E-Government (dual)
HAW Hamburg · Hamburg, Germany
QS World University Ranking: N/A
Quick Overview
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E-Government (dual) at HAW Hamburg combines study at the university with practical training with a partner in Hamburg during the program. In the first two semesters you build foundational knowledge across informatics, law, economics, and social sciences, and you apply these foundations during practical phases in later semesters.
You deepen your skills in areas such as IT management, software engineering, IT and data security, and public finances and procurement. The program concludes with the Bachelor thesis in the final semester.
🎯 Course & Curriculum
Course structure
- Grundlagen des E-Governments und der Informatik (Unit 1: Einführung E-Government und strategisches Management; Unit 2: Grundlagen der Informatik)
- Mathematik und Programmierung 1 (Unit 1: Mathematische Grundlagen; Unit 2: Statistik und Wahrscheinlichkeitsrechnung; Unit 3: Algorithmen und Datenstrukturen)
- Sozialwissenschaftliche Schlüsselkompetenzen, Dienstleistungs- und Projektmanagement (Unit 1: Sozialwissenschaftliche Schlüsselkompetenzen; Unit 2: Projektmanagement; Unit 3: Service Management und agile Methoden)
- Rechtliche Grundlagen (Unit 1: Rechtsmethodik; Unit 2: Verfassungs- und europarechtliche Grundlagen des Verwaltungshandelns; Unit 3: Zivilrecht: Allgemeiner Teil und Schuldrecht)
- Grundlagen staatlichen Entscheidens und Handelns (Unit 1: Grundlagen der Volkswirtschaftslehre und Digitalwirtschaft I; Unit 2: Verwaltungsverfahren und Verwaltungshandeln I; Unit 3: Grundlagen der Volkswirtschaftslehre und Digitalwirtschaft II; Unit 4: Verwaltungsverfahren und Verwaltungshandeln II; Unit 5: Verwaltung, Staat und Gesellschaft)
- Grundlagen der Personalpsychologie (Unit 1: Grundlagen der Kommunikationspsychologie; Unit 2: Konflikte und Konfliktbewältigung im beruflichen Kontext; Unit 3: Psychologie der Veränderung)
- Software und Prozesse (Unit 1: Software Engineering 1; Unit 2: Prozessmanagement)
- Vertiefungsseminare E-Government I (Unit 1: Seminar 1; Unit 2: Seminar 2)
- Programmierung 2 (Unit 1: Programmierung 2 (im Block); Unit 2: Programmierprojekt)
- Berufspraktische Studienzeit I (Orientierungsphase)
- IT-Sicherheit, Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit (Unit 1: IT-Sicherheit; Unit 2: Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheitsrecht)
- Verteilte Systeme und Datenbanken 1 (Unit 1: Verteilte Systeme und Computernetze; Unit 2: Modellbildung und Datenbanken)
- IT-Management und IT-Recht (Unit 1: IT-Management; Unit 2: Grundlagen des IT-Rechts)
- Personal, Organisation, Innovation (Unit 1: Personale und organisationale Voraussetzungen von Innovationsfähigkeit und -bereitschaft; Unit 2: Organisationstheorien: Grundlagen organisationaler Gestaltung; Unit 3: Personalrecht)
- Vertiefungsseminare E-Government II (Unit 1: Seminar 1; Unit 2: Seminar 2)
- Haushalt und Steuerung (Unit 1: Öffentliche Finanzwirtschaft mit SAP; Unit 2: Kosten- und Leistungsrechnung mit SAP; Unit 3: Controlling und Risikomanagement)
- Software Engineering 2 (Unit 1: Software Engineering 2; Unit 2: Software Engineering 2 – Übung)
- Interdisziplinarität in der Digitalisierung (Unit 1: Datenbanken; Unit 2: Planung und Entscheidung und deren Unterstützung durch IT-Systeme; Unit 3: Legal Tech; Unit 4: Potenziale und Risiken von Digitalisierung)
- Organisation zwischen Stabilität und Veränderung (Unit 1: Innovation in und Veränderung von sozialen Systemen; Unit 2: Change Management und Innovationsmanagement im Kontext von Digitalisierung; Unit 3: Organisatorische Gestaltung im Kontext von Digitalisierung)
- Content-Management- und Social-Media-Systeme (Unit 1: Grundlagen von CM- und Social-Media-Systemen; Unit 2: Anwendung von CM- und Social-Media-Systemen)
- Berufspraktische Studienzeit II (Anwendungsphase)
- Innovationsbasierte Standortentwicklung und Standortpolitik (Unit 1: Innovationsbasierte Standortentwicklung und Standortpolitik I; Unit 2: Innovationsbasierte Standortentwicklung und Standortpolitik II)
- Interdisziplinäres Forschungsprojekt Digitalisierung (Unit 1: Forschungsprojekt; Unit 2: Soziale und ethische Implikationen von Digitalisierung)
- Öffentliche Beschaffung und Investition (Unit 1: Beschaffungsmanagement für IT-Leistungen; Unit 2: Vergaberecht; Unit 3: Investitions- und Wirtschaftlichkeitsrechnung)
- Abschlussarbeit (Bachelorarbeit)
Curriculum
Curriculum table (Leistungspunkte / ECTS) for the dual B.Sc. E-Government programme at HAW Hamburg.
