International Business & Management – Track: German-Latin American Studies of Business Administration (CALA) FH Münster University of Applied Sciences

México: Universidad de Las Américas in Puebla; Colombia: Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana in Medellín and Universidad de La Sabana in Chía near Bogotá; Perú: ESAN in Lima; Brazil: FAE Business School in Curitiba; Argentina: Universidad de Belgrano in Buenos Aires; Chile: Universidad Austral de Chile in Valdivia and Universidad de Santiago de Chile

CALA courses for students starting in Münster are held in German (70%), English (20%), and Spanish/Portuguese (10%). Courses at the partner universities in Latin America are held in Spanish or Portuguese and sometimes in English.

CALA courses in Münster for students from partner universities are elective courses that can be completed entirely in English or in German.

CALA (Carrera Alemana-Latinoamericana de Administración) is an internationally-oriented Business and Management programme with intensive language instruction and regional studies of Latin America or Europe, respectively. Students spend three semesters abroad, including an internship of one semester.

Beginning: winter semester for students starting in Münster, summer semester or winter semester for students from partner universities

The winter semester starts at the beginning of October and lasts until mid-February, including the examination phase.

The summer semester starts at the beginning of March and lasts until mid-July, including the examination phase.

31 May for CALA applicants at FH Münster

For applicants at Latin American partner universities, deadline according to the schedule of the university in question

CALA courses in Münster:

Semesters one and two – basic level (students starting in Münster):

• Management Processes
• Legal Frameworks and Accounting
• Mathematics
• Statistics
• Economics
• Primary Business Processes
• Financial Business Administration
• Regional Studies of Latin America
• Foreign Language (Spanish or Portuguese)

Semesters three and four – intermediate level (students starting in Münster):

• Corporate Management
• Business Information Systems or Law and Taxation
• International Economics
• Intercultural Management
• Sustainability
• Regional Studies of Latin America
• Foreign Language (Spanish or Portuguese)
• Intermediate modules (compulsory elective courses)

Semesters five, six and seven – specialisation level (students from Latin American universities in Münster):

• Four specialisation modules (each 12 ECTS) to be chosen from the following areas: Marketing, Finance, International Management, Operations Research, Supply Chain Management, Business Informatics, Human Resource Management, Accounting/Controlling, Entrepreneurship
• Regional Studies of Europe
• Intercultural Management, German Language Course
• Bachelor's thesis

An internship lasting one semester

Students from Münster spend semesters five, six and seven in Latin America.
Students from partner universities spend semesters five, six and seven in Münster.
Upon successful completion of the programme, students receive both a Bachelor of Arts degree from FH Münster and a corresponding degree from the partner university.

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An internship of one semester should be completed in the partner country or region.

No tuition fees

Approx. 300 EUR per semester

Approx. 900 EUR per month

Students from Latin America have to have successfully completed six semesters of study at their home university in order to continue with the CALA programme in Münster.

Applicants for the CALA programme from partner universities must provide proof of language proficiency in the language in which they wish to study (English or German, B2).
Applicants (German native speakers) who would like to start the CALA programme in Münster and move to Latin America later must pass a Spanish or Portuguese language exam. Foreign students who would like to start the CALA programme in Münster must provide proof of their German skills (for example, TestDaF 4).

31 May for CALA applicants at FH Münster

For applicants at Latin American partner universities, deadline according to the schedule of the university in question

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There are job opportunities in catering and in companies in programme-related fields (business administration).

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