The degree program (120 ECTS) covers a standard period of study of four semesters and consists of 7 core courses (35 ECTS), 11 electives (55 ECTS) and the Master thesis (30 ECTS). While the core courses ensure the teaching of the holistic perspective of management, the electives enable students to specialize in one or more application areas of management. The chosen specialization serves the students to sharpen their profile with regard to a desired future professional field. In the electives, students can choose courses from the following content areas: “Strategic management & International business”, “Value creation & Digital transformation”, “Entrepreneurship & Innovation”, “Financial management”, “Health care management”, “Marketing management”, “Supply chain management”, “Sustainable & responsible management”, and “Management research”.

Students can choose from the mentioned content areas to specialize thematically in different directions.

The degree program is aimed at graduates with a bachelor’s degree in business studies or any other subject from a university. The required knowledge of business and economics must be demonstrated in an admission test. More information on the admission process can be found here: ADMISSION – Master in Management (fau.de)

Students of this degree program are prepared for careers in middle and upper management at companies of different sizes and in different industries. They have the opportunity to take specialization courses that focus on management tasks in a specific type of company or in a specific industry. Having acquired basic knowledge in compulsory modules and expanded upon it through specialization, graduates are also prepared to work in business consulting.