New business courses at the JGU: opportunities for the future!
New business courses at the JGU: opportunities for the future!
Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, 55128 Mainz, Deutschland - The Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) expands its range of courses and from the winter semester 2025/26 two new Bachelor courses offer: Business Administration (BWL) and Economics (VWL). This represents an important addition to the existing programs in economics (WiWi) and business education (WiPäd). The new courses are intended to open young people in a targeted ways to business, administration, politics and science. Prof. Dr. Philipp Harms, Vice Dean at the department, emphasizes the relevance of these courses for current social challenges, especially in the areas of digitization, demographic change, geopolitical changes and sustainability.
To give interested parties an insight into these new possibilities, an open day takes place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on June 26, 2025. Visitors can use advisory services, get to know department life and exchange ideas with students and teachers. However, further details on the content of the courses have not yet been published.
study content and options
The BWL and VWL courses will offer various modules, including an introductory module in the first semester and five other modules from the third semester. Students can choose from ten possible fields of study, each with an interdisciplinary focus and are to prepare for specific work areas or master's programs, such as:
- work and personnel
- Data Science and Business Intelligence
- digitization, innovation and entrepreneurship
- Finance, auditing, controlling, taxation and supplements
- Health
- Marketing and Customer Insights
- sustainability
- control
- business, politics and society
- Business Education
From the third semester, the students also have the opportunity to choose between the main focus of business administration, economics, business informatics and business and operational pedagogy. The modules within these focuses are partly mandatory and partly selectable.
new ways in business education
The new Wipäd trial program, which will be offered from the winter semester 2025/26, is particularly noteworthy. It combines bachelor and master's degree with a trainee training and includes a second. The goal is a practice -oriented training for teachers at vocational schools in Bavaria, whereby students can also receive a contract and earn money during their training. A four -week practical phase at a partner school in Nuremberg is also part of the program. The application deadline for this course is from June 15 to July 15thprofessional prospects for graduates
The career prospects for graduates of the new courses are promising. The heterogeneity of the focus and depressions enables graduates in almost all areas of the private sector and in the public service. Possible fields of activity include:
- corporate management, planning and organization
- Marketing and sales
- market research
- advertising industry
- Financial and accounting
- Human Resources
- logistics
- Controlling
- public administration
- taxes
- economic policy
- business associations
- national and international organizations
- journalism
- banks and insurance companies
Overall, the new JGU programs offer a promising opportunity for future specialists to meet the diverse requirements of the modern economy and to master practical challenges. Further information can be found on the JGU website: JGU press release , while the details of the Wipäd Trial program can be called up: FAU Study offers . For information on the career opportunities after completing your studies, we recommend a look at the Studieren-Studium website: study and study .
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