Masters Degrees in Germany

The Master's programmes in Finance & Accounting prepare you for work in the field of global financial markets and their direct environments – an ideal start to your career:

this major develops the competencies you will need to prepare and make financing decisions on the international capital market
You will learn how to deal with financing options on international capital markets and how to record them in financial statements in accordance with international financial reporting standards
You will acquire detailed specialist expertise in the fields of investment analysis and portfolio management to optimise the financial performance of companies

Step-by-step to your Master's degree in International Management · Finance & Accounting

First semester
In the first semester you will update and expand your technical competence in subjects of "General Management".

Second semester
The choice is yours: Under the technical supervision of your lecturers, you can choose four out of six possible areas of focus and thus define a first cornerstone of your personal competence profile.

International Organizational Behavior
Internal Human Resource Management
International Management Accouting and Control
International Marketing
International Financial Management
International Financial Accounting

Third semester
The third semester is for yourexpanding specialisation in Finance & Accounting.

Fourth semester
In this semester you complete your studies by writing your Master's thesis. The thesis is written under the expert supervision of professors and lecturers as an independent scientific paper for solving a management task.

Academic and practically-oriented modules

Compulsory Modules
Academic research methods
Applied statistics
Strategic aspects of service management
Performance measurement and management
International economic policy
International business ethics
Corporate governance in an international context

You can also significantly improve your career prospects with various language courses – e.g. with commercial English, Italian, French, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic or Russian.

Optional compulsory modules (4 out of 6)
International Organizational Behavior
Internal Human Resource Management
International Management Accouting and Control
International Marketing
International Financial Management
International Financial Accounting

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The program

If you have successfully graduated with a B.Sc. degree in Chemistry or Biochemistry and wish to expand your knowledge of the molecular sciences, then the two-year elite M.Sc. „Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis“ (SynCat) of the Network of Excellence Bavaria at the University of Regensburg will be the perfect match. The thematically focused curriculum taught in English offers tailored training courses, intensive seminars, research lab rotations, technical English courses (to C1 level) and funded industry and abroad placements. Synthesis and catalysis play decisive roles in the development of sustainable production methods, new functional materials and pharmaceuticals, and hold the key to the solution of modern societal challenges such as energy, nutrition, and health.

Benefits

SynCat offers free tuition, assistance with industrial and international research stays, a fellowship program and a student counseling and individual mentoring system. Successful graduates of SynCat are equipped with the best skills to pursue a challenging academic career or assume leadership positions in chemistry, materials, and health or energy businesses.

Modules

SYNTHESIS (SYN): the basic concepts of how to make complex molecules, functional materials, natural products, and drugs

CATALYSIS (CAT): modern aspects of catalyst preparation, characterization, and application to molecule synthesis in academic and industrial contexts

TECHNIQUES (TEC): basic lab methods and tools for the preparation and analysis of molecules

ADVANCED TECHNIQUES (A TEC): modern technologies and their applications in research and industry settings

RESEARCH EXCHANGE (RES EX): study off-campus, grow your skills abroad or in a company (funding available!)

CONCLUSION (CON): choose a specialization and train special techniques for a successful Master Thesis

MASTER THESIS (MAT): become a researcher and tackle a challenging task

Application

Applications for the winter term are being accepted until June 30th, for the summer term until January 31st. The assessment considers excellent transcript of records and extracurricular activities and involves a chemical problem set and an interview.

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The five-semester Master study program Auditing and Taxation offers you a business based further education in the field of auditing and taxation in order to consolidate your tax consulting and auditing skills. The program is open to graduates with at least one year’s work experience in auditing. Our students will receive an academic and professional education. The knowledge and skills they will acquire comply with the career profile of a certified accountant. Students will be prepared for the correspondent professional examinations.

The Program starts in Summer.

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The Master's programmes in Aviation Management prepare you for the specific challenges of an executive in the aviation business – an ideal start to your career:



You will learn how to apply specific strategic and operative management concepts to international aviation companies and infrastructure providers
You will expand your knowledge of the structure and the success factors of value-enhancing business models in aviation
You will also come to understand the role of government regulators, which are an important part of the aviation industry's operating framework

Step-by-step to your Master's degree in International Aviation Management

First semester
The first semester is for your expanding specialisation in aviation management.

Second semester
In this semester you complete your studies by writing your Master's thesis. The thesis is written under the expert supervision of professors and lecturers as an independent scientific paper for solving a management task.

