Bachelor in Business Administration
Fact sheet
Graduation
Bachelor, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
Taught language
English
Specialization
Management
Program Emphasis
Business Administration, Digital Management, Innovation, International Management, Supply Chain Management, Sustainable Management
Course options
Full-time study
Locations
Hamburg
Contact
Contact person
Genevieve Steffan
Student Recruitment & Marketing Manager (BSc & Preparation Program)
Genevieve Steffan
Student Recruitment & Marketing Manager (BSc & Preparation Program)
KLU, one of the top 5% of business schools worldwide (AACSB-accredited), is your launchpad for a future-proof career in any industry you dream. Our BSc in Business Administration gives you far more than core business skills: you develop KLU’s unique Operations Mindset – critical, data-driven and action-oriented, ideal for the fast-changing, AI-driven economy. You’ll study fully in English in small classes with classmates from across the world, enjoying a vibrant campus life that’s both fun and full of purpose. Student clubs, events, and close faculty support create a meaningful community where you build friendships and networks that last well beyond graduation. Choose from four specializations – Digital Management & Innovation, International Management, Supply Chain Management or Sustainable Management – to sharpen your profile. An integrated internship and semester abroad give you hands-on experience and a global perspective, while KLU’s strong employer ties help you move confidently into top master’s programs or the job market. Whether you dream of building your own business, you aspire to work for a top company or you decide to keep diving into a specific topic with further education, our BSc in Business Administration is the perfect foundation for your career.
KLU's Operations Mindset:
Building on our heritage in logistics, all our programs foster the unique KLU Operations Mindset. This mindset embodies several core principles that will make you ready to tackle any challenge up the road. You'll be combining academic excellence with a hands-on approach. You will learn to work systematically and data-driven managing details while maintaining a strategic view. You will be ready to be a sustainable and responsible contemporary leader, no matter in which sector or function.
Why Study Business Administration?
- Unique Approach to Business: develop an Operations Mindset, a unique skill set that will make you stand out from the crowd and give you an advantage in the future business world.
- Small Classes, Big Impact: This is your chance for a smooth transition into university. Benefit from a close community, and hands-on innovative learning with the newest technologies, including AI.
- Truly International: Our BSc in Business Administration is one of the few in Germany taught 100% in English. With a diverse campus, over 100 destinations for your semester abroad, and our international hub in Saigon, you’ll be ready to launch a global career.
- Ready for the AI Era: Our program combines cutting-edge technologies, including AI tools and projects, with an Operations Mindset and specialization options: giving you a competitive edge over other graduates.
- Future-proof Career: At KLU, you’ll get top-notch career guidance from day one through our career skills course, your integrated internship, and student consulting projects.
- Recognized Excellence: Study at one of the top business schools worldwide, AACSB-accredited university, globally recognized for its quality and its student satisfaction.
- Global Scope: Benefit from the connections that a university in full expansion offers you. With two strategic locations in Hamburg, Germany, and Saigon, Vietnam, and soon expanding to Africa and Latin America, KLU broadens your opportunities to develop an international career.
- Powerful Network: Get a head start in your career thanks to our connections to leading companies such as Accenture, Deloitte, McKinsey & Co., Spotify, P&G, and Unilever.
- Outstanding Faculty: Learn directly from top researchers, with strong ties to their industries and to research projects in cooperation with institutions such as Columbia Business School, MIT, ETH Zurich, and INSEAD, among others.
Once a student has decided on KLU, the last choice is the track: either standard (180 ECTS) or intensive (210 ECTS). The intensive track allows more in-depth exposure to the coursework, a second internship and with the extra credits, could offer more options when choosing a master degree. Students join the 'KLU family' from day one. As part of this community they have the opportunity to leave a lasting legacy, while growing into competent professionals apart of a strong global network.
Program Emphasis
- Courses in management/economics, and personal skills
- Two profile lines: human and environment or data and systems
- Four profiles: international management, sustainable management, supply chain management or digital management and innovation
- Optional intensive track with a higher workload and additional practical training
- Exchange semesters with partner universities
- Three-month practical training period
- Bachelor’s thesis (3 months)
Requirements / Application
You do not have your school leaving certificate yet? Just provide a transcript of records including all grades given to date and you can hand in your school leaving certificate at a later stage.
- High school diploma/school leaving certificate (qualifying for entrance to German universities)
- Proof of English language proficiency
- Interview with program management and faculty members
- Additional requirements may apply for applicants from certain countries.
Important Dates
Early Bird deadline: January 15
Recommended international application deadline (non-EU applicants): March 31
Final international application deadline (non-EU applicants): May 31
Application deadline (German and EU applicants): July 15
Tuition / Fees
Intensive Track (210 ETCS): EUR 8,150.00 per semester











