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Comprehensive knowledge and skills - International Management studies curriculum


Do you want to make an international career?

Then International Management Studies is just right for you.

The course offers you comprehensive knowledge and skills in the basics of management (business administration, economics), soft skills (personal and social skills), foreign languages and individual focuses. Here you can choose between a variety of topics such as Business Communication, E-Business, Human Resources Management or Consulting.


Program Content – B.Sc. International Management

1st Semester

Business Administration 1: Principles of Business Economics

  • Introduction to Business Administration, Procurement & Production (2,5 ECTS)
  • Marketing (2,5 ECTS)

Business Administration 2: Financial Reporting

  • Financial Accounting (2,5 ECTS)
  • Financial Reporting & Corporate Taxation (2,5 ECTS)

Mathematical Basics

  • Business Mathematics (2,5 ECTS)
  • Statistics 1 (2,5 ECTS)

Law

  • Introduction to Law (2,5 ECTS)
  • Business Law (2,5 ECTS)

Business English 1

  • Business Correspondence (2 ECTS)

2nd Language

  • French 1/Spanish 1/Italian 1/German 1 (3 ECTS)
Program Specifics:

Core Competencies

  • Introduction to International Management (1 ECTS)
  • Scientific Methods (1 ECTS)
  • Calculation Software (1 ECTS)
  • Rhetoric (1 ECTS)
  • Project Management (1 ECTS)

Internship possible (6 ECTS)

2nd Semester

Business Administration 3: Managerial Accounting

  • Investment & Financing (2,5 ECTS)
  • Cost Accounting (2,5 ECTS)

Economics 1: Principles of Economics

  • Microeconomics (2,5 ECTS)
  • Macroeconomics (2,5 ECTS)

Applied Statistics

  • Statistics 2 (2,5 ECTS)
  • Market Research (2,5 ECTS)

Business English 2

  • Moderation & Presentation (2 ECTS)

2nd Language

  • French 2/Spanish 2/Italian 2/German 2 (3 ECTS)
Program Specifics:

International Business

  • Internationalization: Business Environment & Strategies (2,5 ECTS)
  • Global Capital Markets & Finance (2,5 ECTS)

Financial Reporting

  • Financial Reporting 2 (2,5 ECTS)
  • Financial Accounting 2 (2,5 ECTS)

Internship possible (6 ECTS)

3rd Semester

Business Administration 4: Human Resources & Organization Management

  • Human Resource Management (2,5 ECTS)
  • Organization (2,5 ECTS)

Business Administration 5: Business Management

  • Principles of Corporate Management (2,5 ECTS)
  • Service Management (2,5 ECTS)

Economics 2: Basics of Political Economy

  • Economic Policy (2,5 ECTS)
  • Corporate Social Responsibility (2,5 ECTS)

Business English 3

  • Negotiation (2 ECTS)

2nd Language

  • French 3/Spanish 3/Italian 3/German 3 (3 ECTS)

Program Specifics:

Global Interaction

  • International Marketing (2,5 ECTS)
  • Intercultural Management (2,5 ECTS)

Global Value Creation

  • Global Sourcing (2,5 ECTS)
  • Global Value Chain Management (2,5 ECTS)

Internship possible (6 ECTS)

4th Semester: Semester abroad
Semester abroad (24 ECTS)

Internship possible (6 ECTS)

5th Semester

General Management

  • Strategic Management (2 ECTS)
  • Leadership & Motivation (2 ECTS)
  • Crisis Management & Recapitalization (2 ECTS)

Workshop/Practical Seminar (5 ECTS)

2nd Language

  • French 4/Spanish 4/Italian 4/German 4 (1 ECTS)
Elective Modules (2 of 5):

Business Analysis

  • Auditing (2 ECTS)
  • Business Valuation (2 ECTS)
  • Corporate Rating (2 ECTS)

Supply Chain Management

  • Supply Chain Management Concepts (2 ECTS)
  • Sourcing Management (2 ECTS)
  • International Transport Logistics (2 ECTS)

Financial Management

  • Derivatives (2 ECTS)
  • International Financial Management (2 ECTS)
  • Portfolio & Asset Management (2 ECTS)

Business Communication

  • Internal Communication (2 ECTS)
  • Investor Relations (2 ECTS)
  • Global Communications (2 ECTS)

E-Business

  • E-Procurementn (2 ECTS)
  • Digital Process Management (2 ECTS)
  • E-Commerce (2 ECTS)

Internship possible (6 ECTS)
6th Semester

Controlling

  • Strategic Controlling (2 ECTS)
  • Operational Controlling (2 ECTS)
  • Controlling of Multinational Enterprises (2 ECTS)
Elective Modules (2 of 5):

International Financial Reporting

  • IRFS 1 (2 ECTS)
  • IRFS 2 (2 ECTS)
  • Group Consolidation (2 ECTS)

Marketing

  • Consumer Behavior & Applied Market Research (2 ECTS)
  • Communication & Brand Management (2 ECTS)
  • Marketing Controlling (2 ECTS)

Corporate Structuring

  • Investment Management (2 ECTS)
  • Corporate Finance (2 ECTS)
  • Mergers & Acquisitions (2 ECTS)

Human Resources Management

  • Strategic Human Resources Management (2 ECTS)
  • Human Resources 1: Attraction, Selection, Performance (2 ECTS)
  • Human Resources 2: Development, Retention, Transition (2 ECTS)

Consulting

  • Consulting Instruments (2 ECTS)
  • Management of Consulting Projects (2 ECTS)
  • Consulting Project/Tender Pitch (2 ECTS)

2nd Language

  • French 5/Spanish 5/Italian 5/German 5 (1 ECTS)

THESIS (11 ECTS)

7th Semester (optional)

During the seventh semester you can optionally spend a second semester abroad (this is called the "Global Track").

This curriculum is valid from start of studies in fall term 2022.
For an overview of the current course contents, please contact your Study Advisor.


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Our student advisors are happy to answer all your questions about the ISM, our study programs, application and selection process and financing options in a personal appointment.
Your Bachelor Study Advisors

pereira

Campus Dortmund

Christopher Pereira
+49 231.97 51 39-43
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Qian Ye

Campus Frankfurt

Qian Ye
+49 69.66 05 93 67-43
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Ana Kammerer

Campus Munich

Ana Kammerer
+49 89.2 00 03 50 - 53
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Angelina Hallmann

Campus Cologne

Angelina Hallmann
+49 221.27 09 95-43
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Luigi Serafino

Campus Stuttgart

Luigi Serafino
+49 711.51 89 62-143
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Marrit Koenig

Campus Berlin

Marrit Koenig
+49 30.3 15 19 35-22
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Rebecca Jung

Campus Hamburg

Rebecca Jung
+49 40.3 19 93 39-46
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