General Management

Our MSc in General Management provides a perfect balance between rigorous academic theory and application-oriented best practice, as needed for successful management. It offers a comprehensive portfolio of courses featuring a wide selection of subjects that can be individually combined providing breadth as well as depth of study.

More general core courses in business studies pave the ground for flexible, in-depth specialisation in various management disciplines, such as such as accounting, finance, human resource management, international business, marketing or taxes.
Students may also aim at complementary specialisation in certain areas of economics, benefiting from a strong economics focus in the school. Modern management increasingly draws on knowledge from neighbouring fields, such as law, psychology, sociology or statistics. Our programme builds on this up-to-date approach of management education. It is characterised by a high degree of flexibility and openness and offers a large set of elective courses within the area of economics and beyond. This will enable our students to acquire knowledge, expertise and skills tailored to their preferences and in line with the requirements of their intended career path.

Educational organisation

The MSc in General Management is designed as a three-semester programme taught according to the European Credit Transfer System.

Successful completion requires students to achieve a total of 90 ECTS credits. Courses take the form of lectures, tutorials, colloquia, seminars and PC-practice courses. Courses are taught in either German or English. Successful completion of the programme also requires a Master's thesis (24 ECTS credits), to be written in the final term. The "PhD track" of graduation requires a minimum number of credits to be earned in PhD-oriented courses.

The curriculum also offers a "PhD track" of graduation for those students who wish to pursue a doctorate. Students may study this MSc programme on a PhD track, putting themselves on a fast track to a doctoral degree in Business Administration.

Internships

Although there is no compulsory internship, a specialised office will assist students in finding an internship upon request.

Forms of assessment

Written and oral examinations
Assignments

Course objectives

Graduates from our MSc in General Management have excellent career prospects in a wide range of sectors, industries and professions. Most of our graduates pursue successful careers as business consultants, accountants, bankers, managers and analysts in the broad area of business. Some of them also enter the public sector, on a national or international level, or work for non-governmental organisations.

Graduates will also find themselves well-positioned to pursue a PhD subsequent to this MSc programme.

Language requirements

1) English
Foreign applicants: Certificate equivalent to the German Abitur certificate (i.e, A-level certificate), or an official test (TOEFL, IELTS), or Bachelor degree in an English-speaking country.
German applicants: Abiturzeugnis

2) German
Foreign applicants: DSH-2, or TestDaF 4x4x4x4, or equivalent (such as Bachelor's degree in Germany)

Required DSH / TestDaF

Yes

Academic requirements

Applicants for the MSc in General Management are expected to have sound intermediate knowledge in business administration, economics, and statistics / mathematics / econometrics. They must hold a Bachelor's degree in economics, business administration, or any related field, preferably a degree that amounts to 180-210 ECTS credits.
Students entering with a three-year Bachelor's degree (180 ECTS credits) are required to earn 30 additional ECTS credits in order to obtain a Master's degree.

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Enroll in the course

Enrolment fees

142.10 EUR per semester

Costs of living

The average necessary allowance for a university student at the University of Tübingen is 700 EUR per month.

Arrival support

Orientation week
Study counselling
Several student advisers are available who will be glad to help participants in all questions regarding their Master's programme and their stay in Tübingen. The student body (Fachschaft) offers numerous welcoming events especially for Master's students.

Services and support for international students

During the orientation weeks, students will be escorted to public authorities for registration purposes and helped with opening bank accounts, registering with the university and setting up their health insurance. Students are offered a basic German course and various activities which introduce them to the university and the city.

Accommodation

Accommodation is available through the Student Services Office or on the private market. Tübingen offers student accommodation for about 4,400 students. The Student Services Organisation ("Studentenwerk") has an Accommodation Office which helps international students with finding rooms. Rent for a single room in a student residence is approx. 300 EUR.