Public Administration

Semester plan

1. Semester 130 ECTS requiredDienstrecht I · Einführung in das Recht · Externes Rechnungswesen · Grundlagen der Wirtschaftswissenschaften · Kommunalrecht I · Sozialwissenschaften

   • Dienstrecht ISummary by OWWZ: Employment, civil-service and staff-representation law explain public employees' legal status. Selection, appointment, contracts and deployment are examined, including defective appointments and competing applicants' claims.winter semester onlyExam (in German): Klausur 120 Min.5 ECTS
   • Einführung in das RechtSummary by OWWZ: Foundations of private business law are connected with constitutional institutions, fundamental rights and legal sources. Contracts, liability and enforcement are considered alongside public-law structures.winter semester onlyExam (in German): Klausur 120 Min.5 ECTS
   • Externes RechnungswesenSummary by OWWZ: Bookkeeping and financial statements are developed through recognition and valuation rules. Accounting policy and financial-statement analysis support critical assessment of company accounts.winter semester onlyExam (in German): Klausur 120 Min.5 ECTS
   • Grundlagen der WirtschaftswissenschaftenSummary by OWWZ: Business administration and economics introduce economic decisions, markets and state responsibilities. Research, referencing, writing and presentation skills complement the foundations for public-administration studies.winter semester only5 ECTS
   • Kommunalrecht ISummary by OWWZ: Local self-government, responsibilities and powers are located within the state and administrative system. Intermunicipal cooperation and residents' and citizens' rights deepen the study of local-government law.winter semester onlyExam (in German): Hausarbeit (4 Wochen)5 ECTS
   • SozialwissenschaftenSummary by OWWZ: German and EU political systems are connected with social structures and organisational sociology. Social psychology examines self-perception, groups, leadership and communication in organisations.winter semester onlyExam (in German): Klausur 120 Min.5 ECTS
2. Semester 230 ECTS required · 2 electivesAllgemeines Verwaltungsrecht I · Dienstrecht II · Internes Rechnungswesen und Investitionsrechnung · Praxismodul I – Allgemeine Verwaltung · Privatrecht I · Volkswirtschaftslehre · Quantitative Methoden · Wirtschaftsinformatik

   • Allgemeines Verwaltungsrecht ISummary by OWWZ: The organisation and principles of public administration are connected with legal sources and forms of action. Administrative acts, procedures and public-law contracts are systematically examined.summer semester onlyExam (in German): Referat (15, 30 Min.) mit schriftlicher Ausarbeitung (4 Wochen)5 ECTS
   • Dienstrecht IISummary by OWWZ: Public employees' rights and duties are related to pay, employer obligations, liability and misconduct. Termination of employment and civil-service relationships and legal remedies are examined through cases.summer semester onlyExam (in German): Klausur 90 Min.5 ECTS
   • Internes Rechnungswesen und InvestitionsrechnungSummary by OWWZ: Cost types, cost centres and costing introduce internal cost accounting. Static and financial-mathematical investment methods support economic evaluation of business decisions.summer semester onlyExam (in German): Klausur 120 Min.5 ECTS
   • Praxismodul I – Allgemeine VerwaltungSummary by OWWZ: A supervised placement in general administration connects theoretical learning with procedures, office organisation and communication. Personal tasks and results are documented and reflected on with others.summer semester only5 ECTS
   • Privatrecht ISummary by OWWZ: Contractual and statutory obligations are connected with liability, property law and credit security. Business law adds commercial transactions, company forms and foundations of enforcement and insolvency.summer semester onlyExam (in German): Klausur 120 Min.5 ECTS
   • VolkswirtschaftslehreSummary by OWWZ: Microeconomics explains households, firms, market structures and market failure. Macroeconomics examines aggregates, growth, inflation, unemployment and business cycles alongside current economic-policy questions.summer semester onlyExam (in German): Klausur 120 Min.5 ECTS
   • Quantitative MethodenSummary by OWWZ: Descriptive statistics, probability and statistical inference support data preparation and evaluation. Distributions, summary measures, estimation and tests are applied systematically.summer semester onlyExam (in German): Klausur 120 Min.5 ECTSElective
   • WirtschaftsinformatikSummary by OWWZ: Business information systems are examined technically and organisationally. IT management, software development, data protection and digitalisation are complemented by computer exercises in research, academic work and project planning.summer semester onlyExam (in German): Klausur 90 Min.5 ECTSElective
3. Semester 330 ECTS required · 1 electiveAllgemeines Verwaltungsrecht II · Kommunalrecht II · Öffentliche Finanzen I · Personal und Organisation · Praxismodul II – Personalverwaltung · Ausbilderbefähigung

