MBA International Business Westsächsische Hochschule Zwickau - University of Applied Sciences Zwickau

Module One — "Corporate Social Responsibility": sustainable management (economising); economic, ecological and social sustainability; corporate governance; philosophy, institutions, regulations and codes, transparency, audit, evaluation and sanction; social responsibility of companies, industrial labour relations; corporate responsibility and sustainability, corporate responsibility and governance, corporate citizenship

Module Two — "Strategic Management": strategic competence management (terminology, basic approaches, patterns of argumentation); strategic management of competences between stringent theory and eclecticism; competence levels and their significance (individual and organisational levels); methods to identify, develop and use competences on different levels (process-related point of view)

Module Three — "Leadership": employee motivation, leadership, teamwork; communication, negotiation and conflict management; self-management, creativity, planning skills, time and stress management; presentation techniques, moderation and rhetorical skills

Module Four — "Operations Management": operations strategies, operations management and design; quality management

Module Five — "Accounting/Controlling": globalisation and international accounting; accounting instruments and principles; terms of controlling, aims and functions of international controlling

Module Six — "Intercultural Management": intra- and intercultural communication; communication in transnational companies, intercultural conflict management; development of intercultural capacities, individualism and collectivism, selected cultures; negotiating in intercultural contexts; negotiating with business partners; contacting public authorities

Module Seven — "Finance": global capital markets, international finance systems and markets; international finance management, innovative financing instruments, operative finance management; financial engineering, investment financing, portfolio investments; export risk management, political risk hedging, foreign trade financing, foreign exchange-rate risks, hedging other economic risks

Module Eight — "Business Information": data, information and knowledge, information and communication systems of enterprises; enterprise modelling; standard business software systems, ERP, SCM, CRM, OLAP

Module Nine — "International Marketing": market analysis, customer behaviour and market research, market segmentation; implementation and controlling of marketing activities, marketing and strategic overall planning, planning, implementation and controlling of marketing strategies, design of marketing structures and processes; marketing mix in multinational contexts; product, communication, distribution and contracting policy

First semester

Module one — "Corporate Social Responsibility", Module two — "Strategic Management", Module three — "Leadership", Module four — "Operations Management"

Second semester

Module five — "Accounting/Controlling", Module six — "Intercultural Management", Module seven — "Finance", Module eight — "Business Information"

Third semester

Module nine — "International Marketing", Module 10 — "Module abroad" (USA or Eastern Europe)

Fourth semester

Module 11 — "Thesis Coaching", Module 12 — "Master's thesis"

Kettering University Flint / Michigan, USA
Alexander Dubček University of Trenčín, Slovakia

Bachelor's degree 
Qualified professional experience (experience of minimum one year is desired)

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In-house university career service programmes will offer you the opportunity to find a way of earning some money. In addition, an employee of the Zwickau Job Centre will regularly inform you via e-mail about part-time and temporary jobs in a wide range of fields.

The Graduate and Company Contact Fair (ZWIK) takes place once a year in the Zwickau Civic Hall (Stadthalle). It offers students information about internships, dissertations, work-study jobs, vocational training, and student jobs. A visit to ZWIK will enable you to make contact with the company of your choice. https://www.wikway.de/zwik

We offer career advisory service and career fairs (ZWIK).

Check out our student dorms here: https://www.swcz.de/en/student-housing/our-halls-of-residence/