What is it about?
Internationalization, networking and complexity in Business Studies are constantly evolving. As a result, the demands on corporate governance and management are increasing. General management is an indispensable part of successful companies, regardless of industry, size and location. The Master's degree program in Business Management teaches leadership and management skills with a special focus on internationalization, technological change and sustainability.
Profile of the study program
Business Management deals with questions such as:
- How can companies manage the challenges of internationalization responsibly?
- Which control and management tools are important for managing companies successfully?
- What opportunities are there to combine economic success and ecological sustainability?
Projects and practice in the broad spectrum of national and international management
The four-semester course is international, project and practice-oriented. The streams General Management & Entrepreneurship, Digital Supply Chain Management, Human Resources & Project Management and International Management and Sustainability qualify you for management tasks with a broad requirements profile that covers the entire value chain and, depending on the stream chosen, explicitly emphasizes activities in selected areas of the company. Important components include management responsibility and management tools as well as preparation for tasks in multinational companies. Multicultural and international aspects of business administration and corporate management are given special consideration.
You will regularly develop new knowledge independently in small groups and thus train to work in teams and develop solutions independently - using numerous learning methods. You will give lectures and presentations, actively participate in business simulations and complete group work and case studies.
The third semester is a study abroad or internship semester in which you can either apply the knowledge you have acquired in practice or test it abroad.
Master of Arts that prepares you for senior management positions
After successfully completing the program, you will be awarded a Master of Arts (M. A.) degree. You will acquire the professional, methodological, social and leadership skills you need to master strategic and international challenges.
Specializations in the study program
Business Management offers the following electives, for example:
- Strategic management
- Value-oriented corporate management
- Entrepreneurship and Mergers & Acquisitions
- International Taxation & International Accounting
- Principles of Digital Supply Chain Management
- Marketing Management
- Corporate Sustainability
- Digital Transformation
- Human Resource Management
Course of studies - General Management & Entrepreneurship specialization
This is a thematic overview of the course content. Detailed information on the exact names of the courses, information on ECTS or semester hours per week can be found in the examination regulations and in the module handbook.
| 1st semester | Strategic management |
Value-oriented corporate management |
Cost management | Management case studies |
Compulsory elective module |
| 2nd semester | Corporate Governance |
Entrepreneurship and Mergers & Acquisitions |
Corporate Sustainability |
Compulsory elective module | Compulsory elective module |
| 3rd semester | Semester abroad or internship semester | ||||
| 4th semester | Thesis & colloquium |
Course of study - Digital Supply Chain Management specialization
This is a thematic overview of the course content. Detailed information on the exact names of the courses, information on ECTS or semester hours per week can be found in the examination regulations and in the module handbook.
| 1st semester | Principles of Supply Chain Management | Strategic management |
Supply Chain Planning under uncertainty |
Management Case Studies | Compulsory elective module |
| 2nd semester | Supply Chain Process Improvements | SCM Applications |
Managing Global Business Projects |
Compulsory elective module | Compulsory elective module |
| 3rd semester | Semester abroad or internship semester | ||||
| 4th semester | Thesis & colloquium |
Course of studies - specialization in Human Resource & Project Management
This is a thematic overview of the course content. Detailed information on the exact names of the courses, information on ECTS or semester hours per week can be found in the examination regulations and in the module handbook.
| 1st semester | Leadership & Teams | Cross-Cultural Management |
Value-oriented Corporate Management |
Marketing & management |
Compulsory elective module |
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2nd semester |
Entrepreneurship and Mergers & Acquisitions | Human Resource Management |
Managing Global Business Projects |
Compulsory elective module | Compulsory elective module |
| 3rd semester | Semester abroad or internship semester | ||||
| 4th semester | Thesis & colloquium |
Course of studies - specialization in International Management and Sustainability
This is a thematic overview of the course content. Detailed information on the exact names of the courses, information on ECTS or semester hours per week can be found in the examination regulations and in the module handbook.
| 1st semester | Cross-Cultural Management |
Macroeconomics and Finance |
Principles of Supply Chain Supply Chain Management |
Marketing and management |
Compulsory elective module |
| 2nd semester | Competing in Global Markets |
Corporate Sustainability |
International Controlling |
Compulsory elective module | Compulsory elective module |
| 3rd semester | Semester abroad or internship semester | ||||
| 4th semester | Thesis & colloquium |
Why study at Fachhochschule Dortmund?
What makes Fachhochschule Dortmund special? What should you know about the city and the region? How is Fachhochschule Dortmund positioned in terms of internationality and what counseling and support do we offer you? Find out more about Fachhochschule Dortmund.
Who is it for?
Desirable subject-specific and interdisciplinary knowledge
The Master's degree program in Business Management suits you if you enjoy networked thinking, analysis and planning. You already have a sound basic knowledge of business administration, are interested in economic developments and are willing to work hard.
Prospects after graduation
Career prospects
Those who graduate from this study program often work
- in the senior management of large national and international companies
- in small/medium-sized companies while simultaneously taking on initial management tasks
- in public administrations and other organizations
- as a company founder
Cooperative doctorate
The Master's degree is the basis for a doctorate. Graduates who wish to gain further academic qualifications have the opportunity to do a doctorate at a university. This is possible via a cooperative doctorate, in which the university of applied sciences is a cooperation partner of a university.
Stay abroad possible during your studies
What do I need?
1. required degree
The prerequisite for admission to the Master's degree program in Business Management is
- Proof of completion of a Diplom or Bachelor's degree program in Business Administration or Economics or a closely related subject, at a university or completion of a corresponding accredited Bachelor's degree program at a vocational academy with an overall grade of at least "good" (2.5).
- Study programs whose curriculum includes coursework and examinations in the fields of Business Administration or Business Studies amounting to at least 75% of the total volume are considered to be closely related to the subject.
- Furthermore, the study program must contain at least 180 credit points according to the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS). Degrees that do not have an ECTS system must be converted accordingly.
To examine the admission requirements, the Examination Board forms a "Commission for the Examination of Admission Requirements for the Master's degree programmes MA BM, MSc FACT and MSc FACT - Controlling & Digitalization". The Examination Board may also appoint professors and academic staff who are not members of the Examination Board as members of the commission.
2. apply now!
The study program starts annually in the summer semester and admission is restricted, so there is a numerus clausus (NC). This means that Fachhochschule Dortmund allocates study places according to the grade of the examination certificate for the first professionally qualifying degree.
Who can help me?
We will be happy to answer any questions you may have about the study program and Fachhochschule Dortmund.
Central Student Advisory Services (ZSB)
Program management
Verena Katharina Thiem, M.A.
Tuesdays 13.00 - 15.00
Wednesdays 10.00 - 12.00 a.m.
Please note: There will be no consultation hours between 19.12.2024 and 13.01.2025. The first consultation hour in 2025 will take place on 14.01.2025.
Program Director
Prof. Johannes Reinhold Hofnagel, Dr.
by personal arrangement or by e-mail as agreed