   • Allgemeines Verwaltungsrecht IISummary by OWWZ: Written administrative acts are structured, justified and checked for defects. Withdrawal, revocation, objection proceedings and judicial remedies develop legally sound handling of administrative measures.winter semester onlyExam (in German): Klausur 240 Min.5 ECTS
   • Kommunalrecht IISummary by OWWZ: Local elections and municipal bodies are examined through responsibilities, procedures and oversight. Supervisory powers, local by-laws and municipal disputes complement the organisational foundations.winter semester onlyExam (in German): Klausur 120 Min.5 ECTS
   • Öffentliche Finanzen ISummary by OWWZ: Budget law, budgeting and public finance explain government revenue and expenditure. Tax law, procurement and budget execution are connected with economic reasons for state activity.winter semester only10 ECTS
   • Personal und OrganisationSummary by OWWZ: Human-resource management and organisational design are applied to the public sector. Recruitment, incentives, working time and structures are complemented by employment and civil-service law.winter semester onlyExam (in German): Klausur 120 Min.5 ECTS
   • Praxismodul II – PersonalverwaltungSummary by OWWZ: A supervised placement applies personnel and civil-service law to practical public-administration cases. Personnel work, pay calculations and appropriate communication are practised and reflected on.winter semester onlyExam (in German): Präsentation (15, 20 Min.) mit schriftlicher Ausarbeitung (4 Wochen)5 ECTS
   • AusbilderbefähigungSummary by OWWZ: Planning and delivering workplace training are connected with training law and leadership. Teaching methods, learning support and pedagogical preparation of content support instruction and assessment discussions.Semesters 3–4 · winter semester only5 ECTSElective
4. Semester 425 ECTS requiredFinanzmanagement I · Internationale Rahmenbedingungen · Management öffentlicher Verwaltungen I · Ordnungsrecht · Praxismodul III – Finanzverwaltung

   • Finanzmanagement ISummary by OWWZ: Cost accounting is applied to public services and modern budgeting. Operational and strategic controlling provide tools for analysing and managing public administrations.summer semester onlyExam (in German): Klausur 120 Min.5 ECTS
   • Internationale RahmenbedingungenSummary by OWWZ: Trade, trade policy, exchange rates and regional integration are analysed economically. International private and business law and EU institutions, freedoms and legal remedies complement this perspective.summer semester onlyExam (in German): Klausur 120 Min.5 ECTS
   • Management öffentlicher Verwaltungen ISummary by OWWZ: Staff development and administrative modernisation are examined in the public sector. Development tools, training and new public management are connected with reform coordination and change management.summer semester onlyExam (in German): Referat (15, 30 Min.) mit schriftlicher Ausarbeitung (4 Wochen)5 ECTS
   • OrdnungsrechtSummary by OWWZ: Public-safety measures are assessed for legal basis, jurisdiction and proportionality. Enforcement and administrative-offence proceedings, including legal remedies, complement case-based legal application.summer semester onlyExam (in German): Klausur 120 Min.5 ECTS
   • Praxismodul III – FinanzverwaltungSummary by OWWZ: A supervised placement introduces financial-administration processes. Accounting, controlling, budget management and claims processing are applied to the partner organisation's cases and documented.summer semester only5 ECTS
5. Semester 530 ECTS requiredManagement öffentlicher Verwaltungen II · Öffentliche Finanzen II · Praxismodul IV – Ordnungs- und Eingriffsverwaltung · Privatrecht II · Soziale Sicherung

