Busi­ness Administration M.Sc.

A degree program for non-economists

If you are an engineer, doctor, lawyer, lawyer, natural sciences, social sciences or humanities graduate, or if you come from another non-economics profession and would like to deal more intensively with business management issues in order to gain a deeper understanding of terms such as cash flow,contribution margin accounting and balance sheet, then initiate your next step in the change process and study for your Master of Science in Business Administration with us. It will help you advance.

The master's degree program in Business Administration is a full-time degree program which, due to the timing of the modules on offer, can also be studied part-time in addition to work. The individual courses take place on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons as well as on Wednesday afternoons in the first and second semesters. In a block week before the beginning of the third semester, you will learn to make fundamental entrepreneurial decisions as part of a business planning game. The week before the beginning of the fourth semester is intended for the international excursion to another cultural area. The teaching concept of the Master of Science in Business Administration is based on different forms of learning. In principle, the program uses the methods of the Anglo-Saxon system, including in particular the use of case studies and guided self-study. Corresponding to the Anglo-Saxon system, the character of a lecture changes due to the "reading assignments" with which you prepare yourself for the lecture. The lecture only briefly summarizes the content, so that teachers and students can intensively discuss specific questions - for example, the implementation of individual concepts in practice. In contrast to the typical German practice of short-term exam preparation, continuous self-study is therefore given high priority. The "reading assignments" contain case studies that you work on in teams, as well as excerpts from specialist literature. The results of the group work will be discussed in tutorials under the direction of the lecturers.

The consecutive master's degree program in Business Administration is characterized by a practice-oriented, comprehensive and in-depth teaching of business administration content for graduates of programs other than business studies who wish to prepare themselves for the assumption of management tasks or who are already entrusted with management tasks and wish to develop and expand the necessary knowledge. From an overarching point of view, an integrative way of thinking should be promoted, one which is based on a sustainable and ethically responsible management understanding.

The following qualification goals are aimed at:

• Conveying an integrated management approach
• Focus on concepts and methods of strategic management
• Creation of international decision-making skills
• Development of leadership skills
• Decision-making
• Dealing with socially relevant topics

 

In the first two semesters of the Business Administration degree program, students learn the fundamentals and methods of business administration, along with the legal and economic foundations. Management and leadership topics are focused on in the third semester, including strategic management, development of leadership skills, the digital economy and controlling.

These topics are explored in greater depth and discussed with executives from international companies during an international management seminar that includes a trip to a different cultural and economic region in the fourth semester. If you study Business Administration at our university, you will be required to complete a company project in each of the first three semesters, in which you will compare and evaluate business management methods and recommendations based on a specific problem from the company’s business practice.

The fourth semester is dedicated to writing your master’s thesis, in which you are required to work on a practical problem applying the methods you have learned.

The program is designed to enable you to take on management functions in the business world. In this context, management positions are primarily possible in industries in which the specialist competences of your first degree combine with those of business administration. The leadership skills imparted here complement your professional strengths.

The graduates work in private companies, but also in companies, associations and organisations of the public sector. Employers include large international companies such as Boehringer Ingelheim, Schott and Fraport, as well as small and medium-sized companies, including those from the Rhine-Main region, such as J. N. Köbig GmbH in Mainz and BioNTech AG in Mainz.

A broad spectrum of measures ensures vocational orientation. This includes dealing with practical questions from companies using scientific methods. For example, full-time students often write their master's thesis in companies in which they are doing or have completed internships and deal with a business problem from these companies.

The international excursion with several company visits also contributes to career orientation - as well as excursions and guest lectures in the event series (Boehringer Ingelheim, Schott, Deutsche Bahn, for example). In addition, lecturers from the entrepreneurial practice side offer insights into the everyday life at companies.

Each semester, the M3 lecture series (Mainzer Management and Marketing Forum) also offers two specialist lectures in the evening. Top leaders from business and public institutions report on their day-to-day business activities. In the past, for example, these included Gerhard Oswald, Member of the Executive Board of SAP; Dr. Frank Heinricht, CEO of Schott Glas; and Dr. Rüdiger Mittendorf, CEO of Sebapharma.

The lecture and examination schedules of the degree programs of the School of Business are completely available under HIP.