Do you like dealing with people? Are you passionate about business issues? Do you enjoy teaching? Great! Our bachelor’s degree in ‘Business and Economics Education Studies’ would be a good choice for you. While business education specialists mainly plan and hold lessons in schools and vocational colleges, they sometimes also work in training departments at companies and in other areas of adult education. As economic issues are so complex, they need to be conveyed by specially trained staff in way that is appropriate for the target audience.
If you study Business and Economics Education Studies at the Friedrich Schiller University Jena, you can specialize in one of two focus areas. In the second focus, you will primarily train to become a teacher at a vocational college in business and economics plus another unrelated subject. If you would like to practise that profession, however, you will need the relevant master’s degree. You can choose from the following teaching subjects outside of economics and business administration:
By contrast, most of the content covered in the first focus is related to professional life and learning, as well as the structure of the vocational education system. The common features of both focus areas are the traditional fields of business administration, economics and business information systems. The following table highlights the differences between each discipline:
| Sub-area | Content |
| Business Administration | examines the economic activities of companies |
| Economics | examines the economic systems of states or larger entities, such as the EU |
| Business Information Systems | examines the use of computers to optimize workflows |
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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).
In this single-subject Bachelor’s programme, the focus is on one subject comprising 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 'Business Education II' study profile focuses on training to become a vocational school teacher. The focus is structured as follows:
overview study profile
Picture: Sophie BartholomeOur University also offers the following focus areas: Standard Focus, Business Administration, Economics, Business Information Systems, Information and Management Sciences, Business Analytics and Business and Economics Education Studies I. 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 |
| Foundations of Business and Economics Education Studies (5 ECTS) |
Introduction to Vocational Training Management (3 ECTS) |
Introduction to Business Didactics (5 ECTS) |
Introduction to Vocational Training Management (2 ECTS) |
Foundations of Empirical Research in Business and Economics Education Studies (6 ECTS) |
Bachelor’s thesis (10 ECTS) |
| Operations Management (6 ECTS) |
Seminar: Practical Business Studies I (3 ECTS) |
Seminar: Practical School Studies (3 ECTS) |
Business Administration III1 (6 ECTS) |
Business Administration IV1 (6 ECTS) |
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| Introduction to Economics (5 ECTS) |
Pedagogical and Psychological Foundations of Learning (5 ECTS) |
Business Administration II1 (6 ECTS) |
Introduction to Business Information Systems (6 ECTS) |
Integrated Information Processing (4 ECTS) |
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| Microeconomics (5 ECTS) |
Business Administration I1 (6 ECTS) |
Financial Accounting and Controlling (6 ECTS) |
Law for Economists (6 ECTS) |
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| Accounting (3 ECTS) |
Macroeconomics (5 ECTS) |
Foreign Languages for Economists (6 ECTS) |
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| Statistics (6 ECTS) |
Subject I* (10 ECTS) |
Subject II* (10 ECTS) |
Subject III* (10 ECTS) |
Subject IV* (10 ECTS) |
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| Mathematics for Economists (6 ECTS) |
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| Practical Business Studies I: 4-week placement at a company in your mid-term break (5 ECTS) Seminar: Practical School Studies I: 4-week placement at a school in your mid-term break (5 ECTS) |
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Abbreviations: ECTS = European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (credit points)
1 You can choose from the following basic modules: Foundations of Marketing Management; Investment, Financing and the Capital Market; Organization, Leadership and Human Resource Management; Taxation / Auditing; Management; and Planning and Decision-Making.
* You can choose from the following teaching subjects: German, English, Ethics, Protestant Theology in Religious Education, French, Computer Science, Mathematics, Social Studies, Spanish; and Sports Science.
You can find more detailed information in the module catalogueExternal 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
This programme will open up a wide range of career opportunities:
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
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