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Bachelor Full-time / German
Faculty of Technology and Management

Business Administration and Management

Studierende bei Gruppenarbeit.
At a glance
Regular period
7 semesters including 1 internship semester
Degree
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Places
Winter:
66
Apply till 07/15
Summer:
34
Apply till 01/15
Requirements
University of applied sciences entrance qualification, subject-related university entrance qualification or general university entrance qualification

Studies at RWU

Studying is a special stage of life. It's good when it takes place in a place where you feel taken seriously and welcomed. RWU offers you the ideal conditions to develop your potential. In a safe and calm environment, you will be accompanied and supported by RWU professors while you take this step into professional life.
Even during your studies, you will gain practical work experience and apply directly what you have learned. In short, you will study and work in one of the most beautiful, safest and strongest economic regions in Europe.

Studierende bei Gruppenarbeit.

In-depth knowledge & practical skills

Do you want a modern, practice-oriented business studies program with plenty of freedom to sharpen your own professional profile? You don't want to be just an anonymous number in your studies and appreciate personal support at eye level? The Bachelor of Business Administration and Management program offers you just that.

Studierende bei Gruppenarbeit.

Our benefits

  • Career-oriented business management courses in areas such as marketing, human resources management, accounting, finance and corporate management.
  • Specializations such as business psychology as an individual focal point
  • Studies in small groups and new forms of teaching and learning
  • Practical relevance through lecturers from companies and an integrated practical semester
  • 15 ECTS freely selectable subjects
  • Possibility of a semester abroad at one of our many partner universities

 

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Profession & Perspectives

A degree program with secure job and earning opportunities

Business economists are needed in every company in a wide variety of areas. With this degree program, you will also be equipped for the challenges of the future: Course content on digitalization, internationalization, supply chains, innovation, business foundation and new work will set you apart from the crowd. A further master's degree, such as the program "Business Administration and Entrepreneurship" or "International Business Management" opens up the possibility of further specialization and sharpening of your individual profile.

Dates

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Downloads

download Aktuelle SPO Betriebswirtschaftslehre und Management B.A.
§33 der Studien- und Prüfungsordnung für die Bachelorstudiengänge - Fassung vom 01. Dezember 2022
§33 der Studien- und Prüfungsordnung für die Bachelorstudiengänge - Fassung vom 01. Dezember 2022
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download SPO für die Bachelorstudiengänge der RWU - Fassung vom 19. Januar 2023
Studien- und Prüfungsordnung für die Bachelorstudiengänge mit Allgemeinem Teil - Diese Änderungssatzung tritt zum SoSe 2023 in Kraft.
Studien- und Prüfungsordnung für die Bachelorstudiengänge mit Allgemeinem Teil - Diese Änderungssatzung tritt zum SoSe 2023 in Kraft.
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Ältere Modulhandbücher sind im QM Portal abgelegt.
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download Aktuelle Zulassungs- und Auswahlsatzung der RWU für Bachelorstudiengänge
Satzung der Hochschule Ravensburg-Weingarten über die Regelungen zum Hochschulzulassungs- und –auswahlverfahren für Bachelorstudiengänge vom 18. Januar 2024
Satzung der Hochschule Ravensburg-Weingarten über die Regelungen zum Hochschulzulassungs- und –auswahlverfahren für Bachelorstudiengänge vom 18. Januar 2024
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Further information

Postgraduate courses

Studierende bei Gruppenarbeit.
Master
German

Business Administration and Entrepreneurship

Faculty of Technology and Management

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Studierende in der Vorlesung.
Master
English

International Business Management & Sustainability

Faculty of Technology and Management

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Curriculum
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In the first study phase, the program provides basic business knowledge and professional language skills in English. In addition, the students' methodological and social skills are trained.

The second study phase begins in the fourth semester. It deepens the basic knowledge by choosing two of five fields of study:

- Business Psychology
- Marketing and Sales
- Personnel Management
- Controlling and Accounting
- Supply Chain Management

In addition, students learn the basics of international business and the development of new business areas and innovations. Students gain their first practical experience during the practical semester, which is scheduled for the 5th semester. The practical semester serves to apply and deepen the knowledge and skills acquired during the theory-based studies by working on challenging business tasks. The Bachelor's thesis, which is typically written together with a company, concludes the program.

