B.A. International Business Administration - Business Psychology
Berlin, Germany
BA
DURATION
7 semesters
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Apr 2026
TUITION FEES
EUR 31,350 / per course
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
Business Psychology also referred to as Industrial and Organizational Psychology, applies psychological principles to address real-world business challenges and optimize organizational performance.
This program provides you with an interdisciplinary foundation, combining in-depth knowledge of business administration and psychology. Through integrated projects, you will also enhance your social competence and intercultural communication skills.
You will develop a comprehensive understanding of marketing, accounting, and sales within an international context, all while linking these disciplines to key psychological concepts. The curriculum’s rigorous modules are designed to prepare you for a diverse and dynamic professional career.
If you have ever found yourself preferring organization over last-minute studying, you will soon understand why—your grasp of learning and motivation psychology will help you work more efficiently and guide others toward improved performance.
Courses such as Emotions in the Workplace, Advertising Psychology, and Psychologically-Based Personnel Selection will prepare you to identify, recruit, and manage talent effectively. Your expertise in market and advertising psychology will also be invaluable in personnel and organizational development.
By integrating psychological insight into business practices, you will help shape healthier, more productive work environments and become an indispensable contributor to any organization. Your studies will also encompass international business management, applied business mathematics, business English, and private commercial law, ensuring a well-rounded academic experience.
For those with a global mindset, the Business Psychology program offers international exposure through a semester or internship abroad. Our International Office will assist you in planning and connect you with a network of global partner companies.
1st semester
- Business Software
- Introduction to Financial Accounting
- Management Information Systems
- Applied Business Mathematics
- Language I
2nd semester
- Marketing for the Digital Era
- Cost and Performance Accounting
- Operations Management
- Foundations of Finance - Financial Mathematics
- Language II
3rd semester
- International Law
- Entrepreneurship and Business Simulation
- Principles of Microeconomics
- Applied Statistics
- Academic writing and research methods
4th semester
- Investment and Financing
- Human Resources and Organisation Management
- Psychology of learning and motivation
- Psychology of emotion and perception
- Social Psychology. Humans and their social environment
5th semester
- Personality psychology and psychological diagnostics: Understanding the difference between people
- Work and organisational psychology: Successfully shaping cooperation in an organisation
- Psychologically based personnel development in a digital working world: Training, coaching, team development
- Internship
6th semester
- Internship
- Bachelor Colloquium
- Bachelor Thesis
What Can I Do With a Business Psychology Degree?
A degree in Business Psychology offers a vast number of career opportunities. From market research to contract negotiations to human resources management – every perceivable niche of business management benefits from an organizational psychology perspective.
Business psychologists are at home in both management and consulting. Thanks to your business administration and psychology knowledge, you are in demand on the job market and are prepared for a wide range of positions.
Most of our graduates work successfully in human resources, but your career opportunities are very diverse. Your sound knowledge allows you to choose your career goals and shape your future.
Our Career Service will help you find your dream job and get off to a confident start.
With your degree, the following and other career paths are open to you:
- Management consultant
- Marketing and advertising positions
- Market and behavioural researcher
- Coach
- Expert in the areas of personnel selection, development, or marketing


