Master of Arts in International Business

The world is your home and you want to pursue an international career? Then your Master's International Business degree will provide you with an ideal foundation. You have acquired the most important basic economic knowledge in your Bachelor's of business studies. With the Master of International Business, you will deepen your previous knowledge of business administration. The international orientation of the program allows you to sharpen your profile through the diverse concentrations and practice-related content, thus preparing you optimally for specialist and management tasks in international business.

Your Master International Business at MBS

• Concentrations: With specific concentrations, we guarantee sufficient practical relevance during your studies; choose 2 out of 7 and sharpen your personal profile!
• Semester abroad and Dual Degree: You spend the 3rd semester abroad at one of our numerous partner universities. Alternatively, with the Dual Degree option, you will spend two semesters abroad and earn two specialized master's degrees within two years.
• Business Project: Together with your fellow students, you will carry out a project on behalf of a real company and apply your acquired knowledge in practice.
• International Focus: You choose one international focus per semester, exploring different markets and methodologies as well as specific economic areas whose development influences the global economy.

Contents

Program-specific Modules

The program-specific modules of the Masters in International Business prepare you optimally for your career in international business. In order to ensure sufficient practical relevance during your studies, the Master's program offers specific focal points in addition to general business administration and courses in international marketing and international finance. In the first and second semesters, you will choose two of five or seven Business Concentrations, respectively, and in this way give your studies an individual aspect. Here you can choose from topics such as Digital Business Management, International Marketing, or Corporate Strategy & Innovation. The core courses enable you to deepen your skills and prepare yourself specifically for your professional career.

Business Project

An integral part of the Master's program in International Business is the Business Project. On behalf of a real company, you will work together with your fellow students on a concrete, practice-relevant issue and will be able to apply and prove your skills in practice. The various projects are as diverse as the companies themselves.

Core Modules

In the Core Modules of the Master Programs, you will acquire general business management knowledge. In courses on international management, business communication, responsible leadership, and your freely chosen international focus, you will gain an understanding of economic interrelationships in a multicultural and globalized world and learn to consider and correctly interpret social and cultural aspects in your future business decisions. The promotion of a critical approach to various topics is just as important as learning practical methods and models.

In order to be able to act entrepreneurially with foresight, the Core Modules have an interdisciplinary structure. You will work on joint projects with students from the other Master's programs and exchange ideas and experiences, thereby broadening your range of experience and your toolbox with approaches and perspectives in the fields of Sports Business, International Business or Innovation, and Entrepreneurship, for example.

Electives

By completing the Electives, your personal elective courses, you round off your profile and set further individual accents. You can choose from a varied pool of events and, for example, take courses on International Business Law, Communication Management, or "Success Factor Happiness" or work on an individual research project.

Course of Studies Master International Business

Semester 1

• International Business Modules
  • Concentration Modules (3 ECTS each)
  • International Financial Management (3 ECTS)
  • International Service Marketing (3 ECTS)
  • Business Project (3 ECTS)
• International Business & Management Modules
  • International Business and Management (6 ECTS)
  • International Focus (3 ECTS)
  • Languages (Optional) (3 ECTS)
• Executive Skills
  • Communication in International Business (6 ECTS)
  • MBS Engagement

Semester 2

• International Business Modules
  • Concentration Modules (6 ECTS each)
  • Business Project (3 ECTS)
  • Electives (6 ECTS)
• International Business & Management Modules
  • International Focus (3 ECTS)
  • Languages (Optional) (3 ECTS)
• Executive Skills Modules
  • Responsible Leadership in a Global Context (5 ECTS)
  • MBS Engagement (1 ECTS)

Semester 3

• Semester Abroad (15 ECTS)
• Master Thesis (15 ECTS)

Concentrations

Besides imparting general business knowledge, MBS also offers specific concentrations in order to guarantee sufficient practical relevance to your studies. In each of the first two semesters, you will choose two of five or seven different concentrations. In this way, you get the opportunity to improve your individual competencies and prepare for your future career.

• International Marketing
• International Finance
• Luxury Management
• Global Family Business and Wealth Management
• Corporate Strategy & Innovation
• International Entrepreneurship
• Digital Business Management

Business Projects

In the Business Project, which lasts two semesters, you work with other students on specific projects on behalf of a company. These live cases are as varied as the companies that provide them: A start-up needs a market entry strategy for a new target country, and the hidden champion from the Bavarian region needs ideas for a brand awareness campaign. Within the framework of this project, you will apply and deepen your acquired business knowledge in a small group. All groups receive coaching from an MBS professor throughout the entire project duration. It is not uncommon for business projects to result in concrete and directly on-site, first job opportunities for the respective student groups, because the region around Munich is one of the strongest economic regions in Germany – just one of the many advantages of studying business administration in Munich.

Dual Degree

With the dual degree option, you acquire an additional, specialized Master's degree from one of our partner universities. Munich Business School's cooperation with renowned international universities gives you the opportunity to acquire two different master's degrees within two years. For a dual degree, you will normally spend two semesters at MBS and then two semesters at the partner university, followed by the Master's thesis.

Mentoring Program

You have the opportunity to apply for our exclusive mentoring program. Within the framework of this program, a professionally experienced person from the circle of MBS alumni will support you with words and deeds during the hot phase of your studies, help you to achieve your career goals, and provide you with valuable contacts through their network.

At the beginning of your studies, you will receive more information about our mentoring program and can apply for one of the limited places until the end of September. In October, the mentoring committee makes its decision and in November, the selected mentees meet their mentors. The mentoring meetings will take place between November 2021 and August 2022.