Special features
Study concept
Our bachelor's degree program provides you with fundamental specialist knowledge of business administration based on the fundamentals of value-oriented corporate management and the modern theory of corporate finance and financial markets. In addition, the program imparts interdisciplinary qualifications, supplemented by the special teaching content of the "Financial Management" concentration. Central to this is the topicality of the course content, which reflects the trends in the financial sector.
With our application-oriented degree program, we pay special attention not only to the basic technical content, but also in particular to the development of your methodological, personal and social skills in order to prepare you in the best possible way for your future career For example, the consideration of ethical aspects in decision-making, interculturalism and leadership quality play an important role.
Varied teaching with a high level of practical relevance
Our degree program is characterized by first-class theoretical teaching, which ensures you a sound knowledge base for your future field of activity in finance. The high practical relevance, the concrete application reference and the orientation of the teaching contents to current trends and developments are decisive. The courses are held with the help of technological support as lectures with integrated exercises. Group work, discussions, seminars, case studies & mini-cases for reflection and application of knowledge are an essential part of the course. In addition, digital units round out the course offerings and increase flexibility in learning.
Project work - where possible in cooperation with companies -, case studies and guest lectures underpin the practical relevance of the course content and offer you first-class opportunities to network with renowned experts and practitioners.
For your final thesis, cooperation with a company is sought.
Diverse specializations and in-depth options
We offer a wide range of elective modules to complement and deepen your individual interests. These build on the business fundamentals taught in the first semesters. This gives you the opportunity to individually supplement your main field of study with topics such as management consulting, human resources, marketing, controlling or logistics, thus acquiring further core competencies and in-depth professional know-how.
Study abroad/practical phase
With globalization and increasing international interdependencies, activities and trade volumes on the international financial markets in particular are growing. This offers great opportunities and is the reason for the high priority given to internationality at the University of Applied Sciences in Ludwigshafen. Therefore, we offer you the opportunity to spend your sixth semester of study at a foreign partner university. During your studies abroad, you will receive first-class support from our International Office. In addition to deepening your specialist knowledge, you will get to know the culture, mentality and language of the host country and can establish international contacts with students as well as potential employers.
In the degree program "Business Administration with a Focus on Finance", we train you specifically for the practical world. Accordingly, we provide an internship semester for you as an alternative to the semester abroad as part of your studies in the sixth semester. During this time, you will work in a company and apply the specialist knowledge you have acquired at to gain initial practical experience and practical contacts. During your practical phase, you will be individually supervised by a professor from your degree program.
Mentoring program
We accompany you. Our professors maintain personal contact with you as part of our mentoring program. This enables you to arrive at our university, ensures optimal support and guidance not only at the beginning of your studies, but also throughout your studies, especially in personal, organizational and content-related matters.
Studium Generale
Beyond the study program of your degree program, you have the opportunity to voluntarily attend events in the Studium Generale, which we offer in cooperation with partner universities and colleges. Exciting topics and lecturers broaden your horizons beyond the purely technical subjects.