Digital Entrepreneurship, Master of Arts

These are the requirements for the Master's in Digital Entrepreneurship

With your Master's in Digital Entrepreneurship, you can work as a Social Media Manager or Online Marketing Manager, for example.

To be admitted to the part-time Master's program in Digital Entrepreneurship at IU International University, you must have obtained a primary degree from a state-recognized or public university, such as a Bachelor's or Master's degree. The final grade of your degree should be at least "Satisfactory."

Depending on the extent of your primary degree, professional experience is also required:

• If your primary degree comprises 240 ECTS and you can provide at least 1 year of qualified work experience, you can be enrolled in the Master's program immediately.
• If your primary degree comprises 210 ECTS and you can provide at least 1 year of qualified work experience, you can be enrolled immediately in the Master's program in Digital Entrepreneurship. Alternatively, you can take IU modules totaling at least 30 ECTS.
• If your primary degree comprises 180 ECTS, you must take courses totaling at least 30 ECTS and provide additional proof of at least 1 year of work experience. Alternatively, you can provide proof of at least 2 years of qualified work experience.

In addition, you can have extensive prior achievements recognized to shorten your study time in distance learning and save on tuition fees. Achievements that can be recognized include those you completed in previous Master's programs. The university can also recognize comprehensive work experience. It is best to submit your recognition request along with your application.

These are the study contents in the online course Digital Entrepreneurship

This Master's program at IU consists of approximately 20 modules, which you will take and complete over the course of 2 semesters of regular study time. Each module is worth 5-10 credit points (ECTS) and concludes with an examination performance such as a term paper or an exam. In total, you will earn 60 credit points from module to module and from semester to semester.

The typical course plan for full-time study in Digital Entrepreneurship looks as follows:

• 1st Semester: Digital Business Management, Digital Business Models, Lean Start-Up, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Applied Research, Project: Entrepreneurial Organizational Development
• 2nd Semester: Seminar: New Work, Elective Module, Master's Thesis

For a concentration, you can choose from these exciting modules: AI in Practice, Big Data Applications, Consumer Behavior and Growth Hacks, Corporate Finance and Investment, Data Science and Analytics, Disruptive Innovation and Design Thinking, E-Commerce, Entrepreneurial Ecosystems, IT Law and Cyber Security, Artificial Intelligence, Management, Sustainable Company Management, Sustainable Corporate Development, Process Management with Scrum, Project Management within Operations, Start-Up Lab.

This is how flexible the standard study time is in the distance learning program Digital Entrepreneurship

At IU International University you can choose from one of 3 study models for the distance learning program while working:

• In full-time study, the standard study time is 2 semesters or 12 months. You can extend the standard study time by up to 2 semesters or 12 months at no additional cost. Full-time study in Digital Entrepreneurship is particularly suitable for those who are not working or only work a few hours per week.
• In part-time study I, the standard study time is 3 semesters or 18 months. You can extend the standard study time by up to 2 semesters or 12 months at no additional cost. Part-time study I is suitable, for example, if you work part-time alongside your studies.
• In part-time study II, the standard study time is 4 semesters or 24 months. You can extend the standard study time by up to 2 semesters or 12 months at no additional cost. Part-time study II is particularly suitable if you are heavily involved in your profession alongside your distance learning program.

By the way, you can also take a semester break during your studies at no additional cost.

How does online study at IU work?

A study that adapts to your life: In online studies at IU, you learn flexibly and digitally when and where you want to learn.

In the Master's distance learning program Digital Entrepreneurship at IU International University, there is no attendance requirement - you learn continuously from home, in the library of your choice, or wherever you can learn best.

You can take your modules and classes whenever you want. This way, you can usually flexibly put together your study plan and semester schedule.

Central to IU distance learning are your interactive study scripts. You will receive the scripts in printed form as well as digitally as PDFs and for tablets. Through the smart app IU Learn, you have access to the scripts for your Digital Entrepreneurship studies as well as scripts from all other distance learning programs at IU.

Through myCampus, the online campus of IU, you also have access to additional materials, such as videos. You interact with your lecturers and fellow students, for example, in virtual live formats, such as the interactive classes.

And exams? You can take them as online exams if you prefer. You can take an online exam 24/7 once you feel sufficiently prepared for the study material. Alternatively, you can take the exam at one of the numerous exam centers of IU throughout Germany.