Master in Strategy & Organization (M. Sc.)

Become tomorrow's holistic leader!

Your goal: To enhance your management skills after a Bachelor's degree in economics. Then Witten is the right place for you! We offer you more than just a Master's degree in Management: with the Strategy & Organization program, you will evolve into a leader of the future. Focus on corporate management, strategy, and organization and learn how to tackle challenges with a holistic view of companies - through current theory, a substantial practical component, and close supervision!

Your objective: Advancing your management expertise post a Bachelor's degree in economics. In that case, the Witten/Herdecke University is the ideal destination for you! Here you will find more than just a Master’s degree in Management. With the Strategy & Organization Master's program, you will transform into a future leader. Concentrate on corporate management, strategy and organization, acquiring skills to address challenges with a comprehensive understanding of companies – through contemporary theory, significant practical exposure, and attentive guidance! Strategy & Organization graduates will be in a position to assume responsible leadership positions early on in their career – in a range of fields in business, consulting, public and non-profit sectors as well as academia.

The program starts in the winter semester. Applications can be submitted all year round.

Our Management Master's degree program Strategy & Organization is the right choice for you if

• You Want to Learn to See the Big Picture and Not Just Individual Aspects.
• You Want to Decipher the Structures that Are a Prerequisite for The Ability to Change and Lead Companies and Organizations as A Whole.
• You Want to Experience the Multifaceted Nature of Business Administration in Theory and Practice from Day One.
• You Are Interested in Responsible Decision-Making Processes in Which the Social Responsibility of A Company with Its Global, Economic, Social, Cultural, and Ethical Factors Plays an Important Role Alongside Profitability.
• You Prefer to Be Supported in Highly Effective and Small Learning Groups Through Intensive Exchange and Open Discussions - Instead of Getting Lost in Crowded and Impersonal Lecture Halls.
• You Are Looking for A Degree Program with Great Flexibility, Allowing You to Set Your Priorities and Develop Individually.
• Practical Experience Is Just as Important to You as Theoretical Knowledge and Problem-Solving Skills.
• You Want to Gain Insights Into Business Research and Like to Work on Innovative Studies Yourself.
• You Are Interested in International Aspects and Want to Study in English.
• You Are Looking for A University that You Can Shape Actively and Sustainably.
• You Want to Study at One of The Most Sustainable University Buildings in Germany.
• You Want to Contribute to Changing Society for The Better.

This Is Why You Should Study Strategy & Organization in Witten:

You learn intensively in small groups

One professor in our Master’s degree program Strategy & Organization mentors an average of 19.1 students. This is far below the average of 89 students per professor in North Rhine-Westphalia. For you, this means intensive courses, lively discussions, and interaction whenever you need it.

You study with a high level of practical orientation - from day one!

You start your Master's program with a kick-off project. In a team with other students, you spend a week developing ideas, solutions, and measures for a real company. Throughout your studies, you will always have the opportunity to apply current theory to practice. For example, in your own (research) projects, where you will consolidate the contents of your studies (Independent Studies and Independent Projects).

You compile your study profile

In addition to state-of-the-art methodology and theories of economics, you set your focus during your studies. Do you see yourself more in the area of strategy? More in organization? Or are you looking for the perfect balance? You decide and put together your modules according to your ideas and thus develop your profile and create the basis for your career start - or even your doctoral thesis after graduation.

Semester abroad? Benefit from our network!

Do you think a semester abroad is a fundamental part of a modern degree program? We think so too! That's why we support you in your endeavours and offer you an ever-growing education and research network with partner universities, e.g. in Canada, South Africa, Mexico, Japan, or Italy.

The modern campus of the University of Witten/Herdecke is located in the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region, Germany's largest economic area.

Learn in small groups on an equal footing with the professors.

Work in bright and modern learning spaces.

Join year-round events such as the Strategy & Organization or the Oikos Winter School.

In addition to studying, numerous leisure activities and celebrations take place.

Experience a strong network of students, professors, and alumni.