Master in International Management for Non-Business Graduates

Do you have a university degree in a non-business subject, and would like to pursue a career in management? Then you are also welcome at the IUBH as a career changer.
The Master in International Management for Non-Business Graduates is non-consecutive, that is, it does not necessarily follow on from previous studies in economics.
The programme is specially designed for people who would like to acquire fundamental knowledge of business administration and international management – with the objective of qualifying for a position in senior management.
 

The Master's programme in International Management will train you to become an executive with management functions in four semesters – ideal preparation for your career:

• Your studies in International Management will be as practice-oriented as possible
• You will expand your knowledge in the important fundamentals of business administration
• You will train your soft skills, such as communication or intercultural competence

Order of study
Preparation Semester

    Marketing
    Human Resources
    Service Operations & Organisation
    Financial Accounting

    Financial Management
    Management & Cost Accounting
    Statistics
    Intercultural Communication

1st Semester

    Service Operations Management
    Performance Measurement & Management
    International Business Ethics
    International Corporate Governance

    International Economic Policy
    Advanced Research Methods
    Applied Statistics
    Language Course I

2nd Semester

    International Negotiation Skills
    Leadership
    Language Course II

    Elective Courses:
    International Organisational Behaviour

    Advanced International Human Resources
    International Management Accounting & Control
    International Financial Accounting
    International Marketing
    International Financial Management

3rd Semester

    Strategic Service Management

    Majors:
    Marketing
    Human Resources
    Accounting & Finance
    Engineering

    Aviation
    Hospitality
    Health Care
    Logistics&Transport
    IT Management
    Big Data Management

4th Semester

Master Thesis & Colloquium


Step-by-step to your Master's degree in International Management

    Preparatory semester
    In the preparatory semester, you focus on classical business administration content:

    Marketing strategy and planning
    Financial Accounting
    Principles of Human Resource Management
    Methods of statistics
    This semester provides you with ideal preparation for the business content in the subsequent semesters of your Master's programme. Here you can become acquainted with your later specialisations.
    After you have successfully completed the preparatory semester, you are well prepared for the subsequent four-semester Master's programme in International Management.

    First semester
    In the first semester you will update and expand your technical competence in subjects of "General Management".

    Second semester
    The choice is yours: Under the technical supervision of your lecturers, you can choose four out of six possible areas of focus and thus define a first cornerstone of your personal competence profile.
    International Organizational Behavior
    Internal Human Resource Management
    International Management Accouting and Control
    International Marketing
    International Financial Management
    International Financial Accounting

    Third semester
    The third semester is for expanding your specialisation in important areas of management:
    International Marketing
    Hospitality Management
    Aviation Management
    Human Resource Management
    Accounting & Finance
    Healt Care
    IT Management

    Fourth semester
    In this semester you complete your studies by writing your Master's thesis. The thesis is written under the expert supervision of professors and lecturers as an independent scientific paper for solving a management task.

Academic and practically-oriented modules

    Compulsory Modules
    Academic research methods
    Applied statistics
    Strategic aspects of service management
    Performance measurement and management
    International economic policy
    International business ethics
    Corporate governance in an international context
    You can also significantly improve your career prospects with various language courses – e.g. with commercial English, Italian, French, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic or Russian.

    Optional compulsory modules (4 out of 6)
    International Organizational Behavior
    Internal Human Resource Management
    International Management Accouting and Control
    International Marketing
    International Financial Management
    International Financial Accounting

    Your major specialisation
    (choose one out of seven)
    International Marketing
    Hospitality Management
    Aviation Management
    Human Resource Management
    Accounting & Finance
    Healt Care
    IT Management

Los contenidos se recomiendan a interesados en trabajar en el campo de la gestión empresarial, sin ser graduados comerciales.

Prerequisites for admission to the Master International Management for Non-Business Graduates (120 ECTS) programme  Master Int. Management for Non-Business Graduates 120 ECTS

• Preliminary studies: Bachelor´s degree  (180 ECTS)      
• Final grade: Minimum grade point average of 3.0 according to the German grading system
• Language skills: English, academic IELTS 6.0/ TOEFL IBT 80 points/ PTE 56 points (51 points in each component)