Sustainability and Transformation Management (M.Sc.) - Cologne

On the Master’s program in Sustainability & Transformation Management (M.Sc.), you will have the opportunity to develop your expertise in a variety of critical fields such as corporate management, sustainability, and transformation:

• Sustainability Management: You will gain in-depth knowledge and skills for assessing the ecological and societal impacts of business activities and integrating international frameworks of corporate sustainability management.
• Transformation Management: You will acquire know-how relating to the transformation of international and complex corporate organizations, with a focus on the strategic conception of change management processes and their implementation.
• Corporate Governance & Public Affairs: You will develop a deep understanding of internal and external corporate leadership, especially the requirements of corporate governance and its implementation in global organizations.
• Advanced Management Essentials: You will acquire critical leadership-oriented management skills to lead projects and teams, and to manage companies in a future-oriented and agile manner.
• Intercultural & Language Skills: Students without German language proficiency will build up their skills in curricular German courses in the first and second semesters. If you are already proficient in German, you will prepare yourself for a global environment in the Intercultural Competence module and develop your linguistic skills in a further foreign language
• Research Methods & Empirical Skills: As a Master of Science, this program has a profound scientific foundation. You will learn to appreciate how research informs business-related decisions and acquire a portfolio of specific methods to gather and analyze your own data.

Customizable third semester

In addition to compulsory modules, the Master’s program in Sustainability & Transformation Management (M.Sc.) offers you the opportunity to pursue your personal interests and develop your professional profile. In the third semester, you will choose an elective module on one of the following topics:

• Corporate Finance
• International Relations & Current World Affairs
• Entrepreneurship
• Consumer Behavior & Psychology
• Strategic Marketing & Brand Management

ECTS credits : 120

After graduation, you will have a specialized portfolio of sustainability management skills and approaches to transformation and change management. You will be able to identify current sustainability challenges, put them into a macroeconomic context, and develop initiatives and processes to address them. You will also be able to use your specialist skillset to shape and support organizational change management and transformation activities with different stakeholders.

Given the broad nature of our sustainability challenges, you will have promising career prospects with companies in all economic sectors, with non-profit organizations, in self-employment, or as the founder of your own sustainable enterprise. These include:

• Corporate sustainability management and expert roles
• Positions in project management for corporate transformation and change programs
• Leadership positions and strategy consulting roles
• Change management and management consulting positions
• Sustainability consultant positions and strategy advisory roles