Berlin School of Economics and Law

Website: www.hwr-berlin.de/en/

Telephone: +49 30 308770

 

Number of inhabitants in the city: 3,5 millions

Number of students in the university: 10 000

 

Program: Business and Law

 

Academic calendar:

Winter semester:    October to January

Summer semester: February to June

 

Courses: See courses here.

 

Accommodation: BSEL does not have on-campus accommodation. However, the BSEL International Office can provide limited third party accommodation spots for exchange students, offered by either Studentenwerk Berlin or Studentendorf Berlin (“student village”).

 

Useful information:

• Berlin is the biggest city and also the capital of Germany – it is an interesting multicultural city and also an important cultural and historical centre
• The University has a buddy programme and offers a variety of different sports activities; The application period is from May 01st to June 15th for applications for the winter semester (same year) and from October 15th to November 15th for applications for the summer semester (following year)
• Berlin is a city that never sleeps – there are so many different clubs, bars, discos that you can go out 24/7 and there is some spot for every taste
• The food scene in Berlin is very popular and diverse – almost every kind of international cuisine can be found there – but most important in Berlin is to try original Berliner Currywurst
• For those interested in culture and history, Berlin is the place to be – theatres, art galleries, libraries, museums, opera houses and cultural important sights like the Brandenburger Tor, the German Reichstag and the Holocaust Memorial
• Berlin has a variety of different leisure activities to offer – you can always find something to do there even if it is just shopping or hang out with your friends in one of the many parks; Sometimes it just happens that you walk around some corner and suddenly there is a free concert you can join – Berlin is full of such “magic”
• The public transportation system is very good developed; You have a subway, tram, bus and also railway system; Berlin has several airports from where you can fly to destinations all over the world

Courses	ECTS
Business Applications	5
English for Management	2.5
English for Marketing	2.5
Fundamentals of Business Law	5
Human Resources and Organization	5
International Management	5
Introduction into Business Information Systems	5
Introduction to Financial Accounting	5
Introduction to Managerial Accounting	5
Marketing	5
Mathematics for Business and Economics	5
Organization Behavior in international Companies	5
Strategic Management	5
Work, Business and Society	5
International Economics	5
Microeconomics: Allocation and Distribution	5
Political Economy and Social Structure of Modern Society	5
Macroeconomics: The Economic Cycle and Employment	5
Communication Strategies and Consumer Behavior	5
English for Finance & Accounting	2.5
English for International Business & Economics	2.5
Finance and Investment Policies in Businesses	5
Financial Analysis and Valuation	5
Human Resource Management	5
Instruments of Controlling	5
Intercultural Communication	5
International Business Accounting	5
Management Accounting and Controlling	5
Market Research	5
Operations Management	5
Organizational Design	5
Product and Distribution Management	5
Selected Issues in Business Finance	5
Selected Issues in Marketing	5
Strategic Management
Internationalization of economic processes - goals, instruments and actors of regulation	15
English for Economics	2.5
European Economic Policy (Access only for advanced students meeting the requirements; see course description on BSEL Campus4U website.)	5
National and international financial relations	5