Federal University of Applied Administrative Sciences (HS Bund) Summary
This master file contains a course portfolio with 5 undergraduate and 2 postgraduate entries. The undergraduate program consists of Public Administration, Federal Criminal Police Office, Digital Administration and Cyber Security, Federal Police Office, Federal Financial Administration. Master’s in Public Administration, Public Administration – Police Management. Each entry retains the parent qualification as listed in the official directory. Pathways or concentrations are found within the specialisation field, not inflated into separate degrees. If the institution does not award doctorates in its own right, this record only covers credible cooperative doctoral research routes and makes clear that formal admission rests with a doctoral-awarding partner.
Usually, first degree programs are not open university admissions: candidates apply for a training position with a federal authority, take part in its selection process and, after appointment, are assigned to the adequate HS Bund department. Applicants should check the specific intake, language of instruction, academic requirements, selection procedure and document route on the current program page before applying. International certificates may require certified translations, proof of equivalency, APS documentation for relevant countries or other language proof. Master’s committees may require module descriptions, credit details, professional experience, a portfolio, a motivation statement or an interview. Doctoral admission (not included in bachelor and master enrolment) depends on a suitable topic, supervision, funding and formal acceptance by the awarding university.
Internal federal service programs usually do not charge tuition for appointees and provide statutory trainee pay; the MPA and other special formats are subject to current federal fee and employment regulations. Normally tuition does not include housing, food, health insurance, residence formalities, private travel and optional project costs. Applicants will be subject to the live fee schedule and signed study contract. Funding can be provided in the form of BAföG for those eligible, the Deutschlandstipendium if offered, DAAD or Erasmus+ mobility funding, foundations, companies, education funds or paid research and student-assistant positions. Each award is assessed independently of admission.
Career preparation is not a guarantyd placement service, it is comparable with federal ministries, the Federal Police, the Federal Criminal Police Office, the intelligence services, the financial administration, the social insurance, meteorology and the regulatory agencies. Students enhance their employability through alternating departmental teaching and federal-agency placements, legal casework, operational exercises, digital projects, administrative simulations, research seminars and final theses. Alumni and professional networks can provide mentoring, sector insight and contacts but the onus is on each student for applications and career decisions. The institution is especially relevant for applicants who are looking for a selective, paid path to a certain federal career with academically based administrative, legal, security and technical training, provided that their previous education, language proof, study format and financing correspond with the prevailing program requirements.












