Program Overview

Business Administration (M.Sc.)

Short Information

The Master's degree program in Business Administration includes 3 modules in the mandatory area, the elective area is divided into a general elective area (35 ECTS) and a special elective area (50 ECTS). One of the following four specializations must be selected and attended immediately after matriculation. These four specializations correspond to the profile of the Faculty of Business and Economics. Their interdisciplinary orientation relates to the connection between economics and the engineering and natural sciences and is based on the Faculty's four research fields.

Detailed Information

Description of the degree program
The Master's degree program in Business Administration includes 3 modules in the mandatory area, the elective area is divided into a general elective area (35 ECTS) and a special elective area (50 ECTS). One of the following four specializations must be selected and attended immediately after matriculation:

• Corporate Development and Strategy
• Operations Research Management
• Sustainability and Corporations
• Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Marketing

Detailed information on this degree program can be found in the section On the course.
Topics in this section are:

• Study plan (detailed structure of the program, standard duration of study, chronological sequence of the corresponding modules)
• Semester abroad or internship
• Options for specialization (areas of specialization)
• Module handbooks (descriptions of the individual modules)

The Aachen Master's degree course focuses in particular on the optimization of value creation processes. Operational functions, such as production or logistics, contribute directly to value creation. No less important are functions that have an indirect effect on these processes, such as information management or economic analyses.

Operational value creation processes have undergone lasting change in recent years: Today, they are characterized by internationality and the effective use of state-of-the-art information technologies. The best way to counter the increasing complexity is with efficiency-oriented and cross-company design, i.e. with the consistent optimization of all processes.

Research Areas

In developing its profile, the Faculty of Business and Economics focuses on interdisciplinary topics at the interface between economics, engineering and the natural sciences. Four research areas have been established, on which the specializations are based.

Why Choose a Master's Degree in Business Administration?

Qualify yourself optimally for higher tasks in internationally operating companies or for your academic career.
Study in an interdisciplinary and practice-oriented way in the lively university city of Aachen - in the direct vicinity of Belgium and the Netherlands.
Aachen's business sciences are dedicated to the optimization of value-added processes. In doing so, they take into account the growing internationality of such processes as well as the increasing importance of state-of-the-art information technologies. Thanks to its special design, the Aachen Master's degree course provides a broad basic knowledge of business administration while at the same time offering specialization.

Admission Requirements

A one-stage admission procedure is currently being carried out, which only takes into account the technical and language requirements.

Professional Requirements:

• Recognized business degree (e.g. accredited Bachelor's degree program)
• Proof of prior academic education (the status shown below applies for the first time to applications for winter semester 21/22)
  • At least 55 ECTS in economics subjects,
  • at least 15 ECTS from general economics modules,
  • at least 30 ECTS from General Business Administration modules,
  • at least 6 ECTS from modules in Decision Theory or Operations Research and
  • at least 14 ECTS from modules in mathematics or statistics.

Proof of Language Skills

• If neither the university degree was completed in a German-language degree program nor the university entrance qualification was obtained in German, proof of German language proficiency must be provided (DSH/TestDaF/KMK II/KDS/Großes Deutsches Sprachdiplom/Deutsche Sprachprüfung II des Sprachen- und Dolmetscher-Institutes München).
• If neither the university degree was completed in an English-language degree program nor the university entrance qualification was obtained in English, proof of English language proficiency must be provided (TOEFL/IELTS or equivalent certificates). This language certificate must prove that the B2 level (i.e. access to C1 level) has been achieved in the four skills of reading, speaking, understanding and writing.

Study Start

The Master's degree program in Business Administration can be started in the winter semester as well as in the summer semester. If you start the Master's program in the summer semester, please note the following: The compulsory modules are usually offered in the winter semester. This means that only compulsory elective modules can be taken in the summer if you start in the first semester. In this context, preference should be given to modules from the general compulsory elective area without a restriction on participants.

Application Process

Since December 2017, a new IT system has been used throughout the university for the entire student life cycle. You can find information on application deadlines and the new application process on the homepage.

Enrollment

If you can be offered a place by RWTH, you can enrol in the Master's degree program in Business Administration by 30.4. for the summer semester or 31.10. for the winter semester at the latest. Enrollment requires proof of completion of the Bachelor's degree. If enrolment is therefore not possible due to a lack of proof, students on the Bachelor's degree course in Business Administration at RWTH have the option of bringing forward modules from the consecutive Master's degree course in the final semester of the Bachelor's degree course (Master's preference modules).