Courses taught in English at the Department of Business and Economics
The Department of Business and Economics offers a steadily growing number of courses and seminars at either bachelor or master's level taught in English.
Information and tips on course selection
- Exchange students may choose courses from all departments, degree programmes and semesters.
- Bachelor students may only take courses at Bachelor level.
- Master's students may take any course from the English master's programmes.
- You must have the required competencies stated in the course descriptions. Our internationalisation officers check these as part of the application process.
- Some courses are only offered in either winter or summer semester.
- If not enough students register, courses can be cancelled.
- We recommend to choose courses with a workload of 15 to maximum of 30 ECTS. Please follow the guidelines of your home university.
- For courses taught in German (other than German language courses), please contact the International Office.
- Do not forget to clarify the recognition of the courses with your home university in advance.
Degree Programmes with courses taught in English
Business Studies (Bachelor of Arts)
- Financial Decision-Making (6 ECTS)
- Process-Oriented Organisations (3 ECTS) (only in summer semester)
Study Block: International Management and Leadership
These courses can be taken separately (together 7 ECTS):
- International Finance and Risk Management (2 ECTS)
- Internationalization Processes (3 ECTS)
- International Management Accounting (2 ECTS)
Study Block: Business Development & Innovation
Module: Business Development & Innovation (Only in winter semester)
These courses can be taken separately (7 ECTS in total).
Module: Project Management & Seminar (Only in winter semester)
These two courses have to be taken together!
Study Block: Entrepreneurship
Module: Concepts of Innovation Management & Entrepreneurship (Only in winter semester)
These courses can be taken separately:
- Basics and Trends of Innovation Management (3 ECTS)
- Basics of Entrepreneurship (2 ECTS)
Module: Application of Entrepreneurship (Only in winter semester)
These courses have to be taken together!
Business Psychology (Bachelor of Science)
- Economics (5 ECTS)
- Investment Decision Making (5 ECTS)
Industrial Engineering (Bachelor of Engineering)
- International Business (5 ECTS)
Social Entrepreneurship for Sustainable Development (Master of Arts)
The following courses are only offered in the winter semester:
- Development Economics (5 ECTS)
- Circular Economy and Resource Management (5 ECTS)
- State of the Planet - Tools and Cases (5 ECTS)
- Sustainable Finance Management (5 ECTS)
- Research Lab: Qualitative Research Methods (5 ECTS)
- Design Thinking for Social Entrepreneurship (5 ECTS)
- Post-Development and Alternatives to Development (5 ECTS)
- Sustainable Supply Chain Management (5 ECTS)
- Innovation Project Lab (5 ECTS)
The following courses are only offered in the summer semester:
- Project Management in Development Cooperations (5 ECTS)
- Entrepreneurship and Development Management (5 ECTS)
- Economics and Business Ethics (5 ECTS)
- Global and Regional Development Geography (5 ECTS)
- Social Entrepreneurship and Impact (5 ECTS)
- Business Model Generation for Social Businesses (5 ECTS)
Master of Advanced Management (Master of Science)
- Stategic Brand Management (10 ECTS) (only in winter semester)
- Marketing (3 ECTS)
