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Application and admission for a Bachelor's programme at HSBA

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How do I apply for a Bachelor's degree at HSBA?

Application Process & Admission Requirements

Everything you need to know about applying for a Bachelor's degree at Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

The application process at HSBA consists of several steps: Find out more about our partner companies at the beginning of the application process at our available study options section and then apply directly there. After a selection process in the company, the admission requirements are checked at HSBA. Afterwards, you will be matriculated and can start your studies.

Step 1: Get Information

Co-operative study programme, undergraduate courses & admission requirements

Dual study programme

What is a "dual" study programme and what are its advantages?

The dual study programme combines a demanding degree programme with practical work experience, i.e. theory and practice overlap. After a dual study programme, you have an internationally recognised Bachelor's degree and professional experience. This means you are optimally prepared for your professional life and have excellent career opportunities.

At HSBA, the dual (co-operative) Bachelor's programme comprises six semesters. Each semester consists of a theoretical phase at our university and a practical phase in a company. You can find detailed information about the German "dual system" and the course of study here.

Bachelor's Study Programmes at HSBA

Which co-operative Bachelor's degree programmes can I study at HSBA?

At HSBA you can choose between four co-operative Bachelor's degree programmes. Find out which programme suits you best:

Feel free to attend one of HSBA’s Information events.

All counselling services and information dates

Admission Requirements

What are the admission requirements to study at HSBA?

In order to be able to study at HSBA, you need a higher education entrance qualification - for example the Abitur. In addition, you need good grades in Mathematics and English (the equivalent to a 10 point average from two senior-grade school reports or a 9 point average in advanced courses from a school using the German education system). The German-language degree programmes Business Administration and Business Informatics require an additional grade of 10 or 9 points in the German language.

There are entrance exams available should you not be able to satisfy these admission requirements. We recommend our "Bewerberzertifikat" to applicants who have successfully passed our entrance exams or have a foreign educational qualification. You will receive the certificate upon presentation of all necessary documents for a contribution towards expenses of 10 Euro and add it to your application.

Do you have the German Advanced Technical College Certificate (Fachhochschulreife) or are you a graduate of a German school in foreign countries or do you have an International Baccalaureat (IB) or European Baccalaureat (EB)? Then get in touch with us - by phone (+49 40 822160-910) or by email (info(at)hsba.de).

Applicants with a foreign university entrance qualification can find more information here: Acceptance criteria for international applicants.

Step 2: Application

Apply to a company & selection process

Find a university place offer / company

You spend the practical phases of your dual study programme at a company where you also apply directly. The easiest way to find a company that offers a place at our university is our Job & Study Offers section.

Work & Study Vacancies

Please keep in mind that almost all companies can offer a co-operative study place. So check if you know a company that is not yet cooperating with HSBA, but is suitable for you. The company headquarters does NOT have to be in Hamburg!

Apply to a company & selection process

You should also get information about the companies listed on the website, the opportunities they are offering, and the application requirements. Are you unsure about your application documents or do you have questions about the application process? Our Online Applicant Coaching offers you tips and tricks for a successful application to companies. You can also significantly increase your chances of a successful application by taking part in the next Hamburg Business Speed Dating. There, in 10-minute conversations (speed dates), you will get to know HR managers from companies where you can complete a cooperative degree programme at HSBA.

After you have applied to the company, the selection process takes place there, which depends on the respective company. It ranges from job interviews to an assessment centre.

Step 3: Admission & Enrolment

Checking the documents & enrolment

Assessment of Admission Requirements

Once you have successfully completed the process, the company will sign a study agreement with you, which will be sent, along with your application documents to HSBA. We will then contact you to request and check the following documents:

  • Proof of university entrance qualification (usually, the Abitur or Advanced Technical College Certificate)
  • Proof of good grades in mathematics, English and, if applicable, German (10 or 9 points)

As soon as you have submitted all the documents and fulfilled all the admission requirements, you will receive the matriculation documents from us, which you must complete and return to us together with proof of health insurance. You will then receive your notification of enrolment and will be enrolled in a cooperative degree programme. Your studies start on 1 October.

