- Location
- Kaiserslautern
- Degree
- Master of Science
- Area of study
- Business Studies and Economics
- Standard period of study
- 4 Semester
- Main instruction language
- German, English
- Time required
- full-time
- Modes of study
- Face-to-Face studies
- Admission semester
- Winter semester, Summer semester
- Credit points
- 120 ECTS
- Admission restriction
- no
- Aptitude test
- no
- Application period
- Dates
The Master's programme follows on directly from the content of the previous Bachelor's programme, but gives you greater freedom and takes your professional interests into account. In the economics part of the Master's programme, you can choose a focus area from a wide range of topics. The economics curriculum is supplemented by compulsory modules in qualitative or quantitative methods and a compulsory economic internship.
The economic focus is chosen from a profile area.
In the profile area of management, the following can be selected
- Marketing Management
- Human Resource Management and Organisational Behaviour
- Strategy, Innovation and Cooperation
- Sustainability Management
- Entrepreneurship
- Management of Digital Transformation
In the profile area Accounting and Finance, the following can be selected:
- Controlling
- Finance and Accounting
In the profile area Intelligence, Logistics & Operations, the following can be selected:
- Business Information Systems & Operations Research
- Production Management
- Logistics Management
The following can be selected in the Economics profile area
- Environmental and Industrial Economics
- Economic Theory
- Financial Economics
The energy and process engineering part builds on the content of the Bachelor's programme. Here, too, you have many options to choose from:
You can choose modules worth 38 ECTS credits from the competence field modules of the Bachelor's degree programme in Energy and Process Engineering as well as from the compulsory and compulsory elective modules of the Master's degree programmes in Bioprocess Engineering and Energy and Process Engineering (and the prerequisite Bachelor's modules).
An important pillar of the Master's degree programme is research-based learning with seminars, a research project and the Master's thesis.
The Master's programme builds on the subject areas already known from the Bachelor's programmes and deepens the technical and economic contents in roughly equal proportions of the curriculum. The chosen technical specialisation is retained. Thanks to the wide range of options, however, each student is free to choose an individual course of study.
Thanks to the wide range of options, however, each student is free to put together an individual course of study according to his or her interests and career plans.
In terms of methodology, the Master's programme at the Department of Business and Economics takes into account the students' personal responsibility and independence by switching to research-based learning.
The focus here is on independent research work in the context of a seminar paper, a research project and the final research project and the final Master's thesis.
English: Advanced C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages:
Can understand a wide range of demanding, longer texts, including implicit meaning.
Can express him/herself fluently and spontaneously without having to search for clearly identifiable words.
Can use the language effectively and flexibly in social and professional life or in training and study.
Can express him/herself clearly, in a structured and detailed way on complex subjects, making appropriate use of various means of linking texts.
An internship in economics of at least 12 weeks is part of the curriculum.
A stay abroad as part of an international exchange program is recommended as part of your studies. You can find more information here: https://international.wiwi.rptu.de/startseite
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Industrial engineers are in demand in many industries thanks to their interdisciplinary skills. Master's graduates are particularly recommended for demanding tasks in specialist and management positions within business and industry. A Master's degree also entitles graduates to do a doctorate and thus opens up the possibility of pursuing a career in science.
Special fields of application
Planning, project management and sales of production plants, especially in the chemical, energy, environmental, food and pharmaceutical industries, in plant construction as well as in the waste water, recycling and energy industry
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