Management and Strategy. For officers and professionals - MBAManagement skills for special target groups

The practice-oriented MBA study programme provides officers and civilian professionals with business skills at the highest level and will prepare you specifically and comprehensively for a further career in industry.

Flexible: The study programme in cooperation with the Knowledge Foundation @ Reutlingen University (KFRU) and the University of the Federal Armed Forces in Munich can be adapted in terms of time to the requirements and vagaries of military service or another professional activity.
Career-enhancing: Develop your skills substantially during your studies. We will support you in your transformation to the business world and, as a non-military person, in your further professional development.
A strong network: Our approximately 500 alumni form an outstanding network from which you can benefit before and after your studies. Proximity to companies and experts will enable you to establish key contacts.

Further Advantages:

Strong partners. The cooperation between ESB Business School and the University of the Federal Armed Forces in Munich has optimally combined application-oriented research and academic excellence for more than 20 years. Renowned university lecturers and experts from the business world impart a broad portfolio of practice-relevant management skills. The study programme is offered and organised by the Knowledge Foundation @ Reutlingen University and casc - campus advanced study center of the University of the Federal Armed Forces in Munich.
Flexible learning. Workshops, e-learning with online tutorials, interdisciplinary teamwork provide a flexible system specifically designed to meet the needs of officers and other professionals.

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Key Data

All the data and facts for your study programme at a glance

Duration of studies

part time + full time:

2 years 6 month

fast track + full time:

1 year 9 month

part time only:

3 years 6 month

Admission requirements

Successfully completed university degree

2 years work experience

English language skills

Start of studies

1 January

(Ongoing entry possible)

Costs

22,500 €

20% discount for members of the Federal Armed Forces

Location of studies

Munich

Study places

max. 36

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Duration of studies

part time + full time:

2 years 6 month

fast track + full time:

1 year 9 month

part time only:

3 years 6 month

Location of studies

Munich, Hamburg, Cologne

Start of studies

January (ongoing entry possible).

Application deadline

15. October

Languages of instruction

German and English

Foreign Language

English

ECTS credits

90 ECTS credits

Degree

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

The academic degree is awarded as a joint degree from ESB Business School, Reutlingen University, and the University of the Federal Armed Forces Munich.

Costs

22,500 Euro

Reduction of 20% for members of the Federal Armed Forces (18,000 Euro).

Funding of 9,000 Euro by the Vocational Support Service of the Federal Armed Forces (BFD).

Admission requirements

Successfully completed university degree with professional qualification, all fields of study
At least two years of professional experience (active service or professional activity)
Evidence of English language skills (at least B2 according to GER or SLP 3332)
Certificate recognition of non-German degree
Successful participation in the selection process
Successfully completed entrance examination in the form of a selection interview

Study places

Max. 36 per study location.

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Set ambitious goals - and achieve them

The part-time study programme will provide you as military or civilian professionals with business skills at the highest level and prepare you specifically and comprehensively for a future career in business.

Structure and Content

The MBA Manegement and Strategy for Officers and Professions addresses the following questions, among others:

How do I manage a company successfully?
What tasks await a manager in general management and a functional area such as marketing?
How can I capitalise on my service experience as an officer in the civilian economy?
How can I use my previous experience as a professional to get started as a manager?
How do I develop international strategies?
How do I manage international business processes?
How do I work efficiently in an intercultural environment?

Your study programme at a glance

The degree programme is completed in several phases:

Following the first 18 months of the part-time degree programme (foundation phase), students can choose between a six-month full-time phase at the University of Federal Armed Forces in Munich and a twelve-month part-time study phase.

They then write their Master’s thesis within six months if studying full-time, or within twelve months if studying part-time. Depending on individual circumstances, the first part of the degree programme can be completed in a fast-track format within 9 months instead of 18.

Content focus

The programme focuses in the foundation phase on topics such as financing and cost management, marketing, strategy, economics and digital technology.

Later you can choose from three electives

Leadership and Transition Management (full time)
Strategic Innovation and Value Creation (part time)
Defence and Security Management (part time)

Modules of the study programme

More details on the module titles and contents can be found in the module handbook.

Stay abroad

A study or internship period abroad is optional:

During the distance learning phase, you can attend summer schools or one to four-week courses at selected partner universities. After the six-month attendance phase, you can attend summer schools as well as spend entire "terms" (semesters) at selected partner universities abroad.

Partners

The MBA International Management for Officers and Professionals programme is offered in cooperation with the University of the Federal Armed Forces Munich and the Knowledge Foundation.

The KFRU is the higher education foundation at Reutlingen University.

The lectures are organised by the KFRU and the casc Institute of the University of the Federal Armed Forces Munich and held by the professors at ESB Business School, the School of Business and Organisational Sciences of the University of the Federal Armed Forces Munich as well as external experts.

The programme includes a state-approved degree (joint degree) and is fully subject to the quality standards of ESB Business School (in particular, for example, in accreditations).

Your application process

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Apply directly to the casc Institute of the University of the Federal Armed Forces Munich.

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And after your studies?

With your MBA Management and Strategy for Officers and Professionals will provide you with business management skills at the highest level and prepare you specifically and comprehensively for a further career in business.

Your qualification profile

Graduates of the MBA Management and Strategy for Officers and Professionals have bridged the gap between their first degree and the challenges of business and are able to manage complex international business processes.

Typical industries

As a graduate of the MBA International Management for Officers and Professionals programme, your specialist knowledge will be in demand in internationally active, manufacturing companies as well as in consulting firms. A particular focus lies on companies in the defence and security sector.

Possible areas of business

Whether you are interested in Marketing and Sales, Finance and Control, Consulting or Strategic Management, your MBA degree will open up a wide range of career opportunities.

In the MBA International Management programme. For Officers and Professionals, I learned to set ambitious but realistic goals and to pursue these goals consistently. The MBA showed me various doors into the civilian professional world, and even opened some of them. In the end, I acquired the necessary knowledge and relevant insights to walk through the right doors in order to achieve my goals.

Christian Ahrens
Manager MHP - At Porsche Company
Graduate 2016

I am already looking forward to taking the first important step on the path of my civilian career in the class of 2023 after my time as an officer - with interesting study content, a change of perspective on already familiar problems and, above all, new challenges.

Niklas Hörnicke
Project Officer, Naval Base Command Kiel
MBA Class of 2023

The MBA programme delivers an all-round carefree package - flexible study model, small classes, intensive supervision and proximity to the professors. Learning from and with officers especially provides the opportunity to expand one's leadership skills.
Andreas Schuster
Deputy Head of HR Data Strategy,
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS)
Graduated in 2018