BSc in Business Administration (Sustainable Management)
Hamburg, Germany
DURATION
3 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
15 Jul 2025*
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
EUR 6,800 / per semester **
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* 31 May for International applicants who are not part of the European Union
** standard track: EUR 6,800 / intensive track: EUR 7,290
Introduction
Help plan sustainable development on a global scale
Consumption of materials and resources, reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, human rights, and health and safety regulations are, along with sustainability, fairness, and solidarity, the key quality criteria of today’s economic activity. Customers and other stakeholders demand companies to behave and do business in a socially responsible way. An increasing number of brands and companies have begun campaigning for a better world, turning sustainability into a selling point. Sustainable management is now in demand more than ever before. In short, today’s companies not only want to be great, but they also need to be ethical.
Solidify your expertise
Our degree provides you with a strong foundation in all aspects of business administration. Develop expertise in a number of areas through a wide range of topics such as management, strategy, accounting, math, statistics, law, micro and macroeconomics, and more. Gain well-rounded knowledge and a skill set that will maximize your career opportunities with the profile Sustainable Management.
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Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
KLU offers a limited number of merit-based scholarships for exceptional applicants for our BSc program. Successful applicants will receive a scholarship for the tuition fees for their entire program of 50-100%.
Need-based scholarship component:
All of our scholarships are merit-based. We may additionally take your financial situation into consideration when evaluating your scholarship application. If you want us to do so, please fill in pages 2 + 3 of the scholarship application form.
Apart from scholarships, other financing options are available. Please check the university website or inquire with us.
Curriculum
Our three-year BSc in Business Administration program starts every September.
- 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 management information systems
- Optional intensive track with higher workload and additional practical training
- Exchange semester with partner universities
- Three-month practical training period
- Bachelor’s thesis (3 months)
Courses
- Fundamentals of Management and Strategy
- Fundamentals of Accounting
- Mathematics for Business and Economics
- Logistics and Supply Chain Management Fundamentals
- Statistics
- Marketing
- Microeconomics
- Human Ressource Management
- Introduction to Management Information Systems
- Data Management
- Corporate Finance
- Macroeconomics
- International Business Law
- Empirical Research Methods
- Management Science
- Programming with Python
- Academic Fundamentals
- Profile Seminar
- Consumer Behavior
- Corporate Social Responsibility and Business Ethics
- Supply Chain Strategy
- Digital Economy
- International Financial Accounting
- Nonprofit Management
- Transportation Management
- Data Integration and Preparation
- Deep Dive Business Challenge
- Intercultural Communication and Management
- Sustainable Supply Chains
- Operations Management
- Innovation and New Business Ventures
- International Finance
- Sustainable New Product Design and Design Thinking
- Business Analytics and Decision Support
Sustainable Management
Immerse yourself in your chosen profile
- Human Resources Management
- Empirical Research Methods
- Chinese, Spanish or German
- Non-Profit Management
- Sustainable New Product Development and Design Thinking
- Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility*
- Sustainable Supply Chains*
*These courses are offered as electives and are open to all profiles.
Program Outcome
Gain knowledge that will prepare you for your future career in an international environment.
- Assess the challenges of working with people in organizations.
- Apply moral reasoning and business ethics to your daily work.
- Communicate in a foreign language and gain intercultural competencies.
- Learn how to collect, analyze and report data with recommendations for action.
- Understand the nature and major trends of the non-profit sector.
- Apply sustainable related aspects to new product development and design thinking.
- Include sustainable approaches to complex business processes.
Gain knowledge that will prepare you for your future career in an international environment.
- Assess the challenges of working with people in organizations.
- Apply moral reasoning and business ethics to your daily work.
- Communicate in a foreign language and gain intercultural competencies.
- Learn how to collect, analyze and report data with recommendations for action.
- Understand the nature and major trends of the non-profit sector.
- Apply sustainable related aspects to new product development and design thinking.
- Include sustainable approaches to complex business processes.
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
The BSc in Business Administration at Kühne Logistics University (KLU) lays the groundwork for an international career in management. The courses give you a strong foundation regarding all aspects of business administration.
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Program delivery
Standard track: 180 ECTS
- 1 internship
- 1 semester abroad
Intensive track: 210 ECTS
- 2 internships
- 1 semester abroad
- Additional credits in elective modules, personal skills
- Additional coursework during study abroad