Master in International Business (MIB) HTW Berlin University of Applied Sciences

HTW Berlin, the largest university of applied sciences in Berlin, offers an 18-month full-time Master's degree in International Business (MIB). The MIB, which is taught entirely in English, prepares its students for a career in a fast-changing multinational environment. The programme provides a critical understanding of contemporary concepts in business and economics. Supplementing this theoretical approach is a clear focus on the practical issues of international management.
The programme has the following goals:

• To prepare students for a range of challenging positions in various areas of international management or research. All training has been developed with a focus on the demands of globalisation and European integration.
• In addition to courses related to international business, the programme includes a number of supplementary modules. Students also receive training in problem-solving methodologies that are required in an international context.
• To promote an understanding of different cultures and to refine skills needed for successful international communication.

An overview of the content of the programme can be found here:
https://international-business.htw-berlin.de/master/for-applicants/.

The programme comprises three semesters. The first two semesters offer twelve different course modules (compulsory and elective). In the third semester, students take part in the Master's thesis seminar and write their Master's thesis.

Mandatory modules are organised in a way that they do not overlap, therefore supporting students in a timely completion of the programme.

Because of the short duration of the programme, no internships are included.

For all applicants who obtained their first academic degree in Germany and/or are nationals of an EU or EEA country: 15 May – 15 June

For all applicants who obtained their first academic degree outside Germany and are not nationals of an EU or EEA country: 1 May – 15 June

The International Business Master's programme follows consecutively from the International Business Bachelor's programme of the HTW Berlin.

Successful applicants for the Master's programme must:
a) have successfully completed a first academic degree programme with 210 credits (ECTS)

and

b) have completed either an International Business Bachelor's degree or German "Diplom" degree in a related subject whose content is comparable with completion of three of the four following modules from the International Business Bachelor's programme of the HTW Berlin:

• Corporate/Business Finance
• Financial Accounting
• Business Mathematics/Statistics
• Economics

c) provide evidence of "advanced knowledge of English" at the C1 level

The selection committee will determine comparability for points b) and c).

Please familiarise yourself with our criteria: https://international-business.htw-berlin.de/master/programme-regulations-modules/.

As the HTW is a public German university, no tuition fee is applied.

However, a semester fee needs to be paid, which includes a ticket to public transportation in Berlin:
https://www.htw-berlin.de/en/studies/organising-your-studies/semester-fee/

Currently the fee is around 290 EUR per semester.

Cost of living varies greatly by accommodation.

International students are permitted to work 120 full days or 240 half days per year on a student visa.

During the semester (April to July and October to February), we would advise you to concentrate on your studies as the programme is very intensive and will take up most of your time. It is designed for students studying full-time.

In the semester holidays (August, September and March), there are normally no lectures or seminars, and you may wish to work during these periods.

Currently, the job market in Berlin offers jobs for students who do not speak German.

The HTW Berlin offers a career advisory service: https://www.htw-berlin.de/en/organisational-units/central-offices/centre-for-student-advisory-career-services/career-services.

Student residences in Berlin are not administered by the universities but by an independent organisation – the "Studentenwerk Berlin".
https://www.stw.berlin/en/housing/

It is recommended to start looking for housing as early as possible, also via popular German housing portals.