How can we minimize costs and maximize profits? What marketing strategies lead to success? And what is the definition of ‘competition’ in business? If you are interested in these questions, this is the programme for you!
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Image: Sebastian ReuterCalculating prices, making forecasts, preparing balance sheets, developing a corporate strategy and working through numerous tables… You might learn about all those things in Economics and Business Administration, but your studies will teach you much more than that! An entrepreneurial mindset and economic decision-making skills have become essential qualities for managers and specialists in the world of business.
If you browse the programmes offered by our faculty, you will come across the terms ‘Business Administration’ and ‘Economics’. But do you know the difference? Business Administration mainly deals with processes involving companies, such as planning, logistics, marketing and computational models for decisions and actions.
Economics looks at the bigger picture by studying macroeconomic relationships. Why do petrol prices fluctuate so much? Is the German pension system sustainable in the long term? These are some of the questions addressed by economists. In addition to these two traditional disciplines, you will also learn about business information systems during your studies.
This degree will lay broad and solid foundations for your further education, opening up our full range of master’s programmes for you to become specialized. You can also sharpen your focus by choosing an area of specialization from Business Administration or Economics (see table below). But it’s completely up to you! You can choose any combination of specialization modules.
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Our bachelor’s programme is the first degree qualifying graduates to work in their profession. The standard length of the study programme is six semesters, and different types of courses are offered for each module (e.g. seminars, lectures or exercises).
If you take this single-subject bachelor’s programme, your field of study will comprise 180 credits (ECTS for short; 1 ECTS = 30 hours for attendance, preparation and follow-up work, private study, assessed coursework and examinations).
You can choose from eight focus areas within the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration at Friedrich Schiller University Jena. The standard focus is a basic course that will give you a solid knowledge of all sub-areas and their interrelationships. The focus is structured as follows:
Overview of the study profile
Picture: Sophie BartholomeYou can complete the internship either before the start of your studies, during one of your mid-term breaks or during a semester (by applying for a semester on leave).
Our university also offers the following focus areas: Business Administration, Economics, Business Information Systems, Business Analytics, Business and Economics Education Studies I and Business and Economics Education Studies II. You can change your focus during your studies.
By the way: There is a mathematics bridging course to help you prepare for your studies. We strongly advise all students to attend.
| 1st semester | 2nd semester | 3rd semester | 4th semester | 5th semester | 6th semester |
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| Accounting (3 ECTS) |
Statistics (6 ECTS) |
Foundations of Economic Policy (5 ECTS) |
Management (6 ECTS) |
Integrated Information Processing (4 ECTS) | Choice of specialization module* (6 ECTS) |
| Financial Accounting and Controlling (6 ECTS) |
Taxation / Auditing (6 ECTS) |
Foundations of Marketing Management (6 ECTS) |
Investment, Financing and the Capital Market (6 ECTS) |
Foreign Languages for Economists (6 ECTS) |
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| Operations Management (6 ECTS) |
Organization, Leadership and Human Resource Management (6 ECTS) |
Planning and Decision-Making (6 ECTS) |
Market, Competition and Regulation (5 ECTS) |
Choice of specialization module* (6 ECTS) |
Bachelor’s dissertation (10 ECTS) |
| Introduction to Economics (5 ECTS) | Macroeconomics (5 ECTS) |
Foundations and Perspectives of Economic Studies (3 ECTS) |
Choice of specialization module* (6 ECTS) |
Choice of specialization module* (6 ECTS) |
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| Microeconomics (5 ECTS) |
Introduction to Business Information Systems (6 ECTS) |
Finance (5 ECTS) |
Seminar for specialization module* (6 ECTS) |
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| Mathematics for Economists (6 ECTS) |
Empirical and Experimental Research in Economics (6 ECTS) |
Law for Economists (6 ECTS) |
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| Vocational learning content (16 ECTS) | |||||
Abbreviations: ECTS = European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (credit points)
* Over 25 elective modules are offered (e.g. Structural Change of the World Economy, E-Commerce, Taxation; and Software and IT Management).
More detailed information can be found in the module catalogue for the study programmeExternal link.
The Faculty of Economics and Business Administration always does well in inspections. Why’s that? It’s simple: Our students have a great relationship with their supervisors, and our faculty has highly qualified specialists in teaching and research. You can see our professors here.
Areas of employment for graduates
Depending on your chosen area of specialization, you can look forward to a wide range of career opportunities in various fields of business and economics:
A university entrance qualification, such as a general secondary school leaving certificate, is required for admission onto the study programme.
More information on university entrance qualifications can be found here.
Admission and language requirements for applicants of foreign nationality and without German Abitur: www.uni-jena.de/en/study-orientation-international
Please submit an up-to-date and complete CV in tabular form. Please provide full details regarding your schooling and academic education to date. You can find more information hereExternal link.
Please upload the school certificate confirming your university entrance qualification to our application portal. You can find more information hereExternal link.
Please upload transcripts of records for all previous periods of study and degrees, as well as, if applicable, your degree certificate, to the portal.
Proof of sufficient German proficiency must be provided for all German-language degree programmes. The following certificates are recognized as proof of proficiency by Friedrich Schiller University Jena:
Please note: We strongly recommend that you submit the required proof of German proficiency at the time of your application.
If you do not yet have the required language certificate, you may apply for our DSH course starting from German level B1. This course ensures optimal language preparation and also gives you the opportunity to get to know Jena while benefiting from student status.
A translation into German or English must be submitted for every application document that was not originally issued in German or English. These translations must be prepared by an authorized translation office.
Applicants with university degrees from India, Vietnam, or the People’s Republic of China must submit an APS certificate.
Applicants from the following countries must provide proof of their university entrance examination:
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