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Dual Study Programme – Experience the Workplace
Study in Hamburg and gain practical experience in a company from day one.
Would you like to study, but not spend all your time in the lecture hall? In a dual Bachelor’s programme at HSBA, you combine a challenging degree programme with real work experience in a company. At HSBA, you learn the academic foundations and then apply them directly in your company. This means you gain work experience during your studies, earn your own salary and start building your professional network early on. Together with your partner company, you take your first steps into the business world.
Your Benefits at a Glance:
You study at one of the top business schools in Hamburg.
You work in a company from the very beginning.
You receive a salary during your studies.
You get to know different tasks, teams and departments.
You graduate with an internationally recognised Bachelor’s degree.
After graduation, you have excellent prospects for your next career step.
Your Work Placement Phase
What will you do in the company?
Your work placement phase is much more than just “taking a look”. You become part of a company and get to know different tasks and areas of responsibility. Which stations you go through depends on your degree programme, your partner company and its individual placement plan.
Typical areas may include:
- Marketing, sales or communications
- Controlling, finance or accounting
- Human resources or project management
- Procurement, logistics or supply chain management
- IT, data analytics or digital transformation
- International business, customer management or operations
Many companies plan the placement phases so that you get to know different departments. This helps you develop a better understanding of how different areas of a company work together – and find out which tasks really suit you.
In the videos below, you can see what your work in a company might actually look like.
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Vattenfall
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Hapag-Lloyd
What does a typical working day look like?
As you can also see in our videos, there is no such thing as one typical day – and that is exactly what makes the work placement phase so exciting. Depending on the company and department, your day can look very different. You might start with a team meeting, prepare a presentation, analyse data, support a project or accompany colleagues to a client meeting. In another work placement phase, you might work on processes, campaigns, reports or digital tools.
What is important: you grow into your tasks step by step. At the beginning, you get to know structures, teams and processes. Over time, you take on more responsibility and can apply the knowledge from your studies more and more specifically.
Structure of the Dual Study Programme
How the dual Bachelor’s programme at HSBA works
The dual Bachelor’s programme at HSBA takes six semesters. During this time, you alternate between theory phases at the university and work placement phases in your company. This allows you to combine academic learning with concrete work experience.
Depending on your degree programme, you study either in the block model or the weekly model. In the block model, you spend around three months at HSBA followed by around three months in your company. In the weekly model, you spend 2.5 days per week at the university and 2.5 days in your company. This model is offered in the Bachelor’s programme in Business Administration.
At HSBA, you study in small groups and in a personal learning environment. Direct interaction with lecturers and fellow students is an important part of the programme. Many of our lecturers combine academic expertise with many years of practical experience and include examples from companies, case studies and current business topics in their teaching.
From the second year of study onwards, you can set your own academic focus – for example through electives, specialisations such as majors and minors, or excursions. You also write your Bachelor’s thesis, often with reference to a practical question from your company.
The programme starts on 1 October each year. You can find the detailed study plans in the curriculum of the respective Bachelor’s programme.
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Our dual Bachelor’s student Sitkha answers your question: how is the dual Bachelor’s programme at HSBA structured?
How to Find Your Partner Company
For your dual study programme, you need a company where you will complete your work placement phases. Many HSBA partner companies advertise open dual study positions via our Study Position Board. There, you can search for suitable opportunities and apply directly to the company.
Do you already have a preferred company that is not yet cooperating with HSBA? It is still worth enquiring. Many companies can become partner companies if the requirements are met.
Become a Partner Company in the Dual Bachelor’s Programme
Are you looking for qualified young talent for your company?
Your Next Steps
Find out more about HSBA’s dual Bachelor’s programmes.
Search for suitable dual study positions on our Study Position Board.
Apply directly to the company.
Once you have received an offer, HSBA will review your admission.
Start your dual study programme on 1 October.
Do you have any questions?
Our team will be happy to help.
Annabel Baxter
Senior Manager Student Recruitment & Company Relations
+49 40 822160-931annabel.baxter@hsba.de
Klaus Waubke
Senior Manager Student Recruitment & Company Relations
+49 40 822160-933klaus.waubke@hsba.de