International Management (top athletes)

The course for competitive athletes follows the concept of the Ansbach University of Applied Sciences: Shaping the future - experiencing knowledge - experiencing innovation - using technologies - discovering perspectives. You set your own limits - we will be happy to help you learn new things and create new perspectives for your future.

The course contents correspond to a demanding curriculum for international business administration. In addition to the canon of subjects, the international component is also ensured by the fact that a large proportion of the courses are taught in English (see the course descriptions for the planned language of instruction: D=German, E=English, D/E=German or English). During the basic study period, language skills are acquired or expanded and the internationally recognised TOEIC certificate (TOEIC = Test of English for International Communication) is obtained. In the main study period, lectures are then held in English and foreign lecturers are also employed.

Study contents, which must be completed by all studying:

• Specialist Skills (Economics and Business Administration)
• Hard-Skills (Quantitative Methods & IT)
• Soft skills (organization and communication)
• International Management
• Practical project (students work alone or in groups on a solution to a current project of a company; the project gives the students a comprehensive insight into the reality of a company and allows the competences acquired during their studies to be applied in practice)
• Bachelor thesis (scientific work)

According to their interests, students can attend five elective subjects.
 

Organisation of studies

The course combines the strengths of distance learning with those of face-to-face study. The course is designed in such a way that it can be completed in ten semesters with approximately 75 days of attendance at Ansbach University. The attendance times can be selected individually from the course schedule (e.g. 2x5 days block) depending on the availability of the students. Students can flexibly distribute the courses over the semesters and, for example, take courses with a volume of four attendance days in one semester and courses with twelve attendance days in another semester.

As soon as the students register for a course, they receive the course description and additional course materials. In the course description, the learning objectives of the course are described and a timetable is drawn up to indicate which proofs of achievement (e.g. exercises, preparation of presentations, preparation of study papers ...) are expected from the students during the course and at what time. The exercises provided within the supervised self-study also serve the learner to determine the learning progress. This organisation of the course of study enables students to make solid advance planning. In the phase of supervised self-study, the professor is available as a contact person for the students.

An essential element in the study concept is the attendance phase which accompanies the course, during which the acquired knowledge is deepened in the group and with teachers on site. This provides the opportunity for an intensive dialogue with each other. The face-to-face study also prepares the participants ideally for the corresponding exam or, if necessary, another proof of achievement. It is our experience that the combination of self-study with face-to-face study contributes significantly to the success of the course.

Examinations for all courses can be taken once a year on eight examination dates. This is possible with minimal travel time to Ansbach, Berlin, Heidelberg and Bonn. An additional journey for participation in the exams can be omitted if an attendance phase follows the date. Students do not have to register for the exam directly after a course, but can do so as soon as they have been able to prepare themselves sufficiently, because this depends individually for each participant also on their other dates. In this way, each and every student can determine how quickly or slowly courses are completed.

At the age at which their peers begin vocational training or studies, athletes often sacrifice their professional careers in order to devote themselves entirely to sport. Some talented sportspeople who are faced with the choice of sport or professional career also decide against continuing their sports career in order to be able to take up vocational training or studies. Some of these athletes could remain in sport if they could be offered an attractive course of study to accompany their studies.

In collaboration with the Olympic Support Centres, the concept of this course of study was developed in order to show those competitive athletes who represent our nation internationally at competitions and in the media career prospects even after the end of their sporting career. A business administration course specially geared to the needs of competitive athletes, which enables participants to master the challenges of a state-recognised bachelor's degree and at the same time meet the high demands of competitive sports, did not exist before.

When designing the study programme, it was particularly important to those responsible to ensure the greatest possible flexibility for the students. Professional individual coaching, short-term enrolment in courses, a flexible arrangement for taking exams, a range of face-to-face courses in block form and professional support for distance learning (literature study and supervised self-study) enable athletes to integrate their studies into the full schedule.

Student body
The interests of top athletes are represented by elected student representatives at Ansbach University of Applied Sciences. Details can be found on the website of the Fachschaft (German).

International orientation

Today, international competence is more in demand than ever before. We would like to take this requirement into account in our study concept. Therefore the study concept was enriched by the following international components.

International competence is imparted through:

• Language competence
  As English is the primary international business language, students are prepared for the internationally recognised TOEIC language examination during their studies. This language competence is then consistently deepened in the lectures. While lectures in the first semesters are only offered in German, the proportion of English-language courses in the higher semesters is gradually increasing. In this way, the business vocabulary is also effectively expanded.
• Courses with explicitly international learning content
  Lectures such as International Business, International Business Law, Intercultural Communication, International Accounting Standards and others convey the skills required for the management of international companies.
• Attending courses taught by foreign professors
  Participation in lectures for students at Ansbach University, where foreign professors teach in Ansbach.

Partner universities

Ansbach University of Applied Sciences maintains relationships with partner universities around the globe. From Ansbach to the world? If you would like to attend courses at one of our partner universities, you can do so. Interested students should contact the International Office of Ansbach University of Applied Sciences to find out more about current offer

The Ansbach University of Applied Sciences has a wide range of specialist literature for its studies, but it also has lots of books on language learning and other important topics. The offer is not limited to the classical book, but offers the whole range for multimedia learning. If a book is not available, it can also be obtained from other libraries via interlibrary loan. For our competitive athletes the offer of the online library is also of special value, which makes more than 3,000 journals and sources 24x7 available online via the Internet.

A modern learning platform (e-learning) creates the adequate infrastructure for distance learning. It enables students to access course information and creates a communication platform between course participants and the lecturer, regardless of distance and time. A special service is also provided by the computer center of the Ansbach University of Applied Sciences with a data center portal and identity management, which allows students "all-over-the-world" free access to software licensed by the university such as SAP. This makes it possible for competitive athletes to successfully complete their studies, even though they often travel from one training camp or competition to the next all over the world.

This page enables students to access the following learning tools (access only with valid User-ID):

• Ilias learning platform
• Moodle learning platform
• HRZ portal