International Business Management

International Business Management is an international programme taught in English. The programme combines classic business administration skills with international and intercultural content. Students are required to spend a study year abroad and have an additional supervised work experience semester (which may also be abroad). A second language elective (French, Spanish, Russian or Chinese) is also mandatory.

• Key Facts
• Career prospects
• Programme Details
• Admission Requirements and Selection Procedure
• Fees and Bursaries

Key Facts

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Career prospects

A successful International Business Management degree provides an excellent springboard for a career in companies and organisations active in an international environment. Graduates can expect to be applying for position in Marketing or Finance and Accounting.

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Programme Details

The International Business Management programme combines classic business administration skills with international and intercultural content. This international focus is similarly evident in the language of instruction, with all lectures and seminars held in English throughout the entire programme. In addition, students have a second language elective running parallel to the economics and business modules. The language elective (French, Spanish, Russian or Chinese) comprises 24 teaching hours per semester (SWS) and aims to help students reach the level of independent users by the end of the programme.

Part One lasts three semesters. Students are taught in internationally-mixed groups at the Berlin School of Economics (FHW Berlin) where they not only learn the fundamentals of business administration but also the principles underlying other disciplines such as macro-economics, law and the social sciences. In Part Two, the focus on business strategy and the specialised area offers a solid preparation for working in an international company or organisation. During this phase, students also select either the Marketing or Finance and Accounting streams.

The elective language skills continue to be further honed and expanded. During the 5th and 6th semesters, students attend one of the Berlin School of Economics (FHW Berlin) partner universities, a choice of over 60 partners worldwide. Afterwards, they have a supervised work practice semester in an internationally-oriented company based either in Germany or abroad. The eighth and final semester is for preparing the dissertation at the Berlin School of Economics (FHW Berlin).

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Admission Requirements and Selection Procedure

Admission Requirements

• Academic qualifications meeting the general requirements for admission to a University or University of Applied Sciences, or professional qualifications allowing University admission as specified in §11 of the Law on Institutions of Higher Education in the State of Berlin (Berliner Hochschulgesetz ‑ BerlHG)
• Excellent English skills
• Basic skills in a second language (French, Spanish, Russian or Chinese); foreign applicants need to provide evidence of good German language skills

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Fees and Bursaries

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