Overview This full-time Master’s in Management places your individual goals at the centre of the curriculum. You choose the focus and shape the practical elements to match your personal and professional interests. The programme combines core management knowledge, leadership development, hands-on projects and specialisation tracks so you can develop into an innovative, responsible and career-ready leader.
Programme structure The degree is organised into four interlocking elements. It begins with Welcome Weeks — an intercultural, team-building introduction that refreshes business fundamentals, introduces the Leipzig Leadership Model and connects you with peers across programmes and countries to start building a durable professional network. The General Management Essentials teach the foundational skills for a management career via three pillars: Business Administration & Economics, Leadership & Reflection, and Entrepreneurship & Disruption. General Management Competencies focus on practical application through options such as a Field Project, Practical Deepening or an International Experience (including study abroad or internships). Finally, the General Management Deep Dives let you specialise by choosing two of four advanced tracks.
Specialisations and the Finance option The Deep Dive tracks allow you to concentrate on areas aligned with your goals: Strategic Management, Financial Decision Making, Transformation Management, and Digital Entrepreneurship. To tailor the Deep Dives further, you may instead select additional courses from other Deep Dives you did not choose, take extra courses during a study-abroad term, join an international study trip, or pick an open elective such as Corporate Social Responsibility. A dedicated Finance track is also available: students opting for this route focus exclusively on finance Deep Dive courses (Financial Decision Making and Advanced Financial Challenges) and can take finance-focused add-ons like Advanced Excel Modelling, Big Data Analytics in Finance, or a case study seminar with CFOs.
Programme components (what you will complete)
Curriculum overview
This full-time MSc in Management is offered in two flexible study formats so you can align your studies with your career plans: either complete the programme on an accelerated track or extend practical experience through additional internships. The standard full-time pathway runs 24 months over eight terms and includes both a mandatory internship and a compulsory study period abroad at one of the programme’s more than 140 partner universities. For students aiming to finish earlier, there is an option to submit the Master’s thesis in term six and thereby complete the degree in 21 months.
The programme balances academic depth and practical exposure. Alongside academic coursework and elective choices, students gain hands-on experience through internships and broaden their international outlook via the semester abroad. A Master’s thesis provides training in independent research and a chance to specialise, while the flexible design lets you prioritise speed to market or extra workplace experience depending on your goals. A part-time version of the MSc in Management is also available for those needing greater time flexibility.
Key modules and learning outcomes
Program structure — quick facts
This master's programme expects applicants to hold a relevant undergraduate degree and to bring some practical experience. Specifically, candidates should have a Bachelor's degree in business administration (or a closely related field) that corresponds to at least 180 ECTS — commonly equivalent to a three-year university degree in the European system. Degrees from other systems will be assessed for equivalence.
In addition to the academic diploma, applicants must document a minimum of three months of work experience. This can come from internships or paid employment; provide details in your application so the admissions team can evaluate its relevance. Finally, admission requires proven aptitude in admissions testing: either a GMAT score above 555 (i.e., 556 or higher) or a successful result on the HHL entry test as an alternative.
Requirements (concise)
Winter Semester (International)
31 May 2026
Winter Semester (EU/EEA)
30 June 2026
Graduates are prepared for roles in management, consulting, finance, strategy and entrepreneurial ventures. The mix of general management fundamentals, specialised Deep Dives and extensive practical exposure (projects, internships and mandatory study abroad) equips students to take on leadership and specialist positions in international firms, start-ups and financial institutions.
The Finance track offers targeted preparation for careers in corporate finance, investment banking, financial consulting and analytics roles, supported by advanced technical add-ons and direct interaction with industry practitioners.
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