... Dr.ThomasMellewigt,Prof.Studyplacements in the bachelor sdegreeprogram in Business Administration atFreieUniversitätBerlinarehighlydesirable: In the 2010/2011academicyear,forexam-ple,morethan3,600secondaryschoolgraduatesappliedfor the approximately195placementsavailable.Therearecurrently2,061studentswithin the Schoolof Business andEconomics,allofwhomhavedecidedtoenroll in studiesatour business schoolandhavechosenFreieUniversitätas the rightplaceforthemtostudy.Theyinclude1,136students in the bachelor sdegreeprogram in Business Administration, 618 in the bachelor sdegreeprogram in Economics,and307 in the consecutivemaster’sdegreeprogramsoered in the eldsofEconomicsand Business Administration. Thisbrochureisdesignedtoprovideyouwithinformation on our bachelor sdegreeprogram in Business Administration –andtoassistyou in organizingyourstudies.Ourgoalistoensureexcellence in ourteachingandresearchactivitiesandtherebyprovideyouwith the skillsyouneedfor the globallabormarket.Onceyouhavesuc-cessfullycompletedyourstudiesof business withinourdepartment,youwillhaveabroadrangeofcareerprospectswithinyourreachthanksto the professionalandsocialskillsyouhavegained in the program.Ifyouhavequestionsafterreadingthisbrochure,pleasefeelfreetocontactus!Welookforwardtoassistingyouduringyourstudies.Awarmwelcometoyoufrom the entireSchoolof Business andEconomicsatFreieUniversitätBerlin.Dr.RonnieSchöb,Professor ... 21VIII.Credits,tests,andassignmentsThissectionprovidesimportantinformation on the structureof the bachelor sdegreeprogram in Business Administration in termsofevaluationsandexaminations. The partsofthissectionthataddress the examinationregulations(Prüfungsordnung)aremeanttoprovidearoughoverviewonly;for the fullexaminationregulations,pleaseseewww.fu-berlin.de/service/zuvdocs/amtsblatt/2006/ab792006 .pdf ... studentsfromourschoolhavetransferredprogramsandarenowIV.A bachelor sdegree–andthenwhat?ProspectsforgraduatesOnceyouhavecompleted the bachelor sdegreeprogram in Business Administration atourdepartment,youarequaliedtotake on management,planning,analytical,andconsultingpositions in enterprisesofallsizes.Othercareeroptionsopentograduatesincludeworkingwithinnon-protorganizations, in publicserviceandinternationalor-ganizations,professionalassociationsandfederations,tradeunions,andresearchandeducationalinstitutions.Itisuptoyoutodeterminewhichdirectionyoutake,bychoosingyourpersonalare-asofconcentrationandemphasis.Oneadvantageof the bachelor sdegreeprogram in Business Administration at the Schoolof Business andEconomicsofFreieUniversi-tätBerlinisthatyouarenotrequiredtomakethisdecisionaboutspecialization–whichmayhavefar-reachingconsequences–rightat the startof the program. The programis...