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Economics and Business Administration - Bachelor's Programme
Orientation and Goals
At the University of Oldenburg, a great deal of emphasis is placed on combining a number of elements to create a good general knowledge of the subject. These parts include business administration, which examines organisation and function of businesses; national economics (VWL), which analyses connections on the broader economic level; as well as jurisprudence, which seeks to contribute to the overall understanding of the subject by exploring its legal aspects and relationships. In the bachelor's programme in Economics and Business Administration at the University of Oldenburg, you will learn to analyse economic issues, and to interpret and to take different viewpoints into account concerning differing opinions and recommended courses of action for businesses, policy, and organisations. Thus, students learn the basic terms, methods and concepts of the subject and acquire the competence to analyze economic facts.
Foreign Language Skills
In order to study this course at the University of Oldenburg as a student from outside of Germany, you need an adequate knowledge of German.
German Language Proficiency
- DSH: Deutsche Sprachprüfung für den Hochschulzugang (Level 2) or
- TestDaF: Test – Deutsch als Fremdsprache (with level 4 in all four areas) or
- Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) Level C1
English Language Proficiency see admissions regulations
- Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) Level B2 or
- if applicants have university entrance qualification or a university degree obtained in English or
- Proof by school reports: Proof of lessons in English for at least 4 years or 3 years, if the foreign language has been taken up to the degree entitling to university entrance. The average grade of the last two years of language lessons must be at least the German grade 4 (sufficient) or 5 points.
- Alternative evidence: At least two years of lessons at a secondary educational institution where English is the primary language of instruction.
The proof of language proficiency must be presented for the enrolment. Applicants who need a preparatory German course before commencing their studies must present their knowledge of English with their application.
For other proof possibilities see: Language requirement
Careers and Areas of Employment
Should you be interested in developing a deeper understanding of this field, (for example if you aim for an academic career), you also have the opportunity to build upon your bachelor's degree with a corresponding master's programme. You can do this at a number of universities in Germany and abroad. At the University of Oldenburg, you can choose from several master's programmes in economics, including the M.A. Business Administration: Management and Law, M.A. Sustainability Economics and Management and M.Sc. Applied Economics and Data Science.
Target Group/Admission Requirements
For further details see: Application for international students
English Language Proficiency see admissions regulations
- Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) Level B2 or
- if applicants have university entrance qualification or a university degree obtained in English or
- Proof by school reports: Proof of lessons in English for at least 4 years or 3 years, if the foreign language has been taken up to the degree entitling to university entrance. The average grade of the last two years of language lessons must be at least the German grade 4 (sufficient) or 5 points.
- Alternative evidence: At least two years of lessons at a secondary educational institution where English is the primary language of instruction.
The proof of language proficiency must be presented for the enrolment. Applicants who need a preparatory German course before commencing their studies must present their knowledge of English with their application.
For more details see Foreign language skills on this page.
Application/Admission Procedures
The application deadline for the winter semester is 15 July.