Sustainability Management
Sustainability Management (MBA)
Sustainable development is considered one of the key societal challenges of the 21st century. We face complex challenges in this regard: Energy costs are rising with potential supply insecurities, critical infrastructures are increasingly stressed and overloaded, i.e., by climate-related extreme weather events. People are increasingly concerned about these developments and are looking for sustainable solutions. Hence, sustainability aspects play a decisive role in buying decisions in B2B and B2C markets.
At the same time, regulatory pressure is rising. The transformation to a post-fossil economy must be mastered, production processes and logistics must be changed, all stakeholders must be actively involved, and progress must be transparently measured and reported.
Can all these challenges be mastered at all? The answer is clearly yes – because our online part-time executive degree program “Sustainability Management” leading to the degree “Master of Business Administration” (MBA) specifically prepares you to meet today´s challenges and to optimally use the resulting opportunities in the future.
- Degree
- Master of Business Administration
- Duration of studies in semester
- 3
- Start of degree program
- Winter semester
- Study location
- Nuremberg
- Number of students
- 1-50
- Subject group
- Economic Sciences, Law
- Special ways to study
- International degree program, Professional development program
- Teaching language
- completely in English
- Admission Requirements
- Individual Qualification assessment
What is the degree program about?
The MBA “Sustainability Management” is aimed at individuals who strive for more responsibility in business, the economy and society and who want to put sustainability into practice. Our part-time executive degree program provides you with exactly this necessary knowledge and expertise, the required tools and relevant implementation skills for sustainable development and management of companies.
Developed and realized in an intensive exchange between FAU and Siemens AG, it combines the best of science and business in a unique and innovative way. Through the combination of theoretical knowledge transfer, strong practical orientation as well as the specialization in sustainability topics, the program qualifies graduates for a successful career as a manager in the areas of sustainability management, process and project management or consulting, and offers as a basis for this the internationally recognized academic degree Master of Business Administration (MBA).
When you choose FAU’s Sustainability MBA, you start an 18-month qualification phase full of intensive work, new insights and inspiring experiences.
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Successful sustainability managers need very comprehensive technical and methodological know-how in order to be able to make the “right” decisions in extremely complex and highly dynamic situations and then implement them.
The part-time executive degree program is offered in English and in an online format and comprises a total of 60 ECTS credits. The Master’s degree program combines strategic, methodological, functional and application-oriented content into an integrative profile, and in doing so comprises the three competence clusters “Enabling”, “Managing” and “Transforming”, to each of which three specialist modules are assigned.
In each module, we always analyze the specific management challenges and the resulting tasks on the basis of the latest findings from science and practice and with the most suitable methods and tools. In this way, we gain a “clear view” of the situation, can derive responsible decisions and ultimately implement successful solutions.
The special feature of the MBA Sustainability Management is the structure of the modules, which makes it possible to combine working and studying. It offers a high degree of individual flexibility, both in terms of space and time.
The content is taught in a total of nine modules of 50 working hours each, with 25 working hours of each module being taken in self-study and 25 working hours in live online sessions. Qualitative learning material (e.g. videos, literature, case studies, etc.) is provided for the self-study. During the live online sessions, the focus is then on interaction in the group and discourse with the professors. Lecture times of the live online sessions per module are four Fridays (15:00-20:00 CET) and one Saturday (09:00-14:00 CET).
Further information on the content and the module handbook as well as the current timetable can be found on the website.
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Do you need further information, have questions or would you like individual advice? We are happy to assist you!
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- Admission requirements (first semester)
- Individual Qualification assessment
- Application deadline winter semester
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31.08.
- Content-related admission requirements
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- At least completed Bachelor’s degree (180 ECTS)
- At least one year of work experience at the beginning of the MBA program (e.g., qualified internships, student work, professional experience)
- Good English language skills
- Strong application
Further information on the requirements, the application process and admission can be found on the website of the degree program.
- Details and notes
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The selection interviews will take place shortly after receipt of your application. In order to guarantee the high quality of our MBA program in Sustainability Management, we have limited our places to a maximum of 25 participants per year. Due to the unbroken high demand, we therefore recommend all interested parties to apply for our new MBA program as soon as possible. This will increase your chances of a successful application.
- Degree Program Fees
- Tuition fee: 29,750 € (usually tax-deductible) plus semester fee of €67)
Do you need help or more information?
Our Student Advice and Career Service (IBZ) is the central point of contact for all questions about studying and starting a degree programme. Our Student Service Centres and subject advisors support you in planning your studies.