General Administration Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences
- Degree
- Bachelor of Arts
- Standard period of study (amount)
- 6 semesters
- Location
- Osnabrück
Overview and admission
Study Type
undergraduate
Admission semester
Winter Semester only
Area of study
- Administrative Studies
- Sociology, Social Science
- Jurisprudence, Law
Focus
Public Law, Special Administrative Law, Private Law, Accounting, Administrative Management, Human Resources and Staff Management, Public Business Administration, Household Management, Social Sciences and Politics, Sociology and Psychology for Public Administration
Annotation
During their studies, students are civil servants with a revocable appointment and receive candidate salaries from their recruitment authority in accordance with the civil service regulations. Upon successful completion, Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences awards the Bachelor of Arts (BA). In addition, students acquire the Lower Saxon career qualification for career group 2, the first entry-level office in the field of general services (formerly upper grade of the civil service). The acquisition of this career qualification opens up a career as a civil servant.
The degree course is accredited, see:
https://antrag.akkreditierungsrat.de/akkrstudiengaenge/dd550e58-bcd3-4753-878a-857a15e7cd8a/
For more information about the degree course, see Hey Studium:
https://studiengaenge.zeit.de/studiengang/g2753415/allgemeine-verwaltung-1
Course coordination:
Dipl.-Kff. Marion Böer
Tel.: 0541 969-3001
Email: bav@hs-osnabrueck.de
Admission modus
Selection procedure / qualifying examination
Admission requirements
- Higher education entrance qualification and
- Recruitment and assignment by an authority that partners with the degree programme
(Applying directly to the university is not possible; applications must be submitted to the recruitment authorities)
Applications must be submitted well in advance to an authority that partners with the degree programme (recruitment authority).
The application periods and selection procedures vary depending on the authority and often start over 1.5 years before the start of the course. You can find the application dates and invitations to apply directly on the websites of the cooperating recruitment authorities (https://www.hs-osnabrueck.de/studium/studienangebot/bachelor/allgemeine-verwaltung-ba-dual/bewerbung/).
Lecture period
- Winter semester 2026/2027: 21.09.2026 - 15.01.2027First-year students: 01.09.2026 – 18.09.2026 three introductory weeks. The first introductory week is organised by the respective recruitment authority and the second and third weeks by Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences. In addition to information events and first-semester courses, the first lectures take place. Start of the further lecture period: 21.09.2026 to 08.01.2027 Examination period: 09.01.2027 to 23.01.2027 Practical period: 25.01.2027 to 21.03.2027
- Summer semester 2027: 08.03.2027 - 19.06.2027Start of lectures: 03.03.2026 Start of examinations: 15.06.2026 End of examinations: 05.07.2025
Languages of instruction
Main language
German
Further languages
English