Bachelor studies: College Course Offerings

You will start your career at Leuphana University by enrolling in the bachelor’s program: all study options that lead to a professional degree are concluded with a bachelor’s degree. Since 2007, Leuphana University of Lüneburg has been offering a special model of education.


Students choose one out of eleven majors (area of specialization) and combine their major with one of 16 minors (secondary field of study). With more than 70 possible combinations, you can tailor your studies to your individual interests, talents, and goals. Leuphana also offers three bachelor’s programs in Teacher Education for prospective teachers.

The Leuphana Bachelor: Major & Minor

Choose one major and one minor. Depending on the type of major, your studies will be concluded with Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.), or Bachelor of Law (LL.B.).

Overview of all majors 

• Business Administration
• Business Information Systems
• Business Psychology
• Cultural Studies
• Economics
• Environmental and Sustainability Studies
• Environmental Sciences
• Individual Studies
• Industrial Engineering
• Law (Corporate and Business Law)
• Political Science

Overview of all minors

• Automation Engineering
• Business Economics
• Business Psychology
• Information Technology: Global Information Systems
• E-Business
• Economics
• Educational Sciences
• Digital Media / Information Technology & Culture
• Industrial Engineering
• Law (Corporate and Business Law)
• Philosophy
• Political Science
• Production Engineering
• Spatial Sciences
• Sustainability in Humanities
• Sustainability in Natural Sciences

Leuphana Teacher Education

Choose one of three bachelor's programs in Teacher Education:



The Teacher Education: Teaching & Learning (B.A.) program qualifies graduates for teaching at primary, lower secondary and intermediate schools. 

If you want to teach at a vocational school, you must choose one of the following disciplines: Social Education or Business Education. 

Teacher Education for Primary, Lower Secondary and Intermediate Schools (Teaching & Learning)

Choose two subjects, which will later be your teaching subjects:

• Biology
• Chemistry
• German
• English
• Protestant Religion
• Art
• Mathematics
• Music
• Politics
• General Studies
• Sports

If you want to teach at a public school, you must complete a two-semester master’s program after completion of your bachelor’s program. When choosing your subjects in the bachelor’s program, you should consider that there are certain provisions impacting your choice of master’s program and your career perspectives. 

Teacher Education for Vocational Schools

Within the Teacher Education for Vocational Schools program, Leuphana University offers two disciplines. You opt for either the Bachelor in Vocational Training in Social Education or the Bachelor in Business Education and combine your chosen discipline with a teaching subject. 

Disciplines

• Vocational Training in Social Education 
• Business Education
• Teaching Subjects
• German
• Protestant Religion
• English
• Mathematics
• Politics
• Sports

If you want to teach at a public school, you must complete a four-semester master's program after completion of your bachelor's program.