B.A. in International Business Administration

• Degree: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
• Model: full-time
• Language: English
• ECTS: 180 & 210
• Info: accredited
• Duration: 6 or 7 semesters/3 or 3.5 years
• Location: Berlin, Hamburg, Heidelberg, Cologne, Leipzig, Munich

The International Business Administration programme offers you a holistic management education that helps you develop your soft skills. You get to understand economic contexts and know-how, in order to develop innovative and solution-oriented strategies for international companies. As a student, you will embark on a journey with people from different cultures and countries and you will strengthen your international profile.

You can also choose between the following options:

• 6-semester/3-year option (Fast Track)
• 7-semester/3.5-year option (International Experience Track – includes internship/semester abroad)

During your management studies you work on projects with other students from around the globe and solve complex issues together. You learn about your own strengths and develop your communication, team working, intercultural and leadership skills - skills that are needed in the job market.

Choose from the following career paths:

• Human resource manager
• Marketing & sales manager
• Project manager
• Management consultant
• Management positions in banking and finance
• And many more…

The International Business Administration degree programme will provide you with comprehensive knowledge that will optimally prepare you for a career in the global economy. You will acquire important practical skills and theoretical knowledge in exciting modules such as Marketing for the Digital Era, Human Resources, Financial Accounting and Strategic Management. You will also study business software, management information systems and cost and performance accounting, which will help you to organise operational processes efficiently.

Practical projects, presentations and case studies are central components of your degree programme. You will also learn financial mathematics, international legal frameworks and economic fundamentals in micro- and macroeconomics. A semester abroad gives you the opportunity to gain international experience and strengthen your intercultural skills. You will be well prepared for the challenges of the international business world.

We offer you the opportunity to complete your degree within 3 or 3.5 years and to organise it according to your wishes and plans. Choose between:

• International Experience Track | duration of study 3.5 years (7 semesters): Semester abroad/internship abroad (6 months) + career entry internship (14 weeks) included
• Regular Track | duration of study 3 years (6 semesters): Career entry internship (14 weeks) included

1st Semester

1. Business Software — 6 ECTS
2. Applied Business Mathematics — 6 ECTS
3. Introduction to Financial Accounting — 6 ECTS
4. Language I — 6 ECTS
5. Management Information Systems — 6 ECTS

2nd Semester

1. Marketing for the Digital Era — 6 ECTS
2. Foundations of Finance – Financial Mathematics — 6 ECTS
3. Cost and Performance Accounting — 6 ECTS
4. Language II — 6 ECTS
5. Operations Management — 6 ECTS

You have the opportunity to choose a specialisation by the end of the second semester. In the fourth and fifth semesters, you will then take the modules for your chosen specialisation. The course of study shown here corresponds to the General Management specialisation.

An overview of the other specialisations can be found below: Automotive Technology and Management, Supply Chain Management, Healthcare Management, Business Psychology and Digital Marketing. Alternatively, you can also take courses at a university abroad in the fourth and fifth semesters.

3rd Semester

1. International Law — 6 ECTS
2. Applied Statistics — 6 ECTS
3. Entrepreneurship and Business Simulation — 6 ECTS
4. Academic Writing and Research Methods — 6 ECTS
5. Principles of Microeconomics — 6 ECTS

4th Semester

1. Investment and Financing — 6 ECTS
2. Human Resources and Organisation Management — 6 ECTS
3. Principles of Macroeconomics — 6 ECTS
4. International Financial Reporting — 6 ECTS
5. Sustainable Management — 6 ECTS

5th Semester

1. Business Psychology Elective: New Work – As a Human, Team and Organisation — 6 ECTS
2. Business Psychology Elective: Market and Advertising Psychology — 6 ECTS
3. Future Trends in Business and Economics — 6 ECTS
4. Digital Business — 6 ECTS
5. Internship — 6 ECTS

You can choose between the two elective subjects of business psychology, while “Digital Business” and “Future Trends” are compulsory.

