Innovations-Management MBA (En)
Profile and content
Innovation is a key to success for most companies and a possible source of differentiation. In addition to a solid management education, the MBA Innovations-Management prepares students for the specifics of the focused design of success-oriented innovation management, especially in an international context.
The distance learning programme MBA Innovations-Management comprises the following contents:
1st semester
- Management-Framework
- Communication & Soft Skills for Leadership
- Marketing Politics and Strategy
2nd semester:
- Performance and Financial Management
- Marketing: Market Research & Customer Management
- Management: Economics & Quantitative Analysis
3rd semester:
- Innovation Management in Companies
- Human aspects of a corporate strategy and culture promoting innovation
- Methodologies for systematic innovation management
4th semester:
- International Master Thesis Seminar
- Master Thesis and colloquium
Postgraduates (applicants holding a first academic university degree):
- completed academic degree, grade point average of 2.5 (German grading system) or better, 210 ECTS; and
- qualified professional experience of at least 1 year after the first academic degree; and
- documentary proof of English language skills equating at least with level B2 (CEFR) or equivalent
Applicants with a grade less than required have to take part in a motivational interview with the course director.
Applicants with less than 210 ECTS credits have various options to acquire the missing ECTS credits during the MBA programme.
Applicants without a university degree:
Under certain conditions, applicants without a first university degree may be admitted to the programme by taking an aptitude test. Admission to the aptitude test requires:
- university entrance qualification + relevant professional experience of at least 3 years + documentary proof of English language skills equating at least with level B2 (CEFR) or equivalent; or
- Bachelor Professional (‘Meisterprüfung’ or comparable examination at the second level of vocational training, e.g. Fachwirt, Fachkaufmann, staatlich geprüfter Techniker) + relevant professional experience of at least 1 year + documentary proof of English language skills equating at least with level B2 (CEFR) or equivalent; or
- Master Professional (third level professional qualifications) + documentary proof of English language skills equating at least with level B2 (CEFR) or equivalent. After completing the Master Professional, no further work experience is required for admission to the aptitude test.
The Master's programme comprises a workload of 90 ECTS credits. After successful completion, the internationally recognised academic degree Master of Business Administration (MBA) is awarded.
This course of studies can also be taken as a certificate programme or on a modular basis.
Tuition fees are 2100 € per semester for the 1st - 4th semester.
In addition, there is a social contribution of about € 113 each semester, which Kaiserslautern University of Applied Sciences requests separately, and a one-time fee of € 8 for the issuing of the student ID card.
Not included are the costs for retakes of exams of 50 €, the expenses for the Master Thesis seminar and, if the standard period of study is exceeded, from the 6th semester onwards, a contribution of 800 € per semester. In case the Master's thesis has to be repeated additional costs of 550 € will be incurred.
You can find out about funding opportunities for continuing education in Germany here, such as tax deductibility or educational leave. The information is only available in German.
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- Zweibrücken - Rhineland-Palatinate
details and procedure
The Master's programme comprises four semesters including a thesis semester. It takes place on a part-time basis with the help of study materials and learning software as well as three attendance sessions per semester. An out-of-campus event is scheduled in the fourth semester. The Master's thesis is also written in the fourth semester.
This programme is offered by the Kaiserslautern University of Applied Sciences, Zweibrücken, in cooperation with the zfh and is accredited by the German Accreditation Council/ Stiftung Akkreditierungsrat.
Professor Dr. Christian M. Thurnes is the course director.
Admission is possible in either summer semesters or winter semesters
Annual application periods:
- for the summer semester: beginning of November until 15th January
- for the winter semester: beginning of May until 15th July
Information on the content of the various modules of this course of study can be found in the module manual.
How does distance learning work?
Please note that this video is in German. It gives you an overview of the concept of distance learning in the zfh university network. Be inspired and learn more about the advantages of distance learning for your career.