Management, Master of Arts

These are the requirements for the Master in Management

With your Master's in Management, you will work as a business intelligence consultant, a compliance officer or a managing director, for example.

For this Master's programme, a first degree from a state-recognised or state-run university is required, such as a Bachelor's or Master's degree. The final grade of your degree should be at least "Satisfactory".

• If your first degree comprises 240 ECTS and you can prove at least 1 year of qualified professional experience, you can be enrolled in the Master's programme immediately.
• If your first degree comprises 210 ECTS and you can demonstrate at least 1 year of qualified professional experience, you can be enrolled immediately in the Master's programme in Management.
• If your first degree comprises 180 ECTS, you must take courses amounting to at least 30 ECTS and additionally provide evidence of at least 1 year of professional experience. Alternatively, you provide evidence of at least 2 years of qualified professional experience.

You prove your English skills via TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo English test, Cambridge certificate or similar. If you wish, you can also take a free English course at the IU at level B2.

In addition, you can have extensive prior achievements recognised in order to shorten the study time in distance learning and to save tuition fees. For example, achievements you have made in previous Master's programmes can be recognised. The university can also recognise extensive professional experience in the field of management. It is best to submit your application for recognition together with your application.

This is what you will study in the Management online degree programme

This Master's degree at IU comprises about 7 modules, which you take and complete in the course of 2 semesters of standard study time. Each module has a scope of 5-10 credit points (ECTS) and concludes with an examination such as a term paper or a written exam. In total, you will earn 60 credit points from module to module and from semester to semester.

The typical study plan for full-time studies in management is as follows:

• Semester 1: Managing in a Global Economy, Strategic Management, Elective A, Advanced Research Methods, Operations and Information Management
• Semester 2: Elective B, Seminar: Managing People and Organizations, Master's thesis

The special feature of the Master's programme in Management at IU is the many opportunities to delve into topics according to one's own interests and professional fields in the elective area.

As the first specialisation, you can choose from these exciting modules: Data Science and Analytics, Manufacturing Methods Industry 4.0 & IoT, Corporate Finance and Investment, Sales, Pricing and Brand Management, IT Project and Architecture Management, Leadership and Change.

As a second specialisation, you choose one of these study modules: Big Data, Product Development & Design Thinking, Accounting, Consumer Behaviour and Research, IT Governance and Service Management, Leadership and Corporate Governance, Internship.

This is how flexible the standard period of study is in the Management distance learning programme

At IU International University of Applied Sciences, you can choose one of 3 study models for your part-time distance learning programme:

• In the full-time study, the standard period of study is 2 semesters. You can extend the standard period of study by up to 2 semesters at no additional cost. The full-time study programme in Management is particularly suitable for those who do not work or only work a few hours a week.
• In the Part-time study I, the standard period of study is 3 semesters. You can extend the standard period of study by up to 2 semesters without additional costs. Part-time study I is suitable, for example, if you work part-time alongside your studies.
• In Part-time study II the standard period of study is 4 semesters. You can extend the standard period of study by up to 2 semesters without additional costs. Part-time study II is particularly suitable if you are heavily involved in your career alongside your distance learning.

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

How does online study at IU work?

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

There is no compulsory attendance in the Master's in Management distance learning programme at IU International University of Applied Sciences - you study throughout from home, in the library of your choice or wherever you can learn best.

You take your modules and courses when you want. This means that you can usually arrange your study plan and semester schedule flexibly yourself.

Central to the IU distance learning program are your interactive learning scripts. You receive the scripts in printed form as well as digitally as a PDF and for your tablet. The smart IU Learn app gives you access to both the scripts for your Management degree program and scripts from all other distance learning programs at IU.

You can also access supplemental materials, such as videos, through myCampus, IU's online campus. You can exchange information with your lecturers and fellow students in live virtual formats, for example, via the interactive courses.

And exams? If you wish, you can write them as online exams. You can take an online exam around the clock as soon as you feel sufficiently prepared for the subject matter. Alternatively, you can write the exam at one of the IU's numerous exam centers throughout Germany.