   • Management öffentlicher Verwaltungen IISummary by OWWZ: Organisational development and change management are connected with municipal economic activity. Privatisation, public enterprises and international new public management reforms are assessed legally and economically.winter semester onlyExam (in German): Referat (15, 30 Min.) mit schriftlicher Ausarbeitung (4 Wochen)5 ECTS
   • Öffentliche Finanzen IISummary by OWWZ: Budget planning, execution and municipal fiscal equalisation are developed further. Process management connects analysis and modelling of administrative workflows with improvement and digitalisation.winter semester onlyExam (in German): Klausur 240 Min.5 ECTS
   • Praxismodul IV – Ordnungs- und EingriffsverwaltungSummary by OWWZ: The public-safety administration placement connects legal application with communication with citizens. Administrative acts, public-safety measures, enforcement and offences are handled with attention to conflict prevention and de-escalation.winter semester onlyExam (in German): Präsentation (15, 20 Min.) mit schriftlicher Ausarbeitung (4 Wochen)10 ECTS
   • Privatrecht IISummary by OWWZ: Contract, property and credit-security law are developed further. Civil procedure, family law and inheritance law complement legal assessment of private financial and personal relationships.winter semester onlyExam (in German): Mündliche Prüfung (15, 30 Min.)5 ECTS
   • Soziale SicherungSummary by OWWZ: Benefits under Social Code Books II and XII are assessed and calculated through cases. Youth welfare, reimbursement claims and social-court procedures complement application of the social-security system.winter semester onlyExam (in German): Klausur 240 Min.5 ECTS
6. Semester 630 ECTS requiredBachelor-Arbeit mit Kolloquium · Finanzmanagement II · Praxismodul V – Leistungsverwaltung · Vertiefung Personal und Organisation

   • Bachelor-Arbeit mit KolloquiumSummary by OWWZ: A legal or public-administration question is independently investigated using academic methods. The colloquium provides public discussion and critical reflection on the findings.ThesisExam (in German): Bachelor-Arbeit (8 Wochen) mit Kolloquium (30, 45 Min.)10 ECTS
   • Finanzmanagement IISummary by OWWZ: Public-sector and nonprofit accounting is connected with auditing and financial-statement analysis. Taxation of public economic activity complements financial assessment of organisational decisions.summer semester onlyExam (in German): Klausur 120 Min.5 ECTS
   • Praxismodul V – LeistungsverwaltungSummary by OWWZ: The benefits-administration placement applies social law to entitlement assessment, calculation and decisions. Advising citizens, reimbursement claims and communication in difficult circumstances are practised.summer semester only10 ECTS
   • Vertiefung Personal und OrganisationSummary by OWWZ: Goal-oriented leadership connects management styles, incentives and feedback discussions. Advanced individual and collective employment-law questions complement personnel management and legal remedies.summer semester onlyExam (in German): Klausur 120 Min.5 ECTS

Topic profile

ECTS by topic from the curriculum’s modules; together at most the programme’s ECTS.RequiredElective

• Public and administrative law29 ECTS: 29 required29 ECTS
• Employment law14 ECTS: 14 required14 ECTS
• Accounting and financial reporting12 ECTS: 12 required12 ECTS
• Civil law9 ECTS: 9 required9 ECTS
• Public administration8 ECTS: 8 required8 ECTS
• Human resource management7 ECTS: 7 required7 ECTS
• Taxation6 ECTS: 6 required6 ECTS
• Commercial and corporate law6 ECTS: 6 required6 ECTS

Curriculum sources

• Modulhandbuch – Public AdministrationModule handbook · Version FBR-Beschluss vom 23. September 2020; ab WiSe 2020/21 · checked 15 October 2026
• Prüfungsordnung – Public Administration BA 2020Examination regulations · Version Lesefassung vom 27. April 2022; Grundordnung vom 23. September 2020 · checked 15 October 2026