Business Administration/Sustainability and Resource Efficiencyfull time

Degree
Bachelor of Science
Bachelor
Standard period of study (amount)
7 semesters
Location
Pforzheim

Overview and admission

Study Type

undergraduate

Admission semester

Winter Semester only

Area of study

  • Business Administration
  • Environmental Management, Energy Management
  • Sustainability Sciences (Economic)

Focus

Production and Process Engineering, Energy and Environmental Management, Environmental and Climate Footprints, Efficiency & Management, Environmental Law, Resource and Raw Materials Management, Lean Organisation, Material Flow Analysis

Annotation

Studying Sustainability Management and the Environment In the Business Administration/Sustainability and Resource Efficiency degree course, you will deal intensively with future-oriented topics and issues concerning sustainability in general and corporate environmental management and resource efficiency in particular. It is all about sustainable management. The degree course provides a broad interdisciplinary qualification and can be regarded as a kind of "technical business administration". You will learn key skills for analysing and evaluating sustainability, climate protection and resource conservation. Combined with basic business management training, you can develop holistic solutions for complex challenges in terms of management, sustainability, resources and technology (production, energy, environmental engineering, lean production, circular economy). We will give you the tools you need to do this.

Admission modus

Local admission restriction

More information regarding admission requirements

Admission requirements

90% of study places are awarded via the university’s internal selection procedure with the following selection criteria: Initially, a weighted overall grade is calculated for the higher education entrance qualification. This is determined as follows: Average grade in the university entrance exam (HZB) - 50% Individual grades of the qualification for admission to higher education in Mathematics – 30% Individual grades of the qualification for admission to higher education in English – 20% Then a weighted grade for the selection procedure, determined as follows: Weighted overall grade for the qualification for admission to higher education – 70% Result of the academic ability test – 30% Participation in the academic ability test is voluntary; it can improve your chances of gaining a place to study but can never diminish them.

Lecture period

Application deadlines

Winter semester (2025/2026)

  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union

    see application deadlines for first-year students

  • Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union

    see application deadlines for first-year students

  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants

    Economics and Law as well as Engineering: > Bachelor's degree Winter semester 15.07. Summer semester 15.01. > Master's: For application deadlines, please refer to the website of the respective degree course. Design: > Bachelor's and Master's degree: Winter semester: 30.04. Summer semester 30 October

Languages of instruction

Main language

German

Further languages

English

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