Curriculum

International Business and Export Management

Master degree programme / Full-time

Semester I

	Contact hours	ECTS
Advanced Foreign Trade Techniques	1	3
Corporate Governance & International Conduct	1	2
Strategic Management and Planning	2	3
Strategic Controlling and Reporting	2	3
International Finance, Investment and Budgeting	2	3
International Institutions & Strategic Relations	2	3
International Human Resource Management	2	3
Strategic Purchase and Global Sourcing	2	3
International Market Management	2	4
International Consulting I **	2	3
Languages I (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish) **	2	3
Total weekly hours	18	30

Semester II

	Contact hours	ECTS
Business and Project Development	2	3
Corporate Strategies	2	3
e-Marketing and New Trends in Sales Techniques	1	2
European Union Law incl. EU Integration	2	3
International Accounting Principles and Taxation	2	3
Mergers, Acquisitions and Due Diligence	1	2
Research Seminar and Preparation for Master Thesis	2	3
Structured Export and Project Financing	2	3
Change Management and New Management Methods	1	2
International Business and Strategic Change	2	3
International Consulting II	2	3
Languages II (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish)	2	3
Total weekly hours	19	30

Semester III

	Contact hours	ECTS
Research and Coaching Seminar
(project and Master Thesis specific)	2	2
Applied Research and Training Semester
("The Project" - 15 Wochen zu 30 h)	-	18
Master Thesis I		10
Total weekly hours	2	30

Semester IV

	Contact hours	ECTS
International Management Simulation	2	3
Individual Specialisation 1: Foreign Trade Techniques and Structured Financing (IMB)*	2	4
Individual Specialisation 2: International Market Management and Sourcing (IMB)*	2	4
Individual Specialisation 3: Finance and Controlling (IMB)*	2	4
Individual Specialisation 4: Chair International Law and Global Political Studies*	2	4
Individual Specialisation 5: Chair Human Resource and Intercultural Management*	2	4
International Consulting III	2	3
Languages III (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish)	2	3
Master Thesis II		12
Total weekly hours	10	30

* Semester IV: Three specialisations out of five to be chosen, i.e.: two specialisations out of IMB, the 3rd specialisation to be chosen out of INTL or HRM

IMB = International Management and Business
INTL = International Law and Global Political Studies
HRM = Human Resource and Intercultural Management

** One Language or International Consulting has to be chosen. Out of the languages offered the three most demanded will be carried out. The level of proficiency for our offered languages is stated in brackets: French (B1), Spanish (B1), Arabic (A2), Chinese (A2), Russian (A2).