The courses are held in lecture and seminar format. There are about 30 students per class – this encourages dialogue between professors and students.

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Students work on specific research problems in the field. They gain the expertise with which to evaluate the results of pedagogical research and to examine current recommendations for new pedagogical guidelines. The programme offers graduates who have already begun work in the educational sciences the chance to develop their expertise. It prepares students for doctoral studies as well as for leadership positions in educational research, social education, and educational planning, management and organization.

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Program Background

The concept of the German “Energiewende” – literally, energy transition – has gained international attention. It includes a variety of measures that aim at making Europe’s largest economy free of fossil fuels and nuclear energy. In order to attain this, all areas of energy production and consumption will have to go through a transition process. Besides mobility and industry, buildings are therefore one of the key factors for a successful Energiewende.

Most of all, this implies re-directing from a mainly fossil-fueled energy supply towards renewable energies and a much more energy-efficient use of energy in buildings and urban areas. This is one of the largest and most urgent challenges of current urban development and other social disciplines.

Finding solutions to such a complex challenge means that a multitude of actors from business, society, and public administration take part in the process and influence it with their differing and often conflicting interests. Resulting from this is the need for skilled workers who both understand all stakeholders and are able to work with them.

Building Sustainability

Strategic concepts for communication and cooperation in large-scale projects are crucial for their success. Whereas, “simply” building a house has become a manageable task, things become much more complicated when considering the urban environment and wider interests such as energy efficiency. The Master program, Building Sustainability focuses therefore, not only on technical and economic perspectives, but also aims at imparting relevant knowledge from other disciplines. This means that the scope of the program is both broad and specific at the same time. The combination of technology, management and sustainability-related topics is therefore a unique opportunity for young professionals to extend their skills.

The MBA program Building Sustainability – Management Methods for Energy Efficiency will teach students skills, methods and concepts to consider different approaches, to understand them and to align them for reaching sustainable solutions. Such competences are not only important in the context of the Energiewende but they are indispensable in every building, construction and real estate project that takes energy efficiency and other sustainability criteria into account.

The idea is that sustainable project results that consider economic, ecological and social aspects can only be achieved in extensive cooperation of all stakeholders. Managing and moderating such a cooperation is one of the major challenges of implementing sustainability in building projects of all scales. The program aims therefore on enabling students to understand the complexity of planning and management processes and to develop according solutions. This will happen in modules with different approaches: some will teach facts and numbers, others will facilitate connections between different fields and the softer skills of mediating between them and some are designed to apply these competences to practical projects.

The TU-Campus EUREF is located on the EUREF (European Energy Forum) campus in Berlin-Schöneberg. This former industrial area has been developed into a research hub for energy efficiency, renewable energies and smart grids. Students will gain insight into the numerous real-life examples of building sustainability without having to leave the campus.

Students and graduates

The program addresses a broad group of professionals with varying academic backgrounds, mostly in engineering and technology, management, economics, architecture and urban or environmental planning. However, applicants with other academic backgrounds coupled with working experience in a related field are also encouraged to apply, personal motivation plays an important role in the selection process. Class diversity is one of its greatest assets, as students will not only learn from lecturers with science and business backgrounds, but also from each other.
Graduates will be able to moderate and manage complex projects in the construction, real estate, and planning sector. They will be able to assess the project from technical, ecological and economic perspectives and find solutions which take all stakeholders into account.

Curriculum

The first semester focuses on the basis for successful and sustainable projects. Two comprehensive modules in the fields of building technology and project management will allow students to work on their first, closely guided group project. A lecture series about the sustainable reorganization of building and urban structures with special regard to energy management and the energy market accompanies these modules.

The second semester focuses on the interdisciplinary aspects of building sustainability. It addresses real estate economics and the issue of energy-efficient societies in a global context. Together with the knowledge and skills attained in the first semester, students will conduct a comprehensive and interdisciplinary group project. At the same time, specialization starts and students can choose between deepening their knowledge in either technology and innovation management or in Smart Buildings.

The specialization continues in the third semester, either by completing the technology and innovation module or the technical module with the follow-up course Integration of Renewable Energies. All students take a module in Life Cycle Analysis to complete the holistic approach of sustainability and write their Master thesis. Graduates will earn a degree awarded from the Technische Universität Berlin.

