Business Administration dual B.Sc.
Combining vocational training or your career with studying
The Business Administration dual degree program offers you the opportunity to study alongside your vocational training or while working in your profession.
You will acquire up-to-date and practice-oriented business knowledge and study on a progressive timetable in small groups (usually max. 40 students) based on our Mainz model. Expand your network and make valuable contacts during your studies with your fellow students who work for large and medium-sized companies in the region. In addition to the parallel qualification, your training or professional activity offers you financial security.
After successfully completing your studies, you will be awarded a Bachelor of Science degree. In combining your vocational training or work experience with your studies, you demonstrate your organizational talent and determination.
Opt for a dual study program at Mainz University of Applied Sciences and study with the pioneer in the field of part-time studies in business administration. Benefit from the many years of experience of Mainz University of Applied Sciences in this area. We are proud to have more than 4,000 graduates who have successfully completed their studies with us since 1977.
Dual studies and vocational training – what does that mean?
Studying in a dual degree program gives you a parallel qualification. You complete an apprenticeship or work in a field related to your degree program while studying business administration at Mainz University of Applied Sciences. The advantages are obvious: You can apply the lessons learned during your studies directly in practice, gain several years of professional experience, and hold an academic bachelor’s degree upon completion of your studies.
Your previous knowledge will give you a head start in many business modules thanks to your professional experience. While you acquire new expertise across company departments, the transfer of knowledge results in a synergy between studying and working.
You can find more information on the advantages of a dual degree program for students and companies here.
Six reasons for completing a dual degree and vocational training in business administration
Dual degree program in business administration – a curriculum with practical relevance
In seven semesters, our dual studies in business administration provides students with the essential skills they need in business administration. In the first four semesters, you acquire key business administration skills. In the last three semesters, you learn essential management skills and have the opportunity to choose an area of specialization. Applying the knowledge you have acquired is a fundamental part of the dual business administration program.
In the required modules, we provide you with broad-based management knowledge. Among other things, you can expect the following subjects:
While the modules related to the fields of accounting, finance, and controlling deal with the documentation, monitoring and evaluation of all business activities of a company, the marketing modules cover the actions companies can take to sell their products and services and increase the market value of their own company.
Human resource management is playing an increasingly important role in view of the growing shortage of skilled workers. In the human resource management modules, you learn, for example, what measures can be used to recruit staff and how companies can promote staff development. Materials management, logistics, and production have also become an important aspect of the corporate environment in recent years following delivery difficulties, along with legal regulations relating to the Supply Chain Act. We provide you with insights into the fundamentals of these areas.
Business and economic problems can often be solved using mathematical and statistical methods. You learn about potential solutions using mathematical and statistical methods in quantitative modules such as mathematics and statistics. Digitalization and IT are important factors for the success of companies today. These topics are covered in the Information Systems modules.
While business administration deals with the commercial activities of organizations or companies, economics deals with commercial activities in the overall economic process. Taxes are an important aspect in many corporate decisions, as are aspects of business law that companies should take into account when making decisions.
Through interdisciplinary case studies, the use of business simulations, and team-building events in small groups, you will acquire specialized, methodological, personal, and social skills.
Our dual degree course in business administration has a modular structure. Each module concludes with its own examination. In the practical module, you will explore specific topics from your own work experience in greater depth.
The Studium Integrale offers you a broader perspective. You can acquire knowledge in various subject areas, such as languages, journalism, and applied psychology. The Studium Integrale will expand your soft skills and benefit you in both your professional and personal life.
In addition to acquiring key business management skills, you can also choose your first specialization during your Bachelor's degree with us. Options and workshops are elective modules that offer you the opportunity to specialize. We provide you with the following options for specialization during your studies:
- Selection of two options from a wide range of topics (out of around 20 options offered each semester) in the 5th and 6th semesters
- Two company workshops or other options to deepen your knowledge of important and timely topics
The options are individual elective modules in subject areas including banking and financial services, controlling, marketing, human resources, taxes, and auditing. In the business administration workshops, you will expand your business administration expertise in a practical, application-oriented manner.
You have the opportunity to choose a specialization and have it indicated on your transcript when you graduate. The following specializations are available:
- Accounting, Auditing & Taxation
- Controlling & Finance
- Digital Business
- Global Sustainability
- Logistics & Supply Chain Management
- Marketing
- HR Management and Psychology
If you would like to have a specialization indicated:
- Complete three options from the area of specialization
- Write your bachelor’s thesis in the area of specialization
or
- Complete two options from the area of specialization
- Relevant topic in the area of specialization as part of the practical module
- Write your bachelor’s thesis in the area of specialization
As a result of your practical work experience, you already have the prior knowledge required for many business modules and have an advantage over many other students in other degree programs.
The practical module offers an intensive blend of business issues with the application-oriented instruction of individual subject areas of the degree program. These are supplemented with case studies and group work as forms of social learning. Students often write their bachelor’s thesis in collaboration with their employer.
