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Information for incoming bachelor exchange students from our partner universities

> Courses offered in English

 

Please find

  • our ourse offerings & descriptions/syllabi in the table below, 

  • the ISP prerequisites, how to choose courses & 
    information on learning agreements here

Course IDCourse TitleECTS Credits
[total classroom contact hours]		Winter Semester 2025/26Summer 
Semester 
2026
 		Winter Semester 2026/27

tentative course list		Latest Syllabi*

 

Accounting / Investment / Finance 

ACC2041International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)3 [30]

yes

fast track

yes

yes

fast track

W2025/26
AUD3031International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)3 [30]yesyesyesW2025/26
BAE2512Management Accounting
(Controlling)		2 [30]nononoS2025
BAE2541International Management 1 (Fundamentals)3 [30]yes

fast track		yestbc

fast track		W2025/26
BAE2542Innovation Management (c) 3 [30]yesyestbcW2025/26
FIN3201Investment Controlling3 [30]

yes

fast track

yes

yes

fast track

W2025/26
FIN3203Sustainable Finance and Investing3 [30]yesyesyesW2025/26
FIN3321Corporate Finance3 [30]

yes

fast track

yes

yes

fast track

W2025/26
GMT1302Foundations in Accounting2 [30]replaced by GMT1302inono 
GMT1302iFoundations in Accounting3 [30]yesyesyesW2025/26
GMT2101/1301Management Accounting
(Cost Accounting)		5 [60]replaced by GMT2251nono 
GMT2110/2350Financial Management – Financial Accounting & Financial Management7 [90]yesyesyesW2025/26
GMT2251Foundations of Cost and Performance Accounting5 [60]yesyesyesW2025/26
GMT3031Financial Modelling for Corporate Finance and Corporate Valuation3 [30]noyesno

S2025

 

 

 

 

GMT3423Investment Banking and Corporate Finance (s)6 [75]noyesnoS2025

 

Contextual Studies 

   Winter Semester 2025/26Summer Semester 2026Winter Semester 2026/27Latest Syllabus
IBU1104Doing Business in Germany and Europe6 [45]

yes

fast track

yes

yes

fast track

W2025/26
IBU2131Challenges and Perspectives of the European Integration5 [45]

yes

fast track

yes

yes

fast track

W2025/26
BAE2473Cross Cultural Management 1 2 [30]replaced by BWI10104nono 
BWI10104Cross Cultural Management 1 3 [30]yesnotbcW2025/26
SIC1104Cross-cultural Competencies
(s)		2 [15]

yes

fast track

yes

yes

fast track

W2025/26
SSC1102The History of German Art
(s)		3 [30]

yes

fast track

yes

yes

fast track

W2025/26

 

Economics 

   Winter Semester 2025/26Summer Semester 2026Winter Semester 2026/27Latest Syllabus
ECO1151Macroeconomics 5 [60]yesyesyesW2025/26
ECO1051Economics - Introduction and Microeconomics 6 [60]yes
[4 alternative offers]		yesyes

W2025/26

  1. W2025/26 - Leroch
  2. W2025/26 - Brändle
  3. W2025/26 - Werner
  4. W2025/26 - Wolf

 

ECO2011International Economics5 [60]

yes
[2 alternative offers]

fast track on demand

yesyes

W2025/26

  1. W2025/26 - Leroch
  2. W2025/26 - Strotmann (fast track on demand)
ECO2120Seminar in Sports Economics
(s)		5 [30]

yes

fast track

yes

yes

fast track

W2025/26
ECO3012Economics of the Digital Economy3 [30]noyesnoS2025

 

Information Technology

   Winter Semester 2025/26Summer Semester 2026Winter Semester 2026/27Latest Syllabus
BAE2432Information Technology II3 [30]yesyesyes
W2025/26
BAE2491/ BWI10106Business Information Systems3 [30]yesyesyes
W2025/26
BIS2041Business Process Management & Transactional Processing Systems4 [60]replaced by BIS3012nono 
BIS3012Transactional Processing Systems in Logistics (advanced SAP)3 [30]yesyesyesW2025/26
BIS3061Internet of Everything3 [30]

yes

fast track

yes

yes

fast track

W2025
BIS3082iData Processing3 [30]no yesno S2025
BIS3102/BIS3063Digital Service Innovation3 [30]yescancelledyesW2025/26
HOT0020Introduction to Programming with Python
(s)		3 [30]yesyesyesW2025/26

 

Logistics / Materials-, Production-, Global Process Management / Supply & Value Chain 

   Winter Semester 2025/26Summer Semester 2026Winter Semester 2026/27Latest Syllabus
BAE2521Production Engineering and Manufacturing 23 [30]yesyesyesW2025/26
BAE2441Logistics 13 [30]yesyesyesW2025/26
BAE2530Operations Management with Laboratory 
++ all 3 parts have to be taken ++
 		6 [60]yesreplaced by BWI10108replaced by BWI10108

