Study of Business Administration – Individual Insurance Management (B.A.)
The Business Administration – Individual Insurance Management (Bachelor of Arts, B.A.) programme combines academic study with vocational training as an insurance and financial investment specialist. Students qualify for a broad range of roles across all business areas of the insurance industry. Specific content includes modules such as asset and property insurance, contract and claims management, as well as a solid foundation in mathematical and statistical methods.
DEGREE
Bachelor of Arts
VOCATIONAL TRAINING
Insurance and Financial Investment Clerk
ECTS
180 credit points
COURSE DURATION
8 semesters
Bachelor’s degree & training certificate
Study program & vocational training combined
3 Learning sites
Salary
Perspective
Skilled professional work in many occupations requires both demanding practical skills and intensive “knowledge work”: The service sector and manufacturing include not only hands-on tasks but also complex planning and management responsibilities, for which this programme provides appropriate preparation. On the other hand, business professionals and executives often need in-depth knowledge of practical skilled work.
It is generally expected that digitalization will further increase the interconnection of practical and cognitive requirements. While the share of cognitive requirements within many vocational training programmes has already increased, combining vocational and academic education enables the development of new skill sets, leading to improved opportunities on the labour market.
Our Places of Learning
University of Applied Sciences
At BHH, teaching focuses on academic competencies and scientific methods. Excluding the bachelor’s thesis, a total of 100 out of 180 ECTS have to be completed directly at the university. In their basic structure, the study programmes consist of subject-specific and interdisciplinary modules, as well as elective and mandatory courses. In addition to discipline-specific studies, the programmes also include modules that combine perspectives from different fields.
A significant portion of the studies (30 ECTS) is dedicated to developing interdisciplinary skills, especially related to economic contexts. In turn, the elective modules offer students the opportunity to deepen their knowledge in specific industry sectors.
Vocational school
Vocational classes for the BHH study programme Business Administration – Individual Insurance Management (BWL) take place at the Vocational College of Banking, Insurance and Law (BS 11).
Budapester Straße 58
20359 Hamburg
beruflicheschule-stpauli.hamburg.de
The vocational school provides in-depth knowledge in both theory and practice. It broadens the perspective on the respective professional field beyond the scope of the individual company where the apprenticeship is taken. Vocational school instruction is offered in specialized classes. In total, six modules can be completed at the vocational school and credited toward the bachelor’s degree programme, each worth six ECTS (36 ECTS in total). To ensure comparability between the subject areas at the vocational school and university modules, the vocational school curriculum is deepened and expanded in both scope and content.
Company
At the company, students gain practical work experience through their apprenticeships. A total of 32 ECTS are to be earned through practical training. For this purpose, the so-called “Validation of Practice”, a practice-theory integrated module, is offered each year. This module consists of 12 ECTS, of which eight credit points are granted for practical work and four credit points for academic reflection and validation. The main objective is to connect theoretical knowledge with practical insights and experiences. Each of these practice modules concludes with a module exam, with the exam authorization held by the university lecturers.