Admission

Application for the summer and winter semester

The Business Administration and Management program offers

  • 66 study places in the winter semester
  • 34 study places in the summer semester
  • July 15: Application deadline for the winter semester
  • January 15: Application deadline for the summer semester

These dates are cut-off dates, which means that your application documents must be received by this date in order to be considered for the allocation of study places.

Start of lectures

  • Beginning of October for the winter semester
  • mid-March for the summer semester

the exact date can be found in the menu item Dates.

 

to the online application

 

Who gets a study place?

The applicants with the best overall grades will be admitted. In the winter semester 2022/23 and in the summer semester 2023, all applicants were offered a study place.

Selection procedure - how is the overall grade calculated?

At RWU, the admission procedure for this degree program is governed by the Admission and Selection Statutes for Bachelor's degree programs are applied and carried out on the basis of the application documents. The preparation of a proposal list or ranking list is explained below: from the application documents, the applicant's position on a ranking list is determined according to the following procedure: Calculation of a weighted overall grade according to the formula
[(average grade of university entrance qualification)+(grades German, mathematics * 2 and continued modern foreign language)/4] / 2

If there are more applicants than places, 90% of the places are awarded by the selection procedure (best overall grade) and 10% of the places are awarded by waiting period.

Improvements of the overall grade

This overall grade may be improved if one or more of the following qualifications are demonstrated:

  • A completed vocational training in the commercial field or from the recognized occupational groups according to the admission and selection statutes. Admission and selection statutes: 0,3
  • Work experience in the training occupation of at least 1 year: 0.1. This bonus is limited to 0.3 for three professional years.

Extracurricular achievements, pract. Extracurricular achievements, practicalactivities and recognized previous experience: 0.1 per qualification, max. 2 qualifications can be credited:

  • Federal voluntary service (min. 11 months)

Move-up procedure

Prospective students often apply to several universities and study programs. As a result, study places regularly become vacant again because an applicant decides to take up another study place. These vacant places are then awarded to those who did not make it in the first place. Places are again awarded according to the ranking list, i.e. first to those with the best overall grade.

Further information about the application and the allocation of study places can be found in the Admissions Office.

SEMESTER FEE

Each semester , a semester fee is due for all students upon enrollment or re-registration. This fee is charged at a similar rate by all universities in Germany.

Composition and amount of the fee

FEES FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AND FOR SECOND DEGREE PROGRAMS

In Baden-Württemberg, there has been a tuition fee for international students (non-EU citizens) and a second-study fee since the winter semester 2017/2018. Thus, in some cases, a tuition fee must be paid in addition to the semester fee.

Prior to enrollment, applicants from non-EU countries or applicants for a second degree will receive a form to assess whether a tuition fee obligation actually exists.

The amounts and detailed information can be found under Finances.

News
Abschlussfeier_Technologie_und_Management (6)

Faculty of Technology and Management

"Go out and change this world!"

The Faculty of Technology and Management honored and bid farewell to its graduates in a festive setting.

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Wer keine Delle hauen will

In conversation with the Schwäbische Zeitung

"If you don't want to make a dent, you won't".

About digitization in Germany, generation Z and the role of vacuum cleaners

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International Business Project Budapest

International Business Project

Students of the International Academy on a study trip in Budapest

On the initiative of Prof. Dr. Barbara Niersbach, a study week to Budapest was held for the first time in April 2023 as part of the International Academy.

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ZEIT CHE Hochschulranking

Press release

RWU performs very well in university ranking

Business, Technology and Social Studies - this is how RWU describes its range of courses. In the Department of Business and Economics, several subjects are rated as very good in the current CHE university ranking.

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Handtmann Exkursion

Excursion

A visit to Albert Handtmann Metallgusswerk GmbH & Co. KG, Biberach

This semester again, students of business administration (Bachelor) and industrial engineering (Master) visited a manufacturing company from the region.

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Felix Aurich

Business psychology perspective on personnel development at ZF

How does learning work in the company?

Felix Aurich, personnel developer at ZF Friedrichshafen AG, showed how challenging a change process can be for a company and its personnel in his guest lecture "Strategic Personnel Development @ZF - The E-Cademy Project".

