Bachelor Preparation Business / Tech

We help you prepare for your Bachelor's programme at UE with our foundation diploma. In just one semester you gain all the skills needed to pass the admission requirements at UE, so you can start your Bachelor's degree in the following semester.

Your benefits of the foundation diploma:

Optimal preparation for Bachelor studies
Boost your linguistic competence (esp. English)
Orientation assistance for varied study programs
Smooth segue into on-campus studies in Germany
Successful completion linked to high success rate in Bachelor studies
Invest in your career: the tuition fee for the foundation diploma will be awarded as a credit for your subsequent bachelor's programme at UE (6th semester)

You will learn:

Intermediate English-level
Office package
Mathematics
Scientific Writing
Research planning
Culture Skills/Networking
Setting up and completing a final project

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Information about the UE foundation diploma

Study start and location

March & September in

Hamburg and

Berlin

Teaching language

English

Admission Requirements

IELTS English level 4.5 or higher

High school certificate

Tuition fee

EU applicants: € 4,250

Non-EU applicants: € 6,050

The fee will be rewarded as credit for your chosen Bachelor's programme at UE (6th semester)

Degree & Qualification

Certificate

You will meet all admission criterias for UE Bachelor programmes with the foundation diploma

Duration

18 hours per Semester week

Syllabus

The pre course consists of 18 hours per week (HPW). Learn more about the course content in the curriculum.

Distribution of the semester hours per week

English (6 HPW)

Listening comprehension
Reading comprehension
Speaking: taking part in discussions, summarizing texts
Writing: producing increasingly complex texts, such as summaries, comments

IT/Tech (6 HPW)

Office package (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
Understanding the basic concepts
Managing computer files, word processing, using spreadsheets
Creating presentations
Obtaining information and communicating with the help of computers

Mathematics (3 HPW)

Review of basic mathematical operations
Solving equations
Basics of descriptive Statistics

Scientific Writing (3 HPW)

Basics and access to scientific work
Introduction to dealing with scientific texts
Working with scientific literature

Connected Bachelor programmes and how to apply

The Foundation diploma Business / Tech is available for the following Bachelor's at UE:

B.Sc. Digital Business & Data Science
B.Sc. Digital Media & Marketing
B.Sc. Software Engineering
B.Sc. Sport & Event Management
B.Sc. Business & Management Studies

Should you wish to add the Foundation diploma to one of these bachelors, please use the UE online application portal and choose "Undergraduate + Foundation" as Programme type.

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