Overview

The Master of Business Administration at IU offers a variety of career opportunities after graduation. The international orientation of the programme makes it possible to prove one's skills in the global working world and to assign with international companies. By imparting knowledge in areas such as finance, economics, marketing and leadership, you qualify for challenging tasks in middle to upper management in various fields. With IU, you can study 100% online, on campus, or switch between both with their new flexible studies option.

Two Degrees, Double the Advantage

IU International University of Applied Sciences (IU) has partnered with London South Bank University to give you the chance to have your degree validated by two institutions. When you choose this option, you’ll graduate from IU with both a German degree and a British degree, giving you a major career boost! This opportunity comes with no extra study courses or travelling.

Program Structure

60 ETCS

1st semester

• Leadership
• Innovation and Entrepreneurship
• International Marketing
• Performance Measurement
• Corporate Finance
• Managerial Economics

2nd semester

• Strategic Management
• Operations and Information Management
• Business Ethics and Corporate Governance
• Capstone Thesis and Defense

Academic Requirements:

• Completed degree from a public or officially recognised university/higher education institution in relevant field.
• At least a “satisfactory” or Grade C equivalent earned in your previous degree.
• Your undergraduate degree should be worth 240 ECTS credits.
  
• Professional Experience:
  For some 60-ECTS master programmes, you will need to have achieved one year of professional work experience before starting your studies.
• English Level:
  Proof of English skills.
  Speexx B2.2 Certificate (complimentary when signing up with IU - free of charge)
  If English is your native language or you graduated from an English-speaking school/university, you do not have to prove your English skills.

90 ETCS

1st semester

• Leadership
• Innovation and Entrepreneurship
• International Marketing
• Performance Measurement
• Corporate Finance
• Managerial Economics

2nd semester

• Strategic Management
• Operations and Information Management
• Business Ethics and Corporate Governance
• Electives A
• Electives B

3rd semester

• Capstone Thesis and Defense

Academic Requirements:

• - Completed degree from a public or officially recognised university/higher education institution.
• - At least a “satisfactory” or Grade C equivalent earned in your previous degree.
• - Your undergraduate studies must amount to 240 ECTS credits to begin a 60-ECTS MBA.
• - Your undergraduate studies must amount to 210 ECTS to begin a 90-ECTS MBA.
• Professional Experience
  You will need to have at least one year of professional work experience before starting an MBA programme (achieved after previous studies).
  For MBA programmes, you will also need to have completed a second year of professional work experience before graduating.

Only for Online Studies: If you are lacking ECTS credits from your previous studies, you can demonstrate professional work experience for your online degree instead.

To start a 90-ECTS MBA, you can “bridge” 30 ECTS by demonstrating 1 additional year of professional experience. This means you can access the

programme already with 180 ECTS credits.

• To start a 60-ECTS MBA (One-Year MBA), you can “bridge” up to 60 ECTS by demonstrating 2 additional years of professional experience.

This means you can access the One-Year programme already with 210 ECTS (if you prove one additional year of work experience) or 180 ECTS (if

you can prove two additional years) from your previous studies.

Applicants whose first degree does not specialise in a business field can be admitted to our programme if their work experience is in business

management. Admission to the MBA programme will then be decided on an individual basis following an interview with our academic staff.

• English Level:
  Proof of English skills.
  Speexx B2.2 Certificate (complimentary when signing up with IU - free of charge)
  If English is your native language or you graduated from an English-speaking school/university, you do not have to prove your English skills.

Time model

You can complete your MBA study in one, one and a half, two, or three years. Study over a longer period of time means a reduced weekly workload. Study over two or three years is particularly suitable for those who already have a large workload or those who would like to reduce the monthly costs.