What are the professional prospects in International Management?
The Master in International Management opens up many opportunities. The world of business is at your feet – whether you want to work in banks, management consultancies, major groups or small and medium-sized enterprises.
Once you have graduated, you will in future be able to work in top management positions in the fields of Marketing, Sales, Accounting, Financing and Controlling or also in Human Resource, Customer Service and Public Relations. Complete your Master at the IU and qualify yourself for attractive jobs in the globalised business world
Course Content:
International Management · for Non-Business Graduates
The Master's programme will train you to become an executive with management functions in three semesters – ideal preparation for your career:
Your studies 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
Step-by-step to your Master's degree
Preparation 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
> Intercultural Communication
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 two-semester Master's programme in International Management.
First semester
The first semester is for your expanding specialisation in your chosen programme.
Second 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.
The courses are held in lecture and seminar format. There are about 30 students per class – this encourages dialogue between professors and students.
Admission Requirements:
Prerequisites for admission to the Master Business Studies for Non-Business Graduates (60 ECTS) programme:
Master Business Studies for Non-Business Graduates 60 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)
Practical approach
Our professors and lecturers attach great importance to a close link between theory and practice. After all, most of them gained experience at international level themselves – and would also like to pass this on, for example through:
- case studies, projects and internships
- field trips to well-known companies
- dialogues with recognised business leaders within the framework of regular IU Business Talks