International Management – (B.A.)

If you are looking for a fully accredited business degree that integrates high academic standards with international experience, then we have a program designed specifically to meet your needs. Our International Management BA program meets the demands of students who are seeking a global perspective on a management career.

You´ll learn how to do business as a global player and gain valuable leadership skills and intercultural awareness combined with a full spectrum of strategic management, marketing, finance and other relevant skills.

We offer not only one of the first international management programs in Germany to be taught 100% in English, but we also top the list of CHE employability ratings for bachelor degrees in business. Our goal is to train you to fill the growing demand for multilingual, multicultural managers, who can lead dynamic companies across cultures and borders.

Our program is aimed at highly motivated German and international students who want to quickly enter and succeed in the international market. It combines broad-based international training and theoretical knowledge with practical experience in a supportive, international atmosphere. We offer an accelerated program (7 semesters) that prepares domestic and foreign students for a management career with enterprises that market, trade, invest and do business throughout the world.

Innovative Concept

We didn´t just add an international focus to a management program. We built our International Management Program from the ground up on an globally relevant foundation:

Because the demands placed on international managers are multifaceted, we take an interdisciplinary approach to training future managers. During the program you will:

* acquire a broad spectrum of functional skills in relevant business foundation subjects ranging from accounting to information technology,
* learn international applications of theory to equip you to perform management tasks and manage projects in globally oriented organizations,
* develop the social, language, and human relationship skills necessary to competently act in a multicultural business environment, and
* integrate methods and technologies to enable you to competently navigate in a complex and dynamic global economy.

At a glance

Degree: Bachelor of Arts (BA) in International Management
Goal: Prepare students to become multilingual, multicultural managers who can lead dynamic companies across cultures and borders.
Target group: Highly motivated German and international students who want to quickly enter and succeed in the international marketplace.
Rankings: Deggendorf University enjoys outstanding results in university rankings. The International Management program was ranked in the top category of German Bachelor programs with regard to employability.
Duration: 7 semesters (including a one semester international internship and an academic semester at a foreign university).
Methodology: Practical experience is carefully blended with theory through lectures, workshops, small group projects, case studies, business games, simulations, presentations, discussions and internships.
Features: Supportive atmosphere characterized by close contact with professors, advisors and peers. Projects performed in international teams develop students´ analytical, organizational and interpersonal skills.
Year abroad: Students gain one year of international experience by studying for one semester at one of over 60 partner universities in 28 countries extending from Australia to the United States followed (or preceded) by a 20 week internship at a foreign enterprise of their choosing. (Foreign students can choose an internationally oriented internship at a German company).
Languages: Program is taught 100% in English. Students are also required to take at least three courses in one or more foreign languages such as Spanish, French or German. A list of languages is offered.
Jobs/ perspectives: Graduates have found career opportunities at internationally oriented enterprises ranging from Deutsche Bahn to KPMG in event management, consulting, purchasing, sales, event managemen and general management. Many use the bachelor as a springboard to an MBA degree.
Enrollment: To maintain quality, a maximum of 50 students are admitted each year to the program. Students are selected on the basis of academic achievement, motivation, English language ability and international experience.
Foreign students: Students from abroad are welcome! Up to 50% of the places are reserved for foreign participants. For further information, please contact the International Office.
Costs: Tuition and fees are 412 Euro/semester. Food and lodging average 500 Euros/month. For an overview of living costs in Germany: DAAD

Program Highlights

* English language: Because each required course is offered in English, the program supports the integration of a wide cross-section of international students joining us from Honduras to Nepal.
* Supportive atmosphere: By limiting enrollment each year, we guarantee a supportive, family-like atmosphere.
* Foreign language: Participants study at least one foreign language such as Spanish, Italian (or Business German for foreign students) for a minimum of three semesters.
* Year abroad: Students study at a choice of foreign partner universities for one semester and work for one semester as student interns at a foreign company. This give students the opportunity to develop their intercultural competence and gain valuable practical experience.
* Double Degree Programs: Students have the chance to further broaden their cultural and educational profile and earn a second bachelor degree at one of our partner universities in Finland, Australia, Brazil, Scotland and Austria (with only one additional semester of foreign study!)
* Career Tracks: Add more focus to your degree through by choosing a Career Track area of specialization ranging from International Project Management to Human Resources Development.

Program structure

The International Management Bachelor Program is rooted in foreign language competence. During the course of study English is the primary language used in the classroom and workplace. In addition students are required to study one or more additional foreign languages, (Spanish, Italian, French, etc.) in each of the first three semesters. Since up to 50% of the participants in the program are foreign students, their integration into the program is supported through German language courses offered on three semesters.

The Bachelor program is a seven-semester program that includes both theoretical and practical training:

Semesters 1 and 2: In the first year particular emphasis is placed on teamwork, presentation skills, information technology, business methods and foreign language acquisition. The first two semesters also cover the functional areas of business, (economics, marketing, accounting, etc.), and all courses are taught and tested completely in English with the exception of the foreign language electives. Foreign students are also required to take German language courses that span both semesters. (Students who have less than 12 months practical business experience are required to gain experience working as student interns for up to 14 weeks.)

Semester 3: The third semester is almost exclusively designed to cover the international aspects of the functional areas of business: accounting, economics, finance, business law, tax, and marketing. Information technology skills and foreign language acquisition are further emphasized. All of the courses are taught and examined in English with the exception of the foreign language elective. Foreign students are required to take a German language course.

Semesters 4 and 5: In the fourth (or fifth) semester the participants work as student interns either abroad or in an international capacity at a German company of their choosing. In addition to gaining business and foreign language skills, the internship helps the students with their career plans. They get first hand experience in a company or an industry where they may later wish to work. Graduates often find employment in the same organizations where they performed their internships.
In the fifth (or fourth) semester students study management at a partner university abroad. In addition to European universities, Deggendorf has partner programs with universities around the globe including Singapore, Hong Kong and the U.S.A. This semester is designed to help broaden the students' management perspective and improve their understanding of foreign systems and cultures.

Semesters 6 and 7: In the final semesters students take capstone seminars and case study courses in the areas of international management, finance and economics, and managing across cultures. Plus the students select two upper level elective courses in one or more areas of emphasis (such as Services Management, Technical Business or Business Information Systems).