German-French Management University of Augsburg
- Degree
- Master of Science
- Standard period of study (amount)
- 4 semesters
- Location
- Augsburg
Overview and admission
Study Type
graduate
Admission semester
Winter Semester only
Area of study
International Business Administration
Focus
Finance, Accounting, Controlling, and Taxation, Business Analytics & Operations, Strategy, Marketing & Management, Economics
Target group
Bachelor's students/graduates in business administration or economics or similar courses (at least 60 ECTS in the field of economics) with proficiency in French and/or German (at least level B2 according to CEFR)
Annotation
Further information on application process: https://www.uni-augsburg.de/de/fakultaet/wiwi/studienangebot/deutsch-franzosisches-management-msc/bewerbung/
Application period: 1 March to 1 May each year
Application for a double Master’s degree with a completed Bachelor’s degree in Economic Sciences or similar courses with specialisation in Business Administration/Economics:
Admission to the DFM Master requires an initial (foreseeable) German or international degree in economic sciences or a comparable course (at least 60 ECTS in business administration/economics) as well as the necessary specialist language skills in German and/or French.
Double degree programmes:
The first year of the Master’s course is spent in Augsburg; the second year in Rennes (incl. Master thesis at a company in a francophone country). Students receive a separate Master’s certificate from both the University of Augsburg (Master of Science) and the University of Rennes (French Master 2).
Application documents:
School leaving certificate, Bachelor’s transcript in economic sciences with at least 60 ECTS in business administration/economics (if not yet completed – transcript of records with current average grade and current ECTS credit points), curriculum vitae in German and French, letter of motivation in German and French, proof of specialist French and/or German language skills at the B2 level (CEFR) or higher (e.g. DELF, DALF, certificate of the language centre of the current university).
Please see the DFM website for details: https://www.uni-augsburg.de/de/fakultaet/wiwi/studienangebot/deutsch-franzosisches-management-msc/
Admission modus
Selection procedure / qualifying examination
Area of study
Partner institution: Université Rennes in French Republic (International degree: Master of Science (Augsburg) /Master (Rennes) (MSc/Master))
Admission requirements
Specialist language skills in Business French (at least B2 level under CEFR) and at least 60 ECTS in Business Administration/Economics
Lecture period
- Winter semester 2026/2027: 12.10.2026 - 05.02.2027The lectures are cancelled during the semester: 24.12.2026 the 06.01.2027 (Christmas break)
- Summer semester 2027: 12.04.2027 - 16.07.2027The lectures are cancelled during the semester: 01.05.2026 (Labour Day) 14.05.2026 (Ascension Day) 25 May 2026 (Whit Monday) 26.05.2026 (Tuesday after Whitsun) 4 June 2026 (Corpus Christi)
Application deadlines
Winter semester (2026/2027)
Application Deadline for Aptitude Test
Until 01.05.2027
Degree course-specific deadlines and dates can be found on the Internet pages of the degree course.
Languages of instruction
Main language
German
Further languages
French
