Business Consulting Master (BCM) Furtwangen University

The programme offers prospective students the ability to learn cutting edge management and consulting skills and to explore careers in global companies. This programme is the ideal preparation for a career in SAP consulting, business process consulting, strategic consulting, and other similar fields.

Students learn to analyse the structure and the business processes of organisations, to develop innovative future concepts, to select and implement appropriate standard software, and to tailor it to the newly proposed organisational structure.

We provide a world-class learning environment through interactive teaching methods including lectures, case studies, and project work.

Below are a few of the career paths open to you as a future BCM graduate:

• SAP Consultant
• Business Process Consultant
• Supply Chain Management Consultant
• Business Intelligence Consultant
• Business Analyst
• Software Engineer
• Financial Adviser

Lectures, projects, seminars and labs

The Business Consulting Programme is structured in the format below (classes can be similar or can be different or also changing in the order).

First Semester (30 credits)

• Advanced Accounting and Controlling
• Advanced Supply Chain Management
• Managing Consulting Companies
• Consulting Methods and Techniques
• Business Process Management
• Elective 1 (minimum one, you can take more)

Second Semester (30 credits)

• Business Strategy
• Systems Engineering
• Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence
• E-Business Technologies
• Process-Oriented Standard Software (SAP)
• Elective 2 (minimum one, you can take more)

Third Semester (30 credits)

• Thesis

Regarding the elective courses, please have a look at our website to see which elective courses are currently available in our BCM Master's programme (under programme content and structure).

Business Consulting Master: structuring and advising well

Internships are not mandatory, but some students wish to do them in order to get work experience in Germany.

We have a long application period starting mid of May and ending on 15 October each year.

Until 15 October we need to receive your online application PLUS your offline application (to be sent via snail mail only).

• Undergraduate degree/BSc in Business Economics, Information Technology, Engineering, Social Sciences or similar
• Minimum of one year of relevant professional experience AFTER graduation (full-time work experience)
• Official language certificate from IELTS required that is valid when the BCM programme starts in March

The semester administration fee (176 EUR) for the first semester is already included in the payment of 4,676 EUR for the whole three-semester Master's programme.

The complete sum needs to be paid in one sum directly after being admitted. Payments semester-wise is not possible.

992 EUR per month (with reference to German BAföG)
Rent for accommodation is included in the cost of living.

With a student visa you are allowed to work 120 full days or 240 half days per year alongside your studies.

Job fairs are offered regularly at the university.

Students have several options:

1. Students halls of residence from "Studierendenwerk": https://www.swfr.de/en/wohnen/wohnheime/wohnheime-in-furtwangen

2. https://ghb.hs-furtwangen.de/index/about

3. Private accommodation (available on the private market via websites such as http://www.wg-gesucht.de)

University website: http://www.hs-furtwangen.de

For information on the Faculty of Computer Science & Applications, please have a look here: https://www.hs-furtwangen.de/en/programmes/business-consulting-master/

Regarding the required and mandatory German Embassy-certified documents you need to send to us via snail mail after having completed the online application in MIO, please have a look at our website and the provided information: https://www.hs-furtwangen.de/en/studying-future/programmes/business-consulting-master/apply-now-for-bcm.

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