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Business Administration Paderborn University

Degree
Master of Science
Standard period of study (amount)
4 semesters
Location
Paderborn

Overview and admission

Study Type

graduate

Admission semester

Summer and Winter Semester

Area of study

Business Administration

Focus

Management, Taxation, Accounting and Finance, Production, Logistics and Controlling, Sustainability

Target group

Bachelor graduates in Economics whose degree must include study content in the following areas and scopes:

Business Administration and Economics \ t80 ECTS
Quantitative Methods including Business Informatics \ t40 ECTS
- of which Mathematics at least \ t10 ECTS
- of which Statistics at least \ t10 ECTS
- Bachelor Thesis \ t10 ECTS
(The ECTS of the Bachelor thesis will not be considered in the other study parts.) The examination board determines compliance with requirements.

Annotation

Management, Human Resources, Marketing, Taxation, Investment, Accounting, Controlling, Production or Logistics? In the Business Administration Master’s degree programme, everyone can set their own priorities. The flexible course plan allows for the development of an individual profile. This promotes the acquisition of technical and methodological skills for a dynamic world of work and prepares students to find scientifically sound solutions to new economic problems.

Admission modus

Without admission restriction

More information regarding admission requirements

Admission requirements

Further details are governed by the admission regulations as well as examination regulations.

Lecture period

  • Winter semester 2026/2027: 12.10.2026 - 05.02.2027
  • Summer semester 2027: 05.04.2027 - 16.07.2027

Application deadlines

Summer semester (2027)

  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union

    Information at the International Office
  • Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union

    Information at the International Office
  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants

    Expired
    For undecided prospective students interested in studying for subjects without admission restrictions, the University of Paderborn is offering a deadline extension for submitting their application from 22.03. - 15/04/2026.
  • Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students

    Expired
    For undecided prospective students interested in studying for subjects without admission restrictions, the University of Paderborn is offering a deadline extension for submitting their application from 22.03. - 15/04/2026.

Winter semester (2026/2027)

  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union

    Information at the International Office
  • Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union

    Information at the International Office
  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants

    Expired
    For undecided prospective students interested in studying for subjects without admission restrictions, the University of Paderborn is offering a deadline extension for submitting their application from 22.09. - 15.10.2025.
  • Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students

    Expired
    For undecided prospective students interested in studying for subjects without admission restrictions, the University of Paderborn is offering a deadline extension for submitting their application from 22.09. - 15.10.2025.

Languages of instruction

Main language

German

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