Master's in Strategy and Digital Business (MSc) ESCP Berlin Campus

Emerging technologies are changing how companies operate and creating new roles that require you to think strategically, innovate boldly, and lead effectively. Designed to meet the needs of business and industry, this Master of Science programme prepares you to tackle complexity and thrive in a dynamic landscape. 

Over two years, you’ll spend most of your time in Berlin, Germany's startup capital, with one semester at the ESCP Paris Campus, connecting with corporate innovators in one of Europe's leading business centres. The programme includes a one-week seminar in Singapore, offering insights into this Asian innovation and tech ecosystem.

The Academics

This curriculum goes beyond learning strategy—it’s about understanding digital business creation and transformation, stimulating entrepreneurial thinking, and leading through complex challenges.

Taught entirely in English, the programme includes foreign language courses and comprehensive career services to launch your global career.

Benefit from courses such as

• Managing innovation
• Foundations of entrepreneurship
• Green and AI transformation
• Coding
• Problem solving and communication

Click here to learn more about the curriculum.

Hands-On Learning

Immediately put theory into practice with the following opportunities:

• Company Consultancy Project (CCP): Work directly with companies to find solutions to their real-world challenges.
• Mandatory internship to be completed anywhere in the world
• One-week study seminar in Singapore to learn about the country’s innovation and tech ecosystem

From May to July of the second year, students must complete an in-company internship of at least three months. The internship is an opportunity for practical application of the theoretical concepts learned from courses, with an eye to establishing a career.

• A Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 180 ECTS from a state-accredited institution of higher education
• A university background preferably in economics is required as well as interest in strategy and entrepreneurship. Students from a non-business/non-economics background are required to participate in a preparatory course prior to the start of the programme. This course includes the fields accounting, marketing, finance, economics and controlling.
• Fluency in English (details below)
• zero to two years of full-time, postgraduate work experience

Service fees: 1,650 EUR per year

Please click here to check the costs of living in Berlin and Paris.

Every year, ESCP Berlin awards scholarships to exceptional candidates. Please visit our website for timelines and more details.

Over the two years of the programme, ESCP's Career Service helps students identify a professional path that aligns with their desired goals and values. Located on each of the six campuses, the Career Service team provides students with the advice, data, and tools to connect them to employment opportunities, and ultimately fulfilling careers.

Through our Career Service team, students benefit from:

• Individual coaching and career workshops, personality and logic tests to identify strengths and motivations
• On-campus job fairs attracting over 130 companies throughout the year
• Boot camps led by ESCP alumni on how to be recruited by leading companies
• Internship & job platform with 30,000 opportunities a year
• Company presentations, seminars, round-tables, and interviews with recruiters