Special Characteristics
- Specially developed programme
- There is a wide range of modules in English
- Choose the number of modules in agreement with your home university (maximum 30 ECTS)
- Most modules have 5 ECTS
- The modules are taught in small groups
Summer semester 2027
Which compulsory elective and Studium Integrale modules will be offered in the 2027 summer semester is still being finalised.
Course Structure
The Faculty of Business Administration of HTW Dresden offers you a broad variety of different courses from which you can choose. We strongly recommend you to set up your learning agreement in the following way:
- Course number: W001
- Level: Bachelor
- 5 ECTS
- Studium Integrale module
- offered in the summer semester (not offered in summer 2026)
- Course number: W002
- Level: Master
- 5 ECTS
- compulsory module
- offered in the winter semester
- Intensive course for international students (CEF-Level A1 to CEF Level C1)
- 5 ECTS
- Offered in the winter and summer semester
- Further information on foreign languages can be found on the pages of the ZFS
- Course number: Z007
- Level: Bachelor
- 2 ECTS
- Studium Integrale module
- offered in the winter and summer semester (not offered in winter 2026/27)
- Only ECTS, but no grades are given.
- Course number: Z013
- Level: Master
- 5 ECTS
- compulsory module
- offered in the winter semester
- Course number: W005
- Level: Bachelor
- 3 ECTS
- Studium Integrale module
- offered in the winter and summer semester (not offered in winter 2026/27)
- Only ECTS, but no grades are given.
- Course number: Starts with a W
- 5 ECTS per module
- Some courses are held in the winter and others in the summer semester
Bachelor-Modules in English
- W102 Study Skills1 (2 ECTS; not graded)
- W317 Work- and Organisational Psychology2
- W414 International Business Enviroment & Communicatons1*
- W501 International Business Strategy – The Global Context2
- W540 Human Resource Management – Plan, recruit, develop2
- W552 Corporate Responsibility2
- W738 Corporate Planning & Management Control2
- W740 Marketing Focus2
- W852 New Public Management1 (3 ECTS)
* restricted capacity
1 compulsory module
2 compulsory elective module
- W349 Automotive Management2 (not offered in summer 2026)
- W359 Marketingmanagement2
- W417 Academic Presentation and Discussion1 (not graded)
- W432 Organizational and Supply Chain Design1
- W462 International Team & Project Management1
- W463 International Trade Simulation1
- W466 International Business Law1
- W471 Competitive Strategy1
- W544 Human Resources Management – Lead, perform, reward2
- W548 International Business and Labour Law2
- W562 Life Cycle Assessment2
- W601 International Business Strategy - Strategy Development2
- W682 International Business Models1
- W742 International Supply Chain Management2
- W743 Process and Quality Management2 (not offered in summer 2026)
1 compulsory module
2 compulsory elective module
You can also choose bachelor’s-level modules taught in German. These can be viewed in the Modulux module database. Go to the study programmes and filter by faculty (select “Business Administration”) and degree (select “Bachelor”). The current study programmes are marked with the status “Accredited” and a green bar. If you click on the programmes details and select the "Study schedule" tab, you will see the modules offered by the programme from which you can choose.
Master-Modules in English
- W291 International Business and Technical Law1
- W292 Sustainable Supply Chain Management1
- W294 International Project and Industrial Process Management1
- W297 Agile Innovation Control1 (not graded)
- W623 International Management and Globalization1
- W626 Human Factors in Industrial Processes2
- W934 Strategy and Sustainability2
- W935 Scientific Writing1 (2 ECTS)
- W940 Strategic Business Simulation1
- W944 Academic Research Skills1 (3 ECTS; not graded)
1 compulsory module
2 compulsory elective module
- W397 Entrepreneurship2
- W556 Agile Control by Improv Tools2
- W712 Diversity Management2
- W825 Resources and Uncertainty in Strategic Management1
- W830 Current Issues in HRM2
- W933 International Economics1
- W934 Strategy and Sustainability1
- W936 Change & Conflict Management in Organisations1*
- W937 Management of Complex Leadership Tasks1
- W941 Innovation Management2
- W943 International Supply Chain and Sales Management2
- W944 Academic Research Skills2 (3 ECTS; not graded)
- W950 International Marketing Management2
* restricted capacity
1 compulsory module
2 compulsory elective module
You can also choose master’s-level modules taught in German. These can be viewed in the Modulux module database. Go to the study programmes and filter by faculty (select “Business Administration”) and degree (select “Master”). The current study programmes are marked with the status “Accredited” and a green bar. If you click on the programmes details and select the "Study schedule" tab, you will see the modules offered by the programme from which you can choose.
Due to capacity constraints with regard to some of the business courses and overlapping of courses, we may ask you to change your learning agreement accordingly. We will be in close touch with you on this matter.
Timetable
The timetables for the winter semester will be published at the beginning of October. The schedules for the summer semester will be published in March.
Most of our lecturers use the learning plattform "OPAL" and the video conference tool "Big Blue Button".
Find here some tutorials (in german, some are in English)
https://www.htw-dresden.de/studium/im-studium/e-learning-angebote
In "OPAL" you can change the language into English:
Log in with your S-number and password. Your name is in the top right corner. Click on it. You will get to the settings. Select the tab "Systemeinstellungen" (system settings). There you can set the language to English. Save your settings. That's it.
More Information
Weitere Dokumente/ Antragsformulare finden Sie hier: https://www.htw-dresden.de/en/university/facultys/business-administration/studies/international-students