Master of Business Administration Mainz University
- Degree
- Master of Business Administration
- Standard period of study (amount)
- 4 semesters
- Location
- Mainz
Overview and admission
Study Type
graduate
Admission semester
Summer Semester only
Area of study
Business Management, Organisation Management
Target group
The general aim of the Young Professional Master's degree is to enable participants to develop professionally and to take on management and leadership tasks in companies and public institutions of various sizes.
Furthermore, they are encouraged to make responsible decisions on a theoretically sound basis.
The structure of the course is explicitly designed for more than just the acquisition of skills and expertise.
Rather, it is about helping participants to develop individually, to make them willing and able to take responsibility and thus to gain ownership of their decisions.
Annotation
German and international applicants with German education apply directly to the Department
Application deadline: 28.02.
Admission requirements
A certificate of academic degree worth 210 ECTS credit points or a very similar degree from a university in Germany or abroad.
If a degree with at least 180 credit points but less than 210 credit points is proven, admission can be granted on the condition that the missing credit points are provided or recognised or credited in addition to the achievements listed in the module plan by the beginning of the second year of study.
Admission is also granted if the following requirements are met:
-a higher education entrance qualification is held and
- at least three years of subsequent, relevant professional experience is demonstrated and
- an aptitude test is passed,
-English language proficiency at level B2 is demonstrated
-an account of the candidate’s academic and professional background is provided.
- a selection interview is passed.
Lecture period
- Summer semester 2027: 12.04.2027 - 10.07.2027End of lectures in Medicine and Dentistry at 17.07.2027
- Winter semester 2027/2028: 18.10.2027 - 12.02.2028End of lectures in Medicine and Dentistry: 06.02.2027
Application deadlines
Summer semester (2027)
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
01.10.2026 - 31.01.2027
Further information on applying can be found at https://gsb.uni-mainz.de/bewerbung-mba/.Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
01.10.2026 - 31.01.2027
Applicants who gained their higher education entrance qualification abroad should have their certificates recognised early on via the Student Service (www.uni-mainz.de/incoming). The request for recognition should be submitted six to eight weeks before the respective application deadline, as the certificate of recognition must be enclosed with the application.Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
01.10.2026 - 31.01.2027
Applicants who gained their higher education entrance qualification abroad should have their certificates recognised early on via the Student Services (www.uni-mainz.de/incoming). The request for recognition should be submitted six to eight weeks before the respective application deadline, as the certificate of recognition must be enclosed with the application.Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
Until 04.12.2026 (Universitywide deadline)
IMPORTANT: Due to a change in the applicant and student administration system, the application periods for Master’s degree programmes for the 2027 summer semester will be postponed on a one-off basis.
Tuition fees
Languages of instruction
Main language
English