Master in Management - Georg-August-Universität Göttingen

Do you want to take leadership responsibilities or work as a consultant? Our Master's programme in Management gives you the skills to solve increasingly complex social and business challenges. You gain theory insights that help you to recognise patterns, make data based decisions and understand their impact. But you can only solve the challenges of the future if you can inspire people from a wide range of disciplines, motivate them and get them to collaborate. That's why our degree programme focuses on developing your personality and soft skills such as teamwork, communication and problem-solving skills. Joint projects with our corporate partners from the business world support you to expand your professional network. The practical work is not only intended to promote teamwork, but also helps you to enjoy your future job. In this way, you not only have a great time while studying, but also assure the best possible start in your career.

Overview of modules incl. additional courses (winter semester 2024/2025; in German)

Study and examination regulations as well as course catalogue (in German)

Basic modules: Building crucial knowledge
The Master's programme starts with four basic modules that will teach you crucial management skills and enable you to identify your own strengths and interests.
- Problem-solving and communication skills:
  Learn to identify and understand problems and communicate solutions: During the first semester, you will learn to recognise and structure problem patterns in small groups and to derive and communicate targeted solutions. This is based on real company cases and instruments of effective problem-solving and communication strategies (e.g. top-down communication, logic trees, story telling, etc.).
- Practical project: In cooperation with companies from a wide range of industries, the knowledge learnt about problem solving and communication is deepened in practice in the second semester. You work on a specific management issue together with fellow students in small groups over the entire semester and present your results to the co-operation partners at the end.
- Empirical Methods and Skills: Management decisions should be based on facts. In this module, you will learn about various methods that are used both in business practice and in research to make data-driven decisions.
- Career development: Recognise your own strengths and interests in order to select the best career option and identify possible development needs.
30 Credits

Focus area: Choose an individual profile
The specialisation area deepens your knowledge in one of six specific business management areas or enables you to receive a generalist education. The chosen specialisation will be prominently displayed on your final degree certificate/diploma so that you can apply to potential employers in a targeted manner.

Selectable focus areas:
- Innovation & Entrepreneurship Management:
  Gain the skills to start a business or manage innovation in established companies and organisations.
- International Management: Learn to manage business operations in an organisation serving international markets.
- Leadership & Human Ressource Management: Learn how to balance the needs of employees and the goals of the company.
- Marketing & E-Business Management: Learn to open up markets and develop problem solutions for consumers through intelligent technologies and innovative distribution channels.
- Corporate Control & Supply Chain Management: Find out how you can use corporate management tools to manage structures and processes effectively and efficiently.
- Business Development & Strategic Management: Get the skills to drive strategies to grow or reorient a business.
- General Management: Be trained as a generalist in management to learn about business management from a variety of perspectives.
30 Credits

Seminar: Deepen your knowledge
- Seminar:
  The seminar offers you the chance to deepen your knowledge. You can improve your argumentation skills and develop your written and oral communication.
6–12 Credits

Electives: Deepening interests

In the elective area, you can freely choose further modules from the range offered by the Faculty of Business and Economics according to your interests and, for example, thereby further sharpen your individual profile. You can do a voluntary internship during your studies and receive credits for it under certain conditions.

18–24 Credits

Master's thesis: Combining acquired skills

Research methods, critical thinking, independence and time management: In the final thesis, you bring together all the skills you have learned during your studies. For example, you work on current and practice relevant topics and issues with the help of real data. In addition, you can also write your Master's thesis in cooperation with a company. You will demonstrate your communication and presentation skills in the final colloquium.

30 Credits

Study plan and additional links
- Recommended study plan (Chart)
- New-enrolment or re-enrolment

GOOD REASONS FOR STUDYING IN GÖTTINGEN

Career Relevance

7-in-1 Master

Critical Skills

Double Degree

Career Network

You must be able to apply your knowledge in real-life situations. Therefore, all basic modules are designed to establish a practical connection and pave the way for your transition into professional life - for example, through lectures by company representatives or in collaborative seminars and research projects with companies. Additionally, you will address current, practical issues in your final theses, utilizing real data for this purpose.

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During your studies, you will develop your personality and your way of thinking and may find new interests. Our Master's programme gives you the flexibility to adapt your studies to your personal development. This is because our Master's programme follows a "7-in-1 Master's" logic. You can choose from seven specialisations (including a generalist specialisation). The specialisations are prominently displayed on your final degree certificate/diploma. This means that you have a choice of seven specialisations, giving you full flexibility to pursue your interests.

