Logistics Management - dual (Bachelor)

Logistics managers deal with a variety of exciting questions and challenges: How do international companies manage their flows of goods? How do a wide variety of products from different countries reach retailers on time? How does a car manufacturer ensure that all components are ready for assembly on time? If you are interested in such topics and would like to combine theory and practice, you have the ideal prerequisites for this degree programme. Coordination, organisation and negotiation skills are also an advantage.
 

Procedure for applicants with a study contract with a cooperation partner

Applicants who would like to complete the dual study programme in cooperation with one of the university's partners must first submit a written application to one or more partner companies. The application deadlines can vary from company to company - some positions are advertised a year before the start of the programme, others are filled at short notice.

Applications must generally be submitted one year before the start of the programme.

Many companies put applicants through a selection process. Those who successfully pass this procedure conclude a study contract with the practice partner for the joint implementation of the dual study programme.

After concluding the contract, you apply for the Logistics Management degree programme at Fulda University of Applied Sciences as part of the admission procedure. A copy of the study contract must be submitted.

If you have any questions regarding admission and application, please get in touch with the contact person for dual study programmes.

The special feature of the degree programme is its dual structure: In contrast to conventional study programmes, students alternate between study phases at the university and practical phases at a practice partner every three months. In the six-semester degree programme, you will be able to collect, evaluate and interpret relevant information to solve practical and theoretical problems in logistics at two learning locations and derive scientifically sound judgements that take social, scientific and ethical findings into account.
 

Content focus

These are set in the following areas:

• Company-related and cross-company logistics management and the use of information technologies in logistics management
• Sector knowledge of logistics service providers, industry and trade
• Business management concepts, methods and instruments as applied to logistics management,
• Communication skills in a national and international context as well as leadership skills
   

The degree programme uses application-oriented teaching methods, e.g. case studies, project work and business games. The relevant professional experience of the lecturers also brings practical experience to the courses.
 

TODAY IN THE LECTURE THEATRE - TOMORROW IN THE COMPANY

Each semester consists of a three-month university phase and a three-month company phase. During the university phase, students complete 4-5 theoretical and application-related modules. During the company phase, students write an academic dissertation as part of a practical module. The programme concludes with the Bachelor's thesis in the sixth semester.

The dual degree programme in Logistics Management provides students with a broad-based qualification: at the core of the specialist content to be taught is the acquisition of skills relating to internal and cross-company logistics, i.e. content that covers

• the logistical functions and services
• sector-specific logistics from the perspective of the industrial, retail and logistics service provider sectors and
• primarily cross-company supply chain management
   

Further competences relate to

• Business administration, IT/EDP/quantitative methods and law,
• required soft skills, which include leadership, social and decision-making competences in particular, and
• practical modules, which emphasise the connection between theoretical and scientific knowledge and its application in practice.

*Practical modules

During the practical phases, students can be assigned to different areas of responsibility at the respective practice partner. Regular project work, which examines practical issues using scientific methods, rounds off these practical assignments.

University entrance qualification
Proof of a study contract with a partner company of the university
In addition, applicants whose native language is not German must provide proof of German language skills at least at DSH II level and applicants whose native language is not English must provide proof of English language skills at least at level B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. Proof must be provided at the latest at the time of enrolment.

With German educational certificates: 15 April to 30 September

With foreign educational certificates: 1 March to 30 September