The combined degree course is a university of applied sciences programme that can be completed alongside career or training. Self-study phases make up about 70% of the course and are supplemented by regular attendance phases, currently about 30% of the course.

The combined degree course is generally composed of three study elements:
-Contact teaching (approx. 5 hours per week): usually every 14 days, on Saturdays, attendance lectures at the participating universities of applied sciences in groups of approx. 20 students each
-Learning with media by independent study (approx. 10-14 hours per week)
-Independent application of technical and scientific methods