International business management studies

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International Business Administration with a focus on Management - Bachelor (Double Degree)

We would like to give you the opportunity to acquire a double degree in cooperation with Häme University of Applied Sciences, Finland ( HAMK).

If you successfully complete the program (i.e. pass the exams and write your Bachelor's thesis), you will receive a Bachelor of Arts in International Business Administration with a focus on Managementfrom HWG Ludwigshafen and aBachelor of Business Administrationfrom HAMK.

Field report

HAMK FLYER

HAMK has a total of seven different campuses in the greater Helsinki area in the south of Finland with around 7,800 students. The HAMK Business School is located in Valkeakoski, about a 2-hour drive from Helsinki and 40 minutes from Tampere, the third largest city in Finland. There are around 680 students here and the many international students in particular contribute to the international flair of the campus.

The equivalent program to BIM (there: International Business) is taught entirely in English at HAMK, so you don't have to worry if you can't speak Finnish.

A big difference to our German university system is that at the HAMK only one module is taught at a time. This means that you have each module for about 8 to 9 weeks at a time, write exams or assignments during this time and then have the next module, again 8 to 9 weeks at a time. This allows you to deal intensively with the learning content - but it is certainly also an adjustment that you will certainly master well.

The DDBP process depends on when you start your studies - in Finland you can only start in the new academic year, which begins around the end of August:

If you have started your studies in the winter semester, you will spend the 5th and 6th semester in Finland. You will write your Bachelor's thesis in Finland and then return to Germany for the 7th semester and the final courses at HWG.

If you started your studies in the summer semester, you will spend the 6th and 7th semesters in Finland. You will write your Bachelor's thesis in Finland and then - provided you have successfully completed and passed all examinations and coursework at HWG - you will be finished with your studies.

In order to participate in the DDBP, you must fulfill certain requirements.

Students who started in the winter semester need

• at least 60 ECTS at the time of application / at least 90 ECTS at the start of the DDBP
  • + 30 ECTS in the form of examinations that have already been written but may not yet be entered in the grade sheet
• English language skills at level B2 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
• a grade point average of at least 2.3 (an interview will be conducted for an average of >2.3)
• attendance of the information event on studying abroad (once per semester)

Students who started in the summer semester require

• at least 90 ECTS at the time of application / at least 120 ECTS at the start of the DDBP
  • + 30 ECTS in the form of examinations that have already been written but may not yet be entered in the grade sheet
• English language skills at level B2
• a grade point average of at least 2.3 (an interview will be conducted for an average of >2.3)
• Attendance at the information event abroad (dates 1 x per semester)

If we have piqued your interest and you meet the requirements*, please submit the following documents to the Program Manager in Department 1:

• current transcript of records
• Letter of motivation

*Proof of English language skills can be submitted after passing the Business English III exam

If there are more applicants than places, a ranking will be drawn up based on the grade point average.

Please note: The deadline for you is always January 15th of each year, so that you can also apply for an Erasmus grant, for example (please note, same deadline!). This means that you plan your stays abroad, including your double degree, a good year in advance!

At the HAMK you have to take three modules and write your Bachelor's thesis. The Bachelor's thesis is submitted both at the HAMK and at the HWG and requires a supervisor from both Finland and Germany.

The following modules are currently available, you have to choose 3 out of 7*:

*Subject to change!