Bachelor of Business Administration and Economics
Are you passionate about economic and socio-political issues? Do you want to understand what makes individual companies tick, and how complex processes interact in modern economies? Then the Bachelor's degree in Business Administrations and Economics is just right for you.
Your keys to success:
✔️ Enjoy analytical thinking
✔️ Enjoy working independently
✔️ Ability to work in a team
✔️ Good knowledge of math and English
✔️ Curiosity, creativity and interest in economic topics
Your studies
You start your studies with the basics of business administration and economics. This will teach you where your strengths lie and which topics interest you the most. Later on, you can specialize by choosing a competence profile.
Whether you're looking to follow up your bachelor's studies with a master's degree or get started on your career straight away - our degree program will have you ready for anything.
In the first semesters, you will learn the basics of business administration economics.
In business administration, for example, you have modules on marketing, management, accounting and finance. Edonomics will, for example, cover important concepts of microeconomics and macroeconomics. Your basic knowledge is rounded off with methodological principles in mathematics, statistics and econometrics.
From the fourth semester onwards, you will choose a competence profile, allowing you to focus on the areas that best suit your interests and career goals.
The competence profiles include:
- Business Analytics and Operations Management
- Data, Decisions, Economic Policy
- Finance, Accounting, Controlling, Taxation
- Financial Markets and Financial Economics
- Global Management, Marketing, and Human Resources
- Technology, Entrepreneurship, and Digitalization
In addition to the technical specialization, we attach great importance to the development of your key skills. These include
- Self- and time management
- knowledge transfer
- English language skills
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More than just a degree
Your studies with us are more than just lectures and exams! The department and TU Dortmund University offer you countless opportunities to develop personally, gain new experiences and make the time until graduation exciting.
How do you do that? It's quite simple:
- Get involved in university politics, the student council or one of the many university groups.
- Take advantage of the wide range of university sports on offer or discover the international campus.
- Work as a student assistant, tutor or in another part-time job on campus.
- Use the time for internships or venture abroad to broaden your horizons.
- Develop your soft skills, brush up on your language skills and acquire sought-after certificates.
Here you will find the perfect setting not only to learn, but also to grow!
What's next after graduation?
Your Bachelor's degree in Business Administration and Economics will give you a solid foundation on which you can build your career. As a graduate, there are many attractive and exciting career paths open to you! At the Department of Business and Economics and TU Dortmund University, we're dedicated to helping you succeed.
Do you want to prepare yourself for challenging management tasks? Deepen your knowledge in a specialist area? Or are you interested in a career in science? There are many good reasons for a Master's degree!
With a Master's in Business Administration and Economics at TU Dortmund University, you can choose from five study profiles and tailor your studies in accordance with your interests and career goals. The program is practice-oriented, designed with an international perspective, and offers you many opportunities for personal development.
As a Bachelor's graduate in business administration and economics, combined degree programs also represent a worthwhile option. Together with other departments, we offer interdisciplinary degree programs such as Business Mathematics, Information Systems and Industrial Engineering as well as Econometrics and Economic Policy Journalism.


You want to get started on your career straight after graduating? Great! At TU Dortmund University, you'll find lots of advice to help you do just that.
The Campus Network Career Service offers you an overview of workshops and events on topics such as applications, career planning and networking. The Center for Entrepreneurship & Transferalso offers a wide range of services for students and graduates. You can find your job portal at Stellenwerk Dortmund.
Female students can make exciting contacts at female.2.enterprises . And if you are an international student, the International Office has compiled a clear overview of helpful offers and information for you.
You dream of doing your own thing? Even during your studies, you can focus on entrepreneurship. Suitable courses are available both for bachelor and master students, helping you to build up your start-up know-how.
Exciting guest lectures by real entrepreneurs, special entrepreneurship programs such as DLAB, student initiatives and projects round off the offer.
But that's not all! The Center for Entrepreneurship and Transfer (CET) offers you a wide range of services and programs for founders. These include advice, support in the search for funding, help in the search for co-founders and special start-up programs. You can even obtain your certificate in entrepreneurship through the CET.
