At a glance
| Study language | English | Intake | Spring + Fall | Duration | 6 semesters |
| ECTS | 180 | Type of study | full-time | Qualification | Bachelor |
| Semester abroad | integrated | Internship | integrated | Campus | Cologne | Mainz | Potsdam |
| Tuition (Cologne) | 5.310 €* | Tuition (Mainz, Potsdam) | 4.950 €* | Financing | More info >> |
Business Operations
3 ECTS
Business Law
3 ECTS
Mathematics
3 ECTS
Statistics
3 ECTS
Financial Accounting
3 ECTS
Applied Financial Accounting
3 ECTS
Marketing
3 ECTS
Human Resource Management
3 ECTS
Foreign Language
2 ECTS
Depending on the student‘s choice, language courses are offered, for example, in English, Spanish or French. If you choose the English-Only track, the lessons will focus on the intensive development of your English skills.
Business English
2 ECTS
The aim of this course is to solidify the students’ existing language competencies, as independent users of English, and to enable them to apply this to their studies, focusing on educational and business domains. Since English is the medium of instruction in their respective study programmes, students are expected to reach a proficient user level in English within the first year.
Personal Skills
2 ECTS
In courses such as Rhetoric and Presentation or Business and Society your social and leadership skills are trained. In addition to various compulsory courses, there are optional subjects where you can choose which of your competences should be particularly strengthened.
Microeconomics
3 ECTS
Applied Microeconomics
3 ECTS
Supply Management
3 ECTS
Strategic Management
3 ECTS
Market Research
3 ECTS
Cost Accounting
3 ECTS
Introduction To Finance
6 ECTS
Business English
2 ECTS
The aim of this course is to solidify the students’ existing language competencies, as independent users of English, and to enable them to apply this to their studies, focusing on educational and business domains. Since English is the medium of instruction in their respective study programmes, students are expected to reach a proficient user level in English within the first year.
Foreign Language
2 ECTS
Depending on the student‘s choice, language courses are offered, for example, in English, Spanish or French. If you choose the English-Only track, the lessons will focus on the intensive development of your English skills.
Personal Skills
2 ECTS
In courses such as Rhetoric and Presentation or Business and Society your social and leadership skills are trained. In addition to various compulsory courses, there are optional subjects where you can choose which of your competences should be particularly strengthened.
Macroeconomics
3 ECTS
Applied Macroeconomics
3 ECTS
International Management
3 ECTS
Digital Management
3 ECTS
Integrative Case Study
3 ECTS
Specialisation
3 ECTS
Students are able to select one of six specialisations. This enables Students to give their studies a personal touch and lay down the tracks for the future career. Below you will find the five specialisation options you can choose from:
Specialisation
6 ECTS
Students are able to select one of six specialisations. This enables Students to give their studies a personal touch and lay down the tracks for the future career. Below you will find the five specialisation options you can choose from:
Foreign Language
4 ECTS
Depending on the student‘s choice, language courses are offered, for example, in English, Spanish or French. If you choose the English-Only track, the lessons will focus on the intensive development of your English skills.
Personal Skills
2 ECTS
In courses such as Rhetoric and Presentation or Business and Society your social and leadership skills are trained. In addition to various compulsory courses, there are optional subjects where you can choose which of your competences should be particularly strengthened.
Corporate Tax
3 ECTS
Management Information Systems
3 ECTS
Business Elective 1
3 ECTS
These courses aim to enable the students to develop and/or strengthen relevant skills that are of particular interest to them. Electives allow students to expand their knowledge.
The following are examples of the types of courses on offer:
Business Elective 2
3 ECTS
These courses aim to enable the students to develop and/or strengthen relevant skills that are of particular interest to them. Electives allow students to expand their knowledge.
The following are examples of the types of courses on offer:
Business Project
6 ECTS
The overall objective of this course is to provide students with possibility of applying their business knowledge on concrete business situation (real or scenario-based), related to the field of their specialization.
By the end of the module students should be able to:
Specialisation
6 ECTS
Students are able to select one of six specialisations. This enables Students to give their studies a personal touch and lay down the tracks for the future career. Below you will find the five specialisation options you can choose from:
Foreign Language
4 ECTS
Depending on the student‘s choice, language courses are offered, for example, in English, Spanish or French. If you choose the English-Only track, the lessons will focus on the intensive development of your English skills.
Personal Skills
2 ECTS
In courses such as Rhetoric and Presentation or Business and Society your social and leadership skills are trained. In addition to various compulsory courses, there are optional subjects where you can choose which of your competences should be particularly strengthened.
Semester Abroad
25 ECTS
You will spend the fifth semester at one of our numerous partner universities abroad.
Our International Office supports you in the selection & application process and coordinates the courses to be taken abroad with you in advance.
Bachelor Thesis
12 ECTS
During your 6th semester you are working on your Bachelor thesis. You have 12 weeks to complete your thesis and the subject is freely selectible. A supervisor from CBS will support you and you can write the thesis in collaboration with a company as well.
Bachelor Thesis Tutorial
1 ECTS
During the Bachelor Thesis Tutorial you will learn the fundamentals for your Bachelor thesis: Defining the topic as well as structuring the thesis and you will learn the theoretical knowledge for scientific working.
Specialisation
6 ECTS
Students are able to select one of six specialisations. This enables Students to give their studies a personal touch and lay down the tracks for the future career. Below you will find the five specialisation options you can choose from:
Business Simulation Game
4 ECTS
In a business simulation game participants have to manage their own virtual company which operates in the same market as other participant-operated competitors. This involves making typical management decisions in realistic environments. Beside the deepening and active examination of subject-specific knowledge the simulation games also include the team environment, where interaction, communication and prioritization are of paramount importance. Participants learn how to manage risk and uncertainty while time is limited and information constrained. Group-reflections help to take over different perspectives and to discuss pros and cons of content- as well as behaviour-related actions.
Personal Skills
2 ECTS
In courses such as Rhetoric and Presentation or Business and Society your social and leadership skills are trained. In addition to various compulsory courses, there are optional subjects where you can choose which of your competences should be particularly strengthened.
During the summer semester break you complete a national or international internship (10 ECTS). Our Career Service department will help you to find a suitable company.
Study Advisory
Campus Cologne & Potsdam
Melanie Düring
+49 (0) 221 93 18 09-31
Campus Mainz
Leah Krug
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Studying International Business at CBS can provide you with the decisive career advancement that a normal business studies programme may not be able to offer. As the world of business has become globalized, almost every kind of business today is international business. This can be seen by the fact that the company language of large, international corporations and German medium-sized companies is often English. The reason: customers and company locations around the world require comprehensive, international business know-how from their employees. This also being the reason why English is the study language for our degree programme – and internationality is at its core. Beginning in the third semester, you will specialize in a field of your choice: Financial Management, International Trade, Marketing Management, HRM & Leadership or Management Consulting.
When you study International Business at CBS, you not only get access to the current research in economics but also to real projects. Together with partner companies, we initiate case studies, in which you collaborate with other students to work out and present a real international business task. This gives you a deep insight into the real working life of attractive companies.
Imagine you wanted to fill company vacancies with university graduates. How much value would you place on candidates knowing what professional life feels like? That’s exactly why a compulsory internship is part of the international business curriculum at CBS International Business School. Our Career Service helps you find an exciting internship at a renowned company. Even abroad!
After completing your studies, stand out from the rest when looking for the really interesting positions on the global labour market. With a clear focus on internationality. When you study international business at CBS, you will find a practical curriculum waiting for you, in which theoretical concepts of business management and management theory are linked with current questions from international business practice. In so doing, you will begin to understand the complexity of business decisions at an early stage – and you will automatically be familiar with all the nomenclature thanks to the lectures held in English. But that’s not all. You will acquire another foreign language, which is also part of the study programme.
USA? Australia? Japan? Spain? Improve language? Strengthen intercultural competence? Look forward to an international semester at one of our over 120 partner universities. Our International Office will show you which country or which university is best suited to your needs. The experts there will take care of everything, so that you can fully concentrate on your international business studies.
Internet company? Automotive industry? Business consulting? Energy sector? Logistics? Marketing? Communications industry? The quality of an education is reflected by the career paths its graduates take. And, above all, how high the percentage of its top performers is. This is particularly high for the alumni of the CBS International Business School. Not only in the international business sector.
Studying International Business could be the ideal way for you to enter into a lifelong career. Our study advisors already know and recognize how well the degree programme is suited to you personally as well as where your main focus should be. Set up a study counselling appointment and get information on topics like course of the studies, examinations, scholarships and financial aid. No commitment is necessary. Hint: Come to a trial lecture during the semester, where you can attend any lecture for all the courses you like. Regular info nights and study information days are here to help you decide to study business administration in one of the best business schools in Germany.
Curious? Then arrange an appointment for a non-binding study consultation and clear up all of your questions concerning the course of the studies, examinations, scholarships and financial aid.
