This part‑time MBA delivers the same core advantages as the full Berlin MBA but in a format designed for professionals who want to continue working while they study. Taught in English and organised in intensive attendance blocks, the programme combines an international outlook with practical leadership development so you can strengthen specific skills and advance your career without pausing employment.
The programme is split into a foundational first phase and a more specialised second phase. Core modules build broad management fundamentals and train you to analyse all company functions and external interfaces with a process- and solution-oriented mindset. Elective modules let you focus on topics aligned with your career goals. Study trips in Europe or the USA and courses on multinational business frameworks, strategy and tools prepare you for international management roles.
Specialist modules include Transformation Management and Change (managing and initiating agile change), Digital Business and Technology Management (developing digital agility), Innovative Sustainability (embedding sustainability into innovation projects in cooperation with Porto Business School), and Entrepreneurship and Innovation (including a practice-based project with the Barton School of Business in Wichita, Kansas, working alongside US MBA students on internationalisation challenges for start-ups and SMEs). Teaching emphasises hands‑on learning through corporate projects, case studies and living cases, job‑based projects, group work, business simulations and guest presentations by industry leaders. Faculty bring management experience to interactive classroom formats, and the programme holds international accreditation and provides a dedicated Career Service and strong professional network to support your next career step.
Key programme facts
This part-time MBA begins each October and is structured to be taken alongside full-time employment over 24 months. The program uses concentrated on-campus attendance phases to minimise disruption to your work: in year one you attend three full weeks (Saturday to Saturday) plus seven shorter blocks (Thursday evening through Sunday), while year two is organised into ten weekend blocks (normally Friday evening through Sunday). This blended schedule supports learning while you continue your career and allows regular peer and faculty interaction for applied learning and networking.
The curriculum is delivered in three phases. Phase one covers core management modules that build foundational business knowledge and practical managerial skills; a dedicated Leadership Development module encourages reflective practice and personal leadership growth, and you can choose modules that strengthen professionally relevant methodological and social competencies. Phase two consists of elective tracks where you specialise—options include Innovative Sustainability, Transformation Management and Change, and Digital Business and Technology Management—each preparing you to address contemporary organisational challenges. Phase three culminates in a Master’s thesis carried out as a company project with a clear practical application, integrating your learning and delivering tangible outcomes for an employer or stakeholder.
Program components (requirements and format)
Key modules and learning outcomes
This part-time MBA requires applicants to have already completed a university degree and to bring several years of professional experience. Specifically, candidates must hold a completed academic qualification (for example a Bachelor's, Master's or a Diplom) and have worked for at least three years after finishing that degree. These criteria ensure participants have both academic grounding and practical workplace exposure before starting the program.
If you are an international applicant, be ready to provide certified copies or official translations of your degree and transcripts, plus documentation proving your employment history (dates, job titles, employers). Admissions teams commonly verify that the work experience is postgraduate — i.e., gained after your degree was awarded.
Winter Semester (International)
Due to our rolling admission process, you may apply for the next programme start at any time. Applications for the following year can be submitted after 1 December. Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis until we have selected the optimum cohort of 25 students. Since there are only limited places available, we strongly encourage you to apply as early as possible. Applicants from non-European countries should bear in mind that the visa application might take several months.
The Berlin Part-Time MBA prepares experienced professionals for leadership and management roles while they continue working. Graduates acquire core management competencies and specialised skills in areas such as transformation management, digital business & technology management, innovative sustainability and entrepreneurship, equipping them to take on roles in corporate strategy, change management, digital transformation, product/innovation management or to advance into general management.
Practical elements—company projects, international study trips and partner-school collaborations—plus a dedicated Career Service and a compact cohort network support career progression, internal promotion, transitions to international roles, consultancy or entrepreneurial ventures in SMEs and multinational corporations.
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