International Entrepreneurship, Digitalization and Sustainability (MSc)

In the first semester of the degree programme, you will take various compulsory electives in the areas of International Entrepreneurship, Digitalisation and Sustainability. You can choose your courses freely according to your interests, but you must take 10 ECTS per semester in each area (International Entrepreneurship / Digitalisation / Sustainability).

In the second semester, the Junior Consulting Project takes place. It replaces an entire semester (30 ECTS) and gives you the opportunity to implement real projects in companies in the fields of International Entrepreneurship, Digitalisation or Sustainability as part of a practical placement lasting at least three months. Alongside this, you will write practice-oriented academic papers and keep a learning diary, combining academic work with valuable practical experience.

The third semester is dedicated to research. Here you will familiarise yourself with different research methods and, building on this, will write your academic Master's thesis. The semester, and therefore your degree programme, will conclude with the Master's seminar, which includes the presentation of your research results.

Before the start of each semester, you are responsible for independently selecting and putting together your courses during the elective registration period. In this way, you design your own individual timetable.

The degree programme is characterised by the following special features:

• Interdisciplinary curriculum:
  You will receive a holistic education in the areas of entrepreneurship, digitalisation and sustainability, which will open up a wide range of career opportunities.
• Flexibility in the degree programme:
  A wide selection of electives allows you to tailor your degree programme to your individual interests and career goals.
• Practical orientation:
  Our programme is tailored to the needs of international companies, so you will acquire practical skills that are in demand in the global job market.
• Research-orientation:
  We emphasise academic skills that enable you to also pursue an academic career or complete a doctoral programme.
• International network:
  You will become part of a diverse and dynamic international community of students and faculty that drives innovation and change.
• Junior Consulting Project:
  You replace an entire semester with a practical project of at least three months in a company, working on real and practically relevant issues. This allows you to combine academic methods with intensive hands-on experience and prepare specifically for demanding roles in an international environment.

These special features make our degree programme an ideal choice for aspiring global entrepreneurs, intrapreneurs and sustainability managers who want to play an active role in shaping the future.

For example, you can work as:

• Global entrepreneurs:
  Who build and grow their own business, scale and network globally.
• Intrapreneurs, business developers, innovators, strategists, digital transformers:
  Who drive companies and organisations forward internationally.
• Sustainability managers:
  For the transformation of companies in the context of sustainability.
• Young scientists:
  For the topics of entrepreneurship, digitalisation and sustainability.

You have the freedom to complete a voluntary semester abroad at a university of your choice. This allows you to broaden your horizons, discover new cultures and gain valuable international experience that will enrich your professional development.

Take advantage of this unique opportunity to grow not only professionally but also personally and prepare yourself optimally for a global career.

• Completed university studies with at least 210 ECTS (University degree does not reach 210 ECTS)
• Applicants holding a Bachelor’s degree comprising 180 ECTS must undertake the four-semester programme (120 ECTS). In this case, the first semester comprises six modules: German for Academic Studies, Integrated Skills Academic English, Intercultural Skills, Research Skills and two subject-specific modules.

• Applicants holding a Bachelor’s degree with 180 ECTS credits from a higher education institution within the Lisbon Convention must, as an alternative, make up the existing qualification gap of 30 ECTS credits by providing evidence of, or successfully completing, one of the following prerequisites:

  - Co-authorship of a research publication in English (research paper)
  - At least 6 months’ verifiable full-time professional experience following the award of the Bachelor’s degree in a role relevant to the programme’s subject matter (evidenced by an employment contract and/or employment references)
  - Evidence of additional modules totalling 30 ECTS credits from a previous degree programme.

• Applicants with a Bachelor’s degree from an institution outside the Lisbon Convention must provide a Graduate Record Examination (GRE) General Test. Applicants must achieve a minimum score of 153 in both Verbal Reasoning and Quantitative Reasoning, and a score of 4.0 in Analytical Writing.
• Grade 2,5 or better
• Examination results from the fields of business administration, entrepreneurship, digitalisation and sustainability, each worth 5 ECTS credits (20 ECTS credits in total).
• English B2
• For international applicants: German A2 (Proof of language proficiency must be submitted by the time of enrollment.)
• A preliminary contract for the practical module in the second semester (Junior Consulting Project) must be submitted for enrolment. Details and sample contracts can be found in the FAQs.
• The programme is approval-free

Winter semester: 02.05. – 31.08. with a 210 ECTS Bachelor's degree
For non-EU applicants:
Winter semester: 02.05. - 15.07.

Summer semester: 15.11. - 15.01. for non-EU applicants with a 180 ECTS Bachelor's degree

For the master’s degree programmes offered in English, you will need to submit evidence of level B2 English language skills with your application. This can be done in the following ways:

• corresponding results from a recognised language test (e.g. at least 72 points in TOEFL-IBT)
• evidence of adequate language skills from school or university transcripts
• completion of a degree programme that was verifiably taught entirely in English
• evidence that English is your native language

Non-native speakers must also provide evidence of a German language certificate at A2 level by the time of enrolment at the latest.

Please read the FAQ on the degree programme carefully before applying: