Use your apprenticeship as a springboard for a shortened course of study in business administration or business informatics

Are you almost finished with your training or are you already in professional life and want to develop yourself further? Study part-time at the FHDW and earn a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or Business Informatics in just 36 months. Our degree programs offer an ideal mix of attendance, online lectures and self-study, so that you are flexible in terms of time and location and receive optimal support.

These training occupations are credited 100%!

This saves you time and money.

Not only will you save €5,940 by completing your apprenticeship, you will also save a year of study time!

Facts & advantages

Shortened course of study from 8 to 6 semesters
Especially for people who have completed vocational training
Organization aligned with full-time job
100% salary through full-time job
Current course content opens up new perspectives

Choose your specialty and develop your skills further

Business administration

Business Management

deals with the planning, organization, management and control of companies. The core areas include strategy development, corporate management, financial management, marketing and operations.

Online Marketing & E-Commerce

The core areas include digital marketing strategies, search engine optimization (SEO), social media marketing, content marketing, data analysis and e-commerce platforms as well as internet law.

Sales management

deals with the planning, implementation and optimization of sales strategies in companies. The core areas include sales strategies and planning, customer relationship management, sales techniques and sales controlling.

Business Psychology

deals with human behavior and psychological processes that influence the economy. Core areas are work and organizational psychology, consumer behavior, human resources, leadership and marketing psychology.

Business informatics

Business Process Management

You will learn methods for process modelling, analysis and optimization to increase the performance and effectiveness of organizations. Develop skills in process design, change management and IT integration to drive organization-wide process improvements.

Cyber Security

Learn how to protect digital systems and networks from threats and identify and fix security vulnerabilities. Core topics include information security fundamentals, cryptography, network security and forensics. Develop skills in risk assessment, incident response and security compliance.

AI & Data Science

You will learn advanced analytical methods to gain valuable insights from large amounts of data, as well as data visualization, machine learning and statistical modeling. Use data to make decisions and solve problems.

IT consulting

You will learn IT strategy, business consulting and technical solution development as well as the integration of IT solutions in business processes. You will deepen your consulting methods and skills in project management and customer support.

Software Engineering

You can expect programming, database design, agile methods and the development of enterprise applications. Learn how to design and implement robust and modern software solutions that meet the latest security requirements.

Study me

Career-
accompanying

You should choose the part-time course if you have already completed an apprenticeship, are working and want to gain further qualifications alongside your job.

Organization:

– Two attendance weekends per semester (Thurs. – Sat.)

– Lectures on average 2 times a month on Saturdays

– Online lectures 4 hours per week in the evening

We recognize your achievements from your vocational training.
This means you can go straight into the 3rd semester. This means that the part-time course only takes three years. You can find out what vocational training you need under “Requirements”. The exams take place on a continuous basis, which means that we can avoid a rush of exams and you have an even study load.

B.A. or B.Sc.

Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Science

Requirements & application

1st degree

Entrance qualification for universities of applied sciences or general higher education entrance qualification or successful completion of advanced vocational training or vocational training and professional activity corresponding to the intended course of study.

2. existing training and further education

We use your training certificates to check your credit transfer.
The following training courses are directly eligible for admission and you are guaranteed to save a year of study time with them:

Business administration course
– Bank clerk
– Business economist
– Industrial clerk
– Office management clerk
– Marketing communications clerk

Business informatics course
– IT specialist in application development
– IT specialist in system integration
– IT clerks / IT systems management clerks
– IT systems clerks / IT systems management clerks

We are happy to consider other apprenticeships on request.

3. online application

You can easily submit your documents via our website with just a few clicks.

4. check your documents

If your documents confirm your suitability, we will invite you to an interview and a selection process.

5. selection procedure

In telephone interviews and online tests, we test various dimensions such as previous business and IT knowledge or analytical thinking skills.

6. start of studies

After the successful selection process, you will receive your study contract and we will prepare the start of your studies together.

Let's talk about money

Salary increase?

Many studies show: People with a university degree have a higher income. An analysis by the Stepstone job platform provides an estimate of what people with different degrees earn.

Investing in a degree is an investment in your future that pays off! Once you have a Bachelor’s degree in your pocket, it’s all down to your negotiating skills in your next appraisal interview. For example, if you achieve a gross salary increase of 5,000 euros per year, you will have recouped your tuition fees in less than four years.

Get up to 42% of your tuition costs back!

This includes tuition fees, travel costs, book expenses, office supplies and much more. Check which benefits you are entitled to as part of your income tax return. It is important to seek individual advice from a tax advisor you trust.

Your advantages of the part-time FHDW degree program

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