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Information on the Programme

The master programme Business Administration consists of 120 ECTS- (European Credit Transfer System) Points and is designed as a 4-semester full-time programme. It is a consecutive master degree based on a bachelor degree within the field of business administration.
Being able to choose from six different special fields, you will select one major and start the focus on that respective field from the beginning. The focus can be put on the following disciplines within business administration:
- Accounting (in German and English language)
- Corporate Development (just in English language)
- Finance (just in English language)
- Marketing (just in English language)
- Media and Technology Management (in German and English language)
- Supply Chain Management (in German and English language)
The Core and Advanced Section, which contains 18 credit points, will cover methodical basics of the respective major.
The Specialisation Section teaches major-specific basics and, in addition, advanced skills within the same area. This section consists of 48 credit points.
The Supplementary Section serves as an additional section to develop a more specific profile – either by deepening and specialising or by diversifying knowledge. Further modules from business administration as well as from social sciences or economics are available to students. This area covers 24 credit points.

Detailed information concerning the curricular design is available on our homepage in the area of “study”.

Only the best for your career

The M.Sc. Business Administration at the WiSo-faculty of the University of Cologne widens the knowledge gained in your bachelor studies and makes you an expert in your respective area. For many managing positions of different industries and for certain professions in research and teaching, a master is indispensable.
Furthermore, so-called “Master Fast Tracks” offer the possibility of already taking classes relevant to future PHD-studies to distinguished scholars. Further information on the programme itself and on application details for our “Master Fast Tracks” can be found on our homepage as well.
Take your professional future into your own hands and profit from the theoretical and methodological approaches taken at the WiSo Faculty, combining research and teaching with practice and thus underscoring our motto: "Innovation for society".

Not international enough?

If this is the case, get information on the M.Sc. International Management and CEMS Master's (the joint master programme with „CEMS – The Global Alliance in Management Education“), in Germany exclusively offered by the University of Cologne, or on our outstanding Double-Master Programmes in cooperation with Aalto University School of Economics in Helsinki, Finland, the Louvain School of Management in Louvain, Belgium, the Warsaw School of Economics and the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, in India. Further Information can be found on the homepage of our International Relations Center.

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The M.Sc. programme Computer Science for Digital Media at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar is an internationally oriented 2-years degree programme. It aims at creative and innovative thinking graduates of Computer Science or related subjects with the desire of deepening their knowledge in applied Computer Science, with a focus on applications relevant to the media.

Programme Features

In accordance with the »Weimar Model«, research-oriented projects are a large and defining part of the Master’s programme. Additional elective modules allow students to select courses from other degree programmes such as Computational Engineering, Arts and Design, Architecture, as well as courses from the Computer Science for Digital Media course catalogue. Graded language courses up to 6 ECTS may also be included. The fourth and final semester is dedicated entirely to the Master’s thesis.

The degree programme offers students to focus on different fields. Core components of the programme and areas of specialisation include:
• Web Technologies
• Information Retrieval and Data Mining
• Big Data Analytics
• Intelligent Software Systems
• Computer Graphics and Visualization
• Computer Vision
• Virtual Reality, 3D Interfaces
• Human Computer Interfaces
• Usability
• Secure Protocols and Cryptographic Algorithms

Key skills and competences are acquired through a project-based teaching approach: on a semester basis, students work in teams to solve assigned research tasks in the labs of the faculty. This approach provides our graduates with soft- and hard- skills which are very welcome in research and development institutions. Within the recently built »Digital Bauhaus Lab«, the faculty of media has excellent research facilities equipped with the latest advanced hardware.

Visit the Computer Science for Digital Media on the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar website for more details on the programme.

Career Options

Our graduates find employment in the R&D departments of companies in the automotive, telecommunication, software, gaming and animation industry, as well as at academic institutions in Germany and overseas. A specialisation in Computer Science with focus on media opens the door for employment and research in innovative areas such as system development, algorithm development, data analysis, data mining, scientific visualisation, image processing, physical simulation, interface development and testing and security protocols development.

