SRH – The Distance Learning University

SRH Fernhochschule – The Distance Learning University (SRH DLU) is part of the SRH Foundation, a prominent German provider of health and education services. The SRH Foundation comprises more than 150 medical institutions, nine universities, and 24 schools, serving 1.2 million patients annually and 51,000 educational clients. SRH DLU enjoys unlimited state recognition and specializes in fully online academic programs that students can pursue while employed. As the German leader in online learning with over 25 years of experience, the university has developed a distance learning model that delivers maximum flexibility to students and guarantees superior service, including complimentary online foreign language training and career services. All university degree programs revolve around the innovative electronic campus (E-Campus). It allows students to follow their courses wherever and whenever suits them best, enabling them to pursue their careers, professional training, family matters, or athletic workouts in conjunction with their academic studies. The university has been voted Germany’s most popular distance-learning university in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024. Moreover, the SRH DLU is a full member of EFMD Global, the largest global business and management network, carries the FIBAA premium seal “Excellence in Digital Education,” and was rated with 5 Stars in the QS online learning rating. Lastly, SRH DLU is one of the few carbon-neutral universities and follows a comprehensive sustainability strategy.

QS Ranking

5 Star Ranking

Language

English

Location

Germany

Cost

£9,558 to £15,084

Degree

Bachelor
Master

Method

Online

Scholarship Opportunity

SRH is convinced that all human beings, regardless of their financial means, should have access to high-quality education for personal and professional development. Our scholarships support eligible students toward an internationally recognized academic degree from our university. We annually award several international scholarships to prospective students in our English-speaking programs. Scholarships cover 50 percent of tuition fees for the desired degree program, i.e., a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree. Please apply now to take advantage of this opportunity.

Programms of SRH – The Distance Learning University

Bachelor

Outlook: You will become an interdisciplinary industrial, trade, and service company specialist.
The demand for economically minded and technically qualified experts is increasing. You want to meet this demand. Technical systems fascinate you just as much as generalist economic knowledge. You want to immerse yourself in both worlds and understand them from the ground up. In this degree program, you will learn to combine the best of both: you will consolidate technical and scientific aspects with economic and legal aspects.

  • Degree: Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
  • Credit points: 180 ECTS
  • Standard period of study: 6 semesters
  • Language: The program is taught entirely in English
  • Start of studies: On the first day of each month
  • Tuition fees: EUR 449 per month (Total cost: EUR 16,164) for 180 ECTS
  • Accreditation: System-accredited
  • International Scholarships: Available

Outlook: You will acquire practical and intercultural skills to gain a foothold in internationally operating companies.

You will learn the necessary skills in an English study programme. Your skills will enable you to take on specialist and leadership tasks in operational and strategic management. Your portfolio also includes developing strategic concepts and managing operative service processes – from procurement to service provision and marketing. Your professional environment is in domestic companies with international business activities or in organizations with English as the company language.

  • Degree: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
  • Credit points: 180 ECTS
  • Standard period of study: 6 semesters
  • Language: The program is taught entirely in English
  • Start of studies: On the first day of each month
  • Tuition fees: EUR 449 per month (Total cost: EUR 16,164) for 180 ECTS
  • Accreditation: System-accredited
  • International Scholarships: Available

Master

Outlook: You will become an expert in design processes.

As an expert in design processes, you will become skilled in using design thinking to approach problems with a creative mindset. Design processes and design thinking are used throughout companies to generate innovative solutions. Your role will be to successfully guide these creative processes, drawing on your knowledge of creative and management techniques. This expertise will make you highly sought after in industries that require creative problem-solving, such as design and media agencies or product and service companies.

  • Degree: Master of Arts (M.A.)
  • Credit points: 60 / 90 / 120 ECTS
  • Standard period of study: 2 / 3 / 4 semesters
  • Language: The program is taught entirely in English
  • Start of studies: On the first day of each month
  • Tuition fees: EUR 697 per month (Total cost: EUR 10,864) for 60 ECTS
  • Tuition fees: EUR 579 per month (Total cost: EUR 14,475) for 90 ECTS
  • Tuition fees: EUR 449 per month (Total cost: EUR 16,164) for 120 ECTS
  • Accreditation: System-accredited
  • International Scholarships: Available

Outlook: You will become an expert in user experience and service design.
As an expert in user experience and service design, you will become skilled in designing the entire user experience with products, from material goods like furniture to services in hospitals and interfaces.

