Management of Mid-Sized Companies

This Master’s program is directed towards motivated, high-performing graduates with Bachelor's degrees who want to expand their basic business administration knowledge in a practical way, while having the opportunity to reflect on their work academically. The degree program focuses on processes, questions, and structures in mid-sized companies.

Students grow their skills and abilities to handle complex tasks in mid-sized companies using problem-oriented learning methods.

Program activities include lecture courses, exercises and seminars. These are primarily held in German, although some are held in English. Lecture courses serve to teach module content. Exercises and seminars dive deeper into specific topics, help students develop solutions, carry out projects and critically question different theses. Guest presentations and workshops by external professionals and managers integrate topics related to mid-sized businesses into the degree program in a practical way.

Qualification

Graduates of the degree program will be qualified to take on professional or management positions in mid-sized companies, such as:

• Entry-level management positions in accounting and financial departments
• Entry-level management positions in controlling and production management
• Entry-level management positions in human resources
• Entry-level management positions in marketing and strategic management
• Commercial management
• Project management at a company or corporate advising
• Entry-level management positions in public administration
• Founding their own companies
• Acting as successor to an existing company

The degree also qualifies students to continue their academic career at a university, college, or research institution, including the option of completing a Ph.D.

Entry requirements