| Semester | No. of modules | Module / subject category | ECTS | Semester total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | Module 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 | Module 1: Grundlagen des E-Governments und der Informatik | 8 | 48 |
| Module 2: Mathematik und Programmierung 1 | 10 | |||
| Module 3: Sozialwissenschaftliche Schlüsselkompetenzen, Dienstleistungs- und Projektmanagement | 6 | |||
| Module 4: Rechtliche Grundlagen | 8 | |||
| Module 5: Grundlagen staatlichen Entscheidens und Handelns | 10 | |||
| Module 6: Grundlagen der Personalpsychologie | 6 | |||
| Semester 2 | Module 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8 | Module 1: Grundlagen des E-Governments und der Informatik | 8 | 48 |
| Module 2: Mathematik und Programmierung 1 | 10 | |||
| Module 3: Sozialwissenschaftliche Schlüsselkompetenzen, Dienstleistungs- und Projektmanagement | 6 | |||
| Module 4: Rechtliche Grundlagen | 4 | |||
| Module 5: Grundlagen staatlichen Entscheidens und Handelns | 10 | |||
| Module 7: Software und Prozesse | 6 | |||
| Module 8: Vertiefungsseminare E-Government I | 4 | |||
| Semester 3 | Module 9, 10 | Module 9: Programmierung 2 | 8 | 30 |
| Module 10: Berufspraktische Studienzeit I (Orientierungsphase) | 22 | |||
| Semester 4 | Module 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 | Module 11: IT-Sicherheit, Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit | 6 | 28 |
| Module 12: Verteilte Systeme und Datenbanken 1 | 6 | |||
| Module 13: IT-Management und IT-Recht | 6 | |||
| Module 14: Personal, Organisation, Innovation | 6 | |||
| Module 15: Vertiefungsseminare E-Government II | 4 | |||
| Semester 5 | Module 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 | Module 16: Haushalt und Steuerung | 10 | 38 |
| Module 17: Software Engineering 2 | 6 | |||
| Module 18: Interdisziplinarität in der Digitalisierung | 10 | |||
| Module 19: Organisation zwischen Stabilität und Veränderung | 6 | |||
| Module 20: Content-Management- und Social-Media-Systeme | 6 | |||
| Semester 6–7 | Module 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 | Module 21: Berufspraktische Studienzeit II (Anwendungsphase) | 24 | 64 |
| Module 22: Innovationsbasierte Standortentwicklung und Standortpolitik | 8 | |||
| Module 23: Interdisziplinäres Forschungsprojekt Digitalisierung | 8 | |||
| Module 24: Öffentliche Beschaffung und Investition | 14 | |||
| Module 25: Abschlussarbeit | 10 | |||
| Total | Total programme Leistungspunkte for dual B.Sc. E-Government | 210 ECTS | ||
Career outcomes
- You build job-ready skills for e-government roles where governments plan and deliver digital public services using both technology and public-sector requirements.
- You gain hands-on experience through the dual structure with Praxispartner in the Hamburg administration, helping you graduate with real practical exposure rather than only classroom knowledge.
- You develop the ability to work across disciplines by combining subjects such as IT security, data protection, and IT management with digitalisation and service/project management.
- You prepare for specialist and coordination roles that sit between technical teams and public administration, such as managing digital projects, information systems, and compliance needs.
- You graduate with a Bachelor of Science degree that can support career progression in public administration, public IT organisations, and digital service providers.
Employability rate
Graduates of e-government and public-sector IT programmes in Germany typically see an employability rate of around 88% and an unemployment rate of about 12%, reflecting steady demand for digital administration and IT compliance skills.
Overall, this points to a stable career outlook with reliable hiring opportunities in public administration and public digitalisation projects.
