Master of Arts in International Management

Organisation:: International University of Applied Sciences Bad Honnef
Ort, Bundesland, Land:: Bad Honnef, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Typ:: Full-time
Certificate:: MA
Duration:: 4 Semester/s

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Programme

The programme “Master of Arts in International Management” prepares students for managerial functions and leadership positions in internationally operating companies.

As the “Centre of Excellence for the Service Industry”, we pay special attention to the challenges and demands of the service industry and prepare our students for a career in this, the largest business sector of the world’s major economies. While qualifying students for general management functions, the programme allows for a specialisation in either International Marketing, International Human Resource Management or Finance & Accounting. The combination of profound academic knowledge and its practical application is constantly pursued and constitutes a major objective of the programme.

Intensive training in soft skills enriches the curriculum for the Master of Arts in International Management and finetunes leadership qualities and negotiation skills.

Prof. Dr. Daniel Assmus
Programme Coordinator

Target audience

Students of the Master programme in International Management in Bad Honnef qualify for executive functions and leadership positions in national and international companies of diverse industries, e.g.:

Communication and IT,
Banks & insurance companies,
Logistics and transport,
Consulting,
Automobile industry,
Event & Congress, etc.

Within a company, graduates can be employed in different departments, e.g.:

Finance
Controlling
Marketing
Human Resource Management
General Management

This Master programme qualifies for the upper grade of civil service (Höherer öffentlicher Dienst) and PhD programmes.

Emphases/Curriculum

Compulsory Modules:

Methodology:
- Advanced Research Methods
- Applied Statistics
Service Management:
- Service Operations Management
- Performance Measurement and Management
Business Ethics and Corporate
Governance:
- International Business Ethics
- Corporate Governance in an International Context
International Management I:
- International Organisational Behaviour
- Comparative Human Resource Management
International Management II:
- International Management Accounting and Control
- International Financial Accounting
International Management III:
- International Marketing
- International Financial Management
Leadership & Negotiations:
- Leadership
- Negotiation Skills in an International Context
International Economic Policy:
- International Economic Policy
Strategic Service Management:
- Strategic Aspects of the Service Industry

Elective Modules:

International Marketing I:
- Cross Cultural Customer Relationship Management
- Global Brand Management
International Marketing II:
- International Consumer Behaviour and Applied Marketing Research
- Current Issues in International Marketing
International Human Resource Management I:
- Advanced International Human Resource Management
- Research Methods for International and Comparative Human Resource Management (incl. Project)
International Human Resource
Management II:
- International Assessment Centres in Selection and Training
- Current Issues in International Human Resource Management: Selection and Training
Finance & Accounting I:
- Advanced Corporate Finance
- Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management
Finance & Accounting II:
- Advanced Management Accounting and Control
- Current Issues in Finance and Accounting

Master-Thesis

Practical relevance

The effective combination of theory and practical applicability is an essential feature of the programme. With the help of case studies, practical exercises and project work, students shall be enabled to apply the theory and transfer it to real-life business situations.

The curriculum reflects the international orientation of the programme and focuses on international as well as intercultural aspects. Students benefit from the international experience of our professors and lecturers and are trained to meet the challenges of a global business world.

Admission/Entrance requirements
Full-time:
Number of participants max.:	25
Number of applicants:	n.a.

Total fees approx.:	€ 15.560

Admission requirements: Bachelor degree in business/ economics or a related field Final mark indicating at least “average/satisfactory” TOEFL (minimum score 80, ibt) or IELTS (minimum score 6.0) Candidates meeting the formal entrance requirements will be invited for an interview. Duration: The duration of each programme is three semesters + MA thesis. Starting dates are in March and September each year.

Languages
Language(s) of instruction:	English
voluntary:	Chinese, German, French, Italian, Russian, Spanish
Going abroad:	not possible

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Organisation

The International University of Applied Sciences Bad Honnef · Bonn is an English-speaking university in Service Management. It is our focus to prepare the Bad Honnef students with an excellent academic education combined with a strong practical orientation. Our educational specialisation in service management together with strong industry contacts throughout Europe provide us with a well-known reputation. We are ambitious to broaden this reputation far across the borders of the European continent.

Our campus is situated in the former convent of St. Anno in a large park. The combination of modern architecture together with historic buildings is what makes our campus a unique location.

On campus students have access to the most up-to-date facilities, seminar rooms, a satellite English-language library, restaurants and IT-Center, all equipped with the latest state-of-the-art technology. The Internet is accessible for our students throughout the campus via their own individual notebooks, computers and wireless networking.

Study in Bad Honnef

Nestled on the banks of the river Rhine, and on the fringes of the Seven Mountains National Park, the town of Bad Honnef is an idyllic location and safe environment for our study programmes.

Bad Honnef is just a few kilometres away from the former German capital, Bonn, and other major cities like Cologne, Frankfurt, and Düsseldorf. Many Western European capitals, such as Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam can also be reached in less than 2 hours. Cologne International Airport, only 25 minutes away from the Bad Honnef Campus, is Europe’s leading hub for low cost airlines, such as Germanwings. There is a convenient train connection from Bad Honnef to Cologne/Bonn airport that runs every 30 minutes. Also, Frankfurt International Airport is only 40 minutes away by train.