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B.A. ICB

 The B.A. program “Intercultural Communication and Business“, started in the winter semester 21/22. The study program combines a foreign language focus with a second language and business economics studies, as well as modules in commercial law.


The program is the further development and specification of the previous study program “Moderne Fremdsprachen, Kulturen und Wirtschaft“. The new study program is marked by its new orientation within the economic and business studies and an additional commercial law focus. Intercultural communication functions as the common denominator between business, economics and languages and prepares students for work requirements in a global and transnational world.

B.A. ICB students can find more detailed information about the internship, the B.A. thesis and more on the ICB ILIAS page.

Overview:
Study program Intercultural Communication and Business
Degree Bachelor of Arts
Major subject /Minor subjects

Major:

  • 1st foreign language

Minor:

  • Modules: Intercultural Communication and Business
  • Modules: Business and Economics, Law
  • 2nd business language of choice 
Standard study period 6 semesters
Teaching language(s)
  • ICB: English & German
  • Business, Economics and Law: German & English
  • Language of the major subject 
  • Language of the chosen 2nd language
Start of the program Winter semester only
Application deadline See dates and deadlines
Admission restrictions No restrictions
Detailed description of the study program: 
  • 1st foreign language as the major subject (80 CP)
  • 2nd business language (20 CP)
  • Business and Economics, Law (60 CP)
  • Bachelor‘s thesis (10 CP)
  • Internship or project for practical experience (10 CP)
  • A semester abroad is obligatory

Students choose two languages, one as their major and one as their minor subject. The second language cannot be identical to the one of the major subject.

Major subject: First foreign language

The major subject focuses on literary, linguistic and cultural topics within the chosen first foreign language. Aspects of intercultural communication play an important role within those topics as well as within the practical language training. 

The following first foreign languages can be chosen:

  • Anglophone Studies
  • Galloromanistik/French
  • Hispanistik/Spanish
  • Lusitanistik/Portugese
  • Russistik/Russian

Minor subject: Second foreign language

The following second foreign languages can be chosen:

  • English
  • French
  • Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian
  • Polish
  • Portuguese
  • Russian
  • Spanish
  • Czech
  • Ukrainian

Minor subject: Business and economics, commercial law

The minor subject Business and Economics is divided into mandatory and elective modules within the areas of Business, Economics and Statistics. Additionally, two commercial law modules within the areas of public law, private law or labor law need to be taken.