Become a leader in the international economy with your master’s programme in Business Administration.
Language: English, German.
Do you want to use your Business expertise to make a successful career on the international stage? Then take your knowledge to the next level with the Master of Business Administration and get ready for challenging tasks at the middle or upper management level. Become a sought-after manager across all industries, sharpen your intercultural Know-how and expand your Business Administration knowledge with Management-relevant competences. Always with the aim of being able to interpret economic trends, develop successful corporate strategies and realise new business ideas without any problems in the future.
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After completion of your master studies in Business Administration, you’ll have access to challenging jobs in middle to upper-level management:
As a business development manager, you must have a feel for changes and trends in times of transformation. You analyse new trends and markets and develop new products and business ideas on this basis. You bring in-depth knowledge of finance, economics, and law to the table.
As a consultant, you advise different companies. The subject of the consulting might be, for example, general management of the company, internationalisation of projects, or how to deal with a change process. You must adapt your basic consulting concept to the expectations and tasks of your respective customers, without neglecting the goals of your employer, the consulting company.
As a brand manager it is your job to strategically develop, position, and coordinate a company’s image or brand so that it has high recognition value and stands out from other companies in the competition. Your job includes cross-product strategy planning using effective external communication. As a brand manager, you will design innovative, cross-channel media campaigns that will be implemented, analysed, and optimised nationally and internationally.
Flexible, versatile, practical: you can complete your Master of Business Administration (MBA) 100% online as an IU distance learning programme and remain independent at all times. Early bird or night owl? No matter which learning type you are, your IU study programme is tailored to your individual needs. Thanks to the innovative learning app IU Learn and the online campus myCampus, you can study independently around the clock. In addition, you have a unique mix of digital tools, virtual live formats and an interactive online community at your disposal. So that you always stay on the move and can incorporate your Master's degree into your everyday life regardless of location.
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You study completely on your own terms. Get the perfect blend of innovative study tools, interactive study formats via video chat (live or on demand) and personal support.
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Study 100% in English at IU’s campus in Cologne and learn through career-oriented, face-to-face teaching by experienced professors with strong industry backgrounds. Develop the skills you need for tomorrow’s careers.
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Do you want maximum freedom and 100% flexibility in your studies ? You can either complete your Master of Business Administration (MBA) completely online and thus independent of location and take part in a variety of virtual courses.
Whatever your personal everyday life and professional goals may be, your Master's degree programme is entirely up to you. Accordingly, you can complete it either full-time or part-time. These offer you different durations of 12, 18, 24 and 36 months, but are completely identical in terms of content. The tuition fees also vary so that you can easily finance your Master's programme. And if you need more time than planned, you can simply switch to another time model - free of charge, of course.
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If you want to take both your professional career and your expertise to an international level, you might be better off studying for an MBA. In contrast to the classic Master's programme, the focus here is even more on teaching Business Management and Leadership skills. In this way, you can acquire special Know-How and deepen your existing specialised knowledge in a targeted way, regardless of the industry. Theoretically and practically, the IU Master's programme makes you an internationally sought-after specialist in your chosen field of Business. At the same time, you will benefit from excellent salary and career prospects.
You can complete your MBA degree in International Marketing at IU International University of Applied Sciences either full or part-time and entirely in English or German. First and foremost, you will learn the basics of Business Administration and specialist knowledge in the areas of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, International Marketing and Financial Management or Change Management. In addition, you can acquire individual methodological skills and train your analytical and scientific thinking. You can also specialise in selected areas such as Success-Oriented Controlling or Strategic Marketing and Branding. A special feature in this context is the MBA specialisation in Digital Insurance, which is implemented at the IU International University of Applied Sciences in cooperation with the German Insurance Academy (DVA).
After successfully completing your Master of Business Administration programme, you will have access to challenging jobs in middle to senior management. Because experts with sound knowledge in the fields of Finance, Economics and Law are sought after everywhere, regardless of the industry. Your career opportunities look correspondingly good. Be it as a Business Development Manager for the development of new products and business ideas. Or as a Consultant for general management consulting for companies or as a Senior Brand Manager to strategically develop, position and coordinate the image of a company on a national and international level.
