The Business Administration master programme consists of 120 ECTS (European Credit Transfer System) points and is laid out as a full-time 4-semester programme. It is a consecutive master’s degree, based on a bachelor’s degree in the field of business administration. One of the six following specialised fields within the business administration is selected, and forms the focus of study from the beginning:

Top-ranking: The WiSo Faculty and its specialised fields of study are among the leaders in prestigious university rankings, for example, those of the German business newspapers Handelsblatt and Wirtschaftswoche. These positions guarantee outstanding quality in research and teaching.... [-]

The Double Master’s Programme in Business Administration gives students the opportunity to pursue two master’s degrees from two top-ranking universities in only two years. Students spend their first year at the University of Cologne and their second year at one of the partner universities. This gives them a unique advantage as they can combine the best of two universities and enjoy the benefits of an international environment, allowing them to improve their intercultural understanding as well as their language skills.

The international master’s programme is part of the regular course offer at both universities and is based on the mutual recognition of credit points. Each programme has its own focus, depending on the partner university’s available specialisations.... [-]

Do you have a first degree in economics, business administration or a related subject and wish to consolidate and expand your knowledge?

The research-oriented M.Sc. Business Administration gives you a solid grounding in theory, skills and methods. This enables you to deal independently with a wide range of problems, particularly those related to business administration, using scientific principles.

The degree programme provides you with three focus areas to choose from in accordance with your personal interests.

Upon successful completion of this programme, you will have gained the qualifications to continue with the doctoral study.

You can start with your core modules at the IGC in Bremen and specialize in International Business Development & Consulting in the second term of your studies. This specialization is offered by the ESSCA School of Management in Paris, France.

Paris is recognized as one of the most attractive cities in the world for economic development, ranking 3rd in 2017. With ESSCA you will choose a Business school with a history of more than a century. ESSCA is one of the prestigious French Grandes Ecoles and is with AACSB, EQUIS and AMBA internationally triple crown accredited.

IBSA’s International Business Development and Consulting specialization offer a wide knowledge in entrepreneurship, business models, and innovation. It covers negotiating, communication and risk-assessment techniques in an international perspective. The courses at ESSCA prepare in analyzing the development of new businesses and innovations from an entrepreneurial point of view.... [-]

After having completed the core modules at the IGC in Bremen, you can go to our Russian partner RANEPA, Institute of Business Studies, in the second term for the specialization in Management in Emerging Economies. A semester in the Russian capital is sure to be a fascinating experience. The Institute of Business Studies (IBS) is the biggest graduate business school in Russia. It combines high education standards with a very international setting.

Emerging economies pose special challenges for managers aiming to enter attractive new markets, or to exploit new opportunities of the world-wide division of labor.

The Institute of Business Studies of the Russian Presidential Academy has designed the program to familiarize students with international management with a special emphasis on management and business principles in emerging markets. One of the main objectives is the practical application of the knowledge acquired with the discussion of industry and company case studies in the context of emerging markets.... [-]

The WFI - Ingolstadt School of Management has been offering a Master of Science Program in Business Administration since winter-term 2005 / 2006. The students graduate in state-approved "Master of Science".

Program Specialization

Four majors are offered:

-- FACT (Finance, Accounting, Controlling, Taxation and Business Law): This major offers the opportunity to fully concentrate on the essentials of management control.

-- MARKT (market-oriented business management): In this major students deal with problems of Strategic and International Management, Marketing and Service as well Operations and Methods.

-- Management Science: The students handle quantitative and information processing methods in order to analyze, plan and optimize complex issues of Business Administration.... [-]

The Master of Science in Business Administration is directed especially towards performance-oriented graduates of bachelor programs in economics, as well as young professionals with an economics-related bachelor's degree who would like to pursue a career path that leads to a management position in the business world by way of an academic detour shortly after having obtained practical experience.

This is a full-time consecutive studies program and thus requires an extensive prior knowledge of economics. Moreover, the orientation of the program presupposes a high degree of knowledge of quantitative-statistical methods. The program is a German/English degree course. Therefore, both German and English proficiency is mandatory.... [-]