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Who is the Master’s programme Digital Business Management and Engineering suitable for?
The Master’s programme Digital Business Management and Engineering is aimed at professionals and graduates who want to specialise in the management of digital business processes and the development of new business models. It is targeted at individuals with an engineering, business administration or IT-related background who wish to take responsibility at the interface between technology, management and digitalisation. The distance learning programme is particularly suitable for specialists and managers from business, industry, production or digitally driven service sectors who want to deepen practical skills in Digital Business Management and Engineering at Master’s level or use them for career advancement.
What formal requirements must you meet?
The following access routes are possible:
- First university degree: You need a completed first degree (Bachelor, Diploma or Magister) with at least 180 ECTS credits. The degree should have been completed in a relevant field (e.g. business, engineering, computer science, industrial engineering or related disciplines).
- With professional experience: If you have a completed first degree (at least 180 ECTS) and at least one year of relevant professional experience in a field relevant to the Master’s, you are also eligible. For applications with 180 ECTS and work experience, individual additional achievements or further qualifications are sometimes required.
- Without a university degree: With a suitable vocational qualification, at least two years of relevant professional experience as well as a successfully passed aptitude test (e.g. term paper) and a letter of motivation, you can be admitted after individual assessment.
- Further individual requirements may be necessary depending on prior education, e.g. proof of specific subject knowledge, supplementary training or an English language certificate at B2 level.
You should have a strong interest in digital processes, innovative business models and technological developments. Analytical thinking skills, openness to interdisciplinary work and enjoyment of data-driven decision-making are important prerequisites. Self-organisation, perseverance and the ability to use digital tools effectively will support you in successfully completing the distance learning programme. Initial practical experience in business, technology or digitalisation will facilitate entry, but is not compulsory.
Which course contents shape the distance learning programme Digital Business Management and Engineering?
In the distance learning programme Digital Business Management and Engineering at Hochschule Fresenius, you acquire specialised knowledge at the interface of digitalisation, management, and engineering sciences. You engage with the key challenges and methods of digital transformation in companies. In doing so, you combine business management control with technical expertise.
- Project management and innovation processes: Introduction to the management of innovative technologies and methods for developing new products and processes.
- Digital transformation and business modelling: Strategies for adapting existing business models to digital markets. In-depth focus on the Industrial Internet and the digitalisation of logistics and production.
- Data science management: Imparting skills in handling data-based decision-making foundations as well as analysing business processes using data management.
- Specialisation modules: You independently set priorities:
- Engineering: Virtual product development, design thinking, methods of industrial engineering, industrial engineering management
- Management: Digital B2B marketing, e- and mobile commerce, social media, virtualisation
- Empirical research project: Application of empirical methods for practice-related issues.
- Master seminar on digitalisation and academic work: Promotion of your self-organised learning and research skills.
- Digital project workshop: Acquisition of collaboration skills for the implementation of digital projects.
Upon completion of the programme, you will be qualified to develop innovative business models, manage digital processes, and successfully implement technologies within companies.
How is the structure and organisation of the programme designed?
You complete the Master’s programme entirely online via distance learning. The study model allows you a flexible start, as enrolment is possible monthly on the 1st. The standard period of study is 4 semesters (120 ECTS credits), but you may extend the duration individually up to 8 semesters.
- Self-organised learning: You decide when and where to study yourself – ideal for balancing work and private commitments.
- Online-supported teaching materials: Access to modern e-learning platforms, digital scripts, videos, and online libraries.
- Personal support: Study coaches and lecturers accompany you with questions and organisational challenges.
- Choice of specialisations: Later in the programme, you choose two specialisation modules in the areas of engineering or management.
- Final thesis: The programme concludes with an independently written Master’s thesis on a current topic in digitalisation.
- International certificates: Within the programme, you can earn additional certificates from Arizona State University.
Examinations are mostly taken online or in alternative formats (such as essays, presentations); occasional on-site exams may take place.
What career opportunities arise after the Master’s in Digital Business Management and Engineering?
Upon completion of the distance learning programme, you qualify for leading positions in the digital transformation of companies. Your interdisciplinary competence in management, digitalisation, and engineering methods opens up diverse opportunities in the job market.
- Digital Business Engineer: Planning, controlling and implementing digital business processes in industry, trade and services.
- Executive for digital transformation: Development and implementation of new business models at management level.
- Data Science Manager or Digital Technology Manager: Management of data-driven projects and initiatives in innovation management.
- Project management, change and innovation management: Managing complex change processes in international and interdisciplinary teams.
- Consulting: Advising on digitalisation strategies in companies and organisations across various sectors.
Thanks to the state-recognised Master of Science, you can also qualify for further academic careers, research, or doctoral studies.
Where does the programme take place and how is access organised?
The course is offered entirely as a distance learning programme. You study independently of location and with flexibility – attendance at a university campus is not required. Although Hochschule Fresenius operates numerous locations in Germany, for this Master’s all teaching, learning, and examination activities take place digitally via the central online platform.
You can start and complete your studies from anywhere. Examinations are mostly conducted online; occasional on-site exams may be held at regional examination centres.
What are the costs and what financing options are available?
The amount of tuition fees depends on your chosen duration of study. For a duration of 48 months, you pay €329 per month (total cost: €13,176). Shorter durations are possible with higher monthly rates, for example €410 for 36 months or €549 for 24 months. With discount promotions such as the code START10, you can save 10% discount and up to €1,865.
- Access to e-learning platforms and comprehensive digital teaching materials is included.
- No hidden additional costs: Examination fees are included. Occasionally, travel and subsistence costs may occur for optional on-site exams.
Various student loans (e.g. KfW loan), scholarships such as the Deutschlandstipendium, as well as employer funding are available for financing. Funding via the “Aufstiegs-BAföG” or instalment payments of fees is also possible. With your student ID, you also benefit from discounts in everyday life.
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