Course Sequence (Modules)
The eight-semester AWS programme consists of 32 modules à 4-5 hours per semester (HPS) in semesters one to four as well as seven to eight in Bremen. The work quota for the two semesters carried out abroad (semesters five and six) consists of a study semester as well as an internship semester.Building upon the experience of the first years in the new Bachelor’s system, the structure of study was modified in the summer of 2010. The structure is now the following:
| Sem. | Module 1 | Module 2 | Module 3 | Module 4 | Module 5 |
| 1 | Arabic, Chinese or Japanese I |
Arabic, Chinese or Japanese II (Oral) |
Economy and Society of Target Region I |
Business Administration - Basics |
Business English |
| 2 | Arabic, Chinese or Japanese III |
Arabic, Chinese or Japanese IV (Oral) |
Economy and Society of Target Region II |
Accounting and Finance |
Quantitative Methods (Statistics, Informatics) |
| 3 | Arabic, Chinese or Japanese V |
Arabic, Chinese or Japanese VI (Oral) |
Economics - Basics | Business Functions (HRM, Operations Management, Marketing) |
Economy and Society of Target Region III |
| 4 | Arabic, Chinese or Japanese VII |
Arabic, Chinese or Japanese VIII (Oral) |
Business Law | International Business Studies |
Economy and Society of Target Region IV |
| 5 | Preparation for Semesters Abroad |
Study Course abroad | Study Course Abroad | Study Course Abroad | Study Course Abroad |
| 6 | Internship Abroad | Internship Abroad | Internship Abroad | Internship Abroad | Follow-up of Semesters Abroad |
| 7 | Arabic, Chinese or Japanese IX |
International Management I |
Specialisation I (Marketing or Finance or HRM or Logistics) |
Elective (e.g. Business Ethics or Service learning) |
Bachelor Project |
| 8 | Arabic, Chinese or Japanese X |
International Management II and International Business Law |
Specialisation II (Marketing or Finance or HRM or Logistics) |
Economy and Society of Target Region V |
Bachelor Thesis |
Please note: Each module awards 6 Credits, 30 Credits per term, total 240 Credits.
One semester takes 15 weeks of study, each module comprises 60 contact hours and 120 independent learning hours.