English Stream
Undergraduate courses taught in Englishat Department of Business and Economics Campus Schöneberg

Dear exchange student,
We are looking forward to welcoming you at the HWR Berlin!
A successful stay abroad requires thorough planning and preparation. The core document for planning your academic activities at theHWR Berlin is your learning agreement. In your learning agreement, you indicate the courses, which you want to study at the HWR
Berlin. The HWR Berlin will check and plan availability based on this information. However, please note that no guarantee can begiven that you will be able to take all of your preferred courses. Therefore, please indicate possible alternatives in your learning
agreement.
This document will guide you through the completion of your learning agreement for the HWR Berlin.
Best Wishes,Your international Office team
Badensche Straße 52
Room A 3.06
D-10825 Berlin

Tel.: +49 (0)30 30877-1444 / -1260 / -1354
Fax: +49 (0)30 30877-1269
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IMPORTANT INFORMATIONExchange students are allowed to pick a maximum of 32 hours/week or 40 ECTS, respectively. Students should take aminimum of 8 hours/week or 10 ECTS per semester. Please also consult your home university regarding their academic
workload requirements.

Attending a course at the HWR Berlin requires – in addition to the learning agreement - final enrollment. This process willtake place about 2-3 weeks before the beginning of the semester. We will send you an information closer to the time with all
the necessary details (such as the course times for the respective semester). Please note that it is important to register within
the stated period! Students who fail to register on time may not be admitted to courses.

During the two months prior to the start of the semester our study planning team (study-planning@hwr-berlin.de) will review
the Learning Agreements you submitted and will contact you if there are any questions or changes required. Please be awarethat enrolment in a particular course may be refused due to academic considerations and/or availability. Therefore, pleasecheck your email account (plus spam folder) regularly and respond promptly to any emails you receive from studyplanning@hwr-berlin.de to avoid any issues or delays to the enrolment process.

If you will stay more than one semester, remember to mark which course you wish to take in which semester.

In order to review the individual modules’ contents, please click on the hyperlinks in the course titles listed below or visit ourcourse database at www.sam.hwr-berlin.de(“Course overview” → “open filter” → select keyword “English stream” → click on the course you are interested in)

All information provided in this document is subject to change without prior notice. The HWR Belin reserves the right at anytime to modify its course offering.

Note: At the end of the document you will find our General Studies courses. You can add these to your Learning Agreement,in addition to your regular choices. General Studies courses are usually worth 1 ECTS, but in some courses it is possible tocomplete a presentation or an assignment to earn 2.5 ECTS. Please keep in mind that those courses won’t appear on yourTranscript of Records. A separate certificate will be issued by our General Studies team on request: studium.generale@hwrberlin.dePage 3 of 20

First Stage/Second Stage Courses
Please consider the following when selecting your courses/preparing your Learning Agreements:For second stage courses you must fulfil certain prerequisites or have the equivalent knowledge. Please check the Remarks
column for more information. This rule applies to all second-stage courses listed in the English Stream.
First stage courses teach you basic knowledge on a certain topic. Although generally there are no prerequisites in order toapply for these courses, several basic courses are subject to admission restrictions. As a rule, you should not select a basic
course if you have already attended a similar basic course at your home university. This rule applies currently to the basic
courses listed in the section Course Selection.
You should not attend a first-stage and second-stage course in the same subject during the same semester. This rule applies
currently to all courses listed in the section Course Selection. Please check the section Course Selection for furtherinformation.

If there are any specific circumstances which make it difficult for you to follow the rules above, please contact our academic
coordination team via study-planning@hwr-berlin.de before you submit your Learning Agreement/select your preferred courses.
Please also make sure to check any changes to your choice of courses with your home university.
Please only contact study-planning@hwr-berlin.de if you have questions regarding courses mentioned in the following section Course
Selection or if you have already received an email from study-planning@hwr-berlin.de. For any other questions, e.g. regarding
General Studies courses, German language courses or technical issues with the enrollment process please contact the International
Office directly: internex@hwr-berlin.de.

Course Selection
The following table shows examples of basic courses and advanced courses in the same subject that should not both be attended
during the same semester. This list is non-exhaustive and can be amended any time without prior notice. Please check the detailed
module descriptions in the S.A.M. portal in order to confirm whether a course is a basic course or advanced course.

