M.Sc. General Management

Modern management increasingly requires a broad and versatile skill set. The M.Sc. General Management reflects this requirement, and it is the most flexible approach to business studies at the University of Tübingen. It gives students the freedom to choose what best fits their needs and preferences.
Students in this program can choose from the wide range of courses offered by the School in order to acquire knowledge, expertise, and skills tailored to their preferences and in line with the requirements of their intended career path. Students can either specialize in their preferred area, or they can cover a broad range of topics, including various management disciplines, Economics, or neighboring fields, such as Law, Psychology, Sociology, or Statistics.
Together with its openness and versatility, this program provides a perfect balance between academic rigor and application-oriented best practice, which is needed for successful management.
Strong demand for a spot in this program, high satisfaction scores among students, and successful placements in industry as well as successful academic careers show that this program is an excellent choice.

Key Facts

3 Semester Program

Courses start in October

90 ECTS Credits

incl. Master Thesis (24 ECTS credits)

English and German

Course Language

The School of Business and Economics is a member of the AACSB Business Education Alliance

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Areas of Specialization

Industrial Organization
International Business
Marketing
HRM and Organization
Banking
Finance
International Accounting, Auditing and Corporate Governance
Econometrics
International Business Taxation
Managerial Accounting

Curriculum

Modules / Areas	ECTS credits
Core Studies	27
Specialization Studies	12-24	30
Elective Studies	0-18	30
Advanced Topics	9
Master Thesis	24

Ph.D. Track

Graduates will also find themselves well-positioned to pursue a Ph.D. subsequent to this M.Sc. program. For this purpose, students may study this M.Sc. program on a Ph.D. track, putting themselves on a fast track to a doctoral degree.

Module Handbook

For more detailed information about the modules, please see the Module Handbook.

Application

Ph.D. Track

Graduates will also find themselves well-positioned to pursue a Ph.D. subsequent to this M.Sc. program. Towards this end, students may study this M.Sc. program on a Ph.D. track, putting themselves on a fast track to a doctoral degree in Business Administration.

Deadline:

Application for all Master Programs is possible from March 1st until May 15th
(M.Sc. Economics: Until July 15h for international / September 15th for EU applicants)

Application Portal

Bachelor Degree Requirements

Bachelor Degree Certificate in Business Administration, Economics or related fields with a final grade of at least 2.5 or better according to the German grading system. (The final grades of international applicants will be converted into the German grading system and therefore also be subject to this rule).

A certificate stating that the applicant has successfully completed a first university degree or a certificate (or equivalent documents) providing evidence of the successful completion of at least the year prior to his/her final examination in the equivalent studies.
Degree should preferably amount to 210 ECTS. Students entering with a 3-year Bachelor degree (180 ECTS credits) are required to earn 30 additional ECTS credits in order to obtain a Master degree.

Complete Transcript of Records with a final grade or calculated grade average. Transcripts of Records containing generic module titles (such as Business Administration I, II and III) should be accompanied by detailed module descriptions. The transcript should prove that the applicant has solid intermediate knowledge in

Business Administration,
Economics and
Statistics / Mathematics / Econometrics

CV

CV in tabular format in English or German

Letter of Motivation

Please provide us with a letter of motivation explaining your reasons for applying for this degree and outlining your qualifications for it. Kindly limit yourself to one page, the letter may be composed either in English or in German.

Language Requirements

Proof of English Language Qualification

TOEFL ibt: 79 or
TOEFL pbt: 550 or
IELTS: 6.5 (overall band) or
Cambridge: CAE, CPE or BEC Higher or
TOEIC: 700 or
UniCert III Certificate or
German Abitur including at least 6 (G8) or 7 (G9) years of English or
Officially recognized higher education degree (e.g. Bachelor degree) entirely taught in English (English as the language of instruction) or
Transcript of Studies proving at least 30 ECTS-Credits were obtained in English-taught modules.

Please note that for the latter two options you must provide a medium of instruction certificate unless the language of instruction is definitively stated on your transcript!

Proof of ability to study in German (only for international students):

Information of German Language Requirements can be found on the website of the Student Affairs Office.

Additional Documents

Further documents proving specific qualifications relevant to the desired course of study may be submitted. Examples of these additional documents are, among others, proof of additional foreign language skills, results of standardized tests specific to the fields of Business and Economics (such as GRE or GMAT) and certificates of participation in summer schools or research projects that are not documented in the applicant's academic transcript. Please note that neither a GMAT nor a GRE are a prerequisite for any of our M.Sc. programs but that they may serve as an indication that the applicant possesses a certain skill set.

Note: It is not compulsory to send reference letters. However, if you wish to hand in reference letters, you can do so voluntarily.

Recognition of International Degrees

Please note that we as the academic advisory team are not in a position to provide accurate information regarding the recognition of international degrees in Germany. These matters are handled by our central Student Affairs Office (Advising and Admission of International Students) who can provide information about the recognition of specific degrees as well as grade conversion.

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Admission

Incoming applications will be reviewed by the admission committee to determine whether they meet the entry requirements and then ranked according to the grades the applicants obtained in ther undergraduate studies and other criteria.

Timeline Admission Process

March 1

application portal opens

May 15

application deadline

June 13-20

interviews

June

offer letters are sent out by the end of June

October

start of the M.Sc. program

Interviews
After the admission committee has reviewed the applications they will invite the best candidates to take part in the next stage of the admission process, the interviews. Invitations will be sent out via email at least three days before the interview and will state the day and the time of the interview. Please make sure that you regularly check your emails. Interviews are conducted via Zoom. Admitted candidates will receive an admission letter 1-3 weeks after the interview. Students who receive an offer have only a limited period of time to accept the offer and matriculate at the University of Tübingen before the offer becomes invalid and the spot will be offered to the next candidate on the list.

Student Fees
The program is free of tuition fees for all EU residents, students are only obliged to pay a small administrational fee and a contribution to the student union to matriculate.

The state of Baden-Württemberg has introduced fees for international non-EU students and second-degree students in recent years. For background information and for fee exemption options, please refer to the following link:

Tuition Fees

Further Questions?

For further questions, please contact:

Academic Advisory Service

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+49 7071 29-76415
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Program Coordinator

Prof. Dr. Kerstin Pull

March 1

May 15

June 13-20

June

October

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