New Work, Bachelor of Arts

These are the requirements for the Bachelor New Work

With your Bachelor in New Work, you can work, for example, as a Change Agent, as a Lecturer in Agile Personnel Development or as an HR Business Partner.

You can be admitted to the part-time distance learning program New Work at IU International University if you present either a high school diploma (general university entrance qualification), a technical college entrance qualification or a subject-specific university entrance qualification.

In addition, you can also study New Work without a high school diploma. To be admitted to the IU distance learning program without a high school diploma, you must have completed an advanced training course, such as the State-certified Business Economist, or have a master craftsman's certificate. You can also be admitted if 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 online program New Work

This Bachelor's program at IU consists of around 31 modules which you will take and complete over the course of 6 semesters of regular study time. Each module is worth 5-10 credit points (ECTS) and concludes with an examination performance 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 course schedule for full-time study in New Work looks as follows:

• Semester 1: Introduction to New Work, Business Administration, Introduction to Academic Work, Digital Skills, Intercultural Management, General Psychology
• Semester 2: Personnel and Business Management, Human Resources, Labor Law I, Labor Law II, Introduction to Lifelong Learning, Personnel Psychology
• Semester 3: Personnel Controlling & Payroll, Collaborative Work, Digital HR, Human Resources Specialization I, Organizational Behavior, Project: New Forms of Collaboration
• Semester 4: Leadership 4.0, Personnel Marketing and Development, Agile Management, Intercultural and Ethical Competencies, Social Psychology, Agile Project Management
• Semester 5: Human Resources Specialization II, International HR Management, Seminar: Knowledge Management, Project: New Work, Elective Module A
• Semester 6: Elective Module B, Elective Module C, Bachelor's Thesis

What makes the Bachelor's program in New Work at IU special are the many opportunities to deepen knowledge in elective areas based on personal interests and professional fields.

For the first specialization, you can choose from these exciting modules: Consulting, Counseling and Coaching (Systemic), Business Education, Digital Education, Diversity and Counseling, Design of Training Processes, Organizational Development and Change, Management, Personnel Services, Personnel Development, Personnel and Business Psychology.

For the second and third specializations, you can choose one of these study modules: Consulting, Counseling and Coaching (Systemic), Business Education, Business Consulting, Digital Education, Diversity and Counseling, Foreign Languages, Design of Training Processes, Industry 4.0, International Management, International Media Economics, International Marketing and Branding, Market and Advertising Psychology, Negotiation, Online and Social Media Marketing, Organizational Development and Change, Management, Personnel Services, Personnel Development, Personnel and Business Psychology, Project Management (Specialization), Search Engine Marketing, General Studies.

How flexible is the standard period of study in the distance learning program New Work

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

• In the full-time program, 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 program in New Work is particularly suitable for those who are not or only work a few hours per week.
• In part-time program 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 program I is suitable, for example, if you work part-time alongside your studies.
• In part-time program 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 program II is particularly suitable if you are heavily involved in your professional life alongside your distance learning program.

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

How does online study at IU work?

A study program 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 New Work at IU International University, there is no attendance requirement - you continuously learn from home, in the library of your choice, or wherever you can best learn.

You can take your modules and lectures whenever you want. This way, you can flexibly arrange your study plan and semester schedule.

Central to the IU distance learning program are your interactive learning 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 can access the scripts for your New Work 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 interact with your lecturers and classmates, for example, in virtual live formats, such as through interactive lectures.

And exams? You can take them as online exams if you prefer. You can take an online exam at any time, once you feel adequately prepared for the study material. Alternatively, you can take the exam at one of the numerous exam centers of IU throughout Germany.