Business Administration

Practice-oriented expertise, valuable future skills, and personal development: essential tools to guide your way towards a successful career in the field of Business Administration.

Start of Studies

First‑Semester Orientation

We warmly welcome all first‑semester students to the BWB Bachelor’s programme in winter semester 2025/26. At the orientation event on 30 September 2025 you will meet your fellow students, and the programme’s lecturers and staff will introduce themselves. You will also receive information about the university, your studies and key rules, requirements and expectations. After a short reception and the welcome by the programme, second‑semester students and the student council (Fachschaft BWL) offer an onboarding program (PDF file not barrier-free).

We wish you a great start to your studies!

FAQs about Starting Your Studies

Courses in the 1st Semester
Courses are defined by the study and examination regulations. You will find all timetables in the university’s LSF portal. In the first curriculum semester the following are scheduled:

• Business Processes and Functions (Foundations of Business Administration)
• Foundations of Economic Thinking
• Financial Accounting and Financial Statements (Accounting)
• Calculus (Mathematics)
• Descriptive Statistics (Statistics)
• Project Management (Method & Social Skills)
• Computer‑aided Presentations (Method & Social Skills)
• English
To the course schedule BWB1 (PDF file not barrier-free) for the winter semester 2025/26
Module Handbook
The B.A. in Business Administration is structured into modules. A module may be subdivided into several sub‑modules/courses.
The module handbook (currently version 4, PDF file not barrier-free) details content, scope, learning formats, types of assessment, workload and ECTS credits.
Study and Examination Regulations (SPO)
The SPO consists of a General Part and a Special Part for the BWB programme (PDF files not barrier-free). The faculty council may decide on deviations on a semester basis. For all aspects governed by the SPO, the SPO specifications are legally binding.
The module handbook is subordinate to the study and examination regulations (SPO). For all content regulated by the SPO, e.g. ECTS credits, examination forms, requirements and types, the information in the study and examination regulations is decisive and legally binding. The information in the module handbook supplements and explains the regulations in the study and examination regulations.
Legal documents related to your studies

General information about starting your studies

Everyday Studies

Study Abroad

Part of the BWB programme can be completed at a university abroad. A study period abroad offers the opportunity to deepen professional and language skills, broaden your horizons and gain valuable experience. Careful preparation contributes to success.

The International Office (AAA) advises on general conditions. Subject‑specific questions are clarified by the BW programme office.

Helpful Online Tools and Platforms

Moodle learning platform
Moodle learning platform delivers:
important information on the programme and courses
enrolment in relevant courses
materials, scripts and assignments
LSF portal
LSF portal delivers:
timetables, course and semester plans
course catalogue
detailed course information
some information accessible without login
INdigit online platform
INdigit online platform delivers:
workflow for the Bachelor’s thesis (request, application, submission)
view and edit your thesis record
support/FAQs, calls and projects including team formation

Student Council (Fachschaft BWL)

The student council BWL represents the interests of the programme and its students and actively shapes student life through events. It fosters networking and a strong sense of community.

Events and Traditions

First‑semester orientation, graduation ceremony, summer and Christmas party are important milestones that provide orientation, strengthen togetherness and encourage communication and mutual support.

Exams

Notes, FAQs and Examination Board

General notes as well as important questions and answers on examinations are compiled, along with information on the BW examination board.

Please also observe the information from the Central Examinations Office. The university schedule announces registration periods and current regulations.

Examination regulations and dates

The specific regulations for the Bachelor's program in Business Administration are compiled in Section 53 of the Special Section of the Study and Examination Regulations (SPO). It is important that you familiarize yourself with the version of the Study and Examination Regulations that applies to you.

The university's schedule provides information about, among other things, the Examination registration and withdrawal periods. Furthermore, the Central Examination Office regularly publishes the current applicable regulations.

Bachelor's Thesis

Essentials
The Bachelor’s thesis is an extended written piece of work demonstrating that you can address a problem from your field independently using academic methods within three months. A declaration of originality (PDF file not barrier-free) must be included. Topics may arise, for example, from the practical semester or published calls. In addition to your first examiner (supervisor), you must appoint a second examiner (e.g., professor, lecturer or experienced industry practitioner).
Topic
Sometimes a specific topic arises during the practical semester. It's best to contact a lecturer in the Business Administration programme whose teaching or research area the topic falls under with your topic proposal. Alternatively, you can browse the list of job postings or ask your professor if there's a topic you're interested in working on.
In addition to the primary examiner, your professor, with whom you agreed on the topic of your Bachelor's thesis, you must also seek a secondary examiner: for example, a professor from your own or another programme, or alternatively, a lecturer/teacher for special assignments, or someone experienced in professional practice and training.
Important to note: If you want to write your Bachelor's thesis at an institution outside the university, the approval of the chair of the examination board is required. In case of doubt, the chair of the BW Examination Board will decide whether a topic is suitable for a Bachelor's thesis.
Registration
Once you have completed all other examinations in the Business Administration programme and successfully completed the practical semester, register for your Bachelor's thesis. Please note that you must submit your Bachelor's thesis no later than the end of your tenth semester and that you do not exceed the maximum duration of ten semesters. Therefore, the start date for your Bachelor's thesis should be before June 1st in the summer semester (semester end: August 31st) and before December 1st in the winter semester (semester end: February 28th).
When planning your time, please also consider that if you exceed the semester limits even slightly, you will have to re-register for the following semester. Please also consider that an extension of your processing time may be necessary.
The workflow for your Bachelor's thesis is provided via the online platform INdigit. Further details can be found above on this page under “Helpful Online Tools and Platforms".
Submission
There is no fixed, prescribed submission format for Bachelor's theses. Most Bachelor's theses are now uploaded via INdigit and submitted online, then digitally archived for at least five years. A paper archive copy is not required for the BW degree programmes; it can be provided after consultation with your primary supervisor.
If your Bachelor's thesis does NOT contain a confidentiality notice and/or a confidentiality agreement, you are welcome to submit your final thesis in paper form as a review copy to the BW degree programme – for other students to review and orient themselves to. Of course, this does not require permission to copy.
Extension
In exceptional cases, the three-month deadline for completing the Bachelor's thesis may be extended once by one month. You must submit an informal application, providing plausible reasons for the extension and supporting documentation. The decision on the extension is made by the chair of the BW Examination Board.