Dual study Bachelor of Arts - Digital Administration

At the time of starting your studies, you should have completed your entrance qualification for a university of applied sciences, general university entrance qualification or an educational level recognized as equivalent by higher education law. Your strengths should lie in the areas of German, mathematics and IT.

Your nationality should be German or that of a member state of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland. You should be no more than 40 years old at the start of your training (exceptions exist according to the German Soldiers' Pensions Act).

During the practical phases, you will be assigned to departments of the university administration or to central facilities that participate in flexible working hours, i.e. you can determine the start and end of your daily working hours yourself within the framework of the applicable pre- and post-flexitime hours andthe applicable core working hours. Note, however, that it makes sense for you to be present when your instructor is also on site.

The Bachelor of Arts - Digital Administration program lasts three years (6 semesters). It consists of specialized theoretical study sections at the Hessian University of Public Management and Security, Kassel Department, and specialized practical study sections in the university administration.

The Digital Administration degree program is modular. The 16 modules with a total of 180 credits each conclude with an examination. Examinations take the form of written examinations, presentations, term papers, oral examinations and a field report.

The focus of the study program is in the areas of:

• Digitization and processes
• Computer science and technology
• Administration and law
• People and management as well as
• scientific work

From the second to the fifth semester, the theoretical study sections are interlinked with practical studies (internships) totaling one year.

During the course of study, students are required to complete a project in the third and fourth semesters.

In the elective modules of the fifth semester, courses from the fields of "Computer Science, Technology, Digitization" and "Administrative Sciences" are offered.

In the sixth semester, students are required to write a thesis in which they work on a practical problem from one of their fields of work. The development of the thesis is interlocked with an internship. After submission of the thesis, the program offers an internship that introduces students to their profession until the colloquium (oral examination for the thesis).

During the entire period of study, you will be a civil servant with a revocable appointment and will receive a candidate's salary in accordance with the Hessian Salary Act. In addition to a basic amount, a family allowance may be paid, depending on your family status. There are also capital-forming benefits and allowances for private health insurance.

Dual students must be able to work carefully and accurately, need IT knowledge and analytical skills, for example when they need to create evaluations or understand facts. They should also be willing to learn.

Reliability, commitment, sociability, a sense of responsibility, diligence and discretion are also welcome qualities in this profession.