Study Your Bachelor’s in Management in Germany

Every bachelor’s degree in business management that we offer is designed to prepare you optimally for your job entry. With practical elements from the first semester on and up-to-date content they are aligned to the requirements of the working world of tomorrow.

All study programs contain modules to further develop your soft skills. They will give you important skills for your studies and professional lie such as presentations skills, research methods, or public speaking and debating.

Even if you come from abroad to Germany to study a bachelor’s degree in business management here, you can add international elements to your studies. The International Office is there to advise you about a semester abroad at a partner university or short excursions to other countries.

At the same time, our BA in business management gives you the flexibility to work during your studies or take care of personal matters. Because even in the first semester, you have at least one day without lectures at your disposal. If you need more personal space during your bachelor’s in business management, you can also arrange an individual part-time curriculum with us to give you the necessary freedom to combine private or professional responsibilities while pursuing your degree. Just contact the study advisory team to learn more.

At HdWM you can study a fulltime BA in business management and get insight into professional life at the same time. Practical elements are integrated into the curriculum of the bachelor’s in business management in various ways.

From the first semester on, our Career Network @ HdWM team will get you in touch with local and internationally operating companies through job fairs, guest lectures, or company visits. This will proof very helpful for your 18-week internship in the fourth semester. To get accustomed to the German application style or to prepare yourself for job interviews, the Career Network offers individual job coaching to make you stand out of the other applicants.

All professors and lecturers in the bachelor’s in management have extensive experience in the business world, which they readily share with their students in the bachelor’s degree in business management.

Classes only take place on 3-4 days per week, which leaves you ample time to engage in voluntary work experience e.g., as a working student. The semester breaks are also a good opportunity to dive into business life to expand your practical experience and add value to your CV.

Please bear in mind that most German companies expect high proficiency in German from their applicants. To enhance your employability on the German job market, we offer German classes e.g., in cooperation with the Goethe-Insitut Mannheim  which are aligned with your bachelor’s in business management at HdWM.

Based on your bachelor’s in management, HdWM offers a master’s in business management that is also taught 100% in English.

If you aim to directly enter the job market after graduating your BA in business management, you can find here several examples of positions that are open to you.

• (Agile) project management
• HR management and development
• (International) marketing and communication
• (International) sales
• Business consultancy
• Coaching, and training
• Management consultancy
• Procurement
• Market- and opinion research

What is the Career Network @ HdWM?

The close cooperation with businesses is a cornerstone of our study model and offers advantages for companies, the university, you as a student and alumni alike: You can already gain valuable practical experience during your bachelor’s in management, HdWM thereby optimizes the quality of its studies and companies can attract young talents through HdWM. The HdWM network partners are comprised of multinational corporations and associations as well as start-ups and small or medium-sized enterprises. All of them offer excellent career, networking and advancement opportunities. That's why we at Business Contacts @ HdWM are constantly expanding our network of partner companies to offer a broad range of businesses and enterprises.

Find out more about the Career Network, that also includes the student coaching sessions.

Nothing could be easier than applying for the bachelor’s in management at HdWM. Just send us an email with the following documents to application@hdwm.org

• Current CV/resume
• High school diploma or other university entrance qualification
• Copy of your ID card or passport
• Certificate about your language proficiency in English (For non-native speakers of English)

Upon receipt of your documents, the admission office will check your eligibility. If everything is complete and meets the German university entrance qualification, you will receive your study contract. Please sign it and send it back within 14 days – and you are good to go!

At HdWM, we are interested in you as a person and your motivation to study a bachelor’s in management. This is why we do without restricted admission.

Beginning of studies is always on April 1^st and October 1^st. You can apply up to a year in advance at HdWM. We recommend an early application to make sure, you have enough time for the application and visa process. There is now explicit deadline for an application, but please keep in mind that applying for a visa may take several weeks till months – a process on which we have no bearing.

If you want to apply shortly before the beginning of the semester, just contact us and we will find a solution for you.

Find out more about our application process.