Shaping the future together
Are you looking for a varied professional field, a meaningful job and an opportunity to realize your ideas? The Bachelor's degree "Public Management" is your entry into public administration, where a colorful variety of exciting tasks awaits you!
versatile
With the Bachelor's degree "Public Management", you can expect an ideal mix of law, management and business studies as well as various social science subjects.
practical
Thanks to the high practical component, you can get a taste of many areas of public administration during your studies and thus find your place in your future career.
meaningful
In your work in public administration, you look after the well-being of society on a daily basis and can commit yourself to working with and for the people around you.
civil servant status
Study with financial freedom: As a civil servant on revocation, you will receive around 1,400 euros per month from the state of Baden-Württemberg throughout your studies.
Philipp Schlindwein
B.A. Public Management
"I became aware of the degree through my internship at the city of Bruchsal and then decided on it because of the wide range of career opportunities, among other things. Thanks to the many internships during the course, you can get to know different administrative areas and quickly recognize what suits you best.
I have already figured out that I would like to work in an area with a lot of contact with people that also requires organizational skills."
"In my experience, there really is something for everyone. The subjects range from law and business administration to psychology, human resources and organization, and there are a lot of opportunities for student involvement, too.
My first year at university, I was active in the General Student Council (AStA) and then became part of the Student Staff Council (APR). I'm also on the board of the PR and the Politics departments, I enjoy being a part of the cheerleader and I'm involved with some other departments."
Maxi Schröder
B.A. Public Management
Be quick and secure your place now!
It is now possible to obtain final admission to the degree program as soon as you have been accepted for your first internship or gain approval to shorten the course because of your prior training.
Come by and find out more!
At a glance
Academic degree
Type of degree
Application period
Studienstart
Status while studying
Payment
Available study places
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Full-time degree, 6-7 semesters, 180 ECT
annually August to 15 July of the following year
jährlich 1. März | Start Einführungspraktikum: 1. September des Vorjahres
Regierungsoberinspektorenanwärter/-innen
around 1,400 euros per month
800 per year at the universities of Kehl and Ludwigsburg
Study contents
Law
Europarecht | Staatsrecht | Verwaltungsrecht | Kommunalrecht | Sozialrecht | Zivilrecht | Arbeits- und Beamtenrecht
Business Administration & Finance
Public Business Administration | Controlling and Investment Accounting | Municipal Finance
Management
Personal-, Informations- und Organisationsmanagement
Social Studies
Economics | Sociology | Psychology
Filière Française
Become a French expert in public administration and cross-border cooperation! Kehl University offers a voluntary study track called "Filière Française", which is completed with an additional certificate.
Course of study
The course begins with a six-month introductory internship in a public administration. Here you will learn some basics and familiarize yourself with the tasks and working methods in at least two areas of your placement.
The introductory internship may be omitted for persons who have previously completed training as an administrative assistant.
After the introductory internship, the so-called preparatory service begins with 17 months of foundational studies. This corresponds to three semesters, during which you can also enjoy lecture-free periods. Each module of the foundation course ends with exams.
Following your foundational studies, you will complete a 14-month practical phase. During this time, you will get to know four areas in different administrations as part of your internships. You will spend at least three months in each department or administration. You will complete one of the four internships abroad, in another federal state or in the private sector. A small municipality with less than 10,000 inhabitants is also on the agenda. The interlinking of theory and practice takes place in practical work groups throughout Baden-Württemberg.
Part-time internships: Students who meet the requirements of Section 69 (1a) of the Civil Service Act (LBG) (e.g. parental status with a child under 18) can apply to complete the practical phase part-time (50% of regular working hours).
In the last three months of this phase of internships, you will write your Bachelor's thesis, initially parallel to your current internship. In the last month, you will be completely released from work for this.
In the final semester, you will return to the university for the specialization course. Here you have the opportunity to deepen the knowledge you have acquired so far in one of the following eight areas:
- Benefits
- Regulatory Administration
- Environmental and Planning Law
- Europe
- Economy and Finance
- Local Politics
- Information Technology and Management
- Human Resources and Organization
Zeitplan BPM 22
Studienstart am 01.03.2022
Zeitplan BPM 23
Studienstart am 01.03.2023
Zeitplan BPM 24
Studienstart am 01.03.2024
Future prospects
Stand up for sustainability and environmental protection.
Stand up for families, create daycare places, work with schools and support local youth work.
Be responsible for personnel planning and development and enable an employee-friendly working environment.
Organise the construction of playgrounds, sports halls etc. and create affordable housing.
Organise festivals, culture days, concerts and other events.
Work closely with political decision-makers and maybe even become mayor yourself.
Application
Hinweis: Aufgrund einer Systemänderung sind Bewerbungen und Immatrikulationen zwischen dem 03.06.2024 bis voraussichtlich 16.06.2024 nicht möglich.
- University entrance qualification (HZB) OR the last two certificates leading to a HZB
- Fulfilment of the requirements under civil service law, including possession of German citizenship or citizenship of another EU Member State or another state party to the EEA Agreement
Apply for a study place in our Online application portal. Here you can specify up to ten desired partners for your first internship, which will then automatically receive your application documents.
If you have already completed an apprenticeship as an administrative assistant or in the intermediate non-technical administrative service or will complete it by 28 February 2025, you can waive the introductory internship and start your studies directly in March 2025. This eliminates the need to select the desired partners for the introductory internship.
As part of your online application, you can also let us know whether you would like to study at Kehl University of Applied Sciences or Ludwigsburg University of Applied Sciences. We will take your preference into account as far as possible. If your HZB or your last two certificates have a grade point average of 2.4 or better, we can even confirm your preferred place of study before admission if your application is successful.
Applications can be submitted annually until 15 July.
The desired internship partners you selected during the online application will now invite you to interviews. If the chemistry is right, you will be accepted and have found your practice partner for the introductory internship.
Every year, the universities of Kehl and Ludwigsburg offer a total of 800 places on the Bachelor's degree programme in Public Management. After the application process is completed on 15 July, the two universities draw up a ranking list of the best 800 applicants, who are then admitted to the course.
New: As of this year, you also have the opportunity to be admitted to a degree programme directly after you have been accepted for an introductory internship or an approved shortening of your training - before the application process is completed on 15 July. The prerequisite for this early final admission is an HZB with a grade point average of 2.0 or better.