Part 1
W2025/26

Part 2
W2025/26

Part 3
W2025/26

BWI10108Operations Management with Laboratory 
++ all 3 parts have to be taken ++
 		5 [60]noyesno

Part 1
S2026

Part 2
S2026

Part 3
S2026

BAE4056/
BAE4058		Supply Chain Management 13 [30]yesyesyesW2025/26
PAL3111/PLS3011E-Business and Supply Chains3 [30]yesyesyesW2025/26
PAL3112Corporate Risk Management3 [30]nocancellednoS2025
PAL3114Process Excellence & International Trade3 [30]noyesnoS2025
PAL3116
new course as of summer semester 2026		Digital Project Management - Plan, Make, Deliver 3 [30]-yesnotba

 

Management/ International Business / Strategy

   Winter Semester 2025/26Summer Semester 2026Winter Semester 2026/27Latest Syllabus
BAE1113/ BWI10033Strategic Management
(fundamentals)		3 [30]yesyesyesW2025/26
BAE2471International Business 13 [30]replaced by BWI10103nono 
BWI10103International Business 12 [30]yes
 		yesyes
 		W2025/26
BAE2541International Management 1 (Fundamentals)3 [30]yes

fast track
 		yesyes

fast track
 		W2025/26
BAE2542Innovation Management (c)3 [30]yes
 		yesyes
 		W2025/26
BAE2621Human Resource Management3 [30]yes
 		yesyes
 		W2025/26
BAE2622Negotiation Theory and Practice
 		3 [30]

yes

fast track

yes

yes

fast track

W2025/26
BAE4143International Management 2 (Advanced) 3 [30]

yes

fast track

yes

yes

fast track

W2025/26
BAE4144Specific Challenges in International Management 3 [30]

yes

fast track

yes

yes

fast track

W2025/26
BAE4141International Business 23 [30]yesyesyesW2025/26
GMT1301Management of Business Functions4 [60]yesyesyesW2025/26
GMT1310

Business Administration II and Corporate Taxation 

  • part 1: Management: Organizational Structures and Decisions GMT1311
  • part 2: Corporate Taxation TAX1012

++both parts have to be taken++

5 [75]YesYesYes

part 1 W2025/26

part 2 W2025/26 

GMT2300

Managing Digital Transformation

  • part 1: GMT2301 Management in the Digital Age
  • part 2: GMT2302 Digital Transformation: Technologies and Application Areas

++both parts have to be taken++

5 [60]Yes
[3 alternative offers]		YesYes

W2025/26

GMT3013Strategic Management3 [30]yesyesyesW2025/26
GMT3422International Management6 [75]cancelednotbcW2024/25
GMT3041Digital Entrepreneurship5 [45]

yes

fast track

yes

yes

fast track

W2025/26
GMT3421Retail Management6 [75]noyesnoS2025
HRM2220Leadership & Organizational Behavior
Part 1: HRM2221 Leadership + Part 2: HRM2222 Organizational Behavior
++both parts have to be taken++
(s)		6 [60]yesyesyes

W2025/26 part 1

W2025/26 part 2

HRM3118Culture eats Strategy for Breakfast
(s)		3 [30]yesyesyesW2025/26
HRM3120AI in Human Resources Management3 [30]yesnoyesW2025/26
HRM3121
new course as of summer semester 2026		Exploring Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in the Workplace3 [30]-yesnotba
IBU2101Introduction to International Business6 [75]yesyesyesW2025/26
IBU2132/
IBU2151		International Management and Negotiation Skills2 [30]replaced by IBU2152nono 
IBU2152International Negotiation Strategies3 [30]yesyesyesW2025/26
IBU2133Techniques in International Commerce2 [30]cancelledyestbcS2025
IBU2161Fundamentals in Digitalization for International Management2 [30]yesnoyesW2025/26
LAW2081Introduction to International Business Law6 [45]

yes
combination online & on campus

fast track

no

yes
combination online & on campus

fast track

W2025/26
MMM3114Entrepreneurial Mindset3 [30]yesyesyesW2025/26

 

