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Diplom Betriebswirt (FH)

English translation: BBA Bachelor of Business Administration


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German term or phrase:Diplom Betriebswirt (FH)
English translation:BBA Bachelor of Business Administration
Entered by: Renate Reinartz
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15:15 May 7, 2007
German to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Education / Pedagogy / Diploma, CV, Wirtschaft
German term or phrase: Diplom Betriebswirt (FH)
Hallo. Ich suche die passende Entsprechung. Es handelt sich um einen Abschluss einer Fachhochschule bzw. University of Applied Sciences. Ist das jetzt vergleichbar mit dem MBA oder graduate in business administration? Ist für ein CV. Vielen Dank für Eure Hilfe.
Renate Reinartz
Germany
Local time: 16:43
BA (Hons) Business Administration
Explanation:
I studied for 4 years in 2 countries and got 2 degrees - A Diplom Betriebswirt (FH) and a BA Hons in European Business Administration. These days they have changed the English university that they work with and now call it Bachelor of Science in International Management. Anyway it is certainly not a Masters.

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Note added at 14 mins (2007-05-07 15:29:45 GMT)
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Renate, take a closer clook at the URL and you will see the structure of the course.

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Note added at 22 mins (2007-05-07 15:38:01 GMT)
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You get a bachelors of (arts, science or anything else) in the UK after 3-4 years of study. It is the initial Abschluß when finishing any kind of university first degree. You can not get a Masters until you have a Bachelor's and it usually requires 1-2 years study and a comprehensive thesis: http://www.aston.ac.uk/prospective-students/pg/pros/lss/05te...


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Note added at 1 hr (2007-05-07 17:02:47 GMT) Post-grading
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BA = Bachelor of Arts not Berufsakadamie. In general you get a bachelor of arts or science. MBA = Master ofBusiness Administration
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_degree_abbreviations#Ba...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MBAMBA originated in America and not the UK
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Gillian Searl
Local time: 15:43
Grading comment
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5 +3BA (Hons) Business Administration
Gillian Searl


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BA (Hons) Business Administration


Explanation:
I studied for 4 years in 2 countries and got 2 degrees - A Diplom Betriebswirt (FH) and a BA Hons in European Business Administration. These days they have changed the English university that they work with and now call it Bachelor of Science in International Management. Anyway it is certainly not a Masters.

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Note added at 14 mins (2007-05-07 15:29:45 GMT)
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Renate, take a closer clook at the URL and you will see the structure of the course.

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Note added at 22 mins (2007-05-07 15:38:01 GMT)
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You get a bachelors of (arts, science or anything else) in the UK after 3-4 years of study. It is the initial Abschluß when finishing any kind of university first degree. You can not get a Masters until you have a Bachelor's and it usually requires 1-2 years study and a comprehensive thesis: http://www.aston.ac.uk/prospective-students/pg/pros/lss/05te...


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Note added at 1 hr (2007-05-07 17:02:47 GMT) Post-grading
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BA = Bachelor of Arts not Berufsakadamie. In general you get a bachelor of arts or science. MBA = Master ofBusiness Administration
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_degree_abbreviations#Ba...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MBAMBA originated in America and not the UK



    Reference: http://www.esb-reutlingen.de/doppeldiplenglisch.html
Gillian Searl
Local time: 15:43
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PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thank you
Notes to answerer
Asker: Gillian, thank you. But so far I see you have this second part because you study partly at another college. So this B.B.A. honoured is not neccessarily a translation for Diplom Betriebswirt (FH)

Asker: Dear Gillian. thank you for the note. That clarifies it.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  yyyzzz: We’ve seen this situation on proz.com before. How to put this politely? Our German colleagues tend to downplay UK qualifications, particularly when seeking equivalents for their own.
42 mins
agree  writeaway: yet another horse/water situation.
1 hr
agree  LegalText: Prima Lösung. Jedenfalls in Schottland bedeutet Hons, dass eine Thesis geschrieben wird, die in etwa der Diplomarbeit entspricht. @ Andrew: Sehr beliebt ist auch der deutsche „Dipl-{...}“, der sich zum Master in {...} befördert...
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