Bachelor's of Taxation and Auditing

Why study taxation and auditing?

Careers in taxation and auditing are systemically important and offer a wide range of career opportunities, particularly due to their central role for small and medium-sized enterprises and financial stability in Germany. The growing shortage of skilled workers, particularly due to age structures and new tasks such as sustainability reporting, is creating high demand for qualified young talent. The programme offers the opportunity to pursue a socially significant career while taking advantage of excellent career prospects in a future-proof industry.

The Bachelor's programme is offered as a full-time programme lasting six semesters or as a dual programme lasting eight semesters.

Fundamentals (1st–3rd semester):
For example:

• Business administration and economics
• Accounting (internal and external)
• Business law, business mathematics and statistics
• Career-specific modules: Fundamentals of corporate taxation, other taxes, international accounting

Advanced studies (4th–5th semester):
For example:

• Compulsory modules: Group accounting, balance sheet tax law, annual financial statement analysis, corporate taxation
• Elective modules: e.g. international corporate taxation, applied corporate finance, special management concepts
• Practical projects for applying knowledge

Practical phase and final thesis (6th semester):

• 14-week practical phase in a company
• Bachelor's thesis (12 ECTS), often in cooperation with the practical phase

Key qualifications:

• Communication, presentation and conversation skills
• Business English and intercultural skills
• Preparation for management tasks in a changing economic world

The programme offers practical insights, enables students to gain initial professional experience and supports individual specialisation through elective modules and projects.
The quality of our university education is also reflected in the fact that we are a DATEV education partner. In addition, our programme can justify access to the tax clerk examination as a so-called external examination.

The dual version of the Taxation and Auditing programme combines theoretical and practical elements through practical and project modules in order to optimally prepare students for everyday working life. These modules are carried out in close cooperation with partner companies, with the companies and the university entering into a cooperation agreement.
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In the first two practical modules, students gain insights into operational structures and learn to develop practical solutions for company-specific tasks. Later in the course, students work on complex company-specific tasks in practical projects.

Advantages of the dual option:

• Practical relevance: Direct transfer of course content into professional practice.
• Professional experience: Early integration into business processes and valuable insights into the working world.

• Career advantage: Building professional networks and increased chances of being hired by the partner company.

   

Completing the bachelor's degree programme in Taxation and Auditing opens up a wide range of career opportunities:

• Tax consulting and auditing: Taking on specialist and management tasks, advising clients, preparing and auditing annual financial statements.
• Management consulting: Analysing and solving tax and economic issues for companies.
• Financial management and accounting: Working in tax authorities or in the internal accounting departments of companies.
• Working in companies and institutions: Employment in national and international companies as well as in public institutions.
• Further studies: Qualification for a master's degree in tax law, auditing or related fields such as management.

Graduates are well prepared to tackle demanding tasks independently, to continuously develop their skills and to respond flexibly to new challenges.