Management
Management (M.Sc.)
The special profile of the “Management” Master’s degree program results from the combination of management research topics with teaching. The degree program has an international orientation with numerous English-language courses and provides a holistic understanding of the tasks and instruments of management from a market and resource-oriented perspective. Participants learn how to solve practical management problems using scientific methods.
- Degree
- Master of Science
- Duration of studies in semester
- 4
- Start of degree program
- Winter semester
- Study location
- Nuremberg
- Number of students
- 150-250
- Subject group
- Economic Sciences, Law
- Special ways to study
- International degree program, Double degree program
- Teaching language
- German or English
- Admission Requirements
- Qualification assessment
What is the degree program about?
This degree program links management research and theory in a unique way by combining practical specializations with interdisciplinary theory relevant to different professional fields. In addition to soft skills, students acquire the skills necessary to apply the theoretical teaching in practice in case studies and projects.
The degree program (120 ECTS credits) has a standard duration of four semesters and comprises compulsory modules, specializations focusing on professional fields, and the Master’s thesis (30 ECTS credits). While the compulsory modules consist of teaching foundations of management, the specializations prepare students for specific management tasks in different types of companies.
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The degree program (120 ECTS) has a standard duration of four semesters and consists of 7 compulsory courses (35 ECTS), 11 elective modules (55 ECTS) and the Master’s 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.
While the compulsory part consists of teaching management perspectives, the specialization part prepares students for specific management tasks in different types of enterprise.
The chosen specialization allows students to develop a skills profile that is suitable for their future profession. 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 in different directions.
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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 is available here: ADMISSION – Master in Management (fau.de)
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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 for work in business consulting.
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- Admission requirements (first semester)
- Qualification assessment
- Application deadline winter semester
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31.05.
- Content-related admission requirements
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In order to apply for the Master’s degree program in Management, applicants must participate in an admissions examination to demonstrate the required knowledge of business and economics. If the applicant passes this examination, i.e. with a grade of at least “sufficient”, they can apply for the Master’s degree program via the campo online application system. A GMAT (General Management Admission Test) can be submitted (at least 600 points in the total score, results not older than 2 years) as an alternative.
Selection criteria
- Achievements in the Bachelor’s degree program
- Results of the admissions examination / GMAT
- Work experience (business/economics-related)
- Time spent abroad (study abroad or business/economics-related work experience abroad)
Language skills
- General language skills
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Language certificate of either German or English language: Proof of A-Levels/Abitur or Bachelor’s degree in either German or English; Alternatively: Proof of sufficient German language skills (DSH 2 exam or equivalent certificate) or English language skills.
- Details and notes
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Please find more detailed information on how to apply for a Master or advanced degree program on the following website: master.fau.de.
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