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Planning for a career in international management? Then this master's programme is a big step towards your goal. You will acquire the necessary skill set of technical, methodological and intercultural competences to set out into the global market.
With the 60 ECTS credit master's in German or English, you can complete your master's degree in just one year. Or you can deep-dive into the subject in our 120 ECTS credit programme in either German or English.
M.A., 120, 60 ECTS credits
Language: de, en
Full-time or part-time, 100% flexible
Start today with Comfort Start – or start any time on your preferred date
36, 48, 72 months, depending on model Extension possible free of charge
Study programme independent of time & place, no mandatory attendance, innovative study tools available on online-campus, AI study assistant Syntea, exams online or at nearest examination centre
Starting at 286€/month, depending on model
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Apply now and start today – or choose your starting date flexibly. You can then test IU for 1 month free of charge. Fees only apply if you decide to continue.
The online master's proigramme in International Management is available as a 60 ECTS or 120 ECTS programme in German or English language.
Your master’s in International Management is as practice-oriented as possible. In the 60 ECTS programme, you choose one of 15 electives such as “New Work”, “Customer Journey” or “Strategisches Marketing und Branding”. In the 120 ECTS programme, you choose two of 16 electives. Your options include “E-Commerce”, “Projektmanagement” and “Business Intelligence”.
| Module | ECTS credits |
|---|---|
| Elective A | |
| Accounting | 10 |
| Advanced Robotics 4.0 | 10 |
| Artificial Intelligence | 10 |
| Big Data | 10 |
| Consumer Behaviour and Research | 10 |
| Corporate Finance and Investment | 10 |
| Data Science and Analytics | 10 |
| Governance, IT Services and Architecture Management | 10 |
| IT Project and Architecture Management | 10 |
| Manufacturing Methods Industry 4.0 and Internet of Things | 10 |
| Product Development and Design Thinking | 10 |
| Sales, Pricing and Brand Management | 10 |
| Salesforce Consultant Specialization | 10 |
| Salesforce Developer Specialization | 10 |
| Supply Chain and Sourcing Management | 10 |
| Health Systems and Policy | 10 |
| Economics of Health | 10 |
| Applied Data Modeling and Reporting | 10 |
| Business Analyst | 10 |
| Oxford Certificate Program: Business and Management | 5 |
| Oxford Certificate Program: Technology | 5 |
| Oxford Certificate Program: Sustainable Systems and Data | 5 |
| Elective B | |
| Accounting | 10 |
| Advanced Robotics 4.0 | 10 |
| Artificial Intelligence | 10 |
| Big Data | 10 |
| Consumer Behaviour and Research | 10 |
| Corporate Finance and Investment | 10 |
| Data Science and Analytics | 10 |
| Governance, IT Services and Architecture Management | 10 |
| IT Project and Architecture Management | 10 |
| Manufacturing Methods Industry 4.0 and Internet of Things | 10 |
| Product Development and Design Thinking | 10 |
| Sales, Pricing and Brand Management | 10 |
| Sales, Pricing and Brand Management | 10 |
| Salesforce Developer Specialization | 10 |
| Supply Chain and Sourcing Management | 10 |
| Economics of Health | 10 |
| Applied Data Modeling and Reporting | 10 |
| Health Systems and Policy | 10 |
| Business Analyst | 10 |
| Oxford Certificate Program: Business and Management | 5 |
| Oxford Certificate Program: Technology | 5 |
| Oxford Certificate Program: Sustainable Systems and Data | 5 |
| Module | ECTS credits |
|---|---|
| Elective A | |
| Accounting | 10 |
| Advanced Robotics 4.0 | 10 |
| Artificial Intelligence | 10 |
| Big Data | 10 |
| Consumer Behaviour and Research | 10 |
| Corporate Finance and Investment | 10 |
| Data Science and Analytics | 10 |
| Governance, IT Services and Architecture Management | 10 |
| IT Project and Architecture Management | 10 |
| Manufacturing Methods Industry 4.0 and Internet of Things | 10 |
| Product Development and Design Thinking | 10 |
| Sales, Pricing and Brand Management | 10 |
| Salesforce Consultant Specialization | 10 |
| Supply Chain and Sourcing Management | 10 |
| Health Systems and Policy | 10 |
| Business Analyst | 10 |
| Oxford Certificate Program: Business and Management | 5 |
| Oxford Certificate Program: Technology | 5 |
| Oxford Certificate Program: Sustainable Systems and Data | 5 |
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