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No A-levels, but work experience?
With a successfully completed apprenticeship and work experience, you have various options for starting your distance learning programme at IU International University of Applied Sciences (IU) without a university entrance qualification. In addition to vocational training and work experience, a master craftsman's certificate or advanced training can also entitle you to study.
Even better: We credit your previous advantages to help you save time and money. Before starting with us, you can get your options assessed free of charge.
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You have better chances of promotion and taking on more leadership responsibility
How to get admitted without a university entrance qualification
You have completed at least two years of vocational training and can subsequently demonstrate at least three years of professional experience (full-time)? Perfect! Depending on what you would like to study and what the focus of your education and professional activity was, you can start directly with a trial study programme or obtain the university entrance qualification for your desired IU study programme through an entrance examination.
Another way to study without a university entrance qualification is to prove that you have completed advanced vocational training. This is a state examination with which you can further your education, for example, to become a technician, educator or business administrator.
In this case, the same admission requirements apply to you as to prospective students with a university entrance qualification. Even with a master's certificate (Meister), you can study at universities and universities of applied sciences.
During your training and later in your job, you will acquire specialist knowledge and know-how. In addition, you can benefit from your skills by having them recognised for your studies at IU! This saves you 30 euros per ECTS point and significantly shortens your study time. Of course, you also have the option to complete your studies in regular time and thus reduce your workload.
Get off to a flying start with your trial study programme
What you should bring with you:
You have completed at least two years of vocational training. The qualification must be recognised and at least DQR level 4.
You have gained at least three years of full-time work experience to match your vocational training.
Your chosen study programme builds up on your education and professional experience.
Or
You have successfully completed your technical college entrance qualification (Fachabitur) with a non-subject-related focus.
If you have completed a non-subject-related form of education with work experience, an entrance examination can help you find your way to the degree programme of your choice.
This is how your trial study programme works!
1. Enroll online
Simply apply online for your preferred programme. You have two starting options: With Comfort Start, you can begin immediately or at a flexible date as an Auditor (Gasthörer:in) and submit your documents in parallel. With Classic Start, you begin later as an enrolled student—after all your documents have been reviewed. Depending on the starting option you choose, you’ll receive either your Auditor (Gasthörer:in) contract or your student contract. You can finalise this directly during your online application or upload it digitally signed—or as a manually signed document—in the application portal. You also submit all required documents through the application portal. After completing your Auditor (Gasthörer:in) contract (Comfort Start) or after your documents have been checked (Classic Start), you’ll receive a welcome email with your login details for the online campus.
2. Study flexibly
Choose modules with a total of 15 ECTS credits, which you complete within 12, 18 or 24 months, depending on the time model you choose. You can take the exams at your convenience online or at one of more than 45 exam locations. If necessary, a Study Coach will be at your side.
3. Complete your trial study programme
If you pass your modules in the chosen time frame, you have successfully completed the trial study programme. This makes you eligible for this IU Bachelor’s programme. After the trial period, your regular study programme starts. The completed modules will be credited to you.
Achieving your goal without prior experience
What you should bring with you:
You are pursuing a study programme that is unrelated to your completed education and/or professional experience.
You have completed at least two years of vocational training. The qualification must be recognised and at least DQR level 4.
You have worked in a full-time profession for at least three years.
Get your university entrance qualification in two steps:
Take your entrance examination.
Prepare for your studies with your test of aptitude.
This is how your entrance exam works!
1. Enrol online
Simply apply online for your preferred programme. You have two starting options: With Comfort Start, you can begin immediately or at a flexible date as an Auditor (Gasthörer:in) and submit your documents in parallel. With Classic Start, you begin later as an enrolled student—after all your documents have been reviewed. Depending on the starting option you choose, you’ll receive either your Auditor (Gasthörer:in) contract or your student contract. You can finalise this directly during your online application or upload it digitally signed—or as a manually signed document—in the application portal. You also submit all required documents through the application portal. After completing your Auditor (Gasthörer:in) contract (Comfort Start) or after your documents have been checked (Classic Start), you’ll receive a welcome email with your login details for the online campus.
2. Complete examination modules
Within twelve months, you complete the module "Introduction to Academic Work" as well as an additional module from the study programme of your choice. You can take the exams online or at one of more than 45 exam locations. If you wish, a Study Coach will support you.
3. Complete the entrance examination
As soon as you have passed your exam, you will receive your university entrance qualification for the corresponding Bachelor’s programme at IU. We automatically enrol you and credit you for the modules you have taken.
Please note: During or after the entrance exam, changing your study programme is subject to a review. This means that you may have to complete an entrance exam or a trial study period again.
