Dual students win

Studying with a practice partner

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The concept is attractive and offers numerous advantages and prospects.
Students on a degree course with an intensive practical focus gain at least 50% more practical experience.
Applying the knowledge they have already acquired during their studies in practice, completing assigned tasks, taking responsibility and possibly taking on a project of their own is an incentive.

  • Theory and practice alternate and benefit from each other.

  • The course content and course schedule are regulated in the study and examination regulations.

  • Study during the semester, work during the semester break.

  • Knowledge acquired during the course can be put to the test in practice.

  • Operational processes and interrelationships become transparent.

  • Employers benefit from the fresh input of students.

  • The practical semester is completed at the employer.

  • The thesis is written in cooperation with the company/employer.

  • Studying with a practice partner is remunerated.
    This makes studying easier.

  • Increased flexibility and enthusiasm on the part of students are a prerequisite.

Combined studies or studies with in-depth practical experience – the differences

Whether as a combined study program or as a study program with in-depth practical experience, both options are extremely interesting.
You should consider which of these two options is right for your company.

A combined degree course combines a degree course with vocational training and starts with a first year spent exclusively with the employer and attending vocational school before the degree course.
It therefore lasts 1 year longer than the regular Bachelor’s degree course.
Depending on the course, two apprenticeships are acquired in 4 ½ or 5 years.
A recognized qualification from the Chamber of Industry and Commerce or the Chamber of Crafts and an academic degree.
(An exception to this is the Insurance Management course, which fully integrates the training and takes 3 ½ years to complete).
The course of study begins after the first year of training with the employer and takes priority from this point on.
Studies and practical work alternate.
Study during the semester, work during the semester break.
As far as possible, theory is put into practice during the semester break in line with the content of the course.
The practical semester is also completed at the employer.
The final thesis should be written in cooperation with the employer and can take up an academic topic of the employer.
When drafting the contract, the vocational training contract must be supplemented by an education contract.
This must also be submitted to the chamber.
An education contract regulates the entire duration of the course.
The application for a study place should be made before the start of training in order to secure a place.
In design courses, an aptitude test must be passed before starting vocational training.

Vocational training is not integrated into the degree course with in-depth practical experience.
However, students gain up to 50% more practical experience without extending the duration of their studies.
With a little organizational skill, practical work can be easily integrated into the course of studies.
Study during the semester, work during the semester break.
As far as possible, theory is put into practice during the semester break in line with the content of the course.
The practical semester is also completed at the employer.
The final thesis should be written in cooperation with the employer and can take up an academic topic of the employer.
The application for a study place is made in the year of admission.
An aptitude test must be passed for design courses.
It is recommended to start a degree course with in-depth practical experience at the beginning of the course, but this can still be done in the first third of a Bachelor’s degree course.
An education contract/work contract must be concluded between the employer and employee, the student, for the entire duration of the course.
Studying with in-depth practical experience is usually also possible on a Master’s degree course.

Working hours in the company

Plan the following working hours for students at the company
February 15 to March 14 and the months of August and September.
The practical semester is also completed at the company.
The study and examination regulations of the respective degree program regulate exactly when this is.
Diagrams may be purely exemplary!
The period for the final thesis is designed as a theoretical semester.
The necessary research can be carried out in and together with the company.
An exciting topic can be suggested.

Using practical study models for recruiting

Employers who offer young people the opportunity to study a combined degree program or a degree program with in-depth practical experience also use this recruiting method.
Anyone who is already looking for an employer before starting their studies and wants to work in a practice-oriented way during their studies is determined and motivated.
We motivate them to develop their own initiative when looking for an employer.
Employers support the search and draw attention to their offers.
Job advertisements can be placed on these portals free of charge:

Become a cooperation partner

Anyone who employs students on a joint degree program or a degree program with in-depth practical experience must conclude a cooperation agreement with Coburg University of Applied Sciences.
This agreement sets out, for example, the course of studies and names contact persons.
Please understand that we have to make arrangements for our students in particular.
Write to transfer[at] hs-coburg .de.
We will provide you with more detailed information and, depending on the study option, will be happy to provide you with a cooperation agreement for your information.
You can reach us by telephone on 09561 317-698.

Combined study program Study with in-depth practice
Duration 4.5 – 5 years* 3.5 – 4 years
Bachelor’s degree yes yes
Training qualification yes no
Remuneration yes yes
Contract with practice partner before start of studies yes no

*Exception: combined study program in insurance.
Here, the times of courses and practical work experience are coordinated in such a way that the degree and training qualification are obtained after 3.5 years.

Dual study program or practice plus

Study programs that are offered as dual study programs must meet fixed criteria in terms of procedures, interlinking of content and examination regulations – both in the study phases and in the phases of company practice.
PraxisPLUS is the university’s own variant of studying with a practice partner, in which both Coburg University of Applied Sciences and the companies are more flexible in the design of the course content and the processes of the practical phases.
Most degree programs that can be completed at Coburg University of Applied Sciences as a combined degree program or as a degree program with in-depth practical experience are offered in the PraxisPLUS variant.

PraxisPLUS Dual study program
Permanent practice partner during the degree program 4.5 – 5 years* 3.5 – 4 years
(Training) education contract between student and practice partner yes yes
Cooperation agreement between university and practice partner yes yes
Remuneration of the student yes yes
Leave of absence for participation in courses and examinations yes yes
Completion of the mandatory internship semester with the practice partner yes yes
Final thesis on a topic agreed with the practice partner yes yes
Compulsory elective modules for students with practice partners to accompany the theory-practice transfer Not compulsory compulsory
Regular binding agreements between university and practice partner on theory-practice transfer Not obligatory obligatory

If you would like to study with a practice partner, you can choose between the combined degree program and the degree program with in-depth practice.
The university offers the combined study program and the study program with in-depth practical experience either in the PraxisPLUS variant or as a dual study program.

How suitable a degree course is for studying with a practice partner depends on the field of study, the course content and processes.
Studying with a practice partner is particularly feasible in the fields of engineering, computer science and business.
Coburg University of Applied Sciences has excellent links with companies in the Coburg/Kronach/Lichtenfels innovation triangle, particularly in the fields of mechanical engineering, electronics, 3D metal printing, services and the insurance industry, but also in other areas.
Which degree courses can be studied in which variant is listed on the respective detail page of the degree course.

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