International Business and Leadership (MA) SRH University

Locations: Dresden and Heidelberg

Our International Business and Leadership Master's programme will enable you to start your career in multinational companies or to build up your own business. Study in our Management and Leadership programme and experience international exchange in various ways, including cultural diversity in class, a curriculum with a purely international focus, and a semester abroad at one of our partner universities.

The duration of the Master's degree programme is 24 months. The degree programme is divided into five-week blocks. There is an exam for each module in the fifth week. This ensures that competencies are acquired in a focused way. There are no semesters or trimesters (terms) as such. The programme contents are conveyed by means of case studies or project-based applications and include an integrated study abroad period.

Courses in the first academic year include the following:

• Strategy
• Marketing and Sales Management
• Economics of globalisation
• Current Topic
• Leadership
• Business Research Methods
• Accounting
• Financial Management: Controlling and Corporate Finance
• Entrepreneurship

In the second year, students study abroad and write their Master's theses.

The small student groups (maximum 25 students), the mentoring system, and the open-door policy as well as the renowned, experienced teaching staff guarantee special and very individual study conditions and attention.

The programme can also be studies with a duration of three semesters.

Participants can spend the third semester doing an internship in Germany or abroad.

Requirements for the variant with 120 ECTS / duration of two years:

• Bachelor's certificate and full transcript:
  • three-year degree in business/management or
  • three-year degree in another area plus minimum six months of relevant work experience in business/management 

Requirements for the variant with 90 ECTS / duration of one and a half years:

• Bachelor's certificate and full transcript:
  • four-year degree in business/management or
  • four-year degree in another area plus minimum of one year of relevant work experience in business/management

We also require the following for both options:

• Proof of English language proficiency
• Curriculum Vitae
• Letter of motivation
• Copy of your identity card or passport

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Working as a non-EU citizen: In possession of a valid German residence permit for study purposes, you are allowed to work for up to 120 full days (full day = eight hours per day) or 240 half days (half day = four hours) during the calendar year. However, freelance work is not permitted. Internships that are mandatory for the successful completion of your studies at SRH do not count towards the above-named 120 full days.

Employment that is considered “student part-time work” ("studentische Nebentätigkeit", e.g. employment as a student worker at a university or in a university-related organisation or "Werkstudent" activities at companies that are related to your studies) can be done without any time restrictions.

There is a special scholarship available. The "Deutschlandstipendium" is a special scholarship programme supported by the German government and private companies. Find other scholarships that are relevant to your application here.

We offer individual career counselling services in our Career Development Centre. Here you will find courses on how to prepare for job applications and interviews, covering techniques such as body language and voice training, as well as continued education offerings such as our business skills certificate. In addition, you can access job listings on the university website.