That's what Routledge tells it.
Surely, it is not exactly the same but it could work as there is no exact equivalent as far as I know

I checked with Harper Collins dictionary, indicating that the word "Diplom-" in front of a job title should be translated with qualified, and the most appropriate translation for Betriebswirt(in) should be management expert in my opinion. Hope that helps!

In the UK a diploma is the same as an MA in the US. I think the BA in parentheses mean Business Admin.

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means Business Admin

Hamblock/Wessels goes with MBA or graduate in business management. But does "Diplom" really mean master? Not really, since that term belongs to another system of accreditation. A translator cannot grant that title. I would go with lowercase "degree in business administration" or "management". On a certificate, this is naturally trickier: Your client likely wants an official uppercase title. Maybe you should retain the German in addition to the translation of the degree.

Also, diploma = degree as translation of German Diplom. Only diff. is that the U.S. English cognate is becoming outdated.

Hope that helps.

Tricky, tricky ...

Maybe I can offer some information that may help you solving this dilemma.

I studied Betriebswirtschaft in Germany for four semesters and passed the Diplom-Vorprüfung.

The Central Office for Foreign Education of the Secretariat of the Standing Conference of Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Laender in the Federal Republic of Germany issued me with the following "Bescheinigung" in English, relating the German degree to the British/American system:

"... is why the course of study leading to the "Diplom-Vorprüfung" has another structure and offers a wider fundamental education than the Bachelor's examination within the British and similar systems of higher education which is a final examination. As far as the intensity and the level reached are concerned, the German "Diplom-Vorprüfung" may be compared to the successful completion of two years of a British or American bachelor's degree course in the corresponding field."

I guess if two years of study make you a bachelor, the entire course would correspond to a master degree. In any case, I would use the German term and add the explanation in brackets.

One thing I am certain about, though, is that a Diplom does not equate to a diploma, since a diploma can typically be attained within a year or, in some cases, even at the end of a six-week course.

And the person who put that answer in was me!

The difference here is that it was not taken at a "Fachhochschule" but rather at a "Berufsakademie". For the most part translating this would not be necessary or useful. If this is a CV for example I would simply put the qualification and the name of the organisation where the person studied. If you feel you must translate it, I'd use "through day-release".

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We certainly did not get a masters only a Bachelors!