The degree program model in Mainz
You benefit from the quality and excellent reputation of a state university. We offer high quality under fair conditions. Your lecturers are established academics with extensive practical experience and instructors fresh from the business world.
Based on our 40+ years of experience with part-time studies, the lectures are carefully tailored to fit in with everyday working life. In our model in Mainz, lectures take place on a half-day during the week and on Saturdays on our modern campus and are supplemented with selected online content. You take examinations throughout the semester, not just at the end of the semester like in many other degree programs. This distributes the workload more evenly throughout the semester, promotes sustained learning, and reduces exam stress.
Academic success is assessed using the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS). To graduate, you must achieve a total of 180 ECTS credits. Examinations are completed in the form of written examinations, written assignments, presentations, oral examinations, papers, and the final bachelor’s thesis.
The exam requirements and procedures are governed by the General Examination Regulations (APO) and the Subject-Related Examination Regulations (APO).
Parallel qualification and financial security
While graduates of traditional degree programs do not begin their professional career until after graduation, students in dual programs already start their career as soon as they begin their studies, parallel to their dual studies in business administration. This enables you to combine your entry-level start and career advancement with the acquisition of an internationally recognized university degree.
The business administration dual program gives you the opportunity to quickly apply what you have learned at the university to your job and to be financially secure. A bachelor’s degree also opens up a wide range of career opportunities. Furthermore, experience has shown that the risk of dropping out of university is significantly lower in the dual qualification program at the company and the university.
If we have succeeded in convincing you about the concept of dual studies, then take the next step and apply. You can find information on applying to the dual degree program in business administration and the admission requirements here.
Benefits for employers
If you would like to convince your employer of the benefits of a dual model or would like to find out about the advantages of a collaborative partnership with Mainz University of Applied Sciences, you can find out more below. While students benefit from gaining not only expertise but also professional experience during their studies, our dual program in business administration also offers advantages for employers.
Companies can increase the attractiveness of the jobs they offer by providing opportunities to study. The dual bachelor’s degree program in Business Administration offers success-oriented aspiring managers the opportunity to acquire higher qualifications while gaining professional experience. Coordinating the schedule and content with the degree program promotes both the qualification and the effective utilization of the students at the company. This enables small and medium-sized companies in particular to pursue targeted personnel development and promotion, helping them to retain the “right” staff at the company. As a result, companies are able to independently cover their demand for qualified junior managers.
At the annual collaboration partner event, employers also have the opportunity to exchange ideas with other collaboration partners and contribute input to the ongoing development of the degree program. The collaboration between Mainz University of Applied Sciences and the partner company is governed by the collaboraration agreement.
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Mainz – studying in style
Gutenberg invented the movable type printing press in Mainz. Along with historical monuments and museums, our city has much more to offer. You can take a leisurely stroll through the charming historic district or take a seat on the banks of the Rhine and enjoy the day.
Mainz is a typical student city. Approximately 5,700 students are enrolled at Mainz University of Applied Sciences. Our modern campus, located next to the stadium of the Bundesliga soccer club Mainz 05, offers ideal conditions for intensive, successful studies. In addition, the campus has excellent connections to the student residences and downtown Mainz.
Every discipline at Mainz University of Applied Sciences has experienced and highly competent professors and lecturers who pass on their well-founded knowledge to you. Immerse yourself in the excellent specialized literature at the university library in the city of Gutenberg and exchange ideas with fellow students. Mainz University of Applied Sciences welcomes you to its campus!
Thanks to the semesterticket, you are flexible when it comes to getting around and can access Mainz University of Applied Sciences at any time. If you have any questions, the General Student Council (AStA) is there to help, and also organizes many of its own events and parties for students.
Apply now to study business administration dual at Mainz University of Applied Sciences!
Anyone studying in Mainz has certainly chosen the right city. Here you are sure to experience true variety thanks to a refreshing mix of historical heritage and modern lifestyle. Laidback Rheinhessen meets international flair!
The beautiful historic old town is bustling with people from a wide variety of cultures and there is plenty to discover in its narrow, cobbled streets and charming stores. Mainz has a number of green areas and parks within the city limits that invite you to relax and while away the time – explore the Stadtpark, take a walk through the Volkspark, or stroll along quiet wooded paths in the Hartenbergpark. And of course the banks of the Rhine are also very popular!
Something you won’t want to miss in Mainz, of course, are the Meenzer Fassenacht carnival celebrations. Alongside Cologne and Düsseldorf, Mainz is one of the strongholds of carnival on the Rhine, wowing the crowds every year with carnival speeches, the prince and princess, and, of course, the big Rose Monday parade.
The Mainz 05 soccer club is always a source of good vibes. Soccer fans get their money’s worth in the Mewa Arena right next to the campus of Mainz University of Applied Sciences and have the opportunity to cheer on their team in the stadium.
