MBA International Business Westsächsische Hochschule Zwickau - University of Applied Sciences Zwickau

Kettering University Flint / Michigan, USA
Alexander Dubček University of Trenčín, Slovakia

Courses are held in German (50%) and English (50%). Participants can choose to write their Master's theses in either language.

Module One – "Corporate Social Responsibility": sustainable management (economising); economic, ecological and social sustainability; corporate governance; philosophy and institutions, regulations and codes, transparency and audit, evaluation and sanction; social responsibility of companies, industrial labour relations; corporate responsibility and sustainability, corporate responsibility and governance, corporate citizenship

Module Two – "Strategic Management": basics of strategic management of competences as a port of the strategic management research (terminology, basic approaches, basic patterns of argumentation); strategic management of competences in the area of conflict between stringent theory and eclecticism; levels of competences and their meaning according to the approach of competences (individual, organisational levels of explanation and constitution); methods and instruments to identify, to develop and to use competences on different levels (process-related point of view)

Module Three – "Leadership": motivation of employees, leading of employees, working in a team; communication/interaction, negotiation, conflict management; self-management, self-development and creativity, planning skills, time management and stress management; techniques of presentation and moderation, rhetorical competence

Module Four – "Operations Management": operations strategies, operations management, operations design; quality management

Module Five – "Accounting/Controlling": basics of globalisation and international accounting; instruments of accounting and basics of accounting; terms of controlling, aims and functions of international controlling

Module Six – "Intercultural Management": intra- and intercultural communication; communication in transnational companies, with suppliers and customers and in international contexts, intercultural conflict management; development of intercultural capacities, individualism and collectivism, selected cultures; negotiating in intercultural contexts, talks with foreign colleagues; negotiating with business partners; contacting public authorities

Module Seven – "Finance": global capital markets, international finance systems, international finance markets; international finance management, innovative financing instruments, operative finance management; financial engineering, investment financing, portfolio investments; export risk management, hedging of political risks, foreign trade financing, foreign exchange-rate risks, hedging of other economical risks

Module Eight – "Business Information": basics of data, information and knowledge, information and communication systems of enterprises; modelling of enterprises; economic standard software systems, ERP, SCM, CRM, OLAP

Module Nine – "International Marketing": market analysis and customer behaviour, analysis of the marketing environment, consumer behaviour and market research, market segmentation; implementation and controlling of marketing activities, marketing and strategic overall planning, planning, implementation and controlling of marketing strategies, design of marketing structures and processes; marketing mix in multinational contexts; product, communication, distribution policy and contracting policy

https://www.fh-zwickau.de/english/study/incomings/application/international-full-time-study/

First semester

Module one – "Corporate Social Responsibility", Module two – "Strategic Management", Module three – "Leadership", Module four – "Operations Management"

Second semester

Module five – "Accounting/Controlling", Module six – "Intercultural Management", Module seven – "Finance", Module eight – "Business Information"

Third semester

Module nine – "International Marketing", Module 10 – "Module abroad" (USA or Eastern Europe)

Fourth semester

Module 11 – "Thesis Coaching", Module 12 – "Master's thesis"

1,950 EUR

https://www.fh-zwickau.de/studium/studieninteressenten/bewerbung/semesterbeitrag/?L=1

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Bachelor's degree 
Qualified professional experience (experience of minimum one year is desired)

• English language: level B2
• German language: TestDaF (with two parts at least level 3 – written/oral expression – and two parts at least level 4 – listening/reading comprehension) or Goethe certificate C1

https://www.fh-zwickau.de/english/study/incomings/application/international-full-time-study/

No

In-house university career service programmes will offer you the opportunity to find a way of earning some money. In addition, an employee of the Zwickau Job Centre will regularly inform you via e-mail about part-time and temporary jobs in a wide range of fields.

The Graduate and Company Contact Fair (ZWIK) takes place once a year in the Zwickau Civic Hall (Stadthalle). It offers students information about internships, dissertations, work-study jobs, vocational training, and student jobs. A visit to ZWIK will enable you to make contact with the company of your choice. https://www.wikway.de/zwik

Check out our student dorms here: https://www.swcz.de/en/student-housing/our-halls-of-residence/

We offer career advisory service and career fairs (ZWIK).