Application Process

Applicants who graduated outside of Europe should apply online on http://www.uni-assist.de/index_en.html. Applicants who graduated in Europe and do not require a visa can apply online at: https://movein-uni-weimar.moveonnet.eu/movein/portal/studyportal.php?_language=en

Please find further information for your application on http://www.uni-weimar.de/en/media/studies/computer-science-and-media-hci/application-master-csm/

We also maintain a FAQ page: http://www.uni-weimar.de/en/media/studies/computer-science-and-media-hci/faq-application-csm/

Studying in Weimar

The »Bauhaus « was the most influential design school in the 20th century and was founded in 1919 in Weimar. The Bauhaus-Universität Weimar is the living continuation of this tradition. We are an international university in the unique, cultural city of Weimar. We are a vibrant institution, not a museum! Experimentation and excellence are our mission throughout our university faculties Media, Architecture and Urbanism, Civil Engineering and Art and Design. Across our Faculties, transdisciplinary projects and co-operations in research and education are an important part of this mission.

Find out more about student life in Weimar on http://www.uni-weimar.de/en/university/studies/einblickbauhaus/university-town-of-weimar/

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The program is accredited by AQAS and AACSB. The study course expands over a period of three semesters. Main focus are the fields of Controlling, Finance and Accounting with international orientation (key words: International Accounting, Corporate Accounting, Due Diligence, Mergers & Acquisitions). The study program encompasses also general management and IT modules. The professional perspectives aim at leading positions in internationally operating companies, consultancies as well as auditing companies with international orientation.

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Your topic: Corporate leadership

With a focus on entrepreneurial thinking, acting, and organizing, the master’s degree in Corporate Management (M.Sc.) gives you an academically solid foundation as well as application-based competencies and skills for management tasks. Over the course of four semesters, you will learn interdisciplinary leadership qualifications in the key disciplines centered on corporate management. You can choose from three advanced study options, of which two are mandatory: Business Administration, Marketing and Sales, Human Resources and Corporate Development. This degree program ensures you are qualified for cross-industry leadership tasks in management at mid-size companies and large corporations.

The program

The Corporate Management (M.Sc.) degree program aims to provide a clear understanding of and hands-on experience in competencies for corporate leadership. It thus meets current market and company demands.

After all, the call for general experts, who have solid business know-how and high intellectual flexibility for innovative and future-centered solutions, is getting louder. The university is catering to these needs with an integrated learning program and a wide-ranging spectrum of methods.

The selection of single, individual focus subjects enables you to flexibly adjust your studies to your specific career of choice. To achieve this, you can choose from three options of academic focus:

Business Administration, Marketing and Sales, and Human Resources and Corporate Development. In addition to the classic business management subjects, a number of creativity-based and leadership skills are trained, as well as a confident appearance, teamwork abilities, resilience under pressure, and efficient organization. Plus, the degree program consists of modules that build on one another, thus enabling you to put your knowledge into use at companies during the reading periods (approx. two days a week, plus during the semester breaks). Here, too, the network of professors and of the university is at your disposal.

Additionally, to prepare you for management tasks in a globally active company, you will attend the International Summer School between the 2nd and 3rd semesters, either within the worldwide Laureate International University Network or at any other university. In the future, you will also have the chance to complete the master’s degree program in a course with international students.

For more details about the program, please see the curriculum.

Careers

With the master’s degree in Corporate Management, you are perfectly prepared for various different leadership positions. Aligned with your individually chosen subjects of focus, you will be able to take on roles in middle to top management at national and internationally active corporations.

You have specialist expertise in the bag and are able to combine academic methods with distinct social competence – an increasingly important requirement for a successful career path.

What’s more, the Master of Science (M.Sc.) enables you to gain a Ph.D. and doctor title. This is necessary, for example, for teaching and researching at universities and other institutes.

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The three semester Master degree program is designed for graduates with degrees in Business Administration or Design. Students learn to analyze and solve complex communication and brand problems through a combination of creativity and management skills. The program prepares graduates for a career in management in advertising and design agencies as well as in marketing communication and brand management.
The program includes modules in communication specific instruments, work-specific management topics and design-oriented subjects and provides students with a business and practice-oriented approach

The Program starts in Winter

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This is digital engineering in Weimar

The use of digitally networked systems is increasing in every industry. The developments currently unfolding under the buzzword "Industry 4.0" are essentially based on the comprehensive digital representation of every step in the industrial production value chain. From the planning phase through to the design/draft and production process to monitoring products over their service-life, virtual product and process models are networked with each other to expedite development processes, raise product quality, and optimise production. That is why these developments require well-trained specialists at the interface of computer science and engineering. This course of study, which was jointly developed by participants from the professorships of Engineering and Computer Science and Media at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, is designed to provide you flexible and interdisciplinary training to meet the challenges you’ll face in the professional world of tomorrow. The Digital Engineering Master's programme places a high premium on introducing you to current research issues that are jointly defined and supervised by industry partners at an early state. The Digital Bauhaus Lab is a state-of-the-art university research facility offering optimal conditions for success.

