Business Education (Bachelor)

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Teaching profession or the private sector? This is what the Business Education course offers! Students of Business Education acquire a double qualification: on the one hand, they acquire specialist business and economic knowledge and can therefore work as business economists in the HR department or other operational areas. On the other hand, they learn how to pass on this knowledge in a didactically skillful way in order to later work as teachers in the teaching profession or in training and further education.

As teachers, they teach pupils after completing their studies. They guide them to think and work independently and take responsibility for teaching social behavior and values. Thanks to extensive practical elements in schools, the university education is close to the profession. The course combines the vocational subject of economics with business didactics, educational and social science studies and a second teaching subject. In addition, students acquire the ability to critically reflect on scientific studies in the courses on mathematics, statistics and research methods. Students can choose a second teaching subject, including the associated subject didactics: Chemistry, German, English, French, Mathematics, Politics, Physics, Religion, Spanish or Sport.

Thanks to the broad training in education and economics as well as the respective elective subjects and their didactics, economics teachers are not only welcome as teachers. In private and public organizations, they are also frequently employed as experts in training and further education. The degree program therefore offers a high degree of flexibility for the professional future of its students.

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Business education and me - a match?

Find out how well the Business Education course suits you!
In the online course "Business Education at the University of Kassel" you can expect information videos, podcasts from students, the opportunity for mathematical self-assessment and expectation checks on the course.


At a glance

Degree: Bachelor of Education


Start: Winter semester


Duration/scope: 6 semesters


Language of instruction: German


Admission restriction (NC): no

Special feature:
5 weeks school internship

Admission requirement

You will need one of the following degrees for this degree program:

You can find a good overview of the various qualifications and their differences on the "Admission requirements" website of the Hessian Ministry of Science and Art.

Special access requirements

A special requirement for the Bachelor's degree course is proof of relevant vocational training or company internships in commercial-administrative fields of activity for a total of 48 weeks. This proof can be completed during the Bachelor's degree course and is a prerequisite for the award of the Bachelor's thesis. The Examination Board decides on recognition.


The degree program includes an optional second teaching subject.

In the degree courses in Business Education (B. Ed., M. Ed.), the subject 'Business, Labor and Social Law' can be studied instead of a general education second subject (German, Mathematics, English, etc.). The following note is important: 'Business, labor and social law' is not a separate training and examination subject in the preparatory service (Referendariat) of many federal states. This applies in particular to the federal state of Hesse. Please contact the relevant authorities / state ministries in the respective federal state to find out whether this subject is recognized.


Electives: language certificate and aptitude test

You must submit a language certificate for the elective subject English. Admission to the degree course is not possible without proof. The application procedure for the subject of sport includes participation in an entrance or aptitude test. You can only apply for this degree course after passing the entrance test.


Application and enrollment procedure for the winter semester

Application with German certificates

Application period

annually 01.06. - 01.09.

You can apply for this degree program via our online application portal "eCampus".

How do I apply for this degree program?

Application with foreign certificates

Application period

with foreign certificates:
annually 01.03. - 15.07.

If you have a school-leaving certificate obtained abroad, you must apply via the central assessment office in Berlin, uni-assist.

How do I apply for this degree program?


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