Previous Education
- A minimum of six semesters of study culminating in a Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent course of study with a minimum of 180 ECTS credits in the subject of business or a closely related subject.
- Applicants must have completed at least 150 of the 180 ECTS credits at the time of application. Unfortunately, we cannot consider applications that do not meet this requirement.
- Completed 60 ECTS credits and course work in Business Administration including 30 ECTS credits in Finance, Controlling, External Accounting/ Auditing, and Corporate Taxation.
- As part of fulfilling the minimum of 30 ECTS course requirements in Finance, Controlling, External Accounting/ Auditing and Taxes:
- A minimum of 18 ECTS must be completed in either Capital Market Theory, Financial Management, Value-based and Financial Controlling, Capital Market Oriented Accounting and Business Taxation
- A minimum of 18 ECTS from the modules must be from coursework that is of intermediate or advanced levels
- As part of fulfilling the minimum of 30 ECTS course requirements in Finance, Controlling, External Accounting/ Auditing and Taxes:
- A minimum of 12 ECTS credits completed in Mathematics, Statistics, or Econometrics.
Language Requirements
If German is not your first language, you must provide proof of proficiency in German at level C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). Accepted forms of language verification:
- Degree from a German institute of higher education
- German Abitur
- DSH (Deutsche Sprachprüfung für den Hochschulzugang) – with an overall grade of at least DSH 2
- TestDaF (Test Deutsch als Fremdsprache) with at least TDN 4 on all tests
- Test part 'Deutsch' of the assessment test at a Studienkolleg (preparatory college) – with a passing grade
- DSD II (Deutsches Sprachdiplom der Kultusministerkonferenz – Level II)
-
Proficiency certification from the Goethe Institute including:
Großes Deutsches Sprachdiplom C2 of the Goethe Institute