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Our Master's programme combines the learning of skills and long-term concepts. We guide you to learn about your own strengths and interests and to find the optimal role in a team for you. We place a strong focus on methodological knowledge as well as soft skills such as the ability to work together and on communication and problem solving skills.

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Two university degrees from renowned universities, an international study environment, a specialisation in international management and intercultural competencies - this is what the Double Degree Programme with the Nanjing University Business School (NJUBS) in China offers you. In four semesters, you can obtain a Master of Science degree at the University of Göttingen and a Master of Management degree at the University of Nanjing. The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) supports the Double Degree Programme with a full scholarship (including a scholarship rate of 1,350 euros per month) for up to four students.

Two students, a man and a woman, sitting on the grass in front of the learning and study building, are looking at a laptop held by the man on his lap.

You get to know people best by tackling challenges together with them. During our Master's programme, you will not only get to know company executives in lectures, but you will also solve their real life entrepreneurial problems together with them in a practical project, for example. Furthermore, you can create a network of high quality contacts that will make it easier for you to start your professional life.

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THESE OPPORTUNITIES OPEN UP TO YOU

Career paths with a master's degree in management.

As a Human Resources Developer

The successful selection of employees or the further development of managers are typical aspects of HR work. However, aspects relating to the organisation of remuneration systems or the sending of managers abroad can also play a role.

As a Product Developer

Help to improve and control the planning and marketing of a product. For example, by choosing the right pricing model or marketing channel.

As a Controller

Plan, monitor and optimise the implementation of strategies or the improvement of production processes by number-driven decision-making.

As a Consultant

You advise companies, for example, on optimising processes, managing risks or taking over companies. For this, you need to be able to think strategically and to have strong communication skills.

As a Business Developer

Develop strategies and organisational structures to ensure the long-term success of the company. Aspects of forming alliances or the further development of business models are typical examples.

As a Founder

Maybe you want to be your own boss after graduation? The start-up support of the University of Göttingen assists you in this.

WHAT OUR STUDENTS AND ALUMNI SAY ABOUT STUDYING IN GÖTTINGEN

„I decided to move to Göttingen for my Master's because I really liked the special structure of the Management Master's programme. The programme is well thought out and prepares me optimally for my future career. In the four compulsory modules, my professors teach strategies for problem-solving in a team, refresh statistical knowledge and present possible career paths through exciting guest lectures from the business world. In addition to the basis that I create with these modules, I am super flexible and can specialise in one of the seven key areas - or choose the generalist option.“

Merle Bergfleth,

Master's programmme in Management

„What I particularly like about the Master's in Management in Göttingen is that I can choose my individual profile from seven different specialisations. I would like to specialise in Strategic Management & Business Development and work in this area later on. Göttingen is also the perfect city to study in. The city is full of young people, there are lots of bars and cafés and the university sports programme is great.“

Lukas Ramin,

Master's programmme in Management

"The quality of the teaching staff - academically and pedagogically - continues to be important for a degree programme. This has always been the case in Göttingen. In addition, the size of the faculty ensures a broad range of courses and thus students have plenty of opportunity for exchange among themselves. The exchange with international students and the opportunity to spend a semester abroad are also part of this."

Kathrin Dahnke,

Independent management consultant and multi-supervisory board member

"At the Faculty of Business and Economics, you learn how companies and the economy work, which is often not taught at school. You can specialise in different directions depending on your interests and abilities. Thus, a broad spectrum of professional fields is available to you."

Andreas Behrens,

Founder and Managing Director of YourCar GmbH

"First of all, Göttingen is a great student city and the university can look back on an impressive history. This spirit is still omnipresent. The Faculty of Business and Economics is broadly positioned in terms of subject matter and offers a wide range of courses in addition to the purely "mass" lectures."

Dr. Carsten Wundrack,

Partner, Egon Zehnder

How to apply

Three simple steps to apply to the faculty

1.
Fully fill out the online application form during the application period and send it to us via the send button at the end of the form.
2.
You will receive login-data in order to be able to access the upload portal via email. Go through the attached checklist and upload all necessary documents.
3.
You will receive a reply via email approximately six weeks after the application deadline.

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