International Study Program | ISP

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
  • important program dates & our academic calendar here
Course IDCourse TitleECTS Credits
[classroom contact hours]
Course
Offers
Winter
Semester
2025/26
Course 
Offers
Summer
Semester
2026
Course 
Offers
Winter
Semester
2026/27
 
Latest 
Syllabi*
Accounting / Investment / Finance
AUD3031International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)3 [30]yesyesyesS2026
ACC2041International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)3 [30]yes
fast track
replaced in Summer Semester 2026 by 
Aud3031
yes
fast track
W2025/26
BAE2541 / BWI10113International Management 1 (Fundamentals)3 [30]yes
fast track
yesyes
fast track
S2026
BAE2542Innovation Management (c)3 [30]yesreplaced by 
BWI10030
replaced by BWI10030W2025/26
BWI10030Innovation Management2 [30]noyesyesS2026
FIN3201Investment Controlling3 [30]yes
fast track
yesyes
fast track
S2026
FIN3321Corporate Finance3 [30]yes
fast track
yesyes
fast track
S2026
GMT1302iFoundations in Accounting3 [30]yesyesyesS2026
GMT2110/2350Financial Accounting & Financial Management7 [90]yesyesyesS2026
GMT2251Foundations of Cost and Performance Accounting5 [60]yesyesyesS2026
GMT3031Financial Modelling for Corporate Finance and Corporate Valuation3 [30]noyesnoS2026
GMT3423Investment Banking and Corporate Finance (s)6 [75]noyesnoS2026
Contextual Studies
   Winter Semester 2025/26Summer 
Semester 
2026
Winter Semester 2026/27Latest Syllabi
IBU1104Doing Business in Germany and Europe6 [45]yes
fast track
yesyes
fast track
S2026
IBU2131Challenges and Perspectives of the European Integration5 [45]yes
fast track
yesyes
fast track
S2026
BWI10104Cross Cultural Management 13 [30]yesnotbcW2025/26
SIC1104Cross-cultural Competencies
(s)
2 [15]yes
fast track
yesyes
fast track
S2026
SSC1102The History of German Art
(s)
3 [30]yes
fast track
yesyes
fast track
S2026
Economics
   Winter Semester 2025/26Summer 
Semester
2026
Winter Semester 2026/27Latest Syllabi
ECO1151Macroeconomics5 [60]yesyes
[4 alternative offers]
yes

S2026

  1. Werner
  2. Brändle
  3. Leroch
  4. Antony
ECO1051Introduction [of Economics] and Microeconomics6 [60]yes
[4 alternative offers]
yes
[2 alternative offers]
yes

S2026

  1. Werner
  2. Noskova
ECO2011International Economics5 [60]

yes
[2 alternative offers]

fast track on demand

yes
[2 alternative offers]
yes

S2026

  1. Antony
  2. Volkert
ECO2120Seminar in Sports Economics (s)5 [30]yes
fast track
yesyes
fast track
S2026
ECO3012Economics of the Digital Economy3 [30]noyesnoS2026
Ethics / Natural Resources / Sustainability
   Winter Semester 2025/26Summer
Semester
2026
Winter Semester 2026/27Latest Syllabi
BNRE3111Markets and Economics of Natural Resources5 [60]yesyesyesS2026
ESR3106Ethics, Business and Society (s)5 [60]yesyesyesS2026
ESR3204Ethics and Economics5 [60]noreplaced by ESR3207no 
ESR3207Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility
new course as of summer semester 2026
5 [60]noyesnoS2026
FIN3203Sustainable Finance and Investing3 [30]yesyesyesS2026
MKT3044Developing Sustainable Products & Services (s)3 [30]nocancellednoS2025
Information Technology
   Winter Semester 2025/26Summer
Semester
2026
Winter Semester 2026/27Latest Syllabi
BAE2432Information Technology II3 [30]yes

no

[1 alternative offer]

no


W2025/26

Alternative offer S2026

BWI10106
(BAE2491)
Business Information Systems3 [30]yesyesyesS2026
BIS3012Transactional Processing Systems in Logistics (advanced SAP)3 [30]yesyesyesS2026
BIS3061Internet of Everything3 [30]yes
fast track
yesyes
fast track
S2026
BIS3082iData Processing3 [30]nocancellednoS2025
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
2026
Winter Semester 2026/27Latest Syllabi
BAE2521/ BWI10054Production Engineering and Manufacturing 23 [30]yesyesyesS2026
BAE2441/ BWI10057Logistics3 [30]yesyesyesS2026
BAE2530Operations Management with Laboratory 
++ all 3 parts have to be taken ++

 
6 [60]yesreplaced by BWI10108replaced by BWI10108
BWI10108Operations Management with Laboratory 
++ all 3 parts have to be taken ++

