester: Business Mathematics, Marketing, Practice Reflection 2: Business, Accounting and Financial Statements, Taxation, Practical Project: Corporate Social Responsibility
• 3rd Semester: Statistics, Corporate Planning and Control, Practice Reflection 3: Business, Law, Personnel and Business Management, Practical Project: Digital Business Models
• 4th Semester: Investment and Financing, Leadership 4.0, Practice Reflection 4: Business, Cost and Performance Accounting, Seminar: Current Topics in Business Administration, Practical Project: Economic Policy
• 5th Semester: Elective Area A: Controlling, Elective Area A: Digital Finance and Controlling, Elective Area B: Governance, Compliance and Risk Management, Elective Area B: Project: Company Valuation, Practice Reflection 5: Business, Practical Project: Megatrends in the Corporate Context
• 6th Semester: Elective Area C: International Accounting, Elective Area C: Group Accounting, Elective Area C: General Studies, Practice Reflection 6: Business, Practical Project: Company Foundation
• 7th Semester: Elective Area C: General Studies, Practice Reflection 7: Business, Practical Project: Generative AI in the Corporate Context, Bachelor Thesis

How to Find Your Practice Partner in Dual Studies

Upon request, you can complete a free application training with IU International University.

Having the right practice partner is essential for a successful Dual Studies Programme in Business Administration. With its network of over 15,000 practice partners nationwide, IU International University assists you in finding a suitable practice partner.

This is how you find your practice partner for the Dual Studies Programme in Business Administration - Specialisation in Accounting & Controlling with IU:

1. You apply online through the IU website. With your application, you also transfer your documents such as a CV and your latest transcript.
2. You participate in an online information session via the IU application portal. During the information session, the study advisory team will explain everything about the Dual Studies Programme, admission, and finding a practice partner.
3. Upon request, you complete a free applicant training to prepare you for applications in potential companies.
4. Together with you, the study advisory team searches for the right practice partner. The university either connects you with a company from its extensive network or contacts your desired company.

Cities Offering the Business Administration Programme

With over 30 study locations throughout Germany, IU International University is present across Germany for Dual Studies in all disciplines.

The Dual Studies in Accounting & Controlling is currently offered by the university in more than 25 cities, including Berlin, Bielefeld, Dortmund, Dresden, Duisburg, Düsseldorf, Erfurt, Frankfurt, Freiburg, Hamburg, and Munich.

While on campus, you will attend your lectures and seminars. In the lounge area, you can exchange ideas with your fellow students. Depending on the city, you may also have access to the canteens, cafeterias, and libraries of other universities – for example, at the Berlin location.

By the way, depending on the location, your study will take place either in Dual Studies or in Dual myStudies. Both models offer interactive learning materials and many other benefits. In Dual Studies, you attend classes two days a week on campus or virtually. In IU's Dual myStudies, you can also use IU's learning AI and deepen your knowledge in regular accompanying events.

Studying Business Administration at IU's Virtual Campus

At the Virtual Campus, you learn digitally and maximally flexible in small study groups.

If there is no IU campus near you or if you prefer to learn flexibly and digitally, you can also enroll at IU's Virtual Campus.

At the Virtual Campus, you can attend your Business Administration classes in the Accounting & Controlling specialization, for example, through regular video conferences with your peers and instructors.

Through IU's myCampus learning platform, you access study materials and the virtual library. By using IU's LearnApp, you can, for instance, go through your scripts digitally on a tablet.