MBA Global Management / HR Ruhr West University of Applied Sciences
- Degree
- Master of Business Administration
- Standard period of study (amount)
- 4 semesters
- Location
- Mülheim an der Ruhr
Overview and admission
Study Type
graduate
Admission semester
Summer and Winter Semester
Area of study
- Business Administration
- Human Resource Management
- Business Management, Organisation Management
Target group
The MBA degree course is aimed both at graduates with a first degree relating to economics who want to deepen their knowledge in management and HR, and at specialists with a technical or engineering background who are looking for a management position with HR responsibility.
Annotation
CAREER-INTEGRATED STUDIES
Become tomorrow's leader with an "MBA Global Management / HR"! Building on already acquired competences and skills, the MBA significantly increases career opportunities in the operational and strategic management area with personnel responsibility! The degree course provides a general view of all processes and procedures of a company. The aim is to become fit for a demanding job in the middle or upper management level.
WHAT CAN I EXPECT?
Career-integrated and flexible programme
Linking own experiences with study content
Practical training on a modern campus
COURSE CONTENTS
Modules in German and English
Leadership and Global Management
Examination Regulations, Module Handbook & Programme Curriculum
Students benefit from the individual design of the learning process through various forms of teaching and examination in the joint course. The integration of degree courses into everyday professional life is simplified. In addition, students are given the opportunity to build valuable personal and professional networks.
72 credits can be earned during your studies. The modules are concerned with
Artificial intelligence for HR,
Corporate Finance,
Global Management (English),
Entrepreneurship/Design Thinking,
Digital Leadership (English),
Demography, labour markets and social systems,
Communication management and organizational psychological principles,
Human Resources Management (advanced),
Labour Law,
International Digital Business Models,
Leadership and Change Management,
Intercultural Management (English).
The Master's dissertation (15 credits) is produced in the fourth semester and a colloquium is completed (3 credits).
VOCATIONAL PERSPECTIVES
Executive in Management
Business and Project Leadership
Through a modern practice-oriented knowledge transfer with digital elements, e.g. artificial intelligence, the newly designed MBA degree course in Global Management/HR prepares students for demanding specialist and management tasks in internationally relevant management areas.
Graduatesof the "MBA Global Management/HR (combined study programme)", experienced academics are:to manage, restructure and further expand the current requirements of personnel reorientation, digitisation, value change, demographic development and globalisation in the personnel sector of national and international companies with innovative approaches.
Companies need human resource management for long-term strategic personnel planning and coordination. Human resources and staff management is one of the cross-company tasks of every manager. Almost all large and medium-sized companies need managers, for example as:
Executive Director:in
Departmental management (e.g. Human Resources management)
Commercial:Director:in
Business Strategy Analyst
Team Leader:in
Product Manager:in
Key Account Manager:in
Project manager:in
Authorised Officer:in
International Operations Manager:in
Therefore, there are numerous fields of activity available in all sectors. Sectors include:
Administration
Transport and Logistics
Technology and IT
Production
Health
Services sector
Management Consultancy
Admission requirements
Completion of a professionally qualifying degree course with 210 credits or an equivalent qualification from the field of business administration. Insofar as this is an academic degree with 180 credits, additional Bachelor's degree performances in the amount of 30 credits must be proved before registering for the Master's thesis. Furthermore, qualified professional experience of (as a rule) no less than one year is required after the undergraduate degree course.
Lecture period
- 31.03.2025 - 11.07.2025
- 29.09.2025 - 23.01.2026
Application deadlines
Summer semester (2025)
Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
Further information on registration, deadlines and the application process can be found on the HRW website: https://www.hochschule-ruhr-west.de/studium/bewerbung-und-einschreibung/bewerbungs-faq/Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
Expired
Further information on registration, deadlines and the application process can be found on the HRW website: https://www.hochschule-ruhr-west.de/studium/bewerbung-und-einschreibung/bewerbungs-faq/Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
Further information on registration, deadlines and the application process can be found on the HRW website: https://www.hochschule-ruhr-west.de/studium/bewerbung-und-einschreibung/bewerbungs-faq/Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
Further information on registration, deadlines and the application process can be found on the HRW website: https://www.hochschule-ruhr-west.de/studium/bewerbung-und-einschreibung/bewerbungs-faq/
Winter semester (2025/2026)
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
01.05.2026 - 15.09.2026
Further information on registration, deadlines and the application process can be found on the HRW website: https://www.hochschule-ruhr-west.de/studium/bewerbung-und-einschreibung/bewerbungs-faq/ https://www.hochschule-ruhr-west.de/studium/vor-dem-studium/bewerbung-und-einschreibung/bewerbung-und-fristenDeadlines for International Students from the European Union
01.05.2026 - 15.09.2026
Further information on registration, deadlines and the application process can be found on the HRW website: https://www.hochschule-ruhr-west.de/studium/bewerbung-und-einschreibung/bewerbungs-faq/ https://www.hochschule-ruhr-west.de/studium/vor-dem-studium/bewerbung-und-einschreibung/bewerbung-und-fristenDeadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
01.05.2026 - 15.09.2026
Further information on registration, deadlines and the application process can be found on the HRW website: https://www.hochschule-ruhr-west.de/studium/bewerbung-und-einschreibung/bewerbungs-faq/ https://www.hochschule-ruhr-west.de/studium/vor-dem-studium/bewerbung-und-einschreibung/bewerbung-und-fristenEnrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
01.05.2026 - 15.09.2026
Further information on registration, deadlines and the application process can be found on the HRW website: https://www.hochschule-ruhr-west.de/studium/bewerbung-und-einschreibung/bewerbungs-faq/ https://www.hochschule-ruhr-west.de/studium/vor-dem-studium/bewerbung-und-einschreibung/bewerbung-und-fristen
Tuition fees
Tuition fees
6,960.00 EUR / total
The full Master of Business Administration degree course costs EUR 6,960 over the standard period of study. EUR 1,740 are to be paid before the beginning of each semester. In addition, there are material purchase fees and the semester contribution (contribution for the student body, social contribution, student transport pass for the VRR and NRW public transport networks).
Languages of instruction
Main language
German
Further languages
English