 
5 [60]noyesyes
BAE4056/
BAE4058
Supply Chain Management 13 [30]yesyesyesS2026
PAL3111/PLS3011E-Business and Supply Chains3 [30]yesyesyesS2026
PAL3112Corporate Risk Management3 [30]nocancellednoS2025
PAL3114Process Excellence & International Trade3 [30]noyesnoS2026
PAL3116
new course summer semester 2026
Digital Project Management - Plan, Make, Deliver3 [30]-yesnoS2026
Management/ International Business / Strategy
   Winter Semester 2025/26Summer
Semester
2026
Winter Semester 2026/27Latest Syllabi
BAE1113/ BWI10192Strategic Management
(fundamentals)
3 [30]yesyesyesS2026
BWI10103International Business 12 [30]yes


 
yesyes


 
S2026
BAE2541/ BWI10013International Management 1 (Fundamentals)3 [30]yes
fast track


 
yesyes
fast track


 
S2026
BAE2542Innovation Management (c)3 [30]yesno 
replaced by BWI10030
no 
replaced by BWI10030
W2025/26
BWI10030Innovation Management2 [30]noyesyesS2026
BAE2621Human Resource Management3 [30]yes


 
yesno


 
S2026
BAE2622Negotiation Theory and Practice

 
3 [30]yes
fast track
yesnoS2026
BAE4143International Management 2 (Advanced)3 [30]yes
fast track
yesyes
fast track
S2026
BAE4144Specific Challenges in International Management3 [30]yes
fast track
yesyes
fast track
S2026
BAE4141International Business 23 [30]yesyesyesS2026
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

S2026

part 2 - TAX1012 

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

S2026

GMT3013Strategic Management3 [30]yesyesyesW2025/26
GMT3041Digital Entrepreneurship5 [45]yes
fast track
yesyes
fast track
S2026
GMT3421Retail Management6 [75]noyesnoS2025
HRM2220

Leadership & Organizational Behavior (s)

  • Part 1: HRM2221 Leadership
  • Part 2: HRM2222 Organizational Behavior
    ++both parts have to be taken++

     
6 [60]yesyesyes

S2026

HRM3118Culture eats Strategy for Breakfast
(s)
3 [30]yesyesyesS2026
HRM3120AI in Human Resources Management3 [30]yesnoyesW2025/26
HRM3121
new course 
summer semester 2026
Exploring Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in the Workplace3 [30]-yesnoS2026
IBU2101Introduction to International Business6 [75]yesyesyesS2026
IBU2162/
IBU2152
International Negotiation Strategies3 [30]yesyesyesS2026
IBU2133Techniques in International Commerce2 [30]cancelledreplaced by IBU2152tbcS2025
IBU2161Fundamentals in Digitalization for International Management2 [30]yesnoyesS2026
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
2026
Winter Semester 2026/27Latest Syllabi
BAE2551/ BWI10117International Technical Sales 1 (c)3 [30]yesyesyesS2026
BAE4037Marketing Simulation3 [30]yes
fast track
yesyes
fast track
S2026
BIM7070
new course summer semester 2026. 
Target group: advanced Marketing students
Brand Communications3 [30]noyesnoS2026
MCO2130

Consumer 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
noyes
fast track

W2025/26 part 1

W2025/26 part 2

MCO2170

Marketing Communications (s)

  • Part 1: MCO2171 Fundamentals of Marketing Communications
    +
  • Part 2: MCO2172 
    Case Studies Case Studies in Marketing Communications 
    ++both parts have to be taken++
5 [60]noyesno

Part 1 S2026

Part 2 S2026

MCO2052Fundamentals of Marketing5 [60]yesyes 
[2 alterenative options]
yesS2026
MKT2161Fundamentals of Digital Marketing3 [30]yesnoyesW2025/26
MKT3031International Marketing3 [30]yesyesyesS2026
MKT3044Developing Sustainable Products & Services (s)3 [30]nononoS2025
MKT3091Global Consumer Goods Marketing3 [30]noyesnoS2026
MKT3103Marketing for Tech Startups in Global Markets3 [30]noyesnoS2026
MAR3115Data Storytelling3 [30]cancelledcancelledtbcS2025
MKT3205Introduction into Online Technologies for Marketing Professionals3 [30]yesyesyesS2026
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
2026
Winter Semester 2026/27Latest Syllabi
AQM1051Financial Mathematics2 [30]yes
online*]
yes [online*]yes
online*]
W2025/26
AQM1151Descriptive Statistics3 [30]yesyesyesS2026
AQM1142Mathematical Optimization2 [30]noyesnoS2025
AQM2101/AQM2061Inferential Statistics3 [30]yes
fast track
yesyes
fast track
W2025/26
AQM2062Quantitative Analytics2 [30]yesyesyesS2026
 
Business courses in French, Spanish & German
Courses German as a foreign language
 

*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: March 13, 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