Facts & figures

Degree program Public Administration in brief

Application deadline: Application to the hiring authority approximately one year before the start of your studies
Posting by the hiring authority to Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences is required

Admission requirements: Abitur, advanced technical college entrance qualification, or equivalent preparatory training, as well as hiring and posting by the hiring authority

Admission restrictions: Lower Saxony state group: 30 study places per winter semester
Group of Lower Saxony municipalities: 35 study places per winter semester

Areas of focus: Legal sciences, economic sciences, social sciences, administrative sciences

Study abroad: There is the possibility of completing a practical phase abroad; this requires early planning by the students. In addition, excursions abroad can be taken as part of the block week offers.

Practical phases: During the course of the course, an 8 or 10-week practical phase, which is coordinated by the hiring authority, takes place every semester after a theoretical phase.

Features: During their studies, the students are civil servants on revocation and receive candidate salaries from their employing authority in accordance with the civil service regulations. After successful completion, Osnabrück University awards the Bachelor of Arts (B.A.). In addition, the Lower Saxony career qualification for career group 2, the first entry-level position in the field of general services (formerly higher service), is acquired. Acquiring this career qualification opens up a career path as a civil servant.