Bachelor's in Management and Technology (BSc) Technical University of Munich

Many companies today are looking for managers with a background in engineering or natural sciences. They need passionate individuals who combine entrepreneurial skills and a detailed knowledge of business with a solid understanding of innovation and technology. Our Bachelor's programme in Management & Technology gives you the interdisciplinary focus you need, putting you at a distinct advantage when it comes to shaping your career.

The programme combines courses in management (70% of your studies) with options in engineering or natural sciences (30%). We also leave you plenty of room for specialisation and pursuing the areas that interest you the most. Our teaching draws on the latest research and state-of-the-art industrial practice. As well as lectures, we run regular tutorials and small-group seminars. Practical experience is ensured through project studies.

Throughout the course of your studies, we will prepare you for your career in the fields of management or technology by imparting a fundamental understanding of business issues and a basic understanding of technologies and innovations.

When you are nearing graduation, our Career Service Centre will be at your disposal to help you launch your professional career. We have strong connections to many leading companies.

Structure:

• Basics in Economics, Law, Management, Mathematics and Natural Sciences
• Specialisation in Technology
• Electives in Management and/or Technology
• Communication Skills
• Project Studies focusing on practical or research issues
• Bachelor's thesis

In their first four semesters, students will acquire basic knowledge in management, economics, law, and mathematics and natural sciences. Starting in the second semester, students will gain insight into their chosen specialisation in technology. Practical experience is ensured through project studies in the fourth or fifth semester. In the upper semesters, students will have the opportunity to deepen their knowledge or specialise in their desired areas of management or technology by choosing electives. They will also improve their communication skills and be able to go abroad in order to gain practical international experience. During the fifth and sixth semesters, our students have the opportunity to complete a semester abroad at one of our partner universities. The programme will be completed with a written Bachelor's thesis in the sixth semester.

In the area of management, you can choose electives in the fields of:

• Innovation & Entrepreneurship
• Marketing, Strategy & Leadership
• Operations & Technology
• Finance & Accounting
• Economics & Policy

You can do your specialisations in the field of technology in:

• Chemistry
• Electrical & Information Technology
• Informatics
• Mechanical Engineering
• Computer Engineering (100% English)
• Medicine (limited number of participants)

The project studies module consists of active involvement in a research or practical project connected to the content of the degree programme, carried out by a student team usually in collaboration with a company and an academic chair of TUM School of Management. It is not intended to be a mandatory internship.

Internships are optional. While we cannot directly arrange an internship for you, we provide a wide range of support services, e.g. job board, workshop with corporate partners, career events, etc.

To qualify for the Bachelor's programme in Management & Technology, applicants need to provide:

1. "Abitur" (university entrance qualification) or equivalent
2. Letter of motivation – maximum two A4 pages
3. Successful completion of the assessment procedure
4. Proficiency in either English or German

We will assess your application with regards to your final "Abitur" grade or final GPA and your four individual mid-year grades ("Halbjahresnoten") in German or English, mathematics, and an advanced natural science.

If we cannot assess your individual grades in the above-mentioned subjects, we will base our assessment on the available grades of your university entrance qualification with an adjusted factor.

Additionally, all applicants (with a German Abitur or an international university entrance qualification) could gain up to four points for evidence of specific extracurricular qualifications or additional qualifications relevant to the study programme.

The result of stage one leads to a direct admission, an admission test (stage two) or a rejection.

Please find more information to the application process here.

All international applicants with international university entrance qualifications (e.g. secondary level education qualifications) must also apply via uni-assist. Please apply online via TUMonline starting 15 May.

All students are required to pay the student union fees for each semester they are enrolled. For details and further information on fees and financial aid, please find more information here.

In order to cover personal expenses while studying in Munich, we recommend that students budget approximately 1,200 EUR per month for accommodation, living, health insurance, books, and miscellaneous expenses. Check our website for information on living in Munich.

Students may find some interesting job offers especially for TUM School of Management students on the website of the TUM SOM Student Council.

Please refer to the following page for more details: https://www.tum.de/en/studies/during-your-studies/living-and-working/jobs-and-internships.

Information on funding and financial aid can be found on our website.

Many international students can have their fees waived or receive scholarships to finance them. You can find all information on waivers and scholarships here.

TUM School of Management wants all of its students to enjoy a successful and fulfilling career, which starts from the first semester onwards.
We offer a range of support services to help students along this path, for example:

• an online job board, which provides details of current openings at companies - full-time jobs as well as internships, working student jobs, project studies, student assistant jobs at the faculty/school or other part-time jobs (known of as "minijobs" in Germany),
• frequent career events with TUM School of Management's corporate partner companies, during which students can get in touch with Germany's leading employers,
• workshops with corporate partners that may provide useful hints and advice on applying for jobs in Germany.

The TUM Alumni & Career also organises 80+ workshops & online seminars on application, career entry & career planning.

It’s not easy to find a place to live in Munich – but it’s not impossible either! The Technical University of Munich (TUM) supports students and staff in their search for accommodation by providing personal advice, housing listings, and useful information to ensure that they can quickly find a place to call their own. Please find more information here.

The Student Union offers almost 11,000 rooms and apartments for students in Munich, Freising, and Rosenheim residences.

TUM School of Management is part of the Technical University Munich (TUM). TUM is one of Europe’s leading research universities, with around 600 professors, 50,000 students, and 11,000 academic and non-academic staff. The focus areas of TUM are engineering sciences, natural sciences, life sciences and medicine, combined with social sciences and economics.

TUM was one of the first universities in Germany to be awarded the title “University of Excellence”. It is represented worldwide with the TUM Asia campus in Singapore as well as offices in Beijing, Brussels, Cairo, Mumbai, San Francisco, and São Paulo.

TUM School of Management, firmly rooted within the TUM’s technological and entrepreneurial ecosystem, places a unique focus on the interface between management, engineering and the natural and life sciences. The school’s goal is to bridge the traditional gap between the fields of management and technology and sees its role in educating the leaders and decision-makers of tomorrow. Like TUM, it is committed to excellence. Since its foundation two decades ago, it has been consistently ranked as one of the top business schools in Germany and beyond.

TUM School of Management belongs to the top one percent of business schools worldwide that hold Triple Crown accreditation by the Association of MBAs (AMBA), the European Foundation for Management Development (EQUIS) and the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). Triple Crown accreditation is internationally recognised as a seal of quality for business schools.

Multiple locations, more possibilities

TUM School of Management operates in five distinct locations, each of them carefully chosen for the possibilities that they offer to interact with other disciplines and the corporate world.

Besides our original Munich and Weihenstephan campuses, we also offer research and teaching in Heilbronn, Straubing, and Garching. At each of these sites, we cooperate with regional actors, pooling our strengths to offer world-class conditions for study, research and entrepreneurship.