Program Overview

Master's Program in International Business Administration

The Master's program in International Business Administration is a comprehensive and interdisciplinary program that combines business administration with international management and cultural studies.

Program Structure

The program consists of six areas:

• Einführungsphase (Introduction Phase, 8 ECTS)
• Internationales Management (International Management, 20 ECTS)
• Minor (20 ECTS)
• Kulturwissenschaftliche Räume (Cultural Studies, 40 ECTS)
• Integrative Vertiefung (Integrative Specialization, 8 ECTS)
• Masterarbeit (Master's Thesis, 24 ECTS)

Introduction Phase (8 ECTS)

The introduction phase includes the following courses:

• VO Management I (2 ECTS)
• VO Management II (2 ECTS)
• VO Makroökonomie (Macroeconomics, 4 ECTS)

International Management (20 ECTS)

This area includes:

• Pflichtfach: VO Theory of the International Firm (4 ECTS)
• Fächer im Ausmaß von 16 ECTS (Courses totaling 16 ECTS):
  • KU Governance of International Firms (4 ECTS)
  • KU Global Strategy (4 ECTS)
  • KU Internationale Rechnungslegung A (International Accounting A, 4 ECTS)
  • KU International Marketing Management 1 (4 ECTS)
  • KU International Market Entry (4 ECTS)
  • KU Organization and Human Resources In International Firms (4 ECTS)
  • KU International Trade Law (4 ECTS)
  • KU Transnational Commercial Law (2 ECTS)
  • KU Secured financing in the work of UNCITRAL (2 ECTS)
  • KU Introduction to Legal English for Erasmus Students (2 ECTS)

Minor (20 ECTS)

Students choose a minor from the following options:

• Banking and Finance
• Controlling
• Externes Rechnungswesen (External Accounting)
• Marketing and International Marketing
• Organization and Personnel
• Smart Production
• Strategic Management
• Supply Chain Management

Cultural Studies (40 ECTS)

The cultural studies area is an interdisciplinary program that includes various cultural regions:

• Afrika (Africa, including Swahili, Hausa, and Bambara)
• Europa (Europe, including French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, and English)
• Lateinamerika (Latin America, including Spanish and Portuguese)
• Ostasien (East Asia, including Japanese and Chinese)
• Slawischer Raum (Slavic Region, including Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian, Czech, Bulgarian, Slovak, and Slovenian)
• Südasien (South Asia, including Hindi and Nepali)

Integrative Specialization (8 ECTS)

This area includes:

• Pflichtfach: KU Wirtschaftssoziologie (Sociology of Economics, 4 ECTS)
• A further course from the following options:
  • Wirtschaftssoziologie (Sociology of Economics)
  • Volkswirtschaftslehre (Macroeconomics)
  • Internationales Management (International Management)
  • OLV Wegweiser (Orientation Course)
  • Further qualified and selected courses

Master's Thesis (24 ECTS)

The Master's thesis includes:

• Masterarbeit (Master's Thesis, 20 ECTS)
• Konversatorium (Colloquium, 2 ECTS)
• Masterprüfung (Master's Examination, 2 ECTS)