Fachbereich Wirtschaftswissenschaften und Informationswissenschaften at the HS Merseburg

HS Merseburg

Eberhard-Leibnitz-Str. 2
06217 Merseburg
Phone: +49 3461 46-0

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Basic information

Total number of students	540 *
Percentage of teaching by practitioners	no data
Percentage of teaching by practitioners, master's

Support during the study entry phase

Total score for support in the study entry phase

7/14 points

Results of study

Graduations in appropriate time, undergraduate degrees	73.2 % *
Graduations in appropriate time, master's	83.3 % *

International orientation

International orientation, bachelor's	4/12 points
International orientation, master's
Outgoing students	< 1 %

Job market- and career-orientation

Contact with work environment, bachelor's	6/12 points
Contact with work environment, master's
Bachelor theses in cooperation with work environment	no data
Master theses in cooperation with work environment	no data
Share of professors with work experience	no data

Research

Third party funds per professor

no data

Students' assessments on undergraduate, presence-learning-courses

Teacher support
Support in studies
Courses offered
Study organisation	1.5
Exams	2.1
Job market preparation
Support during practical semester
Support for stays abroad
Rooms	1.6
Library	1.7
IT-infrastructure
Overall study situation	1.9

Degree courses with details

Business Administration (B.A.)

Degree courses without details

Further degree courses of the department

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About studying Business Administration in Germany

About the subject

Further information provided by the department

Special features regarding teaching
Focus on teaching methodological (quantitative) and social skills; choice between four majors (Accounting, Financing, Controlling, Management, Corporate Processes, Cultural Management); mandatory accompanied practical and / or mobility semester; courses in small groups, very good supervision ratio; Integration of e-learning elements; regular lecture series by practitioners (Merseburg sessions) in teaching.
Special features regarding the international orientation
In July 2013 the HS Merseburg initiated and established the International Project Management Summer School for the first time. It is organised in different locations each year, in cooperation with the Cardiff Metropolitan University and University of Nicosia. Furthermore, the Economic Sciences department provides up to EUR 10,000 from the department's resources for scholarships to enable students to study abroad.
Exchange universities for stay abroads
University of Lodz, Polen; Opole University of Technology, Polen; Karel de Grote University College, Belgien; Université de Lorraine, Frankreich; University of Nikosia, Zypern; Babeş-Bolyai University, Rumänien; Cardiff Metropolitan University, Großbritannien; University of Castilla-La Mancha, Spanien; Naresuan University, Thailand; Santa Catarina State University, Brasilien.
Special features regarding the equipment
2 computer pools (20 or 15 places); Access to exercise modules for DATEV and SAP, among others; "Marketing laboratory" with possibilities for 3D simulation, among other things; Access to the university's resources in general, including television studio, media production facilities, "Macrobond" business and financial market database, SpringerLink, Ebsco, ScienceDirect, Hoppenstedt company database, NWB tax and business law database, Wiso-net, De Gruyter, SPSS and Eviews Licenses for the computer pools.
Special features regarding research and development
Research specialisation "Process management and innovative information systems"; Cooperation with regional companies in cooperation with students (in the form of seminar and final theses as well as internships); students as "IT consultants" in companies; use of 3D simulations in marketing; Connection to affiliated institutes (including in marketing).
Support for founders
Start-up service of the HS Merseburg. It actively supports students, graduates and academic staff in their move towards independence and assists them throughout the entire start-up process: From the development of a corporate idea to business start-up and support during the growth phase. The start-up service is supported through funds of the State of Saxony-Anhalt and the European Social Fund. The start-up service of the Merseburg University works closely with partners in the Halle-Saalekreis founders' network.
Further information on research activities
https://www.hs-merseburg.de/hochschule/fachbereiche/wirtschaftswissenschaften-und-informationswissenschaften/forschung/
Further information about study entry phase
https://www.hs-merseburg.de/studium/vor-dem-studium/angebote-fuer-studieninteressierte/