Study Course Plan

Some information about the study plan for the study programme Master in Business Administration:

1. Semester
2. Semester
3. Semester
4. Semester

Programme specific teaching units

Basics Of Industrial Management3 ECTS

Basic Business, Economic, and Market Principles and Key Terms
External Business Environment: At both National and International Level
Global Markets and International Trade
Competitive Environment
Internal Environment
Management, Leadership & Motivation
Business Function: HR
Business Function: Operations
Business Function: Marketing
Business Function: Finance and Accounting
Entrepreneurship
Business Ethics: Ethical Business Management, International aspects of Ethics & CSR
Emerging Business Trends

Foundations of Managerial Economics3 ECTS

Demand Analysis and Applications of Elasticities
Supply Analysis and the Theory of the Firm
Production Economics and Cost Analysis
Economies and Diseconomies of Scale
Market Equilibrium and Welfare Analysis
Prices, Output and Strategy
Strategic Interaction and Game Theory
Market Failure and Government Regulation

Academic Writing & Quantative Methods3 ECTS

Algebra and Mathematical Functions
Matrix Algebra and Linear Equations
Differentiation and Integral Calculus
Optimization: Functions of several variables
Linear Programming
Mathematics of Finance
Apply the sampling methods and the Central Limit Theorem
Compute the measures of location and measures of dispersion
Represent the statistical data
Perform linear (multiple) regression and correlation analysis
Describe the basic concepts of probability
Set up a difference and/or relationship hypothesis and carry out statistical inference tests
Apply decision making theory to make decisions under risk and under uncertainty
Apply statistical software like R or SPSS in common business issues

Modern Market and Business intelligence3 ECTS

Defining the marketing research problem and developing an approach
Methods of international market research
Research design
Secondary Data
Qualitative research
Quantitative research
Scaling and sampling
Fieldwork and Data preparation
Basic data analysis (how to use it)
Report preparation and presentation

Advanced Business Strategy3 ECTS

External Analysis
Internal Analysis
Generic business-level strategies for competitive advantage
Basic Corporate-level strategic choices for long-term profitability
Diversification strategy
Internationalization
Mergers and acquisitions
Strategic entrepreneurship
Strategic leadership
Social Responsibility and Ethics of Strategic Management
Basics of Corporate Governance

Organizational Behaviour3 ECTS

Research Methods for Organisational Behaviour
Managing Diversity and Individual Differences
Perceptions and Decision Making
Work Motivation and Performance
Job Satisfaction and Commitment
Efficiency, Motivation, and Quality in Work Design
Interdependence and Role Relationships
Group Dynamics and Team Effectiveness
Leadership in Groups and Organisations
Power, Politics, and Conflict
Culture, Change, and Organisational Development

Financial & Cost Accounting3 ECTS

Financial transactions and their impact
Major financial reports
Accrual accounting
IFRS versus US-GAAP
Ratio analysis
Cost behaviour, terms, and definitions
Traditional costing systems
Job costing and process costing
Activity-based costing
Overhead analysis sheet
Cost-volume-profit analysis
Pricing decisions, product mix decisions
Budgeting
Transfer pricing

Managerial Accounting3 ECTS

Managerial accounting and global business environment
Cost term, terms and classifications
Job-order costing
Process costing
Cost behavior
Cost-volume-profit relationships
Variable costing
Activity based costing to aid decision making
Profit planning
Sustainability and ethics in accounting decision making

Interdisciplinary competencies

Project Management & Digital Skills3 ECTS

Basic competence (Project specifications, project goals and evaluation, project phases and cycles, project norms and rules)
Social competence (Communication, motivation, groups and team structures, leadership, conflict management)
Methodological competence (Structural aspects, time management, cost management, human resource management, creativity and problem solving)
Organisational competence (Quality management, documentation, risk management, project start and closure)