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Basic course
BUS-M04-F01 Marketing

BUS-M02-F01 HR & Organization

Advanced courses
CAF-MM-F01 Product and Distribution Management
CAF-MM-F02 Market ResearchCAF-MM-F03 Communication Strategies and Consumer Behaviour
CAF-MM-F04 Selected Issues in Marketing
IBMAN-MI-F09 Management Issues: Entrepreneurship
CAF-MPO-F02 Organizational Design
IBMAN-M09-F01 Organization Behaviour in International Companies

BUS-M10-F01 Operations Management

CAF-MSCOM-F01 Production and Supply Management
CAF-MSCOM-F02 Distribution and Transportation Management
CAF-MSCOM-F03 Supply Chain Management and Information Systems
CAF-MSCOM-F04 Selected Topics in Supply Chain and Operations
Management

IBMAN-M02-F01 Principles of Corporate Finance

CAF-MFin-F01 Corporate Finance
CAF-MFin-F02 Financial Analysis and Valuation
CAF-MFin-F03 Capital Markets

IBMAN-M04-F01 Principles of Financial Accounting
IBMAN-M05-F01 Principles of Managerial Accounting

CAF-MRE-F02 International Business Accounting
CAF-MRE-F03 Group Accounting / Group Performance Measurement

If you are interested in a certain basic course, but you have already attended a similar basic course at your home university, please
select one or more advanced courses in this subject or another basic course(s). It is possible to attend more than one advanced
course in the same subject during one semester.
If you are interested in an advanced course but you have not attended a basic course yet, please select a basic course. Advancedcourses are subject to prerequisites. You should have completed a basic course before you select an advanced course. It is notpossible to select a basic course and an advanced course in the same semester.

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The courses IBMAN-M08-F01 International Management and BUS-M19-F01, Internationalisation of Economic Processes coverlargely the same topics. Please select only one of them.
Should you have questions regarding this please contact our academic coordination team via email: study-planning@hwr-berlin.de

How to use this document:
Plan the courses and topics you want to study during your stay at HWR Berlin.
o For each topic of interest decide if you want to pick a second stage or a first stage course. Primarily, choose courses
from your current stage of studies, which in most cases should be the second stage.

Look for the topics and courses you need.

Check whether you fulfil the necessary requirements (pre-knowledge) for the courses you are interested in.

Choose the courses. If there are two course numbers displayed, record both in your learning agreement. There is no academic
difference, the course just belongs to several programs at HWR.

Prepare a draft of your learning agreement and discuss it with the responsible person in your home university

Send the document to the HWR Berlin

The following graphic shows you how to fill the chosen courses into your learning agreement form:

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1.Fill in the number ofthe course you wantto choose

2.Fill in the name ofthis course

3.In which semester
do you plan to do thiscourse?

4. How many credits
will you get for thiscourse?

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FIRST STAGE (basic)
The first stage of studies at HWR Berlin comprises the first three semesters of the study programs “Business Administration” and“Economics”. Usually, guest students are in a later stage of their own studies such that these courses are too elementary for them.
Especially, courses of the first and second semester, which address beginners, should only be chosen by guest students studying
neither business administration nor economics (or similar subjects) at their home university.
Business Administration
Requirements: mentioned modules orHours/Course

Course N°

ECTS

Semestercourses with comparable content

Weekshould be completed.

Business Administration
Human Resources and Organisation

BUS-M02-

4 hrs

5 Credits

F01

Eachsemester

This is a first stage course. If you select thiscourse, you may not select any of thefollowing at the HWR Berlin and you should
not have studied a similar basic course at yourhome university already:Organizational Design

Principles of Financial Accounting

IBMAN-M04F01

4 hrs

5 Credits

Eachsemester

Organization Behavior in International Companies
This is a first stage course. If you select thiscourse, you may not select any of thefollowing at the HWR Berlin and you should
not have studied a similar basic course at yourhome university already:International Business AccountingPrinciples of Corporate Finance

IBMAN-M02-

4 hrs

5 Credits

F01

Eachsemester

This is a first stage course. If you select thiscourse, you may not select any of thefollowing at the HWR Berlin and you should
not have studied a similar basic course at yourhome university already:Corporate Finance
Financial Analysis and Valuation

Principles of Managerial Accounting

IBMAN-M05-

4 hrs

5 CreditsF01

Marketing

BUS-M04-

Eachsemester

4 hrs

5 Credits

F01

Eachsemester

Capital Markets
This is a first stage course. If you select thiscourse, you may not select any of thefollowing at the HWR Berlin and you should
not have studied a similar basic course at yourhome university already:Group Accounting / Group Performance
Measurement
This is a first stage course. If you select thiscourse, you may not select any of thefollowing at the HWR Berlin and you should
not have studied a similar basic course at yourhome university already:
Product and Distribution Management
Communication Strategies and Consumer
Behavior Seminar
Selected Issues in Marketing