  • Degree: Master of Arts (M.A.)
  • Credit points: 60 / 90 / 120 ECTS
  • Standard period of study: 2 / 3 / 4 semesters
  • Language: The program is taught entirely in English
  • Start of studies: On the first day of each month
  • Tuition fees: EUR 697 per month (Total cost: EUR 10,864) for 60 ECTS
  • Tuition fees: EUR 579 per month (Total cost: EUR 14,475) for 90 ECTS
  • Tuition fees: EUR 449 per month (Total cost: EUR 16,164) for 120 ECTS
  • Accreditation: System-accredited
  • International Scholarships: Available

Outlook: With this innovative degree, you will bridge a skills gap that has recently become increasingly apparent in the field of business analysis and data science.
If you’re excited by the promising career prospects this trend offers, you can seize the opportunity to combine technical skills with business know-how in your academic journey. In doing so, you’ll be positioning yourself in a high-demand field where skilled professionals are currently in high demand.

  • Degree: Master of Science (M.Sc.)
  • Credit points: 60 / 90 / 120 ECTS
  • Standard period of study: 2 / 3 / 4 semesters
  • Language: The program is taught entirely in English
  • Start of studies: On the first day of each month
  • Tuition fees: EUR 697 per month (Total cost: EUR 10,864) for 60 ECTS
  • Tuition fees: EUR 579 per month (Total cost: EUR 14,475) for 90 ECTS
  • Tuition fees: EUR 449 per month (Total cost: EUR 16,164) for 120 ECTS
  • Accreditation: System-accredited
  • International Scholarships: Available

Outlook: After successfully completing this programme, you will be equipped with a solid foundation of multidisciplinary financial skills.
You will be able to grasp complex financial concepts in the context of business decisions and have practical problem-solving skills using analytical methods. Your expertise will extend to the classification of risk factors and complex relationships within financial markets, enabling you to skilfully manage organizational change processes in response to current challenges and trends in the financial landscape

  • Degree: Master of Science (M.Sc.)
  • Credit points: 60 / 90 / 120 ECTS
  • Standard period of study: 2 / 3 / 4 semesters
  • Language: The program is taught entirely in English
  • Start of studies: On the first day of each month
  • Tuition fees: EUR 697 per month (Total cost: EUR 10,864) for 60 ECTS
  • Tuition fees: EUR 579 per month (Total cost: EUR 14,475) for 90 ECTS
  • Tuition fees: EUR 449 per month (Total cost: EUR 16,164) for 120 ECTS
  • Accreditation: System-accredited
  • International Scholarships: Available

MBA

Outlook: You are well informed of current affairs and can connect ideas and think strategically, you will be a source of hope in highly complex times.
The Global Business Administration degree program stands for diverse and efficient management skills. As a graduate, you embody the knowledge and values of a new generation that meets major challenges such as digitalization, globalization, and increasing complexity openly, actively, and systematically. You will also benefit from our international student community, which creates an intercultural network that additionally promotes your development and career opportunities.

  • Degree: Master of Business Administration (MBA)
  • Credit points: 60 / 90 / 120 ECTS
  • Standard period of study: 2 / 3 / 4 semesters
  • Language: The program is taught entirely in English
  • Start of studies: On the first day of each month
  • Tuition fees: EUR 697 per month (Total cost: EUR 10,864) for 60 ECTS
  • Tuition fees: EUR 579 per month (Total cost: EUR 14,475) for 90 ECTS
  • Tuition fees: EUR 449 per month (Total cost: EUR 16,164) for 120 ECTS
  • Accreditation: System-accredited
  • International Scholarships: Available

Outlook: You will become an expert in user experience and service design.
As an expert in user experience and service design, you will become skilled in designing the entire user experience with products, from material goods like furniture to services in hospitals and interfaces.

  • Degree: Master of Arts (M.A.)
  • Credit points: 60 / 90 / 120 ECTS
  • Standard period of study: 2 / 3 / 4 semesters
  • Language: The program is taught entirely in English
  • Start of studies: On the first day of each month
  • Tuition fees: EUR 697 per month (Total cost: EUR 10,864) for 60 ECTS
  • Tuition fees: EUR 579 per month (Total cost: EUR 14,475) for 90 ECTS
  • Tuition fees: EUR 449 per month (Total cost: EUR 16,164) for 120 ECTS
  • Accreditation: System-accredited
  • International Scholarships: Available

Awards and honors

Most popular distance learning university in Germany 2024

FIBAA seal “Excellence in Digital Education”

QS ranking

EFMD Global