Study course Business Administration
Speciality in Industry, Trade, Banking and Insurance
Well-qualified employees are one of the most important contributory factors to a company’s success. Specialist knowledge, soft skills and practical experience determine the level of competence and commitment in the firm. The Business Studies course in the form of a sandwich course alternating between the University of Cooperative Education and the company forms the ideal foundation:
Our parallel classroom/company timetable (2½ days practical training and (minimum) two days per week in the University) ensures on-going integration in the company and introduction to practical assignments. Students become actively engaged in the firm’s daily activities from early on.
The overall economic environment
Employees in industry and commerce are faced with new challenges. Factors such as orientation towards customer satisfaction, processes, flat hierarchies, increasing emphasis on cost-effectiveness are part of daily business life. In addition, the internationalisation of markets increases competition.
The University of Cooperative Education imbues students with an increased awareness of the business context in industrial or commercial companies in order to qualify them to take over leading management posts.
Course objectives
The course objectives in 3 years at the University of Cooperative Education are ambitious. As a result, we demand from our students an above-average commitment, both in the company and in the classroom, as well as exceptional interest in their specific subjects and in the overall economic context.
Primary Aims of the Course:
- to impart the knowledge necessary for an academically-based and, at the same time, practically-orientated qualification within a short period.
- the attainment of methods and soft skills, both in the theoretical part of the course, as much as in the hands-on activity,
- to enable graduates to shoulder specialist and management tasks early on.
Fields of activity
Graduates are capable, immediately after finishing the Course, of taking on positions of responsibility in:
- Personnel or Training Departments
- Marketing and Distribution
- Sales ( eg: as Manager of a Department, Branch, Area or Product)
- Financial Controlling
- Corporate Planning
- Management
- Finance and Accounting
Companies
The course training partners can be any of the types of enterprise in the industry:
- Companies in the consumer goods, as well as in the investment goods sector and industry service providers
- Big companies
- Small and Medium Enterprises offering training posts
Course Duration: 3 Years / 6 Semester
Academic Award: B.A. (Bachelor of Arts), Speciality in Industry, Trade, Banking and Insurance
Study locations: Berlin, Bochum, Darmstadt, Erfurt, Göttingen, Hamburg, Heidelberg, Kassel, Cologne, Munich, Nuremberg
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