Operations Management

BUS-M10F01

4 hrs

5 Credits

Eachsemester

This is a first stage course. If you select thiscourse, you may not select any of thefollowing at the HWR Berlin and you should
not have studied a similar basic course at yourhome university already:Distribution Management and Transportation
Production and Supply Management

Strategic Management

IBMAN-M07-

4 hrs

5 Credits

F01
International Management

IBMAN-M08F01

Eachsemester

4 hrs

5 Credits

Eachsemester

International Sustainability Management
Fundamentals of Ecosystems

BA-4 hrs

5 Credits

Not offered

ISUM-

every

M07-

semester

F01

International Digital Business
Fundamentals of Digitalisation

BA-IDB-

4 hrs

5 Credits

Not offered

M07-

every

F01

semesterBusiness Law
Fundamentals of Business Law

IBMAN-

4 hrs

5 Credits

M23-

Each
semester

F01

Social Sciences
Work, Business and Society

IBMANM25-F01

4 hrs

5 Credits

Eachsemester

Regional Studies

IBMAN-

4 hrs

5 Credits

M24-F01
History, Politics and Economics of the IBMANHost CountryEachsemester

4 hrs

5 Credits

M34-F01

Eachsemester

Economics
International Economics

IBMAN-

4 hrs

5 Credits

4 hrs

5 Credits

M22-F01
Microeconomics: Allocation andIBMAN-

Distribution

M20-F01

Political Economy and Social

BUS-

Structure of Modern Society

M26-F01

Macroeconomics: The Economic

IBMAN-

Cycle and Employment

M21-F01

Eachsemester

4 hrs

5 Credits

Eachsemester

4 hrs

5 CreditsEachsemester

Quantitative Methods/Business Informatics
Statistics

IBMAN-

4 hrs

5 Credits

M27-F01 + 2 hrs

Eachsemestertutorial
Mathematics for Business andIBMAN-

Economics

M26-F01

4 hrs

5 Credits

Eachsemester

Business Applications

IBMAN-

4 hrs

5 Credits

M30-F01

Eachsemester

Languages
Business German (different levels)

Deutsch- 4 hrs
F015 Credits

Pass/Fail course: Numerical grades cannot be
EachSemester issued. It is either Pass or Fail, no exceptions for

Business English C1.1 – C1.2

BUSMSPF07/
BUSMSPF09 /BUSMSPF10

3 Credits

Eachsemester

2 hrs

transcript of records can be madePass/Fail course: Numerical grades cannot be
issued. It is either Pass or Fail, no exceptions fortranscript of records can be madeGeneral Studies
You can add these to your Learning Agreement, additionally to your regular choices.
General Studies will usually earn you 1 ECTS, but in most courses it is possible to do a presentation or an assignment to earn 2.5
ECTS in total.

General Studies
Berlin as a Place of German History,
SG-F13Culture and Politics
SG-F1421

How to discover and really reachGoals

SG-F192

1

Academic Writing for the Thesis

SG-F152

1

No prerequisites

No prerequisites

No prerequisites

SECOND STAGE (advanced-prerequisites are required)
The second stage of studies at HWR Berlin comprises the semesters four to seven. These courses require basic general knowledge
in business administration and economics, as usually acquired during the first semesters of studies. Especially, many of the courses
build on one basic course from the first stage in the respective subject field. Please find these specific requirements in the table below.
For further information please refer to the module description at https://sam.hwr-berlin.de/en/.

Business Administration
CourseCourseHours/week

Credits

Semester Requirements: mentioned modules orN°

courses with comparable content
should be completed.

Business Administration (general)
Strategic Management

IBMANM07-F01

5 Credits

Eachsemester

Management Accounting andControlling4 hrs+ 2 hrs
tutorial
BUS-M08- 4 hrs
F01

5 Credits

Eachsemester

Business Simulation(waiting list)

IBMANM10-F01

5 Credits

Eachsemester

4 hrs

First stage of studies (year 1 and year 2)
Pass/Fail course: Numerical grades cannot beissued. It is either Pass or Fail, no exceptions fortranscript of records can be madeBusiness Administration - Specialisation: FinanceCorporate Finance

CAF-

4 hrs

5 CreditsMFin-F01

Eachsemester

This is a second stage course. If you selectthis course, you may not select the following
basic course and you must have alreadycompleted a similar basic course at yourhome university:Principles of Corporate FinanceCAF-4 hrs

5 CreditsMFin-F02

Eachsemester

Financial Analysis and Valuation

Capital Markets

CAFMFin-F03

4 hrs

5 Credits

Eachsemester

This is a second stage course. If you selectthis course, you may not select the following
basic course and you must have alreadycompleted a similar basic course at yourhome university:
Principles of Corporate FinanceThis is a second stage course. If you selectthis course, you may not select the following
basic course and you must have alreadycompleted a similar basic course at yourhome university:
Principles of Corporate FinanceBusiness Administration - Specialisation: Accounting
International Business Accounting