Team & Self Management3 ECTS

Team typologies models: Hippokrates, Kretschmer, Belbin, Jung, & Myers Briggs
From workgroup to high-performance self-managing teams
Phases of team development & the team performance curve
Conditions for team development Trust and control
Group dynamics
Ego-States: Eric Berne
Realistic goal setting
Team conflict: emergence and avoidance
Escalation and management of conflicts: Friedrich, Glasl

Programme specific teaching units

Applied Economics3 ECTS

Labour economics
Business economics
Development economics
Health economics
Education economics
Monetary economics
Public economics
And economic history

International Law3 ECTS

Foundations to Organization Theory
External & internal factors to change organizations
Organizational goals and instruments
Creating effective organizations
Organizational development & change
Alignment issues
Organizational controlling
Concluding a contract
Different types of contracts and their typical features
Performance and obligations
Solving problems (e.g. failure to perform, liabilities)
Safeguarding creditors’ rights
Forms of business organizations

Corporate Finance & Valuation3 ECTS

Determinants of a firm’s financial structure
Market value of a firm and financial decisions
Effects of time, uncertainty, taxes, and incentives on the present value of firm cash flows
Net present value and discounted cash-flow analysis
Risk, Return and Capital Budgeting

Financial Instruments3 ECTS

Overview of various types of fixed income securities, valuation of fixed income securities, understanding bond ratings, securitisation and asset backed securities, risks associated with investing in bonds, understanding yield spreads, interpreting the yield curve, Spot rates and Forward rates, measurement of interest rate risk, bond portfolio management strategies in the international context
Derivatives instruments; Futures and forwards, option payoffs and options strategies, option valuation techniques

Global Supply Chain Management3 ECTS

Fundamentals of international logistics
Inventory management
Warehouse management
Packaging and transportation
Procurement logistics
Production logistics
Distribution logistics
Disposal logistics
Supply Chain Strategy & Design
Supply Chain Planning & Synchronization
Trends in supply chain management

Modern Marketing Management3 ECTS

The Strategic importance of International Marketing
The world trading environment
International Marketing Research and opportunity analysis
Consumer Buying Behaviour – Analysing Customer Requirements
Identifying Market Segments and Targeting
Marketing Strategy Development with focus on market entry strategies
Implementation: The 4Ps in International Marketing
Technology enabled International Marketing

Business Process Planning & Operations Management3 ECTS

Costs and Targets of Operations and Operations Strategy
Location Decisions and Layout Planning
Process Design and Business Process Optimization
Aggregate Planning, Material Requirements Management and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
Short-Term Scheduling in Production
Lean Production and Toyota Production System
Quality Management and Statistical Process Control
Maintenance and Reliability Decisions
Service Management
Sustainable Operations

International Human Resource Management3 ECTS

The organizational context
IHRM in cross-border mergers and acquisitions, international alliances and SMEs
Staffing international operations
Recruiting and selecting staff for international assignments
International training and development
Re-entry and career issues
International performance management
IHRM trends and future challenges

Interdisciplinary competencies

Intercultural Awareness3 ECTS

Concepts of communication
Concepts of culture
Categories of cultural analysis
Creating brand identity across cultures
Marketing in global social networks
Cultural symbols and taboos
Diversity in world markets
Diversity in teams
Identity and culture
Gender and culture

Managing Change & Digital Transformation3 ECTS

Organizations and the environmental change
The formal and informal subsystem of change
Forms of change
Frequency and magnitude of change
Organizational responses to change
Resistance, commitment and readiness to change
Implementing change management
Culture, politics and power

Programme specific teaching units

Digital Technology and Business Applications3 ECTS

The module description is currently being worked on and will be available soon.

