MBA in Transatlantic Management
“Connecting the World“
- Structure
- Curriculum
- Selected Faculty
- Admission Requirements
- Application
- Tuition Fees
- Contact
- Online Info Session
The Berlin MBA in Transatlantic Management prepares for leadership or consulting roles in organisations which operate in a transatlantic context. All courses are taught in English, at the IMB in Berlin and at international partner institutions.
Specialized courses focus on the transatlantic market of Europe and the USA and are partially held by renowned guest lecturers from internationally accredited US universities like the City University of New York/Baruch College or Wichita State University.
- International student group
- Study visit with company tours to European capital (in the past: Paris, London, Copenhagen, Prague)
- Integrated study visit to American business metropolis (New York)
- Third study visit possible (Asia)
- Company project in European or American company
Structure
The study programme has a length of 15 months and is divided into three semesters: In the first semester (September – January) core courses are being taught, the second semester (February – June) contains advanced, specialization and elective courses. During both of the first two semesters seminars for the development of leadership skills are held as well as study visits and practical guest lectures. The third semester is reserved for the thesis which is performed as a company project. All modules together are worth a total of 90 credits points.
Curriculum
| Environment of Transatlantic Business | Transatlantic Political-Legal Environment Corporate Social Responsibility Managerial Economics in International Business |
| Core Management Processes | Operations and Supply Chain Management Business Information Systems and Quantitative Methods Strategic Human Resource Management Organisational Change and Leadership Financial and Managerial Accounting Corporate Finance Marketing Strategic Management |
| Transatlantic Management Issues | Applied Decision Making: Business Simulation Game International and Transatlantic Management: Transatlantic Management from a Global Perspective Transatlantic Management Project/Transatlantic Study Visit Two Elective Modules, e.g. International Finance, International Marketing, Consulting, Entrepreneurship, Global Supply Chain Management, Mergers & Acquisitions Management, Innovation Management |
| Developing your Leadership Personality | Cross-Cultural Management Career Coaching Two Elective Seminars, e.g. Presentation Techniques, Understanding Myself and Others, Negotiating in an International Context |
| Transatlantic Company Project | Research Methods Thesis: Company Project in a Transatlantic Context |
Selected Faculty
Prof. Dr. Andreas Zaby
Academic Director
- Worked as CFO of Curacyte, as Chief Financial Officer of Apex Bioscience, Inc., Chapel Hill, North Carolina and as a strategy consultant for Bain & Co.
- Graduated from the University of California at San Diego, the Universities of Jena and Bayreuth
Prof. Dr. Jennifer Pédussel-Wu
- Worked with the National Income and Wealth Division, Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce, as a team member at Sabre Decision Technologies, Paris SNCF site, Research Assistantships with LARTA in Los Angeles, Klemm Analysis Group, Inc., Washington, D.C., and at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Chicago, IL
- Graduated from UC Irvine, California and from Oberlin College
Bob Trogele
- Currently North America Director for FMC Agricultural Products, and member of the Agricultural Products Group Global FMC Executive Team. In addition, an Executive Board Member and Vice Chair for Crop Life America, and Treasurer/ Secretary of the Agricultural Retailer Association.
- Trogele held numerous executive positions as President, Managing Director, etc. with Bayer, Aventis, Hoechst, and Schering in numerous countries.
In addition to their impressive academic backgrounds, all of our faculty have considerable work experience in a Transatlantic business context.
Admission Requirements
Applicants shall meet the following prerequisites:
- completed undergraduate degree in any subject
- a minimum of three years of relevant work experience
- very good knowledge of English (minimum scores - TOEFL: cbt 213 points or ibt 79 points; IELTS: 6.5 points)
Application
If you meet the entry requirements and are interested in applying, please send a completed application form along with the following documents:
- letter of motivation, including professional goals
- curriculum vitae
- passport photo
- certification of eligibility for university education (e.g. Abitur/A-levels)
- certification of university degree: BA / Diplom
- employment testimonials
- certificates of English language competence (e.g. TOEFL certificates or the BULATS Business Language Testing Service at the Berlin School of Economics and Law)
Please submit formally certified copies only - do not send original documents. Certificates and other documents which are neither in English nor in German must be translated into one of these languages. Translations must be formally certified and attached to the documents.
Applications can be submitted at any time.
Due to the limited number of available study places for this specialisation, we strongly suggest candidates to apply early.
Applicants from Non-European countries should consider the time necessary in having visa processed (approx. 4-6 months).
Applicants who meet all of the admission requirements will be selected by the Academic Board and invited to an interview. Usually, two weeks after the interview, applicants will be notified in writing and informed about the status of their application.
Tuition Fees
A tuition fee of 17.500 Euro* is charged for the MBA degree awarded by the IMB/HWR Berlin, payable in four instalments:
- Part 1: 1.500 Euro
- Part 2: 5.000 Euro
- Part 3: 6.000 Euro
- Part 4: 5.000 Euro
The fees cover all courses, teaching materials (e.g. readers, handouts or books), guest lectures, excursions (incl. travel costs), accommodation and travel costs for the European Study Visit, accommodation for one optional Study Visit, IMB Events, Welcome Service, matriculation, exam and final exam fees, and service and administration costs.
*) subject to change
Contact
Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions about the programme or your application:
Dipl. Angl. (BWL) Mirjam Klessen
Tel. +49 (0)30 30877-1409
E-Mail: mbaeura[at]hwr-berlin.de
Online Info Session
You are cordially invited to become acquainted with our Berlin MBA programme:
Wednesday, 27th May 2013 at 2.00 p.m. CET
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