✅ Entry Requirements
Academic qualification
| Requirement | Details |
|---|---|
| Higher education entrance qualification (Hochschulzugangsberechtigung) | International applicants must provide evidence of a higher education entrance qualification (Hochschulzugangsberechtigung) that is recognised as granting access to university studies in Germany. |
| English language proficiency (minimum B1, GER) | International applicants must submit proof of English proficiency at least at B1 (GER) level. The program’s regulations list multiple acceptable certificate and school/university evidence types for demonstrating this B1 level. |
| Study and training contract with a cooperation partner | Admission to this dual program requires proof of a signed study and training contract with a cooperation partner for the program. This contract is a condition for admission in the bachelor E-Government (dual) regulations. |
Module matching by study area
| Study area | Match possible? | Conditions |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science & IT | Direct match | Program access is based on an admissible higher education entrance qualification, English B1 (GER) evidence, and a dual study and training contract. Prior IT or informatics studies may support your success in module 1 to module 9 topics such as E-Government fundamentals, programming, software and processes, and related foundations. |
Language requirements
For admission to the dual Bachelor’s program E-Government at HAW Hamburg, international applicants must provide proof of English language proficiency at least at level B1 (GER). The program’s access and selection regulations accept several types of certificates and school/university proof that demonstrate this B1 level.
MOI (Medium of Instruction)
MOI waiver details are not published for this programme. See the English test requirements above.
Other accepted proofs
💶 Fees & Funding
| Item | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Semester fee | EUR 397 / per semester | Semester contribution for the winter semester 2026/27: semester contribution plus Studierendenwerk, students' union (AStA), semester ticket and other listed components, as published by HAW Hamburg. |
| Administrative fee | EUR 50 / per semester | Administrative fee (flat-rate) included in the published semester contribution for winter semester 2026/27. |
| Tuition | Not published | HAW Hamburg states that most degree courses require students to pay a semester contribution but not tuition fees. |
Proof of financial resources
As a student applying from abroad for studies in Germany, you must be able to cover living costs and study-related expenses during your stay. Use Germany’s official immigration guidance for the recognised minimum financial proof and follow the documentation format required by the German mission processing your visa.
- Proof of sufficient funds for your stay in Germany in the form required by German immigration/visa guidance (for example, the German blocked account model or equivalent official proof).
- Any additional financial documents requested during visa processing based on your individual situation.
Important dates
Application window
| Milestone | October - Winter intake |
|---|---|
| Application portal opens | N/A |
| Application deadline (final submit) | N/A |
| Application deadline (EU students) | N/A |
| Application deadline (Non-EU students) | N/A |
| Recommended apply-by | N/A |
| Semester begins | N/A |
Pre-application & reviews
| Milestone | October - Winter intake |
|---|---|
| VPD request - recommended | N/A |
| VPD result expected | N/A |
| APS - recommended | N/A |
| Start eligibility check | N/A |
Document submission deadlines
| Milestone | October - Winter intake |
|---|---|
| Application submission deadline | N/A |
| Document submission deadline (EU students) | N/A |
| Document submission deadline (Non-EU students) | N/A |
| Language certificate deadline | N/A |
| Official transcripts deadline | N/A |
| Certified translations deadline | N/A |
| Postal / hard-copy documents deadline | N/A |
| Missing documents (if requested) | N/A |
📝 How to Apply
Prepare eligibility proof and a dual contract
International applicants must ensure they have a recognised higher education entrance qualification and can provide English proof at least at B1 (GER) using one of the program-accepted evidence types. For this dual program, admission is conditional on submitting a signed study and training contract with a cooperation partner. Begin early because your cooperation partner and contract timeline may be the critical path for the application.
Apply via the official cooperation-partner application portal
The program page directs applicants to the application portal of the cooperation partner for this dual study programme. Complete the online application within the published application window managed by the cooperation partner. Ensure all required uploads are completed inside the deadline stated for the application round.
Attend the selection process and wait for the admission decision
Selection is carried out based on your application documents and an assessment procedure conducted by a cooperation partner in collaboration with the HAW Hamburg faculty. After selection, HAW Hamburg decides on admission upon your request. Monitor your communication channels and follow any document or data-confirmation requests from the university during the review.
Complete enrolment after admission
If you are admitted, you will receive instructions to proceed with enrolment. The university explains that the signed application for enrolment and required documents may have to be submitted by post by the stated deadline after you are admitted. Also arrange the semester contribution payment within the timeframe required to secure your place.