MSc International Business Administration

The master program International Business Administration (Master IBW) is an interdisciplinary study programme.

In addition to business administrative skills and economic basics, students have the unique possibility to choose a cultural region in which they want to be extensively educated.

At the moment Europe, Africa, China, Japan, South Asia, Latin America and the Slavic regions are offered. For each cultural region language, historical, sociological and cultural skills, as well as legal competencies, are acquired. These are the basis for future international labor market requirements.

Graduates are able to solve complex management problems in an international environment independently and are thus indispensable employees for international companies.

Structure

The first part of Master International Business Administration is the introductory phase, in which basic economic knowledge are provided and repeated so that all newly admitted students are on the same level. Parallel to the introductory phase, other courses may already be attended.

Further business administrative education in the amount of 20 ECTS can be chosen while completing training in International Management (20 ECTS). The list of possible business administrative specializations is long and includes Banking & Finance, Controlling, External Accounting, Marketing & International Marketing, Organization and Personnel, Smart Production, Strategic Manage-ment, and Supply Chain Management.

Skills in culture, politics, history, and law are acquired in the module "Cultural Studies" from one of the electable cultural areas (Europe, Africa, Japan, China, South Asia, Latin America, Slavic region). Extending the list of cultural regions is intended.

Finally, the master thesis module must be completed, which included the master thesis itself as well as discussion course (Konversatorium) and the completion of the master’s exam.

Specifics

The Master International Business Administration is offered at the Faculty of Business, Economics, and Statistics but is actually an interdisciplinary study program, which includes the Faculty of Historical and Cultural Studies, the Faculty of Social Sciences and the Faculty of Law.

The study program is suitable for bachelor students of other faculties who are seeking to broaden their non-economic bachelor studies with an economic education.

Next to profound business administrative expert knowledge, the students also receive an understanding of interdisciplinary work as well as an open-mindedness for other fields, mindsets, and cultures.