 

Be a part of generation 4.0! 

The consecutive Digital Engineering Master's programme combines academically specialised expertise from the Civil Engineering and Computer Science and Media disciplines. The coursework is centred on a practical transfer of methodical interrelations between engineering and computer science for complete digitalisation of design, manufacturing, and application processes. In this international Master's programme you will use a range of modelling concepts as a basis for experimentation with complex processes in computer-aided modelling, simulation and visualisation of engineering problems. In addition, you will deepen your knowledge of information-theory methods of data generation and data handling. The aim is the representation, interpretation, evaluation, and optimisation of interdisciplinary processes in construction, mechanical engineering and other industrial fields. 

This prepares graduates of the English-language Digital Engineering Master's programme in a targeted way for work in the field of virtual product and process modelling and optimisation. They are active in a diverse range of fields such as technical administration, model management, engineering analysis and consulting, technical data analysis, as well as software and product development for digital networking in industry. 

Course of Study

The Master's programme in Digital Engineering comprises 120 ECTS and is completed after four semesters of study. In the first two semesters, all students receive foundational courses in order to prepare them to participate in more advanced courses. You will be offered both compulsory and elective courses covering the two core areas of computer science and engineering. Depending on your previous knowledge, we will develop your individual module plan with an emphasis on either engineering or computer science.

From the third semester onward, you will deepen your technical knowledge in the three areas of modelling, simulation and validation, and visualization and data science. In each of these areas, you will have the opportunity to choose elective courses that allow you to create your own specialisation. The curriculum is complemented by a research project with partners from the professional community, as well as elective modules in the Media and Civil Engineering faculties or the Language Centre of the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar. During the fourth semester, you will write and defend your Master's thesis. In the process, you will receive support from professors and external industry partners, who will support you in the context of consultations.

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The DBA - Doctor in Business Administration, is a 48 Months Program offered by Munich Business School in collaboration with Sheffield Hallam University (SHU) in UK, students can boost their academic or business careers in an international and flexible setting that doesn‘t require them to put their professional careers on hold.

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The Double Masters Programme provides excellent students with the opportunity to obtain two Master's degrees from two top-ranked universities in only two years. Students study the first year in Cologne; the second year is spent either at the Aalto University School of Business in Finland, the Louvain School of Management in Belgium, the Warsaw School of Economics in Poland or the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad.

Double Masters students have the unique advantage of being able to choose between the areas of specialisation of both universities, and enjoy an international environment which allows them to improve their intercultural competences and language skills. Each of the four programmes can be studied entirely in English and has its own focus, depending on the partner institution's specialisations and the different cultural and economic backgrounds of the partner universities' countries.

Please note that the Double Master is a consecutive programme, i.e. you need for application a Bachelor (or equivalent) in Business Administration or Economics with strong proficiency in Economics and quantitative methods. More information about the current admission requirements can be found here: https://www.wiso.uni-koeln.de/de/studium/master/double-masters-programmes/business-administration/admission/

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This double degree programme is a research-focused, fully integrated postgraduate programme in German and Russian Law. As a student enrolled in this programme, you will study towards your double Master's degree at two universities – the University of Passau and Siberian Federal University in Krasnoyarsk. The programme carries a total workload of 120 ECTS credits and is directed at students who have an undergraduate degree in law or in a subject with a strong legal focus.

The programme acquaints German students with the principles of the Russian legal system, allowing them, for instance, to put the focus on the economic and tax laws in Germany and Russia. This requires knowledge of Russian (legal) language, which is taught as part of the degree programme.

As a student enrolled in this degree programme, you will acquire the skills and knowledge required to work as a jurist in the area of German and Russian law, while simultaneously developing the competencies required for independent scholarly work.

Features

– The first fully integrated Russo-German law degree programme in Germany
– Students spend two semesters at the partner university in Krasnoyarsk
– No tuition fees whatsoever
– The same module catalogue at both universities
– Joint colloquia with German and Russian students
– Compulsory internship abroad as part of the programme
– Previous academic achievements at other German or Russian universities are eligible for recognition
– The University of Passau and Siberian Federal University each award a final certificate making reference to the respective opposite university (double degree)

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