Combine International Business Administration & Entrepreneurship with Economics

The major in International Business Administration & Entrepreneurship goes beyond the classic content of a business degree. The focus is on the business challenges of our time: digitalisation, sustainability, social responsibility, international cooperation and the creation of new business models under these aspects. During your studies, you will develop management and entrepreneurship skills that will help you to classify these current events and to transform them yourself.

Economists present situations in a simplified but realistic way in a wide variety of contexts in order to find solutions to certain questions. They are guided above all by the principle of efficiency, i.e. the mindful use of resources in line with the goal, which often underlies human actions in everyday life. Taking into account politics, economics and society as well as their intersections, you develop an understanding of contextual decision-making mechanisms of different actors. You can also use this expertise and your enhanced analytical and mathematical skills for your major.

The International Business Administration & Entrepreneurship major and the Economics minor are internationally oriented study programmes - in terms of language, content and community. Especially in business contexts, global thinking is the order of the day nowadays. That is why we enable you to gain personal experience abroad at one of our partner institutions:

•  During a semester abroad at one of over 150 partner universities
• As part of a double degree, e.g. at the University of Glasgow
• Our International Office supports you in your planning, during and after your stay abroad

In addition to your major and minor, interdisciplinary modules during the Leuphana Semester and the Complementary Studies round out your Leuphana Bachelor.

Leuphana Semester

• Transformation, 10 CP
• DATAx, 5 CP
• Methods, 5 CP
• Research methods for International Business Administration & Entrepreneurship, 5 CP
• International Business Administration & Entrepreneurship: introduction to the subject area, 5 CP
• Methods II: Disciplinary Methods (Minor Economics)
• Introduction to the discipline (Minor Economics)

2nd Semester

• Statistics II, 5 CP
• Financial Accounting, 5 CP
• Perspectives on Entrepreneurship, 10 CP
• Microeconomics I (Minor Economics)
• 1 Complementary Studies module

3rd Semester

• Qualitative Research Methods, 5 CP
• Management Accounting, 5 CP
• Management Theory and Practice, 10 CP
• Macroeconomics I (Minor Economics)
• 1 Complementary Studies module

4th Semester

• Quantitative Research Methods, 5 CP
• Finance, 5 CP
• Marketing in Times of Digitalization and Sustainability, 5 CP
• Microeconomics II (Minor Economics)
• Macroeconomics II (Minor Economics)
• 1 Complementary Studies module

5th Semester

•  Management and Entrepreneurship in Digital Age, 5 CP
• Current Issues in Accounting and Finance, 5 CP
• Sustainable Management & Entrepreneurship, 5 CP
• 2 Elective modules (Labour Market and Employment, State vs. Market or Distribution and Growth)
• 1 Complementary Studies module

6th Semester

• Bachelor dissertation
• Advanced Perspectives on Management & Entrepreneurship, 5 CP
• 2 Complementary Studies modules

Subject-Specific Schedule Major International Business Administration & Entrepreneurship

Subject-Specific Schedule Minor Economics

The Leuphana Semester is a central component of the bachelor’s degree programme at Leuphana University of Lüneburg. It takes place in the first semester of all bachelor’s degree programmes and serves as a common, interdisciplinary introductory phase for all students - regardless of their chosen major. In addition to a practical starting week, it includes modules on methodological skills, data and AI literacy, sustainable transformation and subject-specific fundamentals. It aims at combining science with social responsibility. The Leuphana Semester concludes with a conference week featuring presentations of student projects.

The complementary studies supplement your major and minor by other subject areas. From the 2nd semester onwards, you continuously take a total of 6 modules:

• Digitality & Technology
• The Individual and Society
• Art & Communication
• Nature & Environment
• Values & Identity
• Economy & Innovation 

•  Programme: Leuphana Bachelor with International Business Administration & Entrepreneurship as Major and Economics as Minor
• Degree: Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
• Duration: 3 years (6 semesters)
• Scope: 180 ECTS (90 ECTS International Business Administration & Entrepreneurship, 30 ECTS Economics, 30 ECTS Leuphana Semester, 30 ECTS complementary studies)
• Study places: 176
• Teaching and examination language: English
• Fees: no tuition fees
• Semester contribution: approx. EUR 393,09
• Semester abroad: possible
• Start: beginning of October
• Online application: Mid-May to 15 July
• Admission requirements: University entrance qualification and English language skills
• Admission restriction: yes
• Admission: own admission and selection procedure at Leuphana College

Would you like to learn more about your study programme, student life in Lüneburg and German culture? Then listen to our podcast "How to Study in Germany". Here, international students from Leuphana University talk about their experiences and share their tips. You can also learn more about specific topics such as housing, finances, language, etc. in further episodes.

You can download all episodes on podcast.leuphana.de/category/howtostudyingermany/

With the subject combination International Business Administration & Entrepreneurship and Economics, all doors are open to you in business. Possible career fields are, for example:

•  Purchasing and procurement
•  Finance and accounting
•  Investment and financing/ Banks/ Insurances
•  Management/ Organisation/ Corporate Management
•  Marketing
•  Human Resources
•  Sales

For further information, please visit the Career Service.

The application period for a Bachelor's degree at Leuphana College starting in the winter semester (i.e. from October) is mid-May to 15 July. Please inform yourself about the admission requirements and the admission procedure.