International Business & Intercultural Management, M.A.

Hochschule Heilbronn, Masters in English

Disciplines:

Business Administration
Area/Cultural Studies

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Country:	Germany	Duration:	18 Months
City:	Heilbronn	Start Date:	March
Educational Form:	Taught	Languages:	English
Education Variants:	Full Time
Application Deadline:	January 15 for the following spring semester
Annual Tuition Fee:	€ 1000

Programme Description

The MA International Business & Intercultural Management is a multidisciplinary Master Programme that has been created by the university's Business Faculties in close consultation with business, industry and the professions and in response to a challenging and rapidly developing organisational environment. It gives an international approach to business administration and focuses on the intercultural implications in today´s global business environment.
Aimed at providing its students with the subject knowledge that is required in a dynamic organisational environment, it incorporates current research and business developments in its study programme. The course contents are founded on a sound theoretical basis while including experiential and practical forms of learning such as guided business simulations, case studies, role plays, etc..
The MA International Business & Intercultural Management offers a series of benefits and assets, namely:

* lectures delivered exclusively in English
* a clearly structured, time-efficient schedule (3 semester)
* multidisciplinary contents
* innovative teaching and learning techniques
* integrated fieldwork and business projects
* a favourable student-lecturer ratio
* an international and intercultural learning environment
* sustained teaching quality by systematic student appraisal.

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The MA International Business & Intercultural Management is dedicated to qualifying first degree graduates for management positions in globally operating organisations. It is intended to equip future business leaders with the subject knowledge and the methodological, interpersonal and intercultural competencies which will enable them to (inter)act appropriately and responsibly in a diverse environment.

The MA International Business & Intercultural Management comprises three major stages. The programme starts with an induction period, during which the students assess their current level of subject knowledge by participating in a Business Simulation game. The foundation stage in semester 1 familiarizes them with the fundamental issues of Intercultural Management as well as Business Management and its international aspects.

Semester 2 offers advanced studies. Taking a cross-disciplinary approach, this phase provides an opportunity to deepen the participants´ expertise in Business Management and Research Methodology. In addition, the students specialize in selected cultural areas, namely Asia Pacific, the Arab World and Europe.

Semester 3 has been earmarked as the thesis stage. The Master Thesis requires in-depth empirical research in the student's chosen area. Ideally, the thesis is based on real situations in international companies or organisations.

You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test if you come from a non-English speaking country.

Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.

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Requirements

The MA International Business & Intercultural Management has been created for students who

* hold a BA or BA (Hons) degree in Business Studies or related disciplines that contain a high number of business subjects.

* have an excellent (awarded with distinction) or good (awarded with merit) European degree or an equivalent international qualification.

* provide evidence of their high level of proficiency in English corresponding to IELTS min. 6.0 points in all categories or TOEFL paper based test min. 550, computer based test min. 213 points, internet based test min. 79 points. Native speakers of English are exempt from this requirement.

* The credits required for admission to the Master Programme are 210 ECTS or international equivalents. Applicants holding a degree with only 180 ECTS have the opportunity to obtain the missing 30 ECTS within the Master Programme by attending additional courses in the Bachelor Programme International Business - Intercultural Studies offered by Heilbronn University.