Digital Management Strategies3 ECTS

Introduction to socio-technological trends driving digital transformation: Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Robotics, Internet of Things, cyber-physical systems, Cloud Computing, mobile technologies, social media, semantic Web, Augmented und Virtual Reality, 3D print, …
Digital management approaches
Cross-functional coordination
Digital product management: product evaluation; product lifecyle management
Interplay between analytics and business model thinking; creation and orchestration of stakeholder networks
Process digitization
Digitization of value chains

Business Simulation Game3 ECTS

Storage
Cost accounting
Capacity utilization
Cash-Flow
Performance indicators

Elective area

Business Elective9 ECTS

Strategic Management and Consulting
Fundamentals of Consulting
International Competitive Strategy
Corporate Strategy and Renewal
Entrepreneurship
The Entrepreneur
Start Up Management and Business Modeling
Digital Network Economy
Sustainability
Sustainability and Business Ethics
Sustainable Supply Chain Management
Sustainable Financial Management

Business Project6 ECTS

Project Kick-off
Project objectives, scope and key milestones presented by the “client”
Deep-dive sessions and feedback loops
Lecturer on a weekly basis supports students with designing their intermediate presentations
Feedback sessions
Final presentations

Interdisciplinary competencies

Management & Leadership Competencies3 ECTS

Theories, Models, Processes around Peoples and Teams
Managerial competencies i.e. Planning and Administration Competency
Strategic Action Competency
Leadership competencies i.e. Communication Competency
Personal Vision and Self-Motivation
Goal Setting and Mission Statement
Teamwork Competency
Multicultural Competency
Self-Management Competency
Leading in a Culture of Change
Knowledge Building

Creative Thinking & Innovation3 ECTS

Contemporary Theories of Creativity and Innovation
The Ten Faces of Innovation
Creativity and Intelligence
Barriers, Blocks and Squelchers
Inspiration through Analogical Thinking
Brainstorming and Others Techniques of Ideation
Lateral Thinking
Creative Problem Solving
The Art of Incubation
Assessing Creative Potential
Using Imagination, Association, Intuition
Creative Questioning
Creating Flow

Programme specific teaching units

Master Thesis24 ECTS

You have 12 weeks to complete your thesis and the subject is freely selectible. A supervisor from CBS will support you and you can write the thesis in collaboration with a company as well.

Master Thesis Workshop3 ECTS

During the Master Thesis Tutorial you will learn the fundamentals for your Master thesis: Defining the topic as well as structuring the thesis and you will learn the theoretical knowledge for scientific working.

Interdisciplinary competencies

Career Seminar3 ECTS

In this module students will learn about future possible employments and business sectors of their interest. Aim is to discuss the master thesis and industry-related issues with companies to see future prospects, chances and limitations of particular business areas. Furthermore, students shall be able to make important contacts with business people for their further career development.

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Business Project and Simulation Game

In the third semester, all the contents learned shall be applied in a business project. The aim is for students to work on a real-life company case study before ultimately presenting their proposed solutions to representatives of that company. What’s more, a simulation game is conducted here as well, in which students practice making real business decisions to learn the actual consequences of these decisions for a company.

Furthermore, the students can pursue their own personal interests by choosing an elective course from the subject areas: Strategic Management and Consulting, Entrepreneurship, or Sustainability. The modules: Financial Markets and Institutions and Creativity and Managerial Leadership complete the program.

The fourth semester consists mainly of the Master Thesis where, for example, the students work on an actual problem or situation, taking into account scientifically based methods and approaches – also in close collaboration with a company. By doing so, both students and companies benefit from the results obtained. A Career Seminar also takes place in the final semester.

Full-Time MBA Career Path - What are the job opportunities?

Thanks to the knowledge acquired within the MBA program, students are able to move about safely in the international business world while positioning themselves for management opportunities. This means that graduates have a particularly good chance of success in internationally operating companies. The knowledge acquired during their studies will be of particular use, i.e. regarding regional idiosyncrasies and intercultural differences. And because of the study program’s wide range, a number of opportunities for applying these new skills become conceivable in the areas of consulting, project management, marketing, and sales, or even in general management. Graduates also have good career opportunities in product development and research. But that’s not all; career perspectives in government offices, government-related institutions, or non-profit organisations across almost all industries open up to job-seeking graduates. This includes, for example, the financial sector; the manufacturing industry; telecommunications; the healthcare sector, and the environment, just to mention a few. This degree also fulfills the prerequisites for a subsequent doctorate.

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