Successfully start your academic and professional career: our internationally oriented bachelor's program in business administration provides you with theoretical knowledge in subjects like marketing, finance and business informatics, and you will spend a semester abroad at one of over 200 partner universities worldwide. Workshops and guest lectures of our corporate partners that regularly visit us on campus to get in touch with you, provide you with connections to the business world and ideally prepare you for your professional career.
The bachelor's program in business administration offers you a comprehensive education, which opens the door to a more advanced master's degree program as well as a successful career start. An elective area and the integrated semester abroad allow you to look beyond your subject. To us it is particularly important to promote analytical thinking and sharpen your sense of responsibility. Feel free to contact us to learn more!
Closing date for applications for the fall semester 2023/
Student initatives
with the option of diverse voluntary commitment
An exchange semester and the consolidation of a foreign language ensure a special international focus. Study during your fifth semester at one of our 200 partner universities worldwide or organize your studies abroad independently as a “Freemover”. Through the integrated exchange semester you broaden your academic and cultural horizon without prolonging the duration of your studies.
If you would like to spent more than one semester abroad, there are two other options: the IBEA study option with exchange stops at partner universities in Brazil, USA and Singapore or our double degree program with the Guanghua School of Management at the Peking University.
The Business School of the University of Mannheim has a large network of corporate partners in a wide range of industries. You can start your career right at the beginning of your studies, as we regularly invite you to workshops, lectures and other campus events. You will be able to get into direct contact with company representatives and find out about career opportunities. Through our job board, you'll find suitable internships and job offers from our partner companies. And surveys among human resources managers confirm time and again: business administration graduates from the University of Mannheim best meet their expectations.
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A general interest in business and the ability to work with dicipline and independently provide a solid basis for successful studies. The following requirements need to be fulfilled for your application:
Please consult our statute for important details.
To increase chances of admission, all candidates should have (very) good grades on their university entrace certification, proof of English skills at the application deadline, practical experience and extracurricular activtities.
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Proof of practical experience must include duration and exact job description. Preliminary certificates cannot be considered. For more help please click trough The A to Z of Applying.
You will receive notice on your admission via hochschulstart.de. If you decide to study with us, accept your study place in the portal of Hochschulstart directly. Afterwards, you will receive your admission letter by the University of Mannheim. The letter contains your enrolment documents. Moreover, you will receive information on your first days at the University of Mannheim. After attending the orientation events, you will be able to put together your study plan and become familiar with the examination statutes (only available in German!).
Do you have further questions about our Bachelor in Business Adminstration? Don't hesitate to book an individual study counselling or write us an E-mail.
If you don't want to enter the job market right after graduating with a bachelor's degree, you can continue to specialize with a master's program and study the Mannheim Master in Management offered by our Business School. Or join the Gap Year Programm of the Area Accounting & Taxation or the Area Operations Management, a structured internship program in which you will complete multiple internships in different companies in only one year before continuing with a master's program. With a bachelor’s degree in business administration, your options are plenty!