B.A. International Business – Nachhaltiges Management

How do companies achieve their economic goals and at the same time meet their social and ecological responsibilities? This is the question you will address in the bilingual Bachelor's programme International Business – Nachhaltiges Management (B.A.) in Heidelberg. The programme provides you with broad-based management knowledge with a focus on sustainable management. You will develop a deep understanding of corporate responsibility in society and learn to develop sustainable strategies as well as to plan and implement projects.

Locations

You can study the programme B.A. International Business – Nachhaltiges Management at the following locations:

Curriculum

Description of the programme

The study programme also offers you intensive foreign language training—because international communication is a central aspect for success in sustainable management. Equipped with these skills, exciting career prospects open up for you.

Sustainable Management: The bilingual Bachelor's programme International Business – Nachhaltiges Management (B.A.) familiarises you with the principle of sustainability and teaches you how companies can design their strategies, systems, and processes in a sustainable way. You will receive a basic business education and expand your knowledge in areas such as marketing, human resources management, data science, and corporate development as well as business law. In the area of sustainable management, you will work on topics such as business ethics, digital marketing, and methods and tasks in the area of corporate social responsibility (CSR).

Why enrolling in this programme?

Communicate without borders: As a specialist in International Business – Nachhaltiges Management (B.A.), English is your language. Because climate knows no borders. To implement sustainable management, you will have to connect people around the globe. It is therefore all the more important that you are able to express, present, and negotiate your content with confidence. English is not enough for you? Then you can also take Spanish and French, Chinese, or Arabic.

Career in sustainability management: Responsible and sustainable management is becoming increasingly relevant. More and more companies are looking for business professionals with knowledge in sustainability management. Sustainable management plays a prominent role in these areas:
– In the automotive industry;
– In the banking and insurance sector;
– In the communications sector;
– In the consumer goods industry;
– In the energy sector;
– In infrastructure development;
– In tourism transport companies, especially airlines, shipping companies, railway companies, and car rental companies;
– In tourism management;
– At airports;
– In plant construction.

Where do you see your future?

Semester abroad & internship

Testing theory in practice: What does sustainable management look like in the day-to-day work of companies? What social or environmental projects do they implement? How do NGOs draw attention to themselves? In the bilingual Bachelor's programme International Business – Nachhaltiges Management (B.A.), you will gain versatile impressions of your future professional field. This begins with our lecturers, who familiarise you with many current issues from the world of business. You will also complete a practical project, for which you will work on a topic with a company. A practical semester (as part of the seven-semester programme) is also possible.

Accreditations & awards

All study programmes at the Hochschule Fresenius Heidelberg are accredited before they start for the first time and then regularly checked for conformity with the regulations. This ensures that they meet the quality standards of the Accreditation Council Foundation. The accreditation system in Germany provides for higher education institutions to have either individual study programmes (so-called programme accreditation) or the internal quality assurance system of the higher education institution (so-called system accreditation) accredited. The FIBAA (Foundation for International Business Administration Accreditation) accreditation of the study programmes of the Hochschule Fresenius Heidelberg guarantees the equivalence of corresponding study and examination achievements as well as degrees and enables student mobility within the scope of German law and the Lisbon Convention. Studying at the Hochschule Fresenius Heidelberg guarantees you a degree that meets all the requirements of the German accreditation system and the quality standards in the European Higher Education Area.

Overview

Degree: Bachelor of Arts
Programme type: full-time
ECTS points: 180
Language: bilingual

state-recognised

Start of studies: winter semester
Regular period of studies: 6 semesters

Application deadlines:
15/09/2023 (WS), 15/03/2023 (SS)

German language skills required

English language skills required

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Study prerequisites

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Language certificate German

Language certificate English

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Special know-how: In addition to your major in Sustainable Management, we offer you another option to tailor your studies to your individual goals. In the fifth semester, you can take an elective specialisation in the fields of sports management, media management and digital marketing, real estate management, business psychology, or business administration. How do you want to further sharpen your profile—in the field of organisational psychology, in corporate communication, or in value-added management? You have many options!

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