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International Academy

Interdisciplinary studies with social, cultural & industrial exposure

The International Academy gives German and international students the opportunity to complete a one or two-semester interdisciplinary study program in English. German students who are enrolled in a Bachelor program at the RWU are warmly welcome to participate in the full program, in some few classes or a single class only. These classes are graded as elective classes and offer the possibility to participate in English speaking courses. In this way, German students can improve their Business English skills and collect valuable experience in an internationally characterized learning environment.

The International Academy was established more than 10 years ago by the Faculty of Technology and Management and is currently offering interdisciplinary study courses covering theoretical frameworks as well as practical approaches taught by both international academicians and industrial experts.

The International Academy's main missions are:

  • Promoting the mutual integration of academic knowledge and industrial application
  • Strengthening collaborations with international universities and supporting international mobility among students and professionals
  • Encouraging problem-based learning through multiple real-life case studies in business and practical projects in industrial environment
  • Developing social, entrepreneurial and cultural skills, as well as providing on-sight networking opportunities to the students
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Curriculum Content

Summer Semester
The summer semester focuses on major fields of business, culture and communication, research and entrepreneurial studies with a practical project work with a partnered German company. We are also providing German language courses from beginners to advanced levels for everyday and business use, which are offered by our Center for Languages and Intercultural Communication (CLIC) and by professors from our European partner universities teaching German as a foreign language.

Winter Semester
The winter semester provides the experience of working in international teams through two practical projects with two different partnered German companies located in Ravensburg-Weingarten. The courses in this semester deal with strategies, innovation, business, research, project management and marketing skills; in order to expose the students to the international working environment.

Elective courses
Besides the compulsory courses, every semester the International Academy also offers a variety of elective courses. These provide extra knowledge from many different fields and does not require prior knowledge.

Language & Culture
Besides the formal curriculum, we also offer the stu- dents the opportunity to have language and cultural exposure by providing German language courses for better integration into the German culture.

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Projects and Research

Corporate exposure

The International Academy is in partnership with two regional companies which provide the students with the unique experience of working in international teams through practical projects. Furthermore, different experts from leading international companies are also invited to share their hands-on experience of corporate working environment.

Research Project/Thesis

The International Academy allows students from partnered universities to undertake research projects/thesis in the field of engineering and management. Please contact our International Academy Coordinator for further information.

Contact

Director International Academy
Prof. Dr. Barbara Niersbach
barbara.niersbach@rwu.de

IA Coordinator Faculty
Mr. Nayan Kadam
nayan.kadam@rwu.de

Send your application to the IA Coordinator International Office
Ms. Barbara Wildenhain
barbara.wildenhain@rwu.de

Contact & People

General contact details

Phone
Email betriebswirtschaftslehre@rwu.de
Room B 213
On campus
Building B
Leibnizstr. 12
88250 Weingarten
Postal address RWU Hochschule Ravensburg-Weingarten
University of Applied Sciences
Business Administration and Management
P.O. Box 30 22
88216 Weingarten
Germany

Secretariat

Sylvia Pilz

Sekretariat Fakultät Technologie und Management
Bachelorstudiengänge "Betriebswirtschaftslehre und Management“ (BM) und "Wirtschaftspsychologie“ (PW); Masterstudiengang „Betriebswirtschaftslehre und Unternehmerisches Handeln (BWU); Mitglied des Fakultätsrats
Sylvia Pilz

Academic advising & program management

Prof. Dr. rer. pol. Heike Willax

Finanzwirtschaft, Planung, Controlling, Management Simulation und Strategisches Management
Studiendekanin Betriebswirtschaftslehre und Management (Bachelor), Prodekanin der Fakultät Technologie und Management
Prof. Dr. rer. pol. Heike Willax

Professors

Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Frank Ermark

Innovations- und Produktmanagement; Digitalisierung; Business Development; Grundlagen Physik, Mathematik
Studiendekan Betriebswirtschaftslehre und Unternehmerisches Handeln
Frank Ermark

Prof. Dr. rer. pol. Nils Hagen

Materialwirtschaft und Logistik, Globale Distributionsnetzwerke, Internationale Beschaffung
Dekan der Fakultät Technologie und Management
Prof. Dr. rer. pol. Nils Hagen

Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Tobias Harth

Mathematik und Statistik
Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Tobias Harth

