Fachbereich Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften at the HS Nordhausen

Studienbereich Betriebswirtschaftslehre

HS Nordhausen

Weinberghof 4
99734 Nordhausen
Phone: +49 3631 420-503

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Basic information

Total number of students	410 *
Number of master degree students	80
Percentage of teaching by practitioners	5.0 %
Percentage of teaching by practitioners, master's	5.0 %

Support during the study entry phase

Total score for support in the study entry phase

12/14 points

Results of study

Graduations in appropriate time, undergraduate degrees	72.4 % *
Graduations in appropriate time, master's	26.3 % *

International orientation

International orientation, bachelor's	4/12 points
International orientation, master's	4/12 points
Outgoing students	5.0 %

Job market- and career-orientation

Contact with work environment, bachelor's	8/12 points
Contact with work environment, master's	5/12 points
Bachelor theses in cooperation with work environment	69.2 %
Master theses in cooperation with work environment	91.6 %
Share of professors with work experience	40.0 %

Research

Third party funds per professor

< 3 T Euro

Students' assessments on undergraduate, presence-learning-courses

Teacher support	1.9
Support in studies	2.1
Courses offered	2.2
Study organisation	1.9
Exams	2.5
Job market preparation	2.6
Support during practical semester	2.7
Support for stays abroad	1.7
Rooms	2.8
Library
IT-infrastructure	2.8
Overall study situation	2.0

Students' assessments on consecutive master's degree courses

Teacher support	no survey
Support in studies	no survey
Courses offered	no survey
Study organisation	no survey
Transition to Master's studies	no survey
Support for stays abroad	no survey
Overall study situation	no survey

Degree courses with details

Degree courses without details

Further degree courses of the department

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About studying Business Administration in Germany

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Further information provided by the department

Special features regarding teaching
Practice-oriented training (e.g. internship semester, practical projects, excursions, lectures by practitioners); international orientation (e.g. studying abroad at partner universities, international project week, offering UNIcert language diplomas); mediation of key qualifications (e.g. project and conflict management, moderation and negotiation skills, presentation technique); modern equipment, use of current forms of learning, work in small groups, intensive and individual support for students.
Special features regarding the international orientation
Every year in May there is an obligatory "International project week" with lecturers from partner universities (see module 20). In return, Nordhausen lecturers take on teaching at foreign institutions. Every summer semester, Business Administration courses worth 30 CP are offered in English, so that exchange students can earn their necessary credits when studying together with the local students. As part of an English-language business simulation, students in international teams can work on business related issues.
Exchange universities for stay abroads
University of Wyoming, Laramie, USA; Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea (Rep.); Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de Puebla, Mexiko; Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Türkei; Institute of Technology Tralee, Tralee, Irland; Hogeschool Windesheim, Zwolle, Niederlande; Univerza v Ljubljani, Ljubljana, Slowenien; Metropolia Ammattikorkeakoulu, Helsinki, Finnland; École Supérieure du Commerce Extérieur, Paris, Frankreich; Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny w Katowicach, Katowice, Polen.
Special features regarding the equipment
Fully equipped sensor laboratory with laboratory kitchen, 12 test stations; group discussion room with observation facilities and storage room with cooling and freezing capacities; laboratory for empirical market and social research equipped with appropriate hardware and software (e.g. SPSS, SAP Fiori).
Special features regarding research and development
Research projects in the majors of Business Administration and International Business Administration; theses in the research focus of the representatives of the specialisation; research focus "Sensory product research in the innovation project", "Digital team building", "Supply Chain Project Gypsum Region Harz" and "Corporate Entrepreneurship".
Support for founders
Free advice to our students from all lecturers; Prof. Gocks teaches entrepreneurship. Start-up service of the university to support start-ups (Ms. Dr. Schlangen), university incubator for entrepreneurship (HIKE) in the field of IoT and sustainability (BMBF-funded; probably from 2nd quarter 2020; headed by Prof. Gocks)
Other special features
Small university, university campus, personal support, research-intensive / medium-sized university, region with affordable and extensive housing.
Further information on research activities
https://www.hs-nordhausen.de/forschung/
Information on access restrictions
https://www.hs-nordhausen.de/bewerbung/