International Business

Overview

Including marketing, financial reporting, business law and others, the International Business programme of Mainz University of Applied Sciences will allow you to specialise in your field of interest, e.g. marketing, accounting, service management or human resources, and will familiarise you with the methods of academic research in business and management. At the same time it will broaden your knowledge: Most modules take an international perspective on the topics they discuss. Learning will take place in small international groups and cover group works as well as small projects. The programme is taught completely in English.

Programme objectives

The programme aims at preparing students for challenging positions in multinational companies or in internationally active public organisations. In particular, graduates are familiar with state-of-the-art techniques of International Business and have acquired leadership skills for a cross-cultural business environment.

• Professional competence

Students increase their professional competence by deepening their already existing knowledge of business issues and by adding an international dimension to skills and tools acquired in their undergraduate business or management studies.

• Methodological expertise

They further develop their ability to apply quantitative and qualitative analytical methods to business-related studies.

• Social competences

Students further improve their competencies in self-management and team work, in particular in a multicultural environment.

• Leadership skills

Skills such as communication, motivation, and building trust in personal relations and organisations develop further.

• Language and cross-cultural management skills

A culturally diverse student group, one or two semesters spent abroad, and the obligation to use foreign languages prepare the students for the working environment encountered in multinational companies and institutions.

Professional prospects

The MA.IB programme allows you to acquire the skills needed in international business. It broadens your knowledge by adding a truly international perspective to your business education and prepares you for middle management positions. As a graduate of the MA.IB programme, future employers will appreciate your ability to work in and lead culturally diverse working groups, and your willingness to be internationally mobile.