The International Business (IB) degree programme, unique in Germany, offers students the possibility of acquiring within only four years the degrees Bachelor of Science (BSc) and Master of Business Aministration (MBA) or another Master's degree. Students complete three academic years at Reutlingen University followed by a fourth academic year at one of ten highly-ranked partner universities in America, Asia, Australia or Europe.
Key facts
| Admission requirements | German general or specific formal qualification for university or advanced technical college entrance or foreign university entrance qualification and a good command of English |
| Admission procedure | Written application and interview in English |
| Application deadlines | 15th May for international applicants, 15th June for German applicants |
| Semester begin | Winter semester |
| Length of programme | 8-9 semesters (incl. 2 industrial placement semesters) |
| Semesters abroad | 2-3 |
| Available places | 40 per year |
| Degrees awarded | Bachelor of Science from Reutlingen University + MBA or Master of Science from partner university |
| Tuition and fees | 500€ statutory tuition fee + 60 € fee for student union + 40 € adminstration fee in 1st - 6th semesters. Tuition fees (range between 15 000 to 35 000 US$) in MBA or Master programmes at international partner universities |
The international dimension is one of the major factors in the compositon of the student body. 50% of all study places per year are awarded to international applicants.
The IB degree programme is an academic programme which prepares students for a successful management career in an international enterprise. This requires a clear practical orientation. In each of the 3rd and 6th semesters a six-months internship in a company has to be completed. These provide students with the opportunity to apply their theoretical business management knowledge and soft skills and to extend their comprehension of economic cross links and management tasks.
The IB degree programme provides a broad spectrum of expertise and methods in business studies and enables students at the partner universities to select a special area of concentration - e.g. in management, marketing or finance.
The teaching of business and economics has a strong international orientation. A high value is placed on the training of soft skills, for example in communication and presentation skills, intercultural competence and business ethics. All courses in the first two semesters - with the exception of the languages courses - are held in English. In the forth and fifth semesters, English and German are the languages of instruction. Throughout the first three years a second compulsory language is chosen. German students can choose between French and Spanish, for international students German is the second foreign language.
Further information is provided in our degree programme flyer:
