Fachbereich Wirtschaft

TH Mittelhessen/Gießen

Wiesenstraße 14
35390 Gießen
Phone: +49 641 309-2700

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Basic information

Total number of students	1,510
Number of master degree students	182
Percentage of teaching by practitioners	12.0 %

Cooperative Education

Students in cooperative education

Support during the study entry phase

Score for offers before studies - Score	5/8 points
Score for offers at start of studies	10/14 points
Score for offers in the first year of studies	7/11 points
Total score for support in the study entry phase

Results of study

Graduations in appropriate time, undergraduate degrees	49.4 %
Graduations in appropriate time master's	96.7 % *

International orientation

International orientation	7/11 points
International orientation master's	9/11 Points

Job market- and career-orientation

Contact with work environment bachelor	7/10 Points
Contact with work environment master	7/10 Points
Bachelor theses in cooperation with work environment
Master theses in cooperation with work environment
Share of professors with work experience	50.0 %

Students' assessments on undergraduate, presence-learning-courses

Teacher support	1.7
Support in studies	1.7
Courses offered	1.7
Study organisation	1.7 *
Exams	2.1
Job market preparation	1.8
Support during practical semester	1.7
Support for stays abroad	1.6
Rooms	1.7
Library	1.6
IT-infrastructure	1.6
Overall study situation	1.6

Students' assessments on consecutive Masters degree courses

Teacher support	1.3
Support in studies
Courses offered
Study organisation	1.3
Exams	1.5
Transition to Master's studies	1.4
Job market preparation	1.5
Support during practical semester
Support for stays abroad	1.3
Rooms	2.0
Library	1.4
IT-infrastructure	1.4
Overall study situation

Degree courses with details

Degree courses without details

Further degree courses of the department

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Further information provided by the department

Special features regarding teaching
Broad-based foundation in business; Specialisation options from the 4th semester: Selection from 10 specialisations; Solid practical orientation in teaching plus compulsory 20-week work placement; Manageable group sizes; Exercises in parallel to basic courses; Small groups in specialisations; Approach varied in methodology and didactics, e.g. simulations, case studies, internet-based learning; Good technical facilities (PC rooms); Conveyance of key competencies; Introductory week/mentoring programme; Semester abroad at partner universities.
Practice oriented teaching formats in master's degree courses
example cases; business and simulation games; case studies;ontract design tutorials; negotiation tutorials; project workshops and work; field trip to companies; lectures by practitioners; learning by research; behaviour coaching , experience-orientated learning, self-reflection, practical projects in cooperation with companies
Special features regarding the international orientation
Staff member for "International Coordination" for advice and support with semesters abroad (+ 1 staff member for international Master's inquiries); 15 international partner universities; Focus on "International Management" with 2 compulsory modules at international universities; Variety of recognition options; English-taught "International Semesters" for incoming students; Two Master's programmes taught fully in English; Every year: Entrepreneurship Exchange with Edinburgh Napier University with student and professor exchange
Common partner universities for exchange
Edinburgh Napier University, Scotland; Victoria University in Melbourne, Australia; Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia; Dundalk Institute of Technology, Ireland; Université de Montpellier, France; Universidad de Huelva, Spain; Yildiz Technical University Istanbul, Turkey; VIA University College, Horsens, Denmark; Kymenlaakso University of Applied Sciences, Kouvola, Finland; Universities of Wisconsin, USA
Special features regarding the equipment
Several PC rooms (96 workstations), a mobile PC lab with 30 notebooks, three Industry 4.0 workstations and 3D lab with three 3D printers. The lecture halls are all equipped with projectors, document imaging cameras and WiFi. 6 databases for literature research, national/international. "Virtual desktops". Used in teaching: Eye-tracking system, TOP SIM simulation games (Global Factory, economics simulation), Access, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Oracle Designer, HTML, MS Navision, SAP, MS Project, SPSS, VBA, Java, Oracle DB with Data Modeler and SQLDeveloper, SharePoint, Sphinx Open Online.
Special features regarding research and development
Industry 4.0 research projects are under way in collaboration with partner companies in the industry; Sustainability Controlling research project results in Sustainability Economics and Management elective module; Use of eye-tracking in the field of market research; Research project on European monetary and economic policy leads to course of the same name; Analysis of Federal Court judgments and impact on practical application of laws. 3 cooperative doctorates in the period 2013-2015.
Website with further information on research activities
https://www.w.thm.de/index.php/forschung/berichte/uebersicht
Support for founders
Separate chair in Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship module (gathering initial start-up experience according to design thinking), coaching sessions for prospective founders. Vigorous exchange with local founders' networks, such as regular founders' meeting of the Giessen Promotion of Economic Development or Founders' Workshop of the Giessen public utility companies. Every year: International entrepreneurship exchange programmes in cooperation with the Centre for Entrepreneurship of the partner university Edinburgh Napier, which includes evaluation of business ideas and their development by industry representatives. Elective modules for the development of business plans.
Characteristics of assistance to differently abled persons
Good cooperation with the BliZ (centre for blind and visually impaired students). The BliZ provides optimal support for chronically ill and disabled students. The aim is to reduce the barriers at university. Enabling individual disadvantage compensation measures in courses and in exams.
Characteristics of diversity advancement
Fulfilment of women's advancement plan at the Department (proportion of women: Students: about 50%, professors: 35%, academic staff: 56%, other employees: 60%). Family-friendly university. Central projects at the THM: Equal Opportunities working group, in development: Anti-discrimination office as a contact point, REACH THM – Refugees' Academic Home THM project.
Other special features
Very good personal contact among students, professors and staff, good cooperation with the student council. Regular summer parties, graduation ceremonies. Continuous improvement of teaching through sophisticated evaluation system: Surveys of first-semester students and mentors, course programme/event evaluations, including dialogue-based evaluation, alumni surveys. Good networking with regional companies (sponsors, corporate exhibition, projects, internships). Current projects: Optimisation of the initial study phase for a better transition from school to university, sustainability, digitalisation.