Marketing / Consumer Behaviour / Media / Sales 

   Winter Semester 2025/26Summer Semester 2026Winter Semester 2026/27Latest Syllabus
BAE2551International Technical Sales 1 (c)3 [30]yesyesyesW2025/26
BAE4037Marketing Simulation3 [30]yes

fast track		yesyes

fast track		W2025/26
BIM7070
new course as of summer semester 2026. Target group: advanced Marketing students		Brand Communications3 [30]noyesnotba
MAR2040Basics of Market and Communication Research (Part 1: MAR2041 Market- and Consumer Psychology + Part 2: MAR2042 Fundamentals of Market Research)
++both parts have to be taken++		5 [60]replaced by MCO2130nono 
MCO2130Consumer and Communications Research (Part 1: MCO2131 Consumer Behaviour and Psychology of Advertising  + Part 2: MAR2042 Fundamentals of Market Research)
++both parts have to be taken++		5 [60]

yes

fast track

no

yes

fast track

W2025/26 part 1

W2025/26 part 2

MCO2170
  • Fundamentals of Marketing Communications (MCO2171) and
  • Case Studies (MCO2172)
    (s)
    ++both parts have to be taken++
5 [60]noyesno

Part 1 S2025

Part 2 S2025

MCO2052Fundamentals of Marketing5 [60]yesyesyesW2025/26
MKT2161Fundamentals of Digital Marketing 3 [30]yesnoyesW2025/26
MKT3031International Marketing3 [30]yesyesyesW2025/26
MKT3044Developing Sustainable Products & Services (s)3 [30]nononoS2025
MKT3091Global Consumer Goods Marketing3 [30]noyesnoS2025
MKT3103Marketing for Tech Startups in Global Markets3 [30]noyesnoS2025
MAR3115Data Storytelling3 [30]cancelledcancelledtbcS2025
MKT3205Introduction into Online Technologies for Marketing Professionals3 [30]yesyesyesW2025/26
MMM3014Customer Journey Management3 [30]nocancellednoS2025
MMM3301Social Media Marketing
(s)		3 [30]yes
fast track		yesyes
fast track		W2025/26

 

Mathematics / Statistics 

   Winter Semester 2025/26Summer Semester 2026Winter Semester 2026/27Latest Syllabus
AQM1051Financial Mathematics2 [30]yes
online*]		yes [online*]yes
online*]		W2025/26
AQM1151Descriptive Statistics3 [30]yesyesyesW2025/26
AQM1142Mathematical Optimization2 [30]noyesnoS2025
AQM2041Operations Research2 [30]replaced by AQM2062nono 
AQM2101/AQM2061Inferential Statistics3 [30]

yes

fast track

no

yes

fast track

W2025/26
AQM2062Quantitative Analytics 2 [30]yestbcyesWS2025/26

 

Sustainability

   Winter Semester 2025/26Sommer Semester 2026Winter Semester 2026/27Latest Syllabus
BNRE3111Markets and Economics of Natural Resources5 [60]yesyesyesW2025/26
ESR3106Ethics, Business and Society 
(s)		5 [60]yesyesyesW2025/26
ESR3204 Ethics and Economics5 [60]

no

 

replaced by ESR3207

no

 

S2025
ESR3207Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility
new course as of summer semester 2026		5 [60]

no

 

yes

no

 

tba
MKT3044Developing Sustainable Products & Services (s)3 [30]nocancellednoS2025

 *Annotations:

  • Contact hours: 1 contact hour translates to 45 minutes; typically, one teaching session comprises 90 minutes
  • ECTS Credits: 1 ECTS credit corresponds to 30 hours of workload, including contact hours with professor, further reading, assignments & preparation for exams
  • fast track: typically offered in winter semesters; these courses will end before Christmas including final exams. We do have some courses finishing in November already. In summer semesters fast track courses will end in the 7th lecture week.
  • Online courses: exams for online courses will take place on campus in classroom
  • Regular Track = please see the academic calendar here
  • Syllabi: latest available syllabi are uploaded to this website (W = Winter, S = Summer Semester); 
    syllabi of the current semester will be available during the week before lectures will start.
  • (c) = course clashes with some courses in German as a foreign language. Students subsequently choose either the German as a foreign language course, or the business course. It is not possible to take both courses parallel. Final information during the welcome and orientation at the beginning of every semester.
  • (canc) = canceled on organizational reasons
  • (s) = seat limit | registration information within ISP Introduction & Welcome session
  • tba = to be announced
  • tbc = to be confirmed

Last update:Jan 07, 2026 / JE

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

ISP online timetable

ISP online timetable

Please find the link to the ISP online timetable ("LSF") here

  • Final official timetable release: for our winter semester by mid/end of September, for our summer semester around the 2nd week of March
  • To see the names of your professors in the timetable, please login with your Pforzheim University login details (for login information please check our "IT Infrastructure guide" on ISP downloads)
  • You will receive detailed information on the timetable systematic during our welcome & orientation period
 

  

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in French, Spanish & German		Courses German
as a foreign language		Practical experience in a company in GermanyFaculty -
your professors
Our incoming students - TestimonialsAcademic calendar & program datesApplication & AdmissionDownloadsThe ISP Team –
your contact persons
University & surroundings

 

 

 

 

 

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