International Business M.A.
You’ve always wanted to study in a truly international environment?
Would you like to study abroad? You're multilingual? You would like to work in a group of students from different continents, and you appreciate their different cultures, beliefs and religions? You're also prepared to adapt to new challenges?
Then we have the right program for you! Our MA.IB program provides you with an exciting and challenging environment in one of Germany’s most bustling regions. Visit our website to learn more about the degree program contents, contact us and find out about the professional careers of our alumni. We look forward to hearing from you.
PROGRAM CONTENT
The program covers marketing, financial reporting, business law and more, while also tackling current challenges, like leadership & organization. The degree program allows you to specialize in your field of interest, choosing from marketing, accounting, service management or human resources, and familiarizes you with the methods of academic research in business and management. At the same time, it broadens your knowledge: Most modules take an international perspective on the topics they discuss. Learning takes place in small international groups and includes group work and small projects. The program is taught completely in English.
PROGRAM OBJECTIVES
The program aims to prepare students for challenging positions in multinational companies or in internationally operating public organizations. In particular, graduates are familiar with state-of-the-art techniques of international business and have acquired the leadership skills necessary for working in a cross-cultural business environment.
- Professional competence
Students increase their professional competence by deepening their already existing knowledge of business issues and by adding an international dimension to the skills and tools acquired in their undergraduate business or management studies. - Methodological expertise
They expand their ability to apply quantitative and qualitative analysis methods to business-related studies. - Social skills
Students further improve their skills in self-management and team work, esepcially in a multicultural environment. - Leadership skills
Skills such as communication, motivation and building trust in personal relations and organizations are cultivated. - Language and cross-cultural management skills
A culturally diverse student group, one or two semesters spent abroad and the mandatory use of foreign languages prepare the students for the working environment encountered in multinational companies and institutions.
Program Structure
- Students with a German or international bachelor's degree join the program tuition-free! However, all students must pay a social semester fee of approx. €330 for each semester they are enrolled in the program (also during the semester abroad). The fee is set by AStA, the student union, and includes a public transportation ticket for a large part of the Rhine-Main region.
- Students with a German "Diplom" degree or who already hold a master's degree: tuition of €650 per semester in additional to the social semester fee.
Tuition for the second year stay at the partner university follows the host university’s tuition rules. The tuition fee for the period of study abroad can be waived at many partner universities, for example by applying for an Erasmus exchange. For more details, please check the list of partner universities on our website under “Study Program at Partner Universities”.
Professional Prospects
The MA.IB program enables you to acquire the skills needed in international business. It broadens your knowledge by adding a truly international perspective to your business education and prepares you for middle management positions. As a graduate of the MA.IB program, future employers will appreciate your ability to work in and lead culturally diverse working groups, and your willingness to be internationally mobile.
Dates
The lecture and examination schedules of the degree programs of the School of Business are completely available under HIP.
Modules - old vs. new structure
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