DURATION
3 Semesters
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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TUITION FEES
EUR 9,600
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
Introduction
Seize the opportunity to master essential strategic competencies that enable savvy and sustainable decision-making in order to create long-term business value. In a highly interactive and international environment, you will learn about classical and innovative strategy methods, such as Porter’s 5 forces, scenario development, and the futures wheel. Additionally, you will contribute to creating psychological safety in the course as it enables an open, respectful, creative, and effective learning environment. The ESB MBA in Business Strategy will help you elevate your strategic thinking skills and make your ideas actionable through critical and data-based analysis, persuasive communication, and by excelling teamwork.
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Ideal Students
Graduates in all disciplines can be enrolled if they have at least two years of professional experience after completion of their bachelor's degree. Graduates in engineering, natural sciences, or the humanities will achieve graduate qualifications to enhance their career opportunities.
Admissions
Curriculum
ECTS: 90
Four of ten specializations
Core Modules: Semester 1/ winter semester (October to February)
- Business in Numbers: Accounting and Finance
- Managing Demand and Supply
- Strategizing the Future
- Managing People and Culture
- Legal Frameworks of Management
- German 1 / Business Language 1
- German 2 / Business Language 2
- Business Research Methods
- Company Placement & Project Report
- Master´s Thesis
Electives: Semester 2/ summer semester (March to July)
- Lean Enterprise Management
- Negotiating across Borders
- International Sales Management
- Data-Driven Marketing
- Leveraging Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) as Organizational Drivers
- Data Analytics and Decision Making
- Sustainability Dynamics
- Organizational and Business Transformation
- Business Models for a Circular Economy
- Strategy Creation and Execution
IN-Company Project: Summer break/ semester 3/ winter semester (August to November)
Compulsory Module
- Strategy and Enterprising
- Managing Demand and Supply
- Economic and Legal Governance
- Accounting and Finance
- Organizational Behavior
Elective
- International Technology Management
- International Marketing and Sales
- International Strategy and Corporate Development
- Four of ten specializations
Master's Thesis: Semester 3/ winter semester (November to February)