CAF-

4 hrs

5 Credits

MRE-F02

Group Accounting/GroupCAF-

Performance Management

MRE-F03

Eachsemester

4 hrs

5 Credits

Not
offeredevery

This is a second stage course. If you selectthis course, you may not select the following
basic course and you must have alreadycompleted a similar basic course at yourhome university:
Principles of Financial Accounting
This is a second stage course. If you selectthis course, you may not select the following
basic course and you must have alreadycompleted a similar basic course at yourhome university:semester
Principles of Managerial Accounting

Business Administration - Specialisation: Marketing-Management
Product and Distribution
Management

CAF-MM- 4 hrs
F01

5 Credits

Eachsemester

Communication Strategies andConsumer Behaviour

CAF-MM- 4 hrs
F03

5 Credits

Eachsemester

This is a second stage course. If you selectthis course, you may not select the following
basic course and you must have alreadycompleted a similar basic course at yourhome university:
MarketingThis is a second stage course. If you selectthis course, you may not select the following
basic course and you must have alreadycompleted a similar basic course at yourhome university:
MarketingMarket Research

CAF-MM- 4 hrs
F02

5 Credits

Eachsemester

Selected Issues in Marketing

CAF-MM- 4 hrs
F04

5 Credits

Eachsemester

This is a second stage course. If you selectthis course, you may not select the following
basic course and you must have alreadycompleted a similar basic course at yourhome university:
MarketingBusiness Administration - Specialisation: Global Supply Chain and Operations Management
Production and Supply Management(waiting list)

Distribution Management andTransportation

CAFMSCOMF01

CAFMSCOMF02

4 hrs

5 Credits

Eachsemester

4 hrs

5 Credits

Eachsemester

This is a second stage course. If you selectthis course, you may not select the following
basic course and you must have alreadycompleted a similar basic course at yourhome university:
Operations Management
This is a second stage course. If you selectthis course, you may not select the following
basic course and you must have alreadycompleted a similar basic course at yourhome university:
Operations Management

Global Supply Chain Management
and Information Systems
Selected Topics in Supply Chainand Operations Management

CAFMSCOMF03
CAFMSCOMF04

4 hrs

5 Credits

4 hrs

5 Credits

Eachsemester
Eachsemester

Economics
National and international financial

BA-Eco-relations

M07-F01

European Economic Policy

BA-Eco-

4 hrs

5 Credits

BA-Eco-introductory econometrics

M06-F01

Prerequisites: Macroeconomics I: The Economic
Cycle and Employment; International Economics

semester
4 hrs

5 Credits

M13-F01
Empirical economic research andEach

Not every
semester

4 hrs

5 Credits

Eachsemester

Social Sciences
History, Politics and Economics ofthe Host Country

IBMANM34-F014 hrs

5 Credits

Eachsemester

Management Skills
Intercultural Communication

IBMAN-4 hrs

3 Credits

M33-F01
Communication and Interaction in aIBMAN-

Professional Context

M32-F01

Eachsemester

4 hrs

3 Credits

Eachsemester

Interdisciplinary Modules
Interdisciplinary Subject Field

BUS-M19- 12 hrs
F01

10 Credits Eachsemester

Pass/Fail course: Numerical grades cannot beissued. It is either Pass or Fail, no exceptions fortranscript of records can be madeBusiness Administration - Specialisation: Human Resource Management and Organisational Design
Organizational Design

CAF-4 hrs

5 Credits

MPO-F02

Organisation Behavior inIBMAN-International Companies

M09-F01

Eachsemester

4 hrs

5 Credits

Eachsemester

This is a second stage course. If you selectthis course, you may not select the following
basic course and you must have alreadycompleted a similar basic course at yourhome university:
HR & Organisation
This is a second stage course. If you selectthis course, you may not select the following
basic course and you must have alreadycompleted a similar basic course at yourhome university:
HR & Organisation

Human Resource Management

CAF-4 hrs

5 Credits

MPO-F01

Eachsemester

Management IssuesManagement Issues: Strategy andInnovation

IBMANMI-F01

4 hrs

5 Credits

Management Issues: International
Project Management

IBMANMI-F13

4 hrs

5 Credits

Management Issues:
Entrepreneurship

IBMANMI-F09

4 hrs

5 Credits

Not
offeredevery
semester
Not
offeredevery
semester
Not
offeredevery
semester