The answer to this question depends on several factors, the most important of which is your Bachelor degree. In fact, no matter what nationality you hold, in order to apply, you need a Bachelor with a business and economics background of 210 ECTS. In case, your Bachelor degree earned you just 180 ECTS (3 years of study), you may have to take additional courses at our university to bring your ECTS points up to 210.
Requirements
With respect to their academic qualification for the program, students have to meet the following requirements:
Academic Requirements
A first Diploma/Bachelor degree from a full business, marketing or economics program with an average of 2.0 or better (- in the German system).
If your grades are not this good but at least 2.5/3.0 in the German system you have to participate and pass the General Management Admission Test (GMAT; score 550 - with an average of 2.5 or 580 with an average of 3.0), GRE or our own Master Admission Test.
You are only allowed to take our own Management Admission Test when you are residing inside of Germany. This test usually takes place 2 weeks after the application deadline. Information on the test can be obtained upon request.
Find here a list of selected countries and its conversion of grades to the German system! (This list is meant as an orientation tool and subject to change.)
Language Requirements
Proficiency in English: Each student requires (no matter what educational background, unless you are native speaker i.e. U.S. American, Australian or British) to submit a test result of their English proficiency by obtaining a language certificate mentioned below:
- TOEFL (paper-based test): score 580
- TOEFL (computer test): score 237
- TOEFL (internet-based test): score 92
- TOEIC (Our in-house TOEIC test takes place in June of each year): score 705
- IELTS 6.5
- Cambridge CAE Grade C
- If the applicant has a GMAT test result of 550 or better, this test result will prove the applicant's English knowledge and an additional language test will not be required.
- Basic knowledge of German, equivalent to the level A1 of the Goethe-Institute (approximately 100 hours attended).
Other Requirements
- An internship/practical experience of at least 20 weeks.
- Applicants who have no prior international exposure will have the opportunity to spend their third study term (for the Master's thesis) abroad.
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