BEFORE STUDIES

All modules of the foundation phase should be completed after the 4th semester at the latest. If you have not yet fully completed modules from the basic phase in the 5th semester or a higher semester, you may not take any further compulsory elective modules. According to § 19 (3), the examination regulations state that admission to compulsory elective modules in the fifth or higher subject semester of the student requires the successful completion of all modules of the basic phase intended for the first and second semester. Exceptions to this are students who have changed their place of study and those who have changed their subject of study. These students must complete the modules of the first and second semesters as soon as possible, but at the latest within three semesters, provided that no corresponding credits are awarded. Otherwise, they shall be barred from further examinations in the elective modules until these requirements are met. The disqualification for the elective modules ends as soon as you have successfully completed all modules of the basic phase.

No. The compulsory modules oft he basic phase do not count tos any specialization.

If you have questions about your course of study, the selection of modules, or specializations, you can always contact the Student Advisory Service. Office hours and contact details can be found on the homepage.

You can choose more than one specialization, provided that you achieve at least 40 credit points in the corresponding modules. You can also read this in the examination regulations, where it says under § 4 (6): “Specializations are possible. A specialization is the combination of several elective modules of the profiling phase into one study focus. The specialization is achieved when at least 40 credit points have been successfully completed in the modules required to achieve the respective specialization.

For the “Studium Generale” you have to pass an exam from a non-business course offered by the Ruhr-Universität Bochum, providing 5 ECTS. The credits (5 ECTS) can also be achieved through several different examinations, which then add up to 5 ECTS. Modules with economic contents cannot be credited as „Studium Generale“. The module selection for the „Studium Generale“ can not chosen from the offer of the optional area (Optionalbereich) of the RUB. This is primarily aimed at students of the 2-subject bachelor. Please contact the deparment of the Optionalbereich directly to find out whether it is possible to participate in any of these modules and if capacities are available. Please ask the examination office about the creditability of the module you have selected.

The module “Studium Generale” is a compulsory module of the profiling phase and can therefore be taken during a semester of suspension. Please note that you must have successfully completed the “Studium Generale” before you can register for the bachelor thesis.

Students of the Ruhr-Universität Bochum can participate in examinations of the TU Dortmund and the Universität Duisburg-Essen within the framework of the UA Ruhr. Crediting is possible in particular due to the extensive elective areas in the master program. Compulsory modules cannot be completed at other UA Ruhr universities. In order to be able to participate in a module, you must first coordinate the crediting with our Examination Office. You are welcome to ask the Head of the Examination Office and the Student Advisory Service for advice at any time. Further information as wells an overview of all approved modules can be found here.

No. Modules that you can take within the framework of the UA Ruhr are elective modules and are evaluated just as elective modules at the Faculty of Management and Economics of the RUB. In the case of a semester of suspension, you must complete the modules of the basic phase before you are allowed to take further elective modules or elective modules. According to § 19 (3), the examination regulations state that admission to compulsory elective modules in the fifth or higher subject semester of the student requires the successful completion of all modules of the basic phase intended for the first and second semester. Exceptions to this are students who have changed their place of study and those who have changed their subject of study. These students must take the module examinations of the first and second semesters as soon as possible, but within three semesters at the latest, unless credits are awarded. Otherwise, they shall be excluded from further examinations in the elective modules until these requirements are met.

No. Modules and credit points that you acquire within the framework of the UA Ruhr cannot be assigned to any specialization of the economics degree programs at RUB.

It is possible to take up to 20 ECTS more in the Bachelor’s program. However, the following regulation applies (cf. Examination Regulations § 9 (2)): “As soon as a total of 180 credit points have been achieved in the Bachelor’s examination, no further credit points can be acquired from the modules to be completed according to the study plan. As long as 180 credit points have not yet been achieved, registration for module examinations can occur to the extent that a maximum of 200 credit points will be achieved if the module examinations are passed. The credit points exceeding the required 180 credit points are included in the calculation of the overall grade.

The Examination Office of the Faculty of Business and Economics will issue you a Transcript of Records (= overview of achievements) at any time. The opening hours of the examination office can be found on the homepage.

If you want to change a bachelor or master program within the faculty, you have to apply for the desired program in the regular way. If you have already earned at least 15 ECTS in your current program, you can (additionally) apply for a higher semester. In order to do this, you must be classified in the appropriate semester by our examination office. Alternatively, or in the event that you do not obtain the corresponding credit points, you can apply for the first semester. Please note the different application deadlines for the first and higher semesters.

If you are currently studying at another university or at another faculty of the RUB, it will be previously checked (in the case of a change in the master program) whether you meet the admission requirements for the respective master program. If this is the case, you can apply for the first or higher semester (see above). If you do not meet the admission requirements, we cannot offer you a place. Information on the individual admission requirements of the degree programs can be found on the faculty homepage and in the examination regulations of the respective degree program for which you wish to apply.

Yes. If you change to another degree program in the first semester, this is usually considered a drop-out from your first degree program. In many cases, this will end your eligibility for BAFöG. Therefore, please contact your BAFöG office before you plan to change programs.

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After the official registration period has expired, it is no longer possible to register for exams and thus to participate. Please contact the Examinations Office for further information.

Once an exam is considered passed, it is not possible to repeat it. Also to be read in the examination regulations § 10 (1) which state that, individual partial module examinations can neither be repeated nor remedied. In the case of failed module examinations, a hardship application can be submitted in an emergency in order to receive a further examination attempt. However, in order for this to be granted, a valid reason must be given, concerning, for example, the death of a close relative or the sudden occurrence of health problems. Secondary jobs or exam anxiety, as well as a self-justifiable reason, do not apply. Further information can be obtained directly from the Examinations Office.

In the bachelor program Management and Economics, you have the possibility to repeat an exam that was graded worse than “sufficient” (4.0). According to the examination regulations § 10 (2), the following regulation applies:

a. If a module examination is graded worse than “sufficient” (4.0), a) the same module with the associated module examination can be repeated once.

b. A econd repeat can be carried out for a maximum of three compulsory modules.

c. The candidate can take an alternative module within the framework of the compulsory elective modules.

• This means that you can participate in a maximum of three examination attempts in a total of three compulsory modules. We strongly recommend that students who find themselves in a situation where they are faced with a second or third examination attempt contact the Student Advisory Service and seek advice in advance.

Under § 19 (2), the examination regulations clearly state that the basic phase is not successfully completed if a module examination has been evaluated worse than “sufficient” (4.0) and can no longer be repeated. Therefore, provided that you have definitively failed only one module examination, the basic phase is considered to have been failed. This means that you have lost the examination entitlement in this subject. In this case § 19 (4) applies, stating that the course of study is definitively failed and the chairperson of the examination board shall issue the candidate with a written notification of this […], if the foundation phase has finally not been successfully completed or if the examination entitlement has been lost by other means. We strongly recommend students who find themselves in a situation where they are facing a second or third examination attempt to contact the Student Advisory Service and seek advice in advance.

In Germany, it is normal to work while studying and many students have a part-time job. Even as a foreign student, you are generally allowed to seek employment and have a part-time job during your studies and thus earn some extra money. The pursuit of employment or a part-time job however, depends on your legal status in Germany. For more information on employment alongside your studies according to your specific status, kindly check the information on the website of our International Office: https://international.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/en/working-international-student