Fachbereich Wirtschaftswissenschaften

FH Zwickau

Scheffelstraße 39
08012 Zwickau
Phone: +49 375 536-3442

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Basic information

Total number of students	870
Number of master degree students	152
Percentage of teaching by practitioners	19.0 %

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	9/14 points
Score for offers in the first year of studies	4/11 points
Total score for support in the study entry phase

Results of study

Graduations in appropriate time, undergraduate degrees	100.0 %
Graduations in appropriate time, master's	not ranked because in the period of observation there were not consistently 10 graduates per year

International orientation

International orientation, bachelor's	4/11 points
International orientation, master's	6/11 points

Job market- and career-orientation

Contact with work environment, bachelor's	6/10 points
Contact with work environment, master's
Bachelor theses in cooperation with work environment	63.0 %
Master theses in cooperation with work environment	83.5 %
Share of professors with work experience	50.0 %

Students' assessments on undergraduate, presence-learning-courses

Teacher support	1.9
Support in studies	1.7
Courses offered	1.9
Study organisation	1.5 *
Exams	2.0
Job market preparation	2.0
Support during practical semester	2.0
Support for stays abroad	1.4
Rooms	2.0
Library	1.5
IT-infrastructure	1.5
Overall study situation	1.7

Students' assessments on consecutive master's degree courses

Teacher support	2.2
Support in studies	2.3
Courses offered	3.1
Study organisation	1.9
Exams	2.4
Transition to Master's studies	1.9
Job market preparation	2.3
Support during practical semester	2.9
Support for stays abroad	2.1
Rooms	1.8
Library	1.8
IT-infrastructure	1.6
Overall study situation	2.5

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
The degree courses at the Faculty of Economics provide academic and methodological principles in all functional sub-areas of Business Administration. A permanent component is Business English. During the Bachelor's and Master's degree courses, students focus on various Business Administration specialisations and sectors. A choice can be made between Accounting, Marketing, Human Resource Management, Financing, Taxation and Auditing, Logistics, Business Informatics and Company Management as well as Energy, Hospital and Healthcare or the Transport Industry.
Special features regarding the international orientation
The objective is to encourage student exchange. To facilitate this, a module abroad and course-specific recognition modules have been integrated, which allows for more individual recognition. To raise awareness for opportunities abroad, there are regular information sessions, and additional attractive cooperation agreements are concluded with international universities. Students can turn to a staff member of International Consulting as well as a international representative (professor).
Common partner universities for exchange
University of the West of Scotland, Scotland; Kajaani University of Applied Sciences, Finland; Riga Technical University, Latvia; Auto Skoda University Mlada Boleslav, Czech Republic; University of Tartu, Estonia; Burgas Free University, Bulgaria; Université Lyon I, France; Universitat de Valencia, Spain; University of Boras, Sweden; Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences, Norway
Special features regarding the equipment
The students have an extremely well-equipped library and an excellent infrastructure (computer pools, language laboratory, project laboratories) available at the WHZ.
Special features regarding research and development
Possibility of participation in research and development is available in the field of Applied Research at the Institute for Business Management and the Institute for Management and Information as well as at the technical institutes of the WHZ; The student project Formula Student/Racingteam (racing car construction), which allows research and development projects under supervision, has been very successful. 4 cooperative doctorates in the period 2013-2015.
Website with further information on research activities
https://fis.fh-zwickau.de/
Support for founders
Students and graduates of the department who are interested in start-ups are advised by the founders' network SAXEED. Coupled with an extensive range of seminars on start-ups and individual advice and support, there is a start-up advisor/academic staff member who can contacted (www.saxeed.net).
Characteristics of assistance to differently abled persons
All the department's facilities provide barrier-free access. In collaboration with the course programme, sign language interpretation of lectures is provided for hearing-impaired students. In addition, students may contact the examination board to apply for equalisation of disadvantages (with a medical certificate). Students may also contact a representative for students with severe disabilities (liaison) and a staff member for social counselling.
Characteristics of diversity advancement
The university/department has a varied range of services for information, counselling and support (locating daycare, childcare rooms, etc.), assisting students who care for family members, with child care issues (including in the event of illness), as well as students with disabilities. Currently, the university is developing a diversity concept, and there is one working group: Diversity, Equal Opportunity, Family Friendly University, organising multi-day theme weeks on "diversity".