Dual study program Bachelor of Arts - Digital Administration

At the time you start your studies, you should have a higher education entrance qualification, general higher education entrance qualification or a level of education recognized as equivalent under 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 the apprenticeship (exceptions apply under the Soldiers' Pension Act).

During the practical phases, you will work in departments of the university administration or in central facilities that participate in flexitime, 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 andthe applicable core working hours. Please note, however, that it makes sense for you to be present when your trainer is on site.

The Bachelor of Arts - Digital Administration course lasts three years (6 semesters). It consists of theoretical study sections at the Hessian University of Applied Sciences for Public Management and Security, Kassel Department, and 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, assignments, oral examinations and an experience report.

The course focuses on the following areas:

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

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

A project must be completed during the third and fourth semesters.

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

In the sixth semester, an academic thesis must be completed in which a practical problem from a field of work is dealt with. The development of the thesis is interlinked with an internship. After submission of the thesis, the course offers an introductory work placement until the colloquium (oral examination on the thesis).

For the entire duration of your studies, you will be employed as a civil servant on revocation and will receive candidate pay in accordance with the Hessian Salaries Act. In addition to a basic amount, a family allowance may also be paid, depending on your marital status. There are also capital-forming benefits and a private health insurance allowance.

Dual students must be able to work carefully and precisely, need IT knowledge and analytical skills, for example when they have 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 among the qualities we look for in this profession.