The study program contains 90 ECTS credits:

• 12 compulsory modules General Management (36 ECTS)
• 3-5 elective modules General Management (15 ECTS)
• Specialization modules (24 ECTS)
• MBA Thesis (15 ECTS)

MBA - Core Curriculum

The core modules of the MBA Program offer a coordinated General Management education aligned with international academic standards. This core curriculum can be completed as a blended learning program in a part-time or full-time mode.

MBA - Specialization Curriculum

The specialization modules focus on industry-, function- or topic-specific content and enable the transfer of knowledge between experts in their field or industry. In addition to specific industry contexts or functional areas, current business related cross-cutting topics such as agility, digitalization or sustainability can also be addressed in depth.

MBA - Thesis

A MBA-Thesis must be written at the end of the MBA Program. This independent written work must be composed according to academic criteria and is intended to develop the implementation of a specific aspect of the MBA Program content to a practically relevant issue. With the MBA-Thesis, students should demonstrate that they are able to develop solutions systematically for a practical relevant issue by applying the acquired knowledge of the Program.

Learning Outcomes

Graduates of the MBA Core Curriculum are
enabled to:

• Discuss interrelationships between the core disciplines of business administration and aspects of cross-cutting economic and societal issues,
• deal with topic-, function- and/or industry-specifi contexts within the chosen area of specialization,
• to categorize the methods of action acquired in business practice by dealing with the theoretical foundations and to link them with new findings
• to apply theoretical knowledge from the core disciplines of business administration, econom their chosen specialization in independent planning and implementation in their areas of work and in projects as managers,
• identify key cross-sector challenges and develop appropriate approaches,
• explain relevant aspects with regard to gender and diversity in various core business disciplines,
• analyze their personal and professional management skills in self-reflection and derive potential for development from this,
• systematically develop solutions to practical problems in an original written paper using the knowledge they have acquired.

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