Prof. Dr. rer. pol. Dominic Herrmann

Business administration, controlling, financing, business mathematics
RWU-Prof. Dr. Dominic Herrmann

Prof. Dr. Steffen Jäckle

Marketing und Vertriebsmanagement, Digitale Transformation, Marktpsychologie, Business Development, Marktforschung
Gründer und Direktor des Insight Excellence Lab (IXL)
Prof. Dr. Steffen Jäckle

Prof. Dr. oec. publ. habil. Gerhard Krönes

Allgemeine Betriebswirtschaftslehre, Personalmanagement, Public & Nonprofit-Management
Mitglied des Hochschulrats
Prof. Dr. oec. publ. habil. Gerhard V. Krönes

Prof. Dr. rer. pol. Cornelia Neff

Controlling, Vertriebscontrolling, Advanced Controlling mit Fallstudien, Kosten- und Leistungsrechnung, Finanzierung, Unternehmensbewertung
Cornelia Neff

Prof. Dr. rer. pol. Barbara Niersbach

B2B Marketing, Vertrieb, Key Account Management, Industrial Marketing, Strategic Marketing Management, Organzational Behavior
Studiendekanin International Business Management & Sustainability (Master), Auslandsbeauftragte
Barbara Niersbach

Prof. Dr. sc. agr. Georg Nuoffer-Wagner

Qualitätsmanagement, Umweltmanagement, Energiemanagement, Arbeitsschutz

Prof. Dr. rer. pol. Peter Philippi-Beck

Internationale Betriebswirtschaft, Entrepreneurship, Mergers & Acquisitions

Prof. Dr. Andreas Pufall

Produktionstechnik und -optimierung, Technologiemanagement
Studiendekan im Dekanat Technologie und Management; Studiendekan Technik-Management und Optimierung (Master)
Dr. Andreas Pufall

Prof. Dr. rer. pol. Andreas Schmidthöfer

Wirtschaftsmathematik, Wirtschaftsinformatik, Statistik, Supply Chain Planning
Andreas Schmidthöfer

Prof. Dr. rer. pol. Dirk Steffens

Allgemeine Betriebswirtschaftslehre, Unternehmensführung
Beauftragter der Fakultät für Qualität
Dirk Steffens

Prof. Dr. phil. Götz Walter

Wirtschaftspsychologie, Change Management, Forschungsmethoden, Angewandte Statistik
Studiendekan Wirtschaftspsychologie (Bachelor)
Professor Dr. Götz Walter

Prof. Dr. rer. pol. Marc Weindel

Bilanzierung und Steuern, insbesondere Rechnungslegung, Steuern, Recht, Allgemeine Betriebswirtschaftslehre
Marc Weindel

Prof. Dr. rer. pol. Heike Willax

Finanzwirtschaft, Planung, Controlling, Management Simulation und Strategisches Management
Studiendekanin Betriebswirtschaftslehre und Management (Bachelor), Prodekanin der Fakultät Technologie und Management
Prof. Dr. rer. pol. Heike Willax

Examination Office

Jana Dittmann

Examination Office Faculty of Technology and Management, Student Service
Degree programs BM, TE/PE, TM/TW, BWU, IBS, TMO

Practice Office

Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Tobias Harth

Mathematik und Statistik
Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Tobias Harth

Ulrike Reck-Obert

Praktikantenamt Fakultät Technologie und Management
Internationale Studienwochen, Absolventenfeiern, Berufungsverfahren
Ulrike Reck-Obert

Coordinator for international affairs

Prof. Dr. rer. pol. Barbara Niersbach

B2B Marketing, Vertrieb, Key Account Management, Industrial Marketing, Strategic Marketing Management, Organzational Behavior
Studiendekanin International Business Management & Sustainability (Master), Auslandsbeauftragte
Barbara Niersbach

Dean's Office

Prof. Dr. rer. pol. Nils Hagen

Materialwirtschaft und Logistik, Globale Distributionsnetzwerke, Internationale Beschaffung
Dekan der Fakultät Technologie und Management
Prof. Dr. rer. pol. Nils Hagen

Gudrun Stärk

Sekretariat Fakultät Technologie und Management
Dekanatssekretariat, Bachelorstudiengänge „Physikalische Technik" und „Mechatronics"