This Master’s program prepares you for leadership roles in business by combining a strong management foundation with considerable flexibility and an international orientation. You can shape your degree to suit career goals such as consulting, product management or finance, by selecting courses across major business fields. The curriculum balances required core modules with a wide choice of electives so you can build a profile that matches your interests and intended career path.
The programme centers on five compulsory courses — Business Economics I and II, Decision Analysis, Corporate Social Responsibility, and either Applied Econometrics or Empirical Methods — while letting you choose the rest of your coursework from specialist areas: Accounting and Taxation; Finance, Banking and Insurance; Information Systems; Management; Marketing and Sales; and Operations Management. If you prefer to broaden your academic horizon beyond business administration, you may lower the share of business courses in your study plan by taking an elective module outside the subject.
Most classes are taught in English and both tracks of the programme can be completed entirely in English, making it accessible to international students. The university supports semester-abroad arrangements and offers eight double degree options (Bocconi, LUISS, CBS, ESSEC, NCU, NHH, Queen’s, USC) that let you spend roughly half your studies at a partner university in or outside Europe — a great way to gain extra international exposure and build a global network.
Program structure and requirements (key points)
This Master’s curriculum is built around high flexibility, letting you tailor your study plan to match your interests and career goals. You can choose from a range of specialisations — accounting and taxation, finance, information systems, management, marketing, and operations management — and combine them as you wish. The structure supports either a deep dive into a single area or a broader profile spanning several fields, resulting in a personalized degree.
Many students appreciate the programme’s freedom to assemble their own pathway. Instead of a fixed track, you design a mix of modules that reflect your strengths and ambitions, so your transcript and skill set are shaped by your individual choices.
For international students, this means you can align academic content with target industries or markets, build cross-disciplinary expertise, and prepare for diverse roles in business or further academic study. The programme aims to develop both subject-specific mastery in chosen pillars of business administration and adaptable analytical and decision-making abilities prized by employers.
To be eligible for this Master's program you must hold a completed undergraduate degree of at least three years’ duration (equivalent to 180 ECTS). In addition, the program expects prior academic coursework in business administration amounting to at least 36 ECTS. Language proficiency is required for successful study and varies by track.
All applicants must demonstrate strong English skills (CEFR level C1 or higher). If you apply to the German–English track, you must also provide German language proof at C1 level. Please consult the program statute for important details on acceptable proof, deadlines and any further formal requirements.
Winter Semester (International)
15 May 2026
Winter Semester (EU/EEA)
15 May 2026
Graduates are prepared for a range of management roles such as consultants, product managers, and finance professionals. The combination of quantitative core courses, functional specialisations, and international exposure (exchange or double degree) strengthens employability in consulting firms, banks, tech companies, and multinational corporations.
The programme's flexibility lets you tailor your degree to industry-specific paths or broader management positions, while Mannheim's career services, corporate connections, and scholarship network support internship and job placement efforts.
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