MBA in International Logistics & Trade
- Wismar, Germany
- Bangkok, Thailand
MBA
DURATION
4 semesters
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning
Key Summary
About: WINGS offers a flexible online Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Wismar University. It covers international logistics, supply chain management, trade finance, data analytics, and change management. The programme uses video lectures, live tutorials, a hybrid kick-off workshop, online exams, and bremenports input to develop practical skills in ports, shipping, and freight forwarding.
Career Outcomes: Graduates earn a recognized MBA and can move into senior logistics and trade roles. Key positions include Supply Chain Manager, Business Development Manager, Key Account Manager, Procurement Manager. Employers include ports, shipping companies, terminals and freight forwarders. It strengthens leadership, strategic and data skills.
WINGS is the distance learning provider by the state Wismar University of Applied Sciences: Technology, Business and Design. We bring the university’s practical educational programmes to you – flexible and worldwide.
Logistics is a highly complex field that demands welltrained managers. The industry seeks dynamic individuals who can actively drive and adapt to upcoming changes. With our MBA in International Logistics and Trade, you will gain the skills to identify global trends, translate them into successful corporate strategies, and lead transformation.
Study modules include global trade, society and the environment, international general & strategic management, international economics, trade finance, international supply chain management, data analytics and statistics in information systems, business processes and new business models, transition and change management.
The attendance seminars also offer you the opportunity to expand your skills and your personal network. bremenports provides practical relevance. As the infrastructure manager of the global ports of Bremen and Bremerhaven, bremenports brings its first-hand expertise into teaching.
„Together with WINGS, a renowned distance learning provider, we have designed the first internationally oriented part-time courses for the logistics industry.“
Robert Howe - Managing Director at bremenports
Your benefits
- German state university degree “Master of Business Administration (MBA)”
- Online programme for professionals
- In English & available worldwide
- Flexible 24/7
- Video lectures, live tutorials & study app
- Access to online libraries
- Professional business partner bremenports GmbH & Co. KG
- International team of lecturers
- Exclusive study groups and personal support
System Accreditation
- System-accredited: ZEvA e.V.
Study Concept
At WINGS, you can study according to your own schedule. Our study concept is designed to support this flexibility. With the myWINGS e-learning platform and study app, you have access to your studies anytime and anywhere. Here, you’ll find everything you need: your course materials and e-books, video lectures and live tutorials, all of which help you prepare effectively for your exams.
Examinations in online modules
Each module ends with an exam - usually written, but sometimes through assignments, presentations, or projects. Don't worry: We prepare you thoroughly with interactive lectures, tests, practice exams, and live tutorials.
Maximum flexibility: Take your exams online from home with WINGS supervision or on-site at one of our 16 exam locations in Germany and Austria.
Kick-off workshop (hybrid)
In the first semester, you'll join a 3-day in-person workshop in Europe to connect with fellow students and build a strong network. Personal connections are key to mastering online modules. Can't attend in person? No problem - the workshop is hybrid, so you can join live online.
The study modules and master’s thesis are evaluated according to international standards, awarding a total of 90 credits (ECTS). Our MBA programme includes 12 modules over 4 semesters.
Regular
1st Semester (24 Credits)
- Workshop: Systemic Thinking for a Changing World (6)
- International Economics (6)
- International General and Strategic Management (6)
- International Supply Chain Management (6)
2nd Semester (24 Credits)
- Data Analytics and Statistics in Information Systems (6)
- International Contract and Trade Law (6)
- Transition and Change Management (6)
- Port Organisation and Management (6)
3rd Semester (24 Credits)
- Academic Research and Writing (6)
- Trade Finance (6)
- Public Relations and Stakeholder Management (6)
- Green Shipping and Sustainable Logistics (6)
4th Semester (18 Credits)
- Master’s Thesis & Colloquium (18)
Total Credits: 90
For more information, please contact your course coordinator
Private Financing
Our distance learning course is designed to meet the needs of professionals. So you can complete the distance learning course alongside your job and maintain your financial leeway. The state supports your further education through individual tax relief. Depending on your personal income and your professional situation, you may be able to deduct the costs of your distance learning as tax-deductible income-related expenses or special expenses and thus be partially reimbursed for them. Please contact your tax advisor or your responsible tax office for sound advice.
Discount for Alumni
WINGS alumni receive a reduction of 10% on the semester and course fees for all online and distance learning courses, as well as continuing education courses.
Financing by the Employer
Many companies support further training of their employees by giving them a leave of absence or financial support. Within the framework of individual agreements, there is the possibility of integrating your qualification goal into the personnel development concept. Furthermore, for members of the Bundeswehr, funding by the BFD is possible.
Further financing and funding opportunities
You can learn more about this in our Financing guide for distance learning with the following contents:
- Save tax by distance learning (special expenses, advertising costs)
- Cross-border grants (BAföG, education premium, education loan, scholarships)
- Country-specific subsidies (education check, qualification check, further education check)
- Support for temporary soldiers
- Personal study counseling
Upon successful completion, you will be awarded the internationally recognised Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from Wismar University of Applied Sciences, Technology, Business and Design. This qualification will prepare you for the international market and position you for a senior management role. In today’s global economy, studying internationally offers excellent career prospects in one of the world’s largest industries.
Your future job
- Business Development Manager
- Supply Chain Manager
- Key Account Manager Logistics and Trade
- Category Manager
- Organisational Development Manager
- Manager of Strategic and International Affairs
- Project manager
- Procurement and Purchasing Manager
this online MBA programme might be very interesting and challenging for you and for your further career in the fields of international logistics and trade management.
Learn all about Global Trade, Society and the Environment, International General & Strategic Management, International Economics, Trade Finance, International Supply Chain Management, Data Analytics and Statistics in Information Systems, Business Processes, and New Business Models, Transition and Change Management.
Well-founded economic knowledge meets expertise that has been tried and tested in practice: The special focus of the MBA rests on the most important trend topics of the industry. Terms such as dematerialization, digitization, and political defragmentation as well as sustainability are placed in a corporate-economic context. Learn more about the complex inter-dependencies and expand your methodological and leadership skills. Besides economic thinking, controlling, project, and process management, today's transformation processes also require creativity, innovation, and agility.
Become a key player in these industries
- Trade
- Freight Forwarding Companies
- Shipping Companies
- Terminal Operators
- Logistics Companies
- Ports and Airports
