Digitalisation, globalisation, social change – today’s companies are facing many challenges. Strengthen your international profile: study business administration and develop innovative solutions and sustainable management concepts for tomorrow.
International Business Administration
- Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
- 7 Semesters
- on campus
- 210 ECTS
- €690/Month
- No foundation year necessary
- university cooperations
- Full time
- Fast track available
- English
- summer & winter semester | SRH Gera collaboration

Your course content Study Business Administration in Berlin
The International Business Administration programme offers you a holistic management education that helps you develop your soft skills. You get to understand economic contexts and know-how, in order to develop innovative and solution-oriented strategies for international companies. As a student, you will embark on a journey with people from different cultures and countries and you will strengthen your international profile.
You also get to choose between:
- 7 semester- / 3.5-year option (International Experience Track)
- 6 semester- / 3-year option (Fast Track)

Your career prospects Our innovative approach that pays off
During your management studies you work on projects with other students from around the globe and solve complex issues together. You learn about your own strengths and develop your communication, team working, intercultural and leadership skills - skills that are needed in the job market.
Choose from the following career paths:
- Human resource manager
- Marketing & sales manager
- Management consultant
- Management positions in banking and finance
- And many more...


Your choice Fast Track or International Experience Track
We offer you the opportunity to complete your studies within 3 or 3.5 years, so you can follow your own path. Choose between:
- International Experience Track | 3.5 years duration (7 semesters): internship/semester abroad (6 months) + internship in the final semester (14 weeks) included
- Fast Track | 3 years duration (6 semesters): internship in the final semester (14 weeks) included

Study programme brochure and more ...

It's about you Our study concept
Your studies are divided into 5-week blocks. During this time you focus on one management topic which you get to view from different angles. Thanks to this approach you can learn about real management challenges and strengthen the skills that employers are looking for.
Fast Track | 6 semesters; Start: October
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Principles of International Management
5 -
Supply Chain Management
5 -
Accounting
5 -
Get ready for tomorrow, today: Creativity and innovations
5 -
Applied Business Mathematics
5 -
Languages I (German or Spanish)
5
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Marketing Management
5 -
Principles of Economics
5 -
Digital Business I
5 -
Digital Business II
5 -
Statistics I
5 -
Languages II (German or Spanish)
5
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Management Accounting
5 -
International Business Law
5 -
Finance and Investment Management
5 -
Start-up and Entrepreneurial Mindset
5 -
Statistics II
5 -
Languages III (German or Spanish)
5
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International Financial Accounting
5 -
Leadership
5 -
Market and Advertising Psychology OR Econometrics
5 -
Lab Project
5 -
Advanced International Economics
5 -
Organisational Behaviour and Human Resource Management
5
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Sustainable Service and Quality Management
5 -
Digital Business Simulation
3 -
Research Transfer
2 -
Study Project
10 -
Business Research Methods
5 -
Career Coaching
5
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Internship
15 -
Academic Writing
3 -
Bachelor's Thesis
12
International Experience Track | 7 semesters; Start: October & April
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Principles of International Management
5 -
Supply Chain Management
5 -
Accounting
5 -
Get ready for tomorrow, today: Creativity and innovations
5 -
Applied Business Mathematics
5 -
Languages I (German or Spanish)
5
-
Marketing Management
5 -
Principles of Economics
5 -
Digital Business I
5 -
Digital Business II
5 -
Statistics I
5 -
Languages II (German or Spanish)
5
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Management Accounting
5 -
International Business Law
5 -
Finance and Investment Management
5 -
Start-up and Entrepreneurial Mindset
5 -
Statistics II
5 -
Languages III (German or Spanish)
5
-
International Financial Accounting
5 -
Leadership
5 -
Market and Advertising Psychology OR Econometrics
5 -
Lab Project
5 -
Advanced International Economics
5 -
Organisational Behaviour and Human Resource Management
5
-
Sustainable Service and Quality Management
5 -
Digital Business Simulation
3 -
Research Transfer
2 -
Study Project
10 -
Business Research Methods
5 -
Career Coaching
5
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Internship or Study Abroad
30
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Internship or Study Abroad
15 -
Academic Writing
3 -
Bachelor's Thesis
12

Do you want firsthand information? Our students are happy to share their experiences with you, tell you about their courses, their projects and student life in Berlin, Hamburg and Dresden.

Study Project HIYA Magazine
During the 2020 Study Project the students' vision was to support other students, especially the newcomers, with starting their life in Berlin and here at SRH. The International Business Administration students wrote their individual contributions to the magazine in English and their native language.
We hope you enjoy reading them!
HIYA Magazine by our 2018 International Business Administration students
Your lecturers We help you achieve your goals
Admission requirements Our requirements
To submit your application, please provide us with the following:
- General higher education entrance qualification (Abitur) or university of applied sciences entrance qualification (Fachhochschulreife). In case you have not graduated yet, please apply with your existing transcripts or your latest interim certificate. However, we need your final degree certificate before you can start your studies.
- Please note that applicants with foreign degrees might be eligible for direct entry. This means that applicants who meet the requirements DON'T need to do a foundation year before starting their Bachelor's.
- Proof of English language proficiency
- Curriculum vitae
- Copy of your passport/ID
Please find our English language requirements here:
- TOEFL 87 ibt (direct entry)
- TOEFL 79 - 86 ibt (with additional agreement)
- TOEIC 785 (Listening/Reading 785, Speaking 160, Writing 150)
- IELTS (academic) 6.5 on average - please see Language Centre guidelines if results differ
- CAE (grade A, B, or C)
- CPE (grade A, B or C)
- Pearson English Test Academic (PTE-A) 59 points
- Linguaskill: 176 - 184 (CES) - all four skills required
- Duolingo 110 points

Fees and Funding Your tuition fees
Tuition fees
Citizenship | EU/EEA (incl. Switzerland, Western Balkans and Ukraine)
- International Experience Track (7 semesters) | EUR 690 / month
- Fast Track (6 semesters) | EUR 790 / month
Citizenship | Non-EU/EEA
- International Experience Track (7 semesters) | EUR 4725 / semester
- Fast Track (6 semesters) | EUR 5355 / semester
The monthly/semester tuition fees remain the same for the entire duration of the study programme. An additional enrolment fee of EUR 750 (EU/EEA) / EUR 1000 (non-EU/EEA) is to be paid once. More information about our fees.
Funding
Information on financing options & scholarships can be found here.
Apply now Application process and deadlines
Please find the Application and Late Arrival deadlines here.
We are happy to welcome you to our university. This is our application process:
- You submit your online application via the SRH application portal
- If you meet the admission requirements, we will invite you to a personal/phone interview
- If the interview is successful, you will receive an acceptance letter and the study contract
- You sign the study contract and send it back to us
- You pay the enrolment fee
- You receive your letter of admission
- You take part in our Welcome Week and then you are good to go!
