BA&E / International Management

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Intercultural industrial engineers for international markets

Would you like to understand engineering and work interdisciplinarily?
Are you interested in foreign languages?
Do you enjoy communicating in the English language?
Are you aiming for a career in management, purchasing or sales?
Do you wish to have excellent career prospects?

Then you have come to the right place with the Business Administration and Engineering/International Management study program!

Our Bachelor study program for intercultural industrial engineers prepares you for all activities which lie within the international sphere of engineering, business and culture. As an international management engineer you specialize in intercultural industrial engineering on international markets. This is an essential core competence for large and medium-sized industrial engineering companies with worldwide contacts. Then who else can:

Assess suppliers in China?
Sell to French customers?
Negotiate with companies from the USA?
Manage an Indian development team?
Set up a production site in Mexico?

Our answer:

You as an industrial engineer specializing in international management possess all these additional competencies rolled into one.

As well as subject-specific knowledge you will acquire international and intercultural decision-making and leadership competencies. Moreover, there are many more advantages to the Business Administration and Engineering/International Management study program:

You will be able to communicate effectively in both German and English due to the large number of lectures held in English.
You will gain practical experience at an early stage through working on interdisciplinary projects and being in close proximity to the international automobile industry in the region.
You will benefit from the foreign and industrial experience of our professors with international profiles.
You will be able to complete your semester abroad at one of our 100+ partner universities in a country of your choice and thus gain intercultural experience
You will acquire skills in teamwork and presentations which will enable you to give international presentations and work in intercultural teams.
You will learn how to negotiate with different cultures, to lead international teams and to solve intercultural engineering problems through participation in our interactive seminars.

If you enjoy the English language, are interested in business and engineering and would later like to work with different cultures on an international stage, then you have come to the right place!

Business Administration and Engineering/International Management graduates are top executives for companies operating in the field of international management and marketing. Because:

Your international specialization sets you apart from other industrial engineers
Your English language knowledge allows you to work in Germany and beyond
Your intercultural competence gives you the opportunity to work on the international stage on a daily basis

Thus you have many more career opportunities. You have excellent prospects for your career in large and medium-sized engineering companies. Take the first step!

We are looking forward to seeing you!

For an overview of the lectures, seminars and projects in the current semester, please click here

For more information on Prof. Dr. Jasmin Mahadevan, Head of Program, please click here

Degree classification:

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)

Language of instruction:

English and German

Commencement date:

Every winter semester (in October) and summer semester (in March)

Duration of Studies:

7 semesters (full time) including a mandatory study or practical semester abroad

Study Fees:

500€ study fees per semester

Student union and administration fees are approximately 100 € per semester.

Pre-internship:

Students are required to complete an 8-week pre-internship before the commencement of their 3rd

semester

Internship Semester:

Students are required to do either a study or internship semester abroad in their 5th semester

Accreditation:

The Bachelor study program of Business Administration and Engineering has been accredited through the Agency for Quality Assurance Accreditation of Study Programs Aqas

WI/International Management has applied for accreditation for summer semester 2011.