Baden-Württemberg Cooperative State University is a public cooperative state university in Baden-Württemberg. Its campuses are in Stuttgart and nine regional sites. The Cooperative State University Baden-Württemberg is Germany’s largest state-run dual university, alternating academic study with paid phases of work at thousands of approved partner companies and social institutions. Its institutional development 1974 Baden-Württemberg established the first cooperative-education pilots of the Berufsakademie in Stuttgart and Mannheim. The first model combined academic teaching with employer-organised training. The academic profile today includes business, engineering, computer science, social work, health, media, logistics, finance, public services and interdisciplinary dual education. Location is important as DHBW is located in Heidenheim, Heilbronn, Karlsruhe, Lörrach, Mannheim, Mosbach, Ravensburg, Stuttgart and Villingen-Schwenningen, linking students with employers in one of Europe’s strongest industrial regions.

This master file contains a course portfolio of 25 undergraduate and 20 postgraduate entries, with subject combinations grouped under the relevant parent degrees where applicable. Examples for undergraduates include Accounting, Taxation and Commercial Law, Applied Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Automation Engineering, Business Administration, Business Informatics and later entries include Public Sector Management, Social Work, Sustainable Engineering. Postgraduate studies include Accounting, Controlling and Taxation; Advanced Practice in Health Care; Applied Computer Science; Artificial Intelligence and Data Science; Business Administration; Business Engineering; Social Work Governance; Supply Chain Management, Logistics and Production; and Technology Management. A course is still a parent qualification and specialisations are captured as part of the course entry not misrepresented as separate degrees; Rather than treat each location, industry variant and dual-partner concentration as a distinct degree, the workbook captures key parent programs and representative disciplines.

Entry is controlled at the level of the program. Applicants must first apply to an approved dual partner and sign a study and workplace-training contract before enrolment. Foreign qualifications must be checked for equivalency by DHBW and must include any applicable APS and language evidence. Before submitting, applicants must check the language of instruction, entry semester, subject prerequisites, selection process and document route. International School or University Qualifications External evaluation, certified translations, APS documentation where applicable or other proof of academic equivalence may be required. Master’s committees may require module descriptions, portfolios, writing samples, professional experience or interviews. Entry to a doctorate is separate from entry to a bachelor or master and normally requires a workable research proposal, eligible supervision and formal acceptance by the relevant faculty.

Most EU and EEA students do not pay general tuition. Non-EU students usually pay € 1,500 per semester under Baden-Württemberg law. Enrolment also entails a €120 administration fee, a €12 student-body fee and a location-specific student-services contribution. Dual partners typically pay students during the program. These institutional fees do not include rent, health insurance, food, learning materials, residence formalities, project costs or personal travel. If provided for by the relevant law or program regulation, special tuition may be provided for continuing-education, distance-learning, joint, second-degree, or long-term study formats. Funding (e.g. BAföG for eligible students, Deutschlandstipendium, DAAD and Erasmus+ mobility support, foundations, research employment or university-specific awards) is available, but each funding application is evaluated separately from admission.

Career preparation is in line with the university’s subject mix and is not a guarantyd placement scheme. Internships, applied projects, research assistantships, employer events, language development, entrepreneurship services, international mobility and a thesis developed in cooperation with an external partner can all help to improve professional readiness.