Come to Mainz – Mainz University of Applied Sciences looks forward to welcoming you!
International - Think global & go abroad
Can’t combine dual studies with a stay abroad? You can with us. You have the opportunity to combine your dual degree program in business administration with a stay abroad in the form of a semester abroad and/or a summer school for several weeks.
A semester abroad offers you the opportunity to improve your language skills and get to know other cultures. Thanks to the financial support of Erasmus+, you can study in another European country without a second thought. With more than 70 partner universities worldwide and offers of summer schools in the UK, USA, or China, we present you with opportunities for a career in an international environment.
Selected classes are held in English. Consequently, proof of proficiency in English (level B1+) must be provided by the end of the 2nd semester. In the Business English module, you will improve your written and spoken business English skills to reach level B2+.
Are you interested in working in an international environment in the future and would like to impress potential employers with your advanced language skills? If so, you can learn additional languages or improve your skills in Chinese, English, French, Italian, Russian, or Spanish, for example, at Mainz University of Applied Sciences. Are you still missing a language certificate like OOPT, TOEIC, or TOEFL? No problem! Our Language Department will help you obtain language certificates. Students at our School of Business and of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz can each take advantage of the language instruction offered by the other university. This cooperation not only includes language classes, but also internationally recognized language examinations.
Students also have the opportunity to learn or improve their language skills flexibly using Rosetta Stone, the online language instruction.
Learning the language is not the only thing that is important to us, we also want students to interact and have personal contact with other cultures. Working with students from all over the world, you will learn this as part of projects, by combining professional work and intercultural learning.
Shaping your future at Mainz University of Applied Sciences
If you have not yet quenched your thirst for knowledge after completing your Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration dual, we also offer suitable dual Master’s degree programs in Business Administration.
The Management on-the-job degree program offers you the opportunity to expand your management know-how, apply the knowledge you have gained, and expand your digital skills.
FAQs
The degree program is designed as an in-person program supplemented with hybrid and online elements. Attendance is not generally mandatory. However, attendance may be required for some highly interactive courses, such as the business simulation.
Summer semester application deadline: December 15
Winter semester application deadline: July 15
The semester break is from mid-July to August 31.
You can be admitted to a higher semester if space is available and you have the relevant credits from other universities. Applications must be submitted to the Office of Student Affairs. The Examination Board decides on the recognition of degree programs and examinations. See the examination regulations for more details.
Yes, and it is also possible to switch from full-time to part-time studies.
You can attend individual courses as a non-degree-seeking student. However, if you wish to obtain a degree, you must take examinations in all subjects. If you already have certificates of achievement from other universities, these can be recognized after being individually assessed. Certain achievements completed at vocational schools can also be recognized.
At present, no tuition fees are charged. A semester fee of currently €350 is to be paid. This fee includes the semester ticket for the greater Frankfurt/Wiesbaden/Mainz area, services provided by the Studierendenwerk and the AStA. For companies, a company contribution of €400 per semester is required in accordance with the cooperation agreement.
Both. If you are studying business administration in the dual program at our university, you will receive a student ID and must also have a job relevant to your degree program.
The cooperation agreement signed by the employer must be submitted by the applicant by the application deadline.
You must provide proof of part-time employment of at least 19.5 hours per week in a business field relevant to your studies for the entire duration of the degree program. A mini-job (€450 or €520 job), an internship or a working student contract is not sufficient for the dual business administration degree program.
If your employment is terminated, you must find a new employer by the start of the next semester at the latest. If you have not found a new employer by then, you can apply for a semester of leave or look into transferring to the similarly structured full-time degree program.
Your certificate must have been submitted by the time of enrollment. A corresponding note must be made on your application to the dual business administration program.
Yes. Proof of English proficiency must be provided before or at the start of the program, and at the latest by the end of the second semester. A B1+ language level is required for the Business English course. The Language Department offers both an English update and various language tests and certificates.
Yes. With the completion of the corresponding degree, we offer, for example, a five-semester, on-the-job master’s degree program in Management with the academic degree Master of Science. With your bachelor’s degree, you can of course also enroll in a master's program at other universities.
Generally not. Selected certifications are the exception. Likewise, certain achievements at vocational schools can be credited.
If you have acquired knowledge through training or further education, this should help you to pass the exam in an equivalent subject easily and, in some cases, to forgo attending some of the lectures.
If you did not obtain your university entrance qualification at a German school, you must apply through UNI Assist. You can find more information here.
If you do not have a university entrance qualification, there are special rules for admission in accordance with Section 65 of the Higher Education Act (for people with vocational qualifications). You can find a summary of the most important ones here.
These requirements must be met: You must have completed a vocational business training program.
Graduates of higher vocational secondary schools can be admitted to a degree program if they have worked in a profession relevant to their studies for at least one or two years after graduation or can prove that they have performed commercial activities.
Under certain circumstances, it is possible to have achievements completed at a VWA credited. Please contact us directly for details.