Bauingenieurwesen:
Baukonstruktion: Grundlagen
Bauprojektmanagement:
Projektmanagement
Facility Management:
Facility Management I
Immobilienwirtschaft:
Grundlagen der Immobilienwirtschaft
Gartenbau:
Grundlagen Pflanzenbau, Pflanzenschutz und Agrarökologie - Gartenbau
Game Design:
Gestaltung interaktiver Medien
Kommunikationsdesign:
Designgrundlagen: sehen und verstehen
Mediendesign:
Designgrundlagen: sehen und verstehen
Medienmanagement:
Einführung in die Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften
Produktdesign:
Entwurfsanalyse: Material, Form, Kultur
UX Design (User Experience Design):
Designgrundlagen: sehen und verstehen
Diätetik:
Gesundheitsökonomie
Digital Health:
Digital Health
Ernährungswissenschaften:
Anatomie und Physiologie
Gerontologie:
Gerontologie
Gesundheitsmanagement:
Einführung in das Gesundheitsmanagement
Gesundheitsökonomie:
Gesundheitsökonomie
Gesundheitspädagogik:
Pädagogik
Gesundheitspsychologie:
Einführung in die Psychologie
International Healthcare Management:
Business 101
Pflege:
Einführung in das Pflegemanagement
Pflegemanagement:
Einführung in das Pflegemanagement
Soziale Arbeit:
Einführung in die Soziale Arbeit
Sozialmanagement:
Sozialmanagement
Soziale Arbeit mit Schwerpunkt Kinder und Jugendliche:
Entwicklung und Sozialisation
AI in Business:
Introduction to Academic Work
Angewandte Künstliche Intelligenz
Einführung in die Programmierung mit Python
Artificial Intelligence:
Introduction to Programming with Python
AR/VR/XR Development & Design:
Augmented, Mixed und Virtual Reality
Computer Science:
Introduction to Computer Science
Cyber Security:
Einführung in Datenschutz und IT-Sicherheit
Data Science:
Introduction to Data Science
Mathematik:
Lineare Algebra
Elektrotechnik:
Lineare Elektrotechnik
Engineering:
Fundamentals of Physics
Informatik:
Einführung in die Informatik
Medieninformatik:
Grundlagen der industriellen Softwaretechnik
Medizintechnik:
Grundlagen der Physik
Robotics:
Einführung in die Robotik
Softwareentwicklung:
Grundlagen der industriellen Softwaretechnik
Umweltingenieurwesen:
Grundlagen der Mathematik
Wirtschaftsinformatik:
Einführung in die Wirtschaftsinformatik
Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen Industrie 4.0:
Einführung in das Internet of Things
Business Intelligence:
Datenmodellierung und Datenbanksysteme
Mechatronik:
Mathematik: Lineare Algebra
Cloud Computing:
Einführung in die Informatik
Digitale Transformation:
Einführung in das wissenschaftliche Arbeiten für IT und Technik
Medizinische Informatik:
E-Health
Customer Centricity
Internationales Konsumentenverhalten
E-Commerce:
E-Commerce I
Growth Hacking:
Marketing I
Marketing II
Journalismus:
Medienprozesse: Recherche und Konzeption
Kommunikationspsycholgie:
Einführung in die Psychologie
Marketing:
Marketing
Marketing und digitale Medien:
Einführung in das wissenschaftliche Arbeiten für Wirtschaft, Management und Kommunikation
Online Marketing:
Marketing
Online Marketing und E-Commerce:
Marketing I
Marketing II
Public Relations:
Einführung in die Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften
Social Media:
Marketing
Angewandte Germanistik:
Grundlagen der deutschen Sprachwissenschaft
Public Relations:
Einführung in das wissenschaftliche Arbeiten für Wirtschaft, Management und Kommunikation, Einführung in die Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften
Applied Psychologie:
Psychology
Heilpädagogik:
Einführung in die Heilpädagogik
Kindheitspädagogik:
Pädagogik
Kultur- und Medienpädagogik:
Einführung in die Kultur- und Medienwissenschaften
Pädagogik:
Pädagogik
Pädagogik für Bildung, Beratung und Personalentwicklung:
Pädagogik
Erwachsenenbildung, Beratung und Personalentwicklung:
Einführung in das lebenslange Lernen
Pflegepädagogik:
Pädagogik
Psychologie:
Einführung in die Psychologie
Wirtschaftspsychologie:
Psychologie
New Work:
Einführung in New Work
Personalmanagement:
Personalwesen I
Wirtschaftsrecht:
Einführung in das Wirtschaftsprivatrecht
Agrarmanagement:
Grundlagen Pflanzenbau, Pflanzenschutz und Agrarökologie
Aviation Management:
Business 101
Betriebswirtschaftslehre:
Betriebswirtschaftslehre
Betriebswirtschaftslehre und Customer Experience Management:
BWL I und BWL II
Betriebswirtschaftslehre und Führung:
BWL I und BWL II
Business Administration:
Business 101
Digital Business:
Einführung in das Internet of Things
Digitale Betriebswirtschaftslehre
Einführung in das wissenschaftliche Arbeiten
Entrepreneurship:
Marketing I
Eventmanagement:
Eventmanagement I
Finanzmanagement:
Betriebswirtschaftslehre
FinTech:
Banken und Versicherungen
Fitnessökonomie:
Fitnessmanagement
Hotelmanagement:
Hotelmanagement I (Einführung)
International Management:
Interkulturelles Management
Logistikmanagement:
Grundlagen des Logistik- und Prozessmanagements
Management:
Business Mathematics
Modemanagement:
BWL I+II
Produktmanagement:
Digitale Business-Modelle
Projektmanagement:
Projektmanagement
Public Management:
Public und Non Profit Management
Sportmanagement:
Einführung in das Sportmanagement
Tourismusmanagement:
Tourismusmanagement I (Einführung)
Perfectly prepared for your studies
Your aptitude test
In addition to the entrance examination, your study aptitude test serves to optimally prepare you for your studies. For this test, you refresh school knowledge over the course of 350 days. To complete, you have to pass an online test with at least 50% correct answers. Don’t worry, you can retake the test as often as you like and take it at the same time as the entrance exam.
Tuition fees after the trial month
Four weeks after the start of the trial study or the aptitude test, the regular tuition fees become due. This is because the time you invest in your trial studies/entrance examination also counts towards the standard period of study.
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