International Marketing Management

Degree

Master of Arts (M.A.)

Type of study

Full-time study

Standard period of study

3 semesters without internship, 4 semesters with internship

Commencement of studies

Winter semester (1 Oct)

Credits (ECTS)

Language of instruction

English

Department / Central Institute

Department of Business and Economics

Degree programme

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You want to apply for an an English-language Master's programme at the HWR Berlin? Then be welcome to our online event.

4:00-5:30 p.m.: HWR Berlin Master's programmes – Information for international students

Would you like to know what explains the success of tomorrow’s internationally-convincing brands and companies, how to discover new trends and derive successful concepts from them? Perhaps you are asking yourself how to implement a strategic and operative marketing concept in order to position and establish a product or service on the international market?
The degree programme International Marketing Management provides answers to these and other questions; you will learn just how companies and customers are integrated in a complex environment and how workable solutions and ideas spring from an understanding of this ecosystem.

The Master’s degree programme is aimed at holders of a first degree (Bachelor’s or Diplom) from both Germany and abroad; a readiness to study in an international environment is also assumed. The intercultural orienta- tion of the degree programme and the interactive teaching modules held in English provide optimal preparation for a career in international marketing management.

Selected students can participate in a triple degree programme with the ESC Rennes in France.

Professional field

Graduates of this programme are qualified to perform cross-sector specialist and management tasks in nationally and internationally-active companies. The degree also provides access to the higher levels of German public administration.

Degree structure

The degree programme consists of a foundation course taught in the first semester and a specialist stage in the second semester. Teaching will focus on working with case studies to practice the application of theoretical knowledge in a practical setting. The third semester is intended for the Master’s thesis and the final examination.
Students who have gained less than 210 ECTS in their first degree must acquire the missing credits by completing an internship.

Course contents

In addition to a comprehensive Business Administration training, the degree teaches analysis, problem-solving and implementation skills. The interactive nature of all the individual modules taught in English enables students to hone their language skills and prepare for a career in an international context.

Study plan

Admission requirements

Bachelor's or equivalent degree Business Studies,
at least 210 credit points. Applicants with 180 credits will be required to obtain the additional 30 credits by completing a placement in the third semester (the programme will then last four semesters),
English language skills on a high B2 level proved by a standardised test, e.g. TOEFL (iBT minimum score 83), IELTS (minimum score 6.0), TOEIC Four Skills (minimum score 1200), PTE Academic (minimum score 67), Cambridge English Scale (minimum score 170), Oxford Test of English (minimum score 126), UNIcert II
If you have studied in the higher education system a minimum of two semesters entirely in English, this can be accepted as equivalent (please provide proof with your application). You do not need to provide further English certificates if you hold a GMAT.
Letter of motivation and Curriculum Vitae in English,
evidence specifically of having completed undergraduate modules in Marketing totalling at least 15 ECTS (European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System),
GMAT with a score of 600 or above (mandatory only for applicants who made their first degree in a country which is not member of the EU / EEA).

Application procedure and deadlines

Applicants with a degree from a German university:
15.04.-15.06.
Please, apply through our platform (which for technical reasons is only available in German)

Applicants with a degree from an university abroad:
15.03.-15.05.
Students with a Non-German Bachelor degree apply at uni-assist e. V.

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