We give everything for your success. A close integration of theory and practice is the absolute gold standard for us. What you learn during your career-integrated studies at SMT will pass the practical test – and will kick-start your career. Thanks to the innovative Project Competence Study Program®, you will gain valuable references during your career-integrated Bachelor’s or Master’s degree course: As a project employee, you will demonstrate your skills in a well-known project company and at the same time learn from the best in your industry.
As a student and later as a member of our alumni network, you will also benefit from exclusive networking and further training opportunities. Many of our career-integrated degree programs enable you to acquire additional certificates during the standard period of study and thus specifically expand your profile as a specialist. To ensure that your practical project in the company is a complete success, our experts are also on hand to advise you from the choice of topic to submission: we help you to get the most out of your studies.
- 1200+
Graduates
- 53%
work in senior management positions
- 99%
Better careeropportunities after studying SMT
What distinguishes the integrated degree program at Steinbeis SMT
The School of Management and Technology (SMT) is a business school of Steinbeis University. This means that you can combine practice-oriented research with proven best practice from national and international companies. The result: a career-integrated degree program that offers you the best of both worlds. Specializations and certificates also give you the opportunity to tailor your study path to your individual interests, strengths and goals.
And no matter which direction you want to take: We have the know-how you need. In our career-integrated Bachelor’s and Master’s degree courses, you will always learn from professionals – in your seminars as well as in the company where you carry out your practical project. You can also rely on SMT’s experienced coaches for all questions relating to your studies and career.
Our degree programs at a glanceThe career-integrated Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programs at SMT
Study or work experience? With the career-integrated degree program at SMT, you don’t have to choose: We combine theory and practice, science and business for you. In addition to practice-oriented specialist knowledge, the focus is also on your individual potential as the manager of tomorrow. Soft skills training, management knowledge and personal development are therefore an integral part of your career-integrated Bachelor’s or Master’s degree course.
In order to offer you excellent career opportunities today and in the future, we also focus on study subjects with a profile. With us, you will not simply study computer science or economics, but will familiarize yourself with precisely those key areas in the company, from digitalization and software development to business engineering and knowledge and technology management, in which your combination of specialist knowledge and practical experience will be a game changer.
Bachelor
Business Administration
With specialization in quality management with certificates from TÜV SÜD Akademie
36 months, once a year (fall)
German
Online, TÜV SÜD Academy Training Center, Germany-wide
Bachelor
Business informatics
With specialization in software development
36 months, immediate start possible
German, possibly English
Online
Bachelor
Business informatics
With specialization in digitalization and transformation
36 months, immediate start possible
German, possibly English
online
Master M.Sc.
Sustainable Technology
With specialization in Hydrogen, Photovoltaic & Wind
24 months, twice a year (spring and fall)
English, possibly German
e.g. Berlin, Stuttgart
e.g. Europe, Asia and USA
Master M.Sc.
IT Systems Engineering
With specialization in Software Engineering
24 months, twice a year (spring and fall)
German, English if necessary
Berlin, Stuttgart
e.g. Europe, Asia and USA
Master M.Sc.
Business engineering
With specialization in mechatronics
24 months, twice a year (spring and fall)
German, English if necessary
Berlin, Stuttgart
e.g. Europe, Asia and USA
Master M.Sc.
Business informatics
With specialization in data science
24 months, twice a year (spring and fall)
German, possibly English
Berlin, Stuttgart
e.g. Europe, Asia and USA
Master MBE
Business Engineering – MBE
With specialization in Technology Management
24 months, twice a year (spring and fall)
German, English
Berlin, Stuttgart
e.g. Europe, Asia and USA
Our unique career-integrated study modelYour Project Competence Study Program® at SMT
With SMT’s innovative study model, you will join a company as a junior consultant and develop effective solutions for real problems from everyday business life during your studies. In the theoretical phases, you will learn the latest theories and models, which you will apply in the subsequent practical phases in the company. In this way, you will get to know your specialist area in all its facets and at the same time strengthen your transfer skills.
In addition, you will work continuously on your practical project during your integrated degree course at SMT. This not only takes the stress out of developing your thesis while working, but also makes a valuable contribution to the company’s development. So it’s no wonder that around 85 percent of our graduates are able to join and advance directly in the company where they completed their practical project after graduation!

TestimonialsSMT alumni report on their career-integrated studies
Would you like to find out more about how the career-integrated degree program at SMT can kick-start your career? Then let the testimonials of our alumni convince you! Here, graduates of SMT’s Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programs talk about their entry into the integrated degree program, their projects and how their career path developed after graduation.
For more information on our seminars and in particular on the practical part of the Project Competence Study Program®, we would also like to recommend the official SMT blog. Here you will find reports from SMT seminars as well as numerous articles in which graduates from various disciplines present their practical projects.
Our partners for your career-integrated studiesLearn from the best – in science and business
To make your career-integrated studies the start of a success story, you will learn from the best – in theory and practice – during your career-integrated studies at SMT. On the exclusive SCMT GmbH job portal, you will find current vacancies from well-known partner companies who are looking forward to hearing from you and your ideas.
This is not just the start of exciting study projects: 85 percent of SMT graduates also receive job offers from their practical companies after graduation.
Regardless of whether you joinusas a career starterin the Fellowship model or as a professionalin the Professional Education Program at SMT: We will support you on your individual career path.
From stays abroad at renowned universities in Europe, Asia and the USA to soft skills training, job application coaching and study-related certificates, you will benefit from the Steinbeis University educational network.
Application processfrom the application to the careerintegrated degree program IN 6 STEPS
Whether you are starting out or moving up: by applying to SMT, you are taking the next step on the career ladder. Our talent management team will help you to create a framework for your studies that suits you and starts exactly where you are in your career, so that your entry into a career-integrated Bachelor’s or Master’s degree program is the beginning of a success story.
If you are starting your career in the fellowship model, we will help you find a suitable company for your internship project. If, on the other hand, you would like to stay in your current job, our Professional Education Program offers you the opportunity to study integrated into your career and use your practical project as an opportunity for advancement.
More Insights: Insights into the career-integrated degree program at SMTYou can find information on practical projects, student life and much more on the SMT blog
Do you have questions about the integrated degree program at SMT?Our talent management team is waiting for you!
Have you decided on one of our career-integrated Bachelor’s or Master’s degree programs and are currently in the middle of the application process? Or are you simply looking for a little more input, for example on the SMT range of courses, the Project Competence Study Program® or the various specializations and certificates that you can combine with our degree programs? No problem!
You bring the questions – we have the answers. The SMT talent management team will be happy to advise you on all matters relating to your studies and career.
