Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin - School of Business and Economics

This site does not claim to be exhaustive. These notes on studying are strictly for informative purposes and are not legally binding. All students must observe the course and examination regulations and the module descriptions.

The bachelor’s course with a subject combination (combined bachelor) consists of a core subject and a second subject. The degree programme can be taken only with the complete set of two subjects.

Business Administration as a second subject covers a total of 60 credit points.

Structure of Business Administration as a second subject in a combined bachelor 

according to the Course and examination regulations from 15 August 2016 (Amtliches Mitteilungsblatt Nr. 45/2016):

36 credit points are acquired from compulsory courses. This covers the following teaching sessions:

24 credit points from the highest graded courses of the 36 credit points from compulsory courses are relevant for the final grade.

* If students have already learned the content of the Mathematics I or Statistics I compulsory modules as part of the core subject, they have to take the course "Introduction to Econometrics". For example, students with the core subjects Computer Science or Mathematics have to replace Mathematics I.

The remaining 24 credit points are acquired from the following Business Administration modules and topics:

Management Accounting I (6 credit points)

Foundations of Corporate Finance II (6 credit points)

• Taxation and Tax Management Studies
• Entrepreneurship
• Finance
• Financial Economics
• Management
• Marketing
• Management Accounting/Controlling
• Financial Accounting/Auditing
• Information Systems

12 out of the 24 credit points can be aquired in a semester abroad. These courses have to be graded Business Administration courses.

Important instructions for the procedure for recognition of examination achievements can be found on the websites of the Examination Office or information resources of the Examination Board 

according to the Course and examination regulations from 29 April 2010 (Amtliches Mitteilungsblatt Nr. 23/2010) including changes (Amtliche Mitteilungsblätter Nr. 09/2012, 59/2014, 32/2015, 117/2015):

36 credit points are acquired from compulsory courses. This covers the following teaching sessions:

* If students have already learned the content of the Mathematics 1 or Statistics compulsory modules as part of the core subject, they choose modules with the same number of credit points from the quantitative programmes offered by the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration (Information Systems, Econometrics or quantitative in-depth modules).

The remaining 24 credit points are acquired from Business Administration elective and free elective modules:

• Taxation and Tax Management Studies
• Entrepreneurship
• Financial Management
• Financial Economics
• Management
• Marketing
• Internal Accounting/Controlling
• External Accounting/Auditing
• Information Systems
• Operations Research

(You can also select ‘Information Systems’ from basic studies.)

* Students taking the core subject of Computer Science may not complete any Information Systems courses (basic or in-depth studies).

Retaking examinations:

Students who fail partial examinations may retake them twice.

If a module examination consists of many partial examinations, failing students are only required to retake the partial examinations they did not pass.

Students who pass partial examinations may not retake them (except as free attempts).

The second subject examination is ultimately deemed failed if all retakes for a compulsory module have been exhausted and the student has failed to pass the relevant module examination with a mark of at least ‘sufficient’ (4.0).

Free attempts: If the total number of credit points attained by the end of the third semester is more than 90 (from core subject + second subject), students may retake or substitute examinations they have already passed up to the amount of the difference between their total and 90 credit points (any free attempts will be taken into account from the core subject). Credit points acquired during a vacation semester or recognised from other study periods and credit points acquired by completing an internship are not included in this calculation. You must communicate which examination(s) you wish to retake or substitute to the examinations office by registration for examinations in the fourth semester at the latest. If you pass an examination taken as a free attempt, the higher of the two marks is counted. If you are awarded the mark of ‘insufficient’ (5.0) for an examination taken as a free attempt, the previously passed examination will be counted. These regulations do not apply for part-time courses.

You can find detailed information on registering for examinations and the examination schedule (with registration and withdrawal deadlines) on the Examinations office web pages.