Program Overview

Study Master in Business Administration

The Master's in Business Administration provides a sound research-oriented management education. You will acquire the methodological and content-related skills to analyze and develop solutions for complex business management problems. A wide range of topics awaits you to delve into according to your interests.

Table of contents

1. Content
2. Short Facts
3. Specializations
4. Study Abroad and Double Degrees
5. After Graduation
6. Why Study the Master in Business Administration at TU Dresden?
7. Location
8. More Information and Application
9. Contact and Advice
10. More Insights & Stories on Social Media

Content

The Master's in Business Administration provides a sound research-oriented management education. You will acquire the methodological and content-related skills to analyze and develop solutions for complex business management problems. A wide range of topics awaits you to delve into according to your interests.

Short Facts

• Degree: Master of Science (M.Sc.)
• Standard Period of Study: full-time: 4 semesters (2 years), part-time: up to 8 semesters (4 years)
• Language of Instruction: German (with some elective modules taught in English)
• Begin of Study: Winter Semester, Summer Semester (aptitude assessment)
• Fees per Semester: Semester contribution. Tuition fees for studying long term or a second degree may apply

Specializations

The Master's in Business Administration covers all timely topics of the subject and offers many opportunities for individual specialization. You can choose freely from the business administration profiles:

• Accounting and Finance
• Learning and Human Resources Management
• Management and Marketing
• Operations and Logistics Management
• Sustainability Management and Energy Economics

and specialize in these to varying degrees.

The same options apply to methodical skills with the profiles:

• Econometrics
• Operations Research
• Statistics

and the complementary disciplines:

• Public and International Economics
• Transportation Economics
• Business Education and Management Training
• Health Management.

Study Abroad and Double Degrees

Consider studying abroad for a semester or longer? The Faculty of Business and Economics maintains numerous contacts and cooperations with foreign universities. In the Erasmus program alone, we partner with more than 60 universities. In addition, there are contacts at the faculty level and the TU Dresden with universities from virtually all parts of the world.

Learning agreements and the flexible electives area make the recognition of examinations abroad simple. Financial support is available as well.

Particularly attractive are the double degree programs the faculty runs with the Università degli studi di Trento, Università degli studi di Pavia, and the EM Strasbourg Business School respectively. In all three programs, you spend one year at the foreign university and earn 60 credit points, which may include the Master's Thesis. You will then receive a Master's degree from TU Dresden and the partner university.

After Graduation

Graduates of the Master's in Business Administration have excellent career prospects. Their skills are in demand in all companies (and beyond). Employment opportunities span consumer goods, service, and industrial companies to financial institutions, management consultancy, public administration, and more.

Typical fields of activity are finance and accounting, corporate planning, controlling, marketing and sales, production and logistics, organization, and human resources.

Graduates of the Master's program are predestined for leading positions and well-prepared for self-employment. In addition, excellent graduates have the additional opportunity to go into science through a doctorate.

Why Study the Master in Business Administration at TU Dresden?

Many reasons speak in favor of the Master's program in Business Administration at TU Dresden:

• The Master's degree prepares you for leading management positions in companies and administration.
• At TU Dresden, you can organize your studies more flexibly than elsewhere. A wealth of specializations, combined easily, covers all topical fields of business administration.
• A large number of contacts abroad and the double degree programs make it easy to gain international experience.

Location

At the Faculty of Business and Economics, you are right on the main campus of TU Dresden in Südvorstadt. The chairs, the dean's office, and the study office locate in the historic Georg-Schumann-Bau and the adjacent Hülße-Bau. Also, many of your courses take place in these buildings. All premises are easy to reach by public transport or bicycle.