Berlin MBA (full-time)

Program overview

This full-time MBA is designed for professionals with at least three years of post-graduate work experience who want to deepen their leadership capabilities and prepare for international management roles. The curriculum concentrates on the key challenges faced by companies operating across borders, combining foundational management theory with current, practice-oriented topics.

The program is organised in three stages. The first stage builds core management skills; the second stage allows students to specialise through electives on contemporary business themes; and the third stage gives participants the opportunity to apply methods and tools in a company project. Core subject areas covered include Finance, Strategy, Economics, Human Resources, Business Information Systems, Marketing, Operations and Supply Chain Management.

Practical and career-focused elements are embedded throughout: soft-skills training, career coaching, international study visits, guest lectures and company visits form integral parts of the experience. A range of elective tracks lets you tailor the MBA toward your interests and the demands of today’s business environment.

Requirements and key facts

• Minimum of three years’ post‑graduate professional experience
• Delivered full-time and taught in English
• Core curriculum spans finance, strategy, economics, HR, business information systems, marketing, operations and supply chain management
• Includes a company project, soft-skills training and career coaching, plus international study visits, guest lectures and company visits
• Elective options (subject to change): Entrepreneurship and Design Thinking; Digital Business and Technology Management; Sustainable Business Leadership; Sustainable Finance; Consulting and Supply Chain Management

Overview

This full-time, 15-month MBA is organised into three consecutive semesters and awards a total of 90 ECTS. The academic year begins in September: the first semester (September–January) and second semester (February–June) concentrate on core taught modules, with the second semester also offering elective options to personalise your studies. The third semester (July–November) is dedicated to a master’s thesis carried out as a company project, giving you the opportunity to apply what you’ve learned in a practical, workplace setting.

Key modules and learning outcomes

Core modules deliver the essential foundations of business administration while electives let you tailor the degree to your career goals. A prominent emphasis on soft skills runs throughout the programme: intensive leadership and personal-development seminars take place in both the first and second semesters to strengthen managerial presence, communication, and team leadership. The final company-based thesis develops your skills in applied research, problem-solving, and stakeholder engagement by tackling a real organisational challenge.

• Duration: 15 months (three semesters)
• Academic calendar: 1st semester Sep–Jan (core); 2nd semester Feb–Jun (core + electives); 3rd semester Jul–Nov (master’s thesis — company project)
• Credits: 90 ECTS total
• Teaching emphasis: core business disciplines + elective specialisation
• Professional and personal development: extensive leadership and soft-skills seminars in semesters 1 and 2
• Capstone: applied master’s thesis conducted as a company project, linking theory to practice and enhancing employability

The Berlin MBA prepares graduates for international management and leadership roles across functions such as strategy, finance, marketing, operations/supply chain and consulting. The curriculum’s mix of core management modules, specialised electives and a company project develops both technical and practical skills sought by employers in corporate and consulting environments.

Graduates benefit from intensive leadership and career coaching, company visits and international study trips that support networking and job placement. Typical career paths include management positions in multinational firms, consulting roles, corporate finance and operations/supply-chain management, as well as opportunities in digital transformation and sustainable business initiatives. Internships are possible during the third semester but are not a formal programme requirement.