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Klaus Waubke HSBA
Klaus Waubke

Senior Manager Student Recruitment & Company Relations

+49 40 822160-933
klaus.waubke@hsba.de

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Cooperating Companies

More than 300 partner companies support HSBA

Exclusive Collection
The Fontenay Hotelgesellschaft mbH
HMM (Germany) GmbH & Co. KG
Hoyer GmbH
Nordic Hamburg Shipmanagement GmbH & Co KG
ASG | Asche Stein Glockemann Verstl Wiezoreck
MSC Germany S.A. & Co KG
GALAB Laboratories GmbH
Detlev Louis Motorradvertriebs GmbH
RSM Ebner Stolz  Wirtschaftsprüfer Steuerberater Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaft mbB
Bank Deutsches Kraftfahrzeuggewerbe GmbH
HS - Hamburger Software GmbH & Co. KG
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NPP Niethammer, Posewang & Partner GmbH
Dataport
Maersk Deutschland A/S & Co. KG
Buhck Umweltservices GmbH & Co. KG
Hamburger Hochbahn AG
TUI Cruises GmbH
Elis Group Services GmbH
Forvis Mazars GmbH & Co. KG
Gebr. Heinemann SE & Co. KG
Leser GmbH & Co. KG
Delta-Sport Handelskontor GmbH
Lother GmbH
ECE Marketplaces GmbH & Co. KG
Sparda-Bank Hamburg eG
NOREVO GmbH
Battery-Kutter GmbH & Co. KG
Funk Versicherungsmakler GmbH
Stadtwerke Buchholz i. d. N. GmbH
Nord Event GmbH
Junge & Co. Versicherungsmakler GmbH
DROEGE Holding GmbH
Service-Bund GmbH & Co. KG
COLUMBIA Shipmanagement (Deutschland) GmbH
agiles Informationssysteme GmbH
DVA International GmbH
Mühlenchemie GmbH & Co. KG
Coloplast GmbH
Deep Media Technologies GmbH
EOS Deutscher Inkasso-Dienst GmbH
Olympus Europa SE & CO. KG
Aon Versicherungsmakler Deutschland GmbH
Star Finanz GmbH
Jungheinrich AG
Jebsen & Jessen (GmbH & Co.) KG
fabfab GmbH - Internetversandhandel von Stoffen
AMBRIAN  ENERGY  GMBH
Hamburg Süd A/S & Co KG
Oktan Tankstellen GmbH
Klaus Böcker GmbH
Baker Tilly GmbH & Co.KG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft
TRAILER LLOYD Fahrzeugvermietung GmbH & Co. KG
COSCO SHIPPING (Europe) GmbH
Deloitte GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft
Omnicom Media Group GmbH
Reemtsma Cigarettenfabriken GmbH
EDEKA IT Stiftung & Co. OHG
SUND GmbH + Co. KG
Bürgschaftsbank Hamburg GmbH
HANSAINVEST Hanseatische Investment-GmbH
AIDA Cruises German Branch of Costa Crociere S.p.A.
Engel & Völkers Holding GmbH
Ernst & Young GmbH
Leonhardt & Blumberg Shipmanagement GmbH & Co. KG
Funke Logistik GmbH
PwC PricewaterhouseCoopers GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft
Navalis Shipping GmbH & Co. KG
Delmes Heitmann GmbH & Co. KG
Shell Deutschland GmbH
Greenyard Fresh Germany GmbH
PAWLIK Consultants GmbH
PIA Media GmbH
PPI AG Informationstechnologie
ESC Wirtschaftsprüfungs GmbH
Montblanc-Simplo GmbH
MariApps Marine Solutions Europe GmbH
salesHAX Consulting
Deutsche Bank AG
Orion Reederei GmbH & Co. KG
ek robotics GmbH
Liesner & Co. GmbH
HRK LUNIS AG
Encavis AG
Hübener Versicherungs-AG
GGW Group
finum Riensch & Held GmbH & Co. KG
Alsterspree Verlag GmbH
Hamburger Hafen und Logistik Aktiengesellschaft
HanseMerkur Versicherungsgruppe
Hanseatische Mittelstands Treuhand GmbH
AXA Versicherung AG
Rieckermann GmbH
NDR Media GmbH
HAFN IT GmbH
Hamburger Feuerkasse Versicherungs-AG
Commerzbank AG
HELM AG
Wintershall Dea GmbH
TOPLICHT Schiffsausrüstung GmbH
AC CHRISTES & PARTNER GmbH
Berg & Schmidt GmbH & Co. KG
Mast-Jägermeister SE
Sparkasse Harburg-Buxtehude
Counsel Treuhand GmbH
MUTABOR Technologies GmbH
Brightpoint Group Hamburg
BDO AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft
Hamburg Commercial Bank AG
Lexzau, Scharbau GmbH & Co. KG
Velux Deutschland GmbH
Dierkes Partner
Beiersdorf AG
Vattenfall Europe Business Services GmbH
Tchibo GmbH
AXXO GmbH
Hanseatic Bank GmbH & Co. KG
Peter Döhle Schiffahrts-KG
Itzehoer Versicherungen
Buss Group GmbH & Co. KG
Stern-Wywiol Gruppe GmbH & Co. KG
Georg Duncker GmbH & Co. KG
British American Tobacco (Germany) GmbH
FKS Friedrich Karl Schroeder GmbH & Co. KG
edding AG
Cavendish & Harvey Confectionery GmbH
RessourcenReich GmbH
Hapag-Lloyd AG
Mabanaft GmbH & Co. KG
KPMG AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft
Hermes Germany GmbH
BERENBERG Joh. Berenberg, Gossler & Co. KG
C. Illies & Co. Handelsges. mbH
ShibataFenderTeam AG
axunio Pharma GmbH
Alfred E. Tiefenbacher (GmbH & Co. KG)
Hamburger Energiewerke GmbH
Mondelez Deutschland Services GmbH & Co. KG
Airbus Operations GmbH
WMC Wüpper Management Consulting GmbH
Bernhard Schulte GmbH & Co. KG
Acer Computer GmbH
BLUME2000 SE
STULZ GmbH
EDEKA ZENTRALE Stiftung & Co. KG
HDI AG
Allianz Trade
Signal Iduna Gruppe - Hamburg
KG BURSPED Speditions G.m.b.H. & Co.
DOMINO'S PIZZA DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG
Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (Deutschland) GmbH & Co. KG
SENATOR INTERNATIONAL Spedition GmbH
Provinzial Nord Brandkasse AG
Hamburg Coffee Company Hacofco mbH
Sysmex Europe SE
Neumann Gruppe GmbH
Brightpoint Fund Services GmbH
RHL Reederei Hamburger Lloyd GmbH & Co KG
Edel SE & Co. KGaA
Peter Cremer Holding GmbH & Co. KG
Aurubis AG
Vattenfall Europe Sales GmbH
Hamburger Sparkasse AG
TT-Line GmbH & Co. KG
BRL Boege Rohde Luebbehuesen
Carlsberg Deutschland Holding GmbH
Otto (GmbH & Co. KG)
nbs partners GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft
Scholz & Friends Commerce GmbH
Warner Music Group Germany Holding GmbH
Baloise Lebensversicherung AG Deutschland
IntReal International Real Estate Kapitalverwaltungsgesellschaft mbH
HSV Fußball AG
best practice consulting AG
MÖHRLE HAPP LUTHER
Joh. Jacobs & Co. (AG & Co.) KG
BUDNI Handels- & Service GmbH & Co. KG

