Aim of the studies
The Master's degree programme in Business Management (MBM) has a clear goal: to qualify you to sustainably shape transformations in companies and business-related organizations throughout your entire professional life. These transformations result from the dynamic environment of companies and are particularly characterized by technological, ecological and social changes, such as the digitalization of living and working environments and the challenges of the climate crisis.

We prepare you for management tasks in organizations on the basis of sound specialist and methodological knowledge and relevant future skills. Our degree programme takes a competence-oriented approach and places particular emphasis on the development of so-called "future skills", i.e. the skills and abilities you will need for your professional life in the coming years - across all sectors and industries. In addition to "classic skills" such as leadership skills, we focus in particular on change skills, sustainability skills and digital skills.

Structure of the studies
Your chosen specializations form the core of your studies. You can choose from "Strategic Procurement Management", "Controlling", "Human Resource Management" and "Marketing". You choose two of these specializations in the 2nd and 3rd semesters according to your personal interests and professional goals. Four modules per specialization address current topics, such as "Digitalization and Sustainability in Procurement", "Resilience and Self-Management in Human Resource Management", "Business Intelligence and ESG Reporting" or "Sustainability and Diversity Marketing".
Detailed information on the individual modules can be found in the illustration.

The specializations are framed by compulsory courses on topics such as "Sustainability Management" and "Digital Business". This ensures that the important topics of the future run through your entire curriculum.

A special feature of your studies is the "Social Project", in which you get involved in promoting the common good, e.g. through volunteering, a research project on social responsibility or by supporting student initiatives. In the spirit of "Future Skills", you will learn how to transfer your business skills to other areas of society.

Future prospects after completing your studies
With a degree in Business Management, you will be an expert in digital transformation and sustainability and in demand in numerous companies. Our graduates work as specialists or managers in a wide range of industries and companies, e.g. as

• Project Manager
• HR Operations Expert
• Online Marketing Manager
• Digital Transformation Consultant
• Senior Procurement Manager
• License Controller
• Change Management Expert
• General Management Trainee
  

Our course of study allows you to spend your third semester abroad without losing any time.

• Flexibility in your choice of university:

You can choose between the courses offered by our partner universities in the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics or you can opt for another university abroad as a so-called "free mover".

• Admission requirements:

In order to participate in the semester abroad, you must have earned at least 20 ECTS credits during your studies. This ensures that you have sufficient academic foundation courses to make the most of your international experience.

• Scope of the stay abroad:

The semester abroad comprises 30 ECTS credits, which is equivalent to a full-time study load. If you have already earned at least 20 ECTS credits in examinations and can document your experiences during your stay abroad in a written experience report submitted no later than six weeks after the end date specified in the notice of admission, your successful participation will also be recognized in this way.

A semester abroad not only offers the opportunity to expand your academic skills, but also allows you to develop intercultural competence and expand your global network. We are therefore happy to support you in this exciting project.

To apply for the Master's degree programme in Business Management, you must meet certain subject-specific requirements:

• Subject-relevant Bachelor's degree:

You must have a Bachelor's degree in a relevant subject area, comprising at least 60 ECTS points in Business Administration (BWL). In addition, you must have 5 ECTS credits in mathematics/statistics and 5 ECTS credits in economics.

• Good overall grade:

Your Bachelor's degree or equivalent must have an overall grade of at least "good" (equivalent to an overall grade of at least 2.5 from the German grading system).

• Degree obtained abroad:

If you obtained your degree abroad, an equivalent grade will be accepted. Alternatively, grades according to the ECTS grading scale, in particular "A" or "B", can also be accepted.

These study requirements ensure that all students in the Master's degree program in Business Management have the necessary professional knowledge and qualifications to successfully participate in the program and benefit from the course content.

This degree programme is subject to limited admission (NC procedure). The allocation of places is decided on the basis of the Abitur grade and the waiting period. The allocation procedure for Bachelor's degree programmes subject to limited admission takes place after the closing date for applications via hochschulstart.de.

Please note the information on application and registration:
https://www.hs-niederrhein.de/bewerbung-und-einschreibung

Applicants who have obtained their degree in Germany or in an EU country apply online via our application portal.

Applicants who have obtained their degree in a non-EU country should send their application directly to uni-assist.

Here you can find information about the composition of the current semester fee and about the semester ticketfor the public transport.