6th Semester

1. Internship — 12 ECTS
2. Bachelor Colloquium — 6 ECTS
3. Bachelor Thesis — 12 ECTS

1st Semester

1. Business Software — 6 ECTS
2. Applied Business Mathematics — 6 ECTS
3. Introduction to Financial Accounting — 6 ECTS
4. Language I — 6 ECTS
5. Management Information Systems — 6 ECTS

2nd Semester

1. Marketing for the Digital Era — 6 ECTS
2. Foundations of Finance – Financial Mathematics — 6 ECTS
3. Cost and Performance Accounting — 6 ECTS
4. Language II — 6 ECTS
5. Operations Management — 6 ECTS

You have the opportunity to choose a specialisation by the end of the second semester. In the fourth and fifth semesters, you will then take the modules for your chosen specialisation. The course of study shown here corresponds to the General Management specialisation.

An overview of the other specialisations can be found below: Automotive Technology and Management, Supply Chain Management, Healthcare Management, Business Psychology and Digital Marketing. Alternatively, you can also take courses at a university abroad in the fourth and fifth semesters.

3rd Semester

1. International Law — 6 ECTS
2. Applied Statistics — 6 ECTS
3. Entrepreneurship and Business Simulation — 6 ECTS
4. Academic Writing and Research Methods — 6 ECTS
5. Principles of Microeconomics — 6 ECTS

4th Semester

1. Investment and Financing — 6 ECTS
2. Human Resources and Organisation Management — 6 ECTS
3. Principles of Macroeconomics — 6 ECTS
4. Sustainable Management — 6 ECTS
5. International Financial Reporting — 6 ECTS

5th Semester

1. Business Psychology Elective: New Work – As a Human, Team and Organisation — 6 ECTS
2. Business Psychology Elective: Market and Advertising Psychology — 6 ECTS
3. Future Trends in Business and Economics — 6 ECTS
4. Digital Business — 6 ECTS
5. Internship — 12 ECTS

You can choose between the two elective subjects of business psychology, while “Digital Business” and “Future Trends” are compulsory.

6th Semester

1. International Experience Semester — 30 ECTS
2. International Internship — 30 ECTS

You can choose either the “International Experience Semester” module or an “International Internship”.

7th Semester

1. Internship — 12 ECTS
2. Bachelor Colloquium — 6 ECTS
3. Bachelor Thesis — 12 ECTS

Do you already know exactly where you want your career to take you? Then you have the opportunity to choose your specialisation in your Bachelor's degree in International Business Administration at SRH University before you start your studies:

Automotive Technology and Management (SRH Campus Leipzig)

Acquire sought-after skills in technology and management for the automotive industry during your studies. Strive to become a sought-after expert in the fields of technology, logistics and sales.

Supply Chain Management (SRH Campus Berlin, Leipzig, Köln und Hamm)

With the Supply Chain Management B.A., you will become an expert in supply chains! Not only will you acquire management skills, but you will also deepen your logistics expertise. Internships and projects will also strengthen your soft skills and practical experience.

Healthcare Management (SRH Campus Berlin)

Are you interested in economics and health? Do you want to develop your soft skills in projects and develop strategies with students from all over the world? Then our practice-oriented healthcare business administration programme is the right choice for you.

Business Psychology (SRH Campus Berlin und Hamburg)

Your ideal combination: economics and psychology. You will learn the fundamentals of management for international companies and discover what motivates people. This will enable you to make smart personnel decisions and ensure satisfaction at all levels of the organisation.

Digital Marketing (SRH Campus Berlin und Hamburg)

Learn how to scale international brands and make sound business decisions with our state-of-the-art Bachelor's degree programme in Digital Marketing. Thanks to integrated projects, you will strengthen your expertise and soft skills.

To apply for the International Business Administration , you will need to provide: 

• General higher education entrance qualification or technical college entrance qualification
• Alternatively, a vocational qualification may also grant access*
• Proof of English language proficiency
• Curriculum vitae with current passport photo
• Copy of ID card (front and back); for foreign students, a copy of their passport or national identity card

* Professionally qualified individuals without university entrance qualifications who have completed at least two years of vocational training and have at least three years of professional experience are also eligible to study a specific degree programme if they pass an aptitude test.

English language requirements:

Accepted English Proficiency Certificates (valid within 2 years), with at least the indicated score:

• IELTS Academic: 6.5
• TOEFL iBT: 87 points
• TOEIC Listening/Reading 785, Speaking 160, Writing 150
• Duolingo Certificate: 110 points
• Cambridge CAE or CPE (grade A, B, or C)
• Pearson English Test Academic (PTE-A): 59 points
• Linguaskill: 176 - 184 (CES) - all four skills required