International Business Management HWR Berlin (Berlin School of Economics and Law)

International Business Management is a Business Administration study programme with a strong international and intercultural focus. It combines theory and practice by providing broad business administration skills. The language of tuition is English. Furthermore, international students learn German as second foreign language as part of their studies.

The study programme is divided into two parts:
From the first to the third semester, students learn the fundamentals of the following disciplines: Business Administration; Economics; Business Law; Social Sciences; Quantitative Methods and Information Technology; Management Skills; second foreign language

In the main part of the study programme (semester four to eight), students can choose out of the following specialisations:

• Marketing and/or Finance and Accounting and/or Human Resource Management & Organisational Design / Global Supply Chain & Operations Management
• Within the core area, students deepen their knowledge, especially in the field of Business Administration.
• Furthermore, students participate in management issues courses, enhance their skills in the second foreign language, and receive intercultural competencies.

Study groups of 35 to 40 students, all lectures are held in English.
Fifth and sixth semesters: study abroad for German students, international students can complete their studies in Berlin.
One semester internship (five to six months) abroad or in an international company, organisation, or institution in Germany.
Final semester: Bachelor's thesis

Modules:
First to third semester:

• Business Administration: Human Resource Management; Principles of Corporate Finance; Marketing; Principles of Financial Accounting; Principles of Managerial Accounting, Operations Management
• Economics: Microeconomics; Macroeconomics
• Business Law: Fundamentals of Business Law
• Social Sciences: Regional Studies; Work, Business and Society
• Quantitative Methods: Mathematics; Statistics
• Information Technology: Digital Business; Business Applications

Management Skills: Introduction to the Study Programme and the Academic Environment; Self Management; foreign language courses

Fourth to eighth semester:

• Business Administration: International Management; Strategic Management; Organisational Behaviour in International Companies; Management Accounting and Controlling; Business Simulation; Corporate Environmental Management
• Economics: International Economics
• Social Sciences: History, Politics and Economics of the Host Country
• Specialisation: e.g. Marketing and/or Finance & Accounting and/or Human Resource Management & Organisational Design / Global Supply Chain & Operations Management and/or Corporate Finance & Company Taxes

Management Issues: e.g. Business Ethics; Project Management; Entrepreneurship; Corporate Social Responsibility; Strategy and Innovation; Social Innovation; Entrepreneurship and Design Thinking

• Additional social skills and language courses
• Research Methodology

An internship of one semester (five to six months) is an obligatory part of the study programme. It has to be completed after the fourth and before the final semester.
The internship can take place in an international company, organisation, or institution in Germany or abroad.

• University entrance qualification equivalent to the German school-leaving certificate, or similar
• CV (approx. one page)
• Letter of motivation in English (max. 300 words)
• Proof of English language skills on level B2 (CEFR)
• Proof of German language skills on level A2 (CEFR)

Approx. 350 EUR per semester

Between 800 and 1,000 EUR monthly:
Student residence: 400 to 500 EUR
Health insurance: approx. 100 to 150 EUR

There are many job opportunities for students in Berlin. Non-EU students are permitted to work within specified limits.

Career Service

The BSEL career service offers a great variety of services. This includes advice for career planning and individual coaching as well as consulting with regard to a number of issues such as business start-ups. 

Cross Cultural Mentoring (CCM)

The BSEL Mentoring initiative provides students with the possibility to prepare their own personal and professional success at an early stage during the study programme through support of experienced individuals. The Cross Cultural Mentoring establishes supportive relationships between stakeholders from the economy, science, politics and society (mentors) and students (mentees). The CCM thus connects people who otherwise would probably have never met!

The German National Association for Student Affairs ("Studierendenwerk") and other institutions currently offer 15,600 rooms in student halls of residence throughout Berlin. Due to waiting lists, it is advised to get in contact with the service early on.

You can also look online for shared flats, e.g. here: www.wg-gesucht.de/en/.