This M.Sc. is an international, practical program designed to enhance your business expertise with a range of comprehensive skills. You’ll gain a distinctive collection of sustainability management competencies and comprehension of transformation and change management strategies.
The program includes the following fields of study:
- Sustainability Management: Learn to assess the environmental and social impacts of business activities and integrating international sustainability frameworks.
- Transformation Management: Acquire knowledge of transforming complex organizations, with a focus on change management processes and their implementation.
- Corporate Governance & Public Affairs: Develop an understanding of corporate leadership, especially the requirements of governance and its implementation in global organizations.
- Advanced Management Essentials: Acquire critical leadership skills to manage projects, teams, and companies in a future-oriented and agile manner.
- Intercultural & Language Skills: Build German language skills during the 1st and 2nd semesters. Prepare for a global environment in the Intercultural Competence module and develop linguistic skills in a further foreign language.
- Research Methods & Empirical Skills: Learn how research informs business decisions and acquire specific methods to gather and analyze data.
Program StructureDuring the four semesters of the Master’s program you’ll delve deep into issues of business and sustainability. During the first two semesters you’ll build a strong foundation while taking courses such as
- Corporate Sustainability
- Economic Concepts of Prosperity within Planetary Boundaries
- Leadership & Management
- Advanced Project Management
- Sustainable Strategy & Sustainable Finance
- Managing Transformation & Change
- Innovation Management & Design Thinking
In addition to the compulsory modules, you’ll have the opportunity to pursue your personal interests and develop your professional profile. In the 3rd semester, you’ll choose an elective module on one of the following topics:
- Corporate Finance
- International Relations & Current World Affairs
- Entrepreneurship
- Consumer Behavior & Psychology
- Strategic Marketing & Brand Management
Alternatively, you can choose to complete an internship instead of an elective module or opt for a semester abroad. You’ll round out your studies in semester 4 by learning about corporate governance and public affairs & government relations and will finish your Master’s Thesis.
