International Logistics Management

Want to know how goods get from Shanghai to Hamburg while conserving resources? With a bachelor's degree in International Management Logistics, you’ll learn how to manage complex supply chains and coordinate international teams. We’ll prepare you for a career in global management with a semester taught entirely in English and close ties to the professional world. Let’s get started!

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Degree
Bachelor of Arts (B. A.)

Study Language
German, English

Standard period of study
7 Semester (inkl. 1 Praxissemester)

Starts of study
Winter semester

Application deadline
September 18

Admission requirements
General or technical university entrance qualification, technical college entrance qualification

ECTS
210 Credits

Place of study
Campus Gengenbach

Everything You Need to Know

Course Content

Logistics keeps the world running. It is the key to efficient processes and ensures that resources end up where they’re needed. In short: You drive the global economy.

Foundations of Business Administration

You’ll start by learning the fundamentals of business administration, economics, and business mathematics. At the same time, you’ll dive right into logistics and supply chain management and gain an understanding of how purchasing and procurement work together.

Logistics & Digitalization

Next, you’ll focus on operational logistics. You’ll learn everything about production, distribution, and transportation logistics. And you’ll use digitalization and logistics engineering to streamline processes. Your goal: efficient operations that make smart use of resources.

Law & Responsibility

We’ll introduce you to the legal framework and show you how to build sustainable value chains (circular economy). You’ll learn to manage processes in an ecologically and economically sound way and take responsibility for global cycles.

International Mindset
In the 6th semester, all lectures are held in English. This prepares you to collaborate with partners worldwide. We also support you in gaining international experience: one semester at one of our partner universities worldwide or one internship at a global corporation. Thanks to our flexible modules and the dedicated time slot for study abroad, you can pack your bags without extending your degree program.

Perspectives

After you graduate, you’ll be in demand wherever goods, data, and people are on the move. Our graduates take on leadership roles in:

Supply Chain Management: Optimize delivery routes worldwide.
Purchasing & Procurement: Find the best resources for your company.
Transportation & Distribution Logistics: Plan how products can reach their destination efficiently.
Strategic Management: Develop concepts for the markets of tomorrow.

Fees and Funding

Semester Tuition and Fees

Hochschule Offenburg charges an administrative fee of 80.00 euros per semester and a social contribution of 65.00 euros for the Studierendenwerk Freiburg. In addition, the University’s student body charges all enrolled students a student body fee of 25.00 euros per semester to fulfill its responsibilities. Students on leave of absence from their studies are also required to pay these fees; however, foreign students enrolled on a temporary basis are exempt pursuant to Section 60(1), sentence 2, of the Higher Education Act (LHG).

= 170 euros per semester

Additional costs for PLUS Education degree programs (degree programs with a teaching certification option)

For students in the following bachelor's programs

Elektrotechnik/Informationstechnik PLUS Pädagogik
Mechatronik PLUS Pädagogik
Media Technology/Business PLUS Education
Wirtschaftsinformatik PLUS Pädagogik

an additional fee of 28.00 euros for local public transportation (semester ticket) applies, in accordance with the fees regulations of the Freiburg Studierendenwerk.

Note: You pay the semester fee to Hochschule Offenburg; however, you are enrolled at both Hochschule Offenburg and Freiburg University of Education.

Additional Costs for International Master's Programs

Students in international master's programs must also pay a flat-rate service fee of 150.00 euros per semester.

Tuition Fees for International Students and Students Pursuing a Second Degree

Since the 2017/18 winter semester, universities in the state of Baden-Württemberg have been charging international students tuition fees of 1,500.00 euros per semester and students pursuing a second degree 650.00 euros per semester.

You can find more information about these fees here:

https://www.landesrecht-bw.de/bsbw/document/jlr-HSchulGebGBWrahmen

https://mwk.baden-wuerttemberg.de/de/universities-studies/studying-in-bw/studying-financing/fees-for international students and second studies/faqs?highlight=Studying-fees

http://www.bw-studyguide.de/en/studying/finance-and-funding.html

Exceptions to Tuition Fees for International Students:

According to Section 3 of the LHGebG, international students who are not citizens of an EU/EEA country and do not hold a German university entrance qualification are required to pay tuition fees. However, the law provides for a few exceptions.

To determine whether you are required to pay tuition fees, you can use the following information form and send it, completed and accompanied by the necessary supporting documents, to studiengebuehren@hs-offenburg.de:

Tuition Fee Information Form (PDF)

To apply for an exemption from tuition fees, please use the corresponding application form:

Application for Tuition Fee Exemption for International Students (PDF)

Application for Tuition Fee Exemption for a Second Degree Program (PDF)

Pursuant to Section 6, Paragraphs 4 and 5 of the LHGebG, Hochschule Offenburg may fully or partially exempt a limited number of international students from tuition fees if it deems them to be particularly gifted. The requirements, etc., are set forth in the bylaws governing tuition fee exemptions for international students based on exceptional talent. Students at the University can find more detailed information in the relevant announcement on the intranet.

BAföG

Information about BAföG is available on the website of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research. If you have any questions about BAföG, the Freiburg-Schwarzwald Studierendenwerk—which is responsible for Hochschule Offenburg—will also be happy to assist you under the “Money” section. You can submit applications for financial aid at the Studierendenwerk’s branch office on the Offenburg campus.

Studierendenwerk Branch Office

Badstraße 24, 77652 Offenburg

Phone: 0781 205-328

Office hours:
Mon and Wed from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.,
as well as by telephone appointment

Here you’ll find a PDF in which we’ve summarized the criteria for what are known as “standard achievements”—the requirements you must demonstrate to continue receiving funding after two years of BAföG support.

Contact Person W

BAföG Coordinator, Department of Economics

Graumann, Matthias

Prof.Dr.rer.pol.habil.

+49 7803 9698-4497

matthias.graumann@hs-offenburg.de

Scholarships

A scholarship takes the financial pressure off you. Find the right support in our overview of scholarship programs.

Application

Would you like to submit an application for this degree program?

Applications will not be accepted again until the 2027/28 winter semester.

Would you like to find out now which documents you’ll need to submit for an application or later enrollment? You can find the relevant information in these two checklists:

Checklist for programs with admission quotas (PDF)

Checklist for programs without an admission cap (PDF)

We look forward to receiving your application or direct enrollment for the 2027/28 winter semester!