FAQs

Frequently asked questions about the Bachelor's programme at HSBA

Can I apply for a study place directly with HSBA?

No, you apply directly to the company. If you have successfully completed a selection procedure and are offered a place, the partner company will contact HSBA and register you. You can find all current study place offers from our partner companies on our Study Place Exchange.

Our Hamburg Business Speed Dating offers an additional opportunity. It takes place twice a year.

If you have any questions about an admission test, you are welcome to contact us.

What are the options of studying abroad?

Yes. Most HSBA Bachelor students spend time abroad during their studies, sometimes several times. For example, in one-semester exchange programmes at our partner universities, in the one-week study excursions in the third year of study, or by participating in a summer school. Some partner companies also enable students to spend time abroad during the practical phase. Internationality also plays a major role in everyday study life in Hamburg, as HSBA attaches great importance to the internationality of the course content and offers a wide range of English-language seminars.

You can find more information here

Can I apply to a company even if I do not yet fulfil the admission requirements?

It is best if you fulfil the admission requirements for our Bachelor's degree programmes beforehand. Or if your previous grades at degree level are in the right direction. Otherwise your application will not usually be successful. IF you have to take an admission test and would still like to apply beforehand, be sure to mention this in your letter of application. Then it will be clear to the company representatives that you know what you are doing!

Accreditations, Awards & Rankings

State-approved – Accredited by the German Council of Science – All study programmes accredited by FIBAA

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Klaus Waubke

Senior Manager Student Recruitment & Company Relations
+49 40 822160-933
klaus.waubke(at)hsba.de

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