Trade and Craft Management (B.A.)
About the Program
Do you see your future in crafts and want to pursue a specialist or management position without losing time? Then the Tripartite Crafts Management program at FHM is exactly right for you! Here you get vocational training, a master craftsman certificate, and a bachelor's degree in one.
Crafts is a future industry and urgently needs well-trained specialists and managers. The Tripartite Program at FHM provides you with excellent career prospects in crafts and ideally prepares you for your role. We cooperate with the Chambers of Crafts in Cologne, Bielefeld, and Hannover.
In a unique way, the program combines the advantages of dual vocational training and subsequent master qualification with academic studies. In approximately 4.5 years, you achieve the journeyman certificate, master craftsman certificate, and the academic degree Bachelor of Arts (B.A.).
What You Will Learn?
- Professional training in the trade (journeyman certificate)
- Master qualification (master craftsman)
- Business management fundamentals
- Business leadership & management
- Personnel management & employee leadership
- Marketing & customer management
- Digitalization in crafts
The program provides scientific foundations, professional qualifications, as well as personal and methodological competencies. You learn to transform the craft business into a service-oriented company and utilize opportunities in the global economic world.
Curriculum Content
Phase 1 – Vocational Training & FoundationsJourneyman examination+
Phase 2 – Master Qualification & Advanced StudiesMaster Craftsman Certificate+
Phase 3 – Academic SpecializationBachelor of Arts+
Your Career Prospects After Graduation
With three degrees in just 4.5 years, you are optimally prepared for management positions in crafts. You can start your own business, take over an existing one, or work as a manager in larger craft companies. Crafts as one of Europe's largest economic sectors offers you excellent career opportunities.
