Business Engineering Logistics (BEL) - English Track

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Do you want to shape the future of operations and processes?

Our practice-oriented Bachelor's programme Business Engineering Logistics (BEL) equips you with the essential skills to become a successful industrial engineer. We offer the ideal combination of economics, engineering, and informatics, with a strong focus on logistics – one of the key drivers of the future.

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Dr. Annett Großmann, Programme Director Business Engineering Logistics, English Track

In our study programme, international students gain practical experience in intercultural teams and in close cooperation with important companies—preparing them for excellent career opportunities on the global job market.

Dr. Annett Großmann, Programme Director Business Engineering Logistics, English Track

Course ​Profile

Degree: Bachelor of Engineering
7 Semester: 210 ECTS
Language: English
Location: Heilbronn Bildungscampus
Study form: Full-time / Study PLUS in-depth practice
Start: Summer semester & Winter semester
Deadline: January 15 & July 15

Course Content

The Business Engineering Logistics degree programme equips you with all the essential skills to tackle future challenges such as digitalisation, sustainability, and internationalisation. You will benefit from a diverse and practice-oriented curriculum that includes:

  • Economics: occupational science & work safety, sustainability, human resources management & leadership, and quality, environmental & energy management
  • Informatics: database & big data, data analytics, and fundamentals of artificial intelligence
  • Logistics: logistics systems, material flow engineering, system planning & project management, and warehouse management & simulation

In addition, you will deepen your expertise through a specialisation in either economics or engineering.

Professor in Teamarbeit mit Studierendengruppe

Specialisation

Economics & Innovations

The specialisation in economics provides insights into operations management, supply chain management, and logistics controlling in the 3rd and 4th semesters. In the 6th semester, students participate in a highly practice-oriented course: Innovation Projects.

Engineering & Artificial Intelligence

The specialisation in engineering provides exciting insights into future-oriented automation and control technologies in the 3rd and 4th semesters. In the 6th semester, students gain hands-on experience in our state-of-the-art AI lab.

Career Perspectives

In the context of digitalisation, industrial engineers with a focus on logistics or artificial intelligence have access to diverse and exciting career opportunities across a wide range of industries.

The logistics sector, for example, is the second-largest economic sector in Germany and one of the fastest-growing industries worldwide.

This degree programme was developed in close collaboration with industry partners, which is why the curriculum is highly practice-oriented and tailored to the needs of companies of all sizes — from small and medium-sized enterprises to large global corporations.

Throughout your studies, you will get to know many companies personally through study trips and project work, helping you build a seamless transition into your professional career.

As a logistics specialist, you can look forward to excellent career prospects and attractive salaries worldwide, regardless of the industry you choose.

Programme Structure

Basic Studies

  • Business Administration
  • Applied Business and Engineering Mathematics
  • Engineering Mechanics
  • Electrical Engineering
  • CAD Construction
  • Informatics
  • Logistics Systems
  • Physics for Logistics
  • Business and Logistics English & Scientific Work

Main Studies

  • Logistics System Planning & Project Management
  • Material Flow Engineering
  • Company Organisation for Engineers
  • Quality, Environmental & Energy Management
  • Production Systems and Ergonomics & Work Safety
  • Database Systems & Big Data
  • Data Analytics and Basics of Artificial Intelligence
  • Methods and Process Modelling
  • Business Law & Ethics
  • Statistics

Specialisation Economics

  • Logistics Operations Management
  • Supply Chain Management & Logistics Controlling


Specialisation Engineering

  • Automation Engineering
  • Control Engineering

Practical Experience

  • Supervised Internship
  • Colloquium on the Internship Semester

Management Skills and Bachelor's Thesis

  • Human Resources Management & Leadership
  • Warehouse Management Systems & Simulation
  • Informatics for Logistics Applications
  • General Studies
  • Research Paper
  • Bachelor's Thesis
  • Colloquium for the Bachelor's Thesis

Specialisation Economics

  • Innovation Projects
  • Compulsory Electives


Specialisation Engineering

  • AI Lab
  • Compulsory Electives


Admission Requirements and Application

Important Note for International Applicants:
German language skills are NOT required at the time of application or for the visa process. This requirement only applies before starting the 5th semester, when students have to prove B2 level German. 

The programme is taught entirely in English, and the university offers German language courses to help students reach the required level during their studies.

Inside BEL

What Makes the BEL Programme Special

Join our Study Programme Director Prof. Annett Grossmann as she introduces the Business Engineering Logistics (BEL) programme — a unique combination of engineering, business, and logistics that prepares our students to shape the sustainable supply chains of the future. This video was recorded as part of an event with the study programme database MyGermanUniversity and offers insights into what makes the BEL programme special: practical learning, international perspectives, and strong connections to industry.

Practical Studies in our Logistics Laboratory

Working in our cool logstics lab gives you first-hand insights into the challenges you will be facing in your future job as a daily routine. Lab manager Dr.-Ing. Thomas Kriehn shows just how practice-oriented BEL is. Check it out!

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Freshmen Mentoring Programme

Moving on to new things can be challenging! If you choose to join our Freshmen Mentoring Porgramme you will be paired with your personal student mentor. Our mentors are experienced BEL students who support new BEL students throughout the first weeks to get acquainted with the campus and the study programme. They help with providing tips on studying as well as finding campus activities. Get ready with your university career with our Freshmen Mentoring Programme.

Studierende des Studieganges BEL der HHN zu Besuch an der Bidgewater State University in Boston, USA

Study Week in Boston, USA

As part of our study week, 18 students from the Business Engineering Logistics programme explored Bridgewater State University (BSU) in Boston, USA, together with Prof. Annett Großmann and Dr. Thomas Kriehn. The week was marked by exciting experiences and now forms the basis for future student exchanges between HHN and BSU. We are grateful to the DAAD and the BMBF for supporting the project.

Highlights:

  • Signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) together with the President of BSU as a foundation for future collaborations.
  • Exploring Boston, including the historic Freedom Trail.
  • Visits to the BSU campus with lectures and events on environmental geography and sustainability.
  • Insights into BSU's sustainability programme and "permaculture garden".
  • Visits to Boston, including the Massachusetts State House, MIT, and Harvard.
  • Cross-cultural exchanges and new friendships.