Master's in Management (MSc)

Overview The Master’s in Management is structured to build a solid foundation in management thinking while developing practical leadership capabilities. Core modules give you the analytical and managerial tools needed for project work and decision-making, and the programme systematically fosters your leadership skills. Much of the learning is applied: elective courses and project assignments using real-life cases let you test and consolidate new knowledge in realistic organisational contexts.

The curriculum addresses contemporary challenges in business, from digital transformation to sustainability and innovation. Elective topics cover strategy for the digital age, organisational design, innovation management, sustainable business strategy and marketing management, enabling you to tailor your studies to interests and career goals. Complementary professional and future-skills workshops focus on digital management methods, problem-solving, applied qualitative interviewing and diversity management to round out your practical skill set.

Taught in English, this MSc prepares graduates for leadership roles across sectors. Alumni go on to careers such as management consultants, business developers, successors in family businesses, founders or business partners, benefitting from a mix of theoretical depth and hands-on project experience.

Key components (curriculum highlights)

• Core modules:
  • Strategic Management
  • Managerial Accounting, Finance and Economics
  • Managing People, Operations and Society
• Elective modules:
  • Corporate and contemporary international strategy for the digital age
  • Strategy and organisations
  • Managing innovations
  • Sustainable business strategy
  • Marketing management
• Professional and future skills workshops:
  • Management methods for a digital world
  • Problem-solving
  • Applied qualitative interviewing
  • Diversity management
• Applied project work with real-life cases to consolidate expertise and leadership development
• Language of instruction: English

Curriculum overview

This MSc in Management runs over four semesters and finishes with a Master’s thesis, which is frequently carried out in collaboration with a company. The programme is designed to be internationally oriented: the final semester is intended for study at one of the university’s more than 200 partner institutions worldwide.

The degree is intentionally flexible so you can match the structure to your prior learning, career aims and personal situation. Options include completing a semester abroad as part of the standard four-semester route, shortening the programme if you already meet certain entry criteria, undertaking an extended internship, or adding an extra term abroad to earn a second degree.

Key components and learning outcomes

• Core taught semesters covering advanced management topics (lectures, seminars, and coursework).
• A practical element that can take the form of an intensive internship (Practice Track) or an applied Master’s thesis done with a company.
• An international mobility component: a dedicated semester at a partner university (with the option to extend for a dual degree).
• Learning outcomes include advanced managerial knowledge, enhanced international competence, applied problem-solving and research skills, and practical experience through internships or company-linked theses.

Requirements and track-specific conditions

• Standard (Semester Abroad) Track: two semesters on campus, one semester at a partner university abroad, and the Master’s thesis to finish.
• Accelerated Track: available to applicants with a Bachelor’s degree worth 240 ECTS and prior international experience; programme can be completed in two semesters.
• Practice Track: includes two on-campus semesters, a long, intensive internship in the third semester, and a final thesis.
• Dual Degree option: extend your study abroad by one additional semester at a partner university to obtain a double degree.
• Master’s thesis: typically completed in the final phase and often done in cooperation with a company.

Graduates are prepared for leadership and strategic roles across sectors. Typical career paths include management consulting, business development, entrepreneurship or taking a leadership role in family-owned businesses. Practical project work, company-linked theses and the Practice Track with long internships help students build employer connections and applied experience.

The international focus and exchange opportunities also position graduates well for global careers; electives in digital strategy, innovation and sustainability equip students for roles that require up-to-date strategic thinking and cross-cultural competence.