Master of Business Administration

Key Points

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You can choose to study this MBA as a full-time or part-time course. The full-time course takes 1 year to complete and will be taught 100% on campus, unless official hygiene and COVID-19 regulations advise against face-to-face teaching. The part-time course takes 1.5 years to complete and is a combination of self-study, virtual classes, and on-campus seminars.

Note to international students: Full-time MBA students are eligible to receive a regular student visa, while part-time students will be required to attend events on campus on a Schengen visa.

Digitization, globalization and an increased demand for sustainability pose challenges for businesses today. They need qualified specialists and executives who identify and implement innovative and future-oriented business models.

Your success as a leader depends on how willing you are to take responsibility and develop new areas. It’s about network management and personal growth in a more globalized and digitized world.

As an MBA graduate, you will be able to effectively respond to the challenges of global and digital markets, harness innovation, and lead teams.

Redefine your business experience and study an in-demand degree at one of Germany’s top 10 universities.

Practical relevance and leadership development

With the FIBAA accredited MBA from the European University of Applied Sciences (EU), you will acquire leadership skills that will qualify you for successful endeavors in a complex and digitized world. Interdisciplinary thinking and working in intercultural settings is the basis of all our modules. The curriculum involves customer analysis, management and development of innovations, strategic planning at various levels of the organization, resource management, management and leadership of companies and personnel.

Structure of the MBA

Both the full-time course and the part-time course consist of five modules and the master’s thesis. The full-time MBA is taught in person on campus and takes 1 year to complete.

The part-time MBA takes 1.5 years to complete and will be delivered in a hybrid study mode, with each of the five modules divided into three distinct parts:

• Self-study: In the first four weeks of each module, students prepare for virtual classes by studying documents online and completing assignments.
• Virtual classroom: In the next six weeks, students participate in online classes.
• On-Campus Seminar – Every 10 weeks, students attend a 2-day seminar on campus and take the final module exam on-site. The seminar can be held at different campus locations (Berlin, Hamburg or Iserlohn) from module to module, students will be informed in advance.

The modules are independent of each other, allowing flexible startup. Therefore, the part-time course is suitable for those who need to balance it with their professional and personal life.

Modules

The MBA consists of the following modules:

• Client environment
• Innovation management
• Strategic vision
• Resources
• Leadership management
• Thesis

Career opportunities

Graduates of this Master in Business Administration are equipped to become business leaders in any sector of activity and from any business function with an orientation to grow as senior managers and senior executives.

During your studies, you can participate in excursions to global companies such as Google or Amazon or participate in practical projects with collaborating companies such as Audi or Real Madrid.

Through team projects, company visits and experienced speakers, you will build your own network during your studies.

Study in the EU in Germany

We emphasize internationality. That is why we rank among the top 25 in student mobility and international orientation worldwide (U-Multirank 2018). Our many international students come from all over the world to obtain a highly valued German qualification (recognized by the state and ZEvA) which is taught entirely in English.

Germany, known as the land of innovators, is the perfect place to earn your degree. Germany is a particularly safe and livable country with relatively low tuition fees and affordable living costs.

That is why we encourage international students to come here and study with us. You can apply with your national school degree now. We will then review your application and guide you through the process.

Tuition and funding fees

As a private university, we are not funded by the state, but by tuition fees. Therefore, studying at the European University of Applied Sciences (EU) costs more than at a public university. But it’s worth it: EU graduates meet the essential requirements of design majors, and this sets them apart from graduates of many public universities.

All costs are included in the monthly tuition.

No additional costs such as tuition fees, exam fees, bachelor thesis fees or the like will be incurred as long as the course is completed within the standard study period.

The costs of the semester abroad are not included in these fees, since there are substantial differences depending on the country and the university.

Admission requirements

Students must meet the following requirements to qualify for a master’s program:

• Teacher questionnaire
• Completion of a bachelor’s program
• Your degree must be related to the selected study program
• Interview in English
• IELTS – overall band score of 5.5

Additional requirements for MBA:

• 1 year of work experience
• Test of basic knowledge of statistics *

* If statistics was not sufficiently covered in your undergraduate degree, you will have the option of taking a pre-study course in statistics in EU.

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