International Business Administration – Business Psychology (BA) SRH University

Other Location: Hamburg

Our Bachelor's programme helps business students tackle contemporary challenges by providing them with a well-balanced management education. Students acquire skills and competencies that are highly relevant for international businesses.

They acquire theoretical knowledge in different business areas and get to focus on one management topic at a time while seeing how this area of business activity relates to other areas. Due to the international orientation of the programme, students learn how to work with people from different cultures and get to strengthen their social, communication and intercultural skills.

You can choose between the following:

• the six-semester fast track or
• the seven-semester, international experience track that includes a study abroad or internship abroad semester.

Seven-semester option

First semester

• Psychology of Learning and Motivation (incl. psychological methods)
• Principles of International Management
• Accounting
• Get Ready for Tomorrow, Today: Creativity and Innovations
• Applied Business Mathematics
• Languages I (German or Spanish)

Second semester 

• Marketing
• Principles of Economics
• Psychology of Emotions and Perceptions
• Digital Module: Emotions in the Workplace and in Advertising
• Statistics I
• Languages II (German or Spanish)

Third semester

• Management Accounting
• International Business Law
• Social Psychology: Humans and their Social Environment
• Digital Module: Virtual Teamwork and Communication in Organisations
• Statistics II
• Languages III (German or Spanish)

Fourth semester 

• Personality Psychology and Psychological Diagnostics: Understanding People’s Differences
• Leadership
• Market and Advertising Psychology OR Econometrics
• Lab Project
• Work and Organisational Psychology: Using Psychology to Shape Work and Collaboration in Organisations
• Psychology-Based Staff Selection

Fifth semester

• Psychology-Based HR Development in a Digital Working World: Training, Coaching, Team Development
• Digital Business Simulation
• Research Transfer
• Study Project
• Career Coaching
• Business Research Methods

Sixth semester 

• International Experience Semester: Internship or Study Abroad

Seventh semester

• Internship
• Academic Writing
• Bachelor’s Thesis

Internship in the final semester (six-semester fast track) or six-month internship (seven-semester international experience track)

• General higher education entrance qualification (Abitur) or university of applied sciences entrance qualification (Fachhochschulreife)
• Please note that applicants with foreign degrees might be eligible for direct entry. This means that applicants who meet the requirements DON'T need to do a foundation year before starting their Bachelor's.
• English language proficiency
• Curriculum vitae
• Copy of your passport/ID

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Students may purchase a discounted semester ticket or a discounted "Deutschlandticket" for public transport.

Working as a non-EU citizen: In possession of a valid German residence permit for study purposes, you are allowed to work for up to 120 full days (full day = eight hours per day) or 240 half days (half day = four hours) during the calendar year. However, freelance work is not permitted. Internships that are mandatory for the successful completion of your studies at SRH do not count towards the above-named 120 full days.

Employment that is considered “student part-time work” ("studentische Nebentätigkeit", e.g. employment as a student worker at a university or in a university-related organisation or "Werkstudent" activities at companies that are related to your studies) can be done without any time restrictions.

• SRH offers partial scholarships for talented international students.
• EU students can also benefit from our range of "study now – pay later" financing options.
• Please check our website for more information here.

Our Career Service supports students and alumni in planning their careers and sharpening their professional profile. Our service portfolio includes:

• Consultation services for students
• Career trainings and workshops
• Annual "Career Day" with job fair and workshops
• Support in finding a job or an internship for graduates and students

We do not own any student dormitories or hostels. However, we provide assistance in selecting accommodation prior to and after your arrival in Berlin.