Well-founded and customizable: We not only provide you with the necessary knowledge for a career in international management. By choosing individual concentrations and electives, you have the opportunity to tailor your studies to your personal strengths and interests.
Practical and personal: Through integrated internships, soft skills courses, a specific mentoring program, small class sizes, and faculty with extensive hands-on experience, you'll develop comprehensive skills important to working with people and advancing businesses.
International: Global action is a priority for us thanks to our international atmosphere on campus, stays abroad and languages. As part of the international focus, you will choose a second foreign language and acquire basic knowledge of business, law, politics and culture in the respective region.
Innovative and digital: Through contemporary learning and teaching methods online and offline, as well as a variety of courses on digital skills and innovation methods, you will be prepared for the demands of a digital and connected world.
Key Facts
Bachelor International Business
Do you want to think outside the box and take a holistic view of international business management? Then you've come to the right place, because our lecturers will help you develop into a responsible business person with essential soft skills, a broad cultural understanding and a strong personality during your bachelor's degree. We are convinced that only those who think holistically about business administration and take into account social developments, political, historical and international contexts will be successful.
In order to be well received wherever you go, you can perfect your English language skills by taking the Bachelor of International Business Study Program in two languages (70% German, 30% English) or completely in English. Seize this opportunity!
If you love the challenge of studying bilingual German/English, you should choose the Bilingual Track. You will get to know technical terms in both languages and thus prepare yourself optimally for a future in both the German-speaking and the international business world. A very good knowledge of German and English is required for this track.
In the English Track you will study entirely in English, so you should have excellent English language skills for this track. German language skills are not required. In lecture groups with students from all over the world you will develop your intercultural skills from the first semester on. The track offers international students without any knowledge of German the opportunity to learn German as a foreign language and thus become familiar with the German-speaking culture.
Our
Bachelor Study Program in Numbers
Our Bachelor International Business is distinguished by its compact structure. It comprises six or seven study semesters and a bachelor thesis. You will put your theoretical knowledge into practice and expand your international network during three or more internships in Germany or abroad as well as one or two semesters abroad.
Semester 1 - 3: Creating the basis for your bachelor’s studies in international management
The first three semesters in the Bachelor International Business are devoted to the principles of business administration and company management, economics, financial accounting, investments and financing, as well as marketing. You will apply your newly acquired knowledge in workshops, project work, case studies and company excursions. You will also expand your digitisation skills during this phase of your studies.
Language is the key: Regarding languages, you can choose between Chinese, Arabic, Russian, Spanish and French, whereas if you start your studies in February you can choose between Chinese and Spanish. Courses on the culture and economy of your international focus are also part of the program.
Semester 4 - 6: Becoming acquainted with the refinements of international business studies
In the second half of your studies, you will choose two concentrations and individual electives that will help you deepen your academic knowledge and strengthen your personal profile. Your own start-up project is now on the agenda, as are courses in business development, corporate management and business ethics.
Studying at Munich Business School marks the beginning of a new phase in your life and a new learning stage. The bachelor's degree accompanies you through this process: learn critical skills for your future career in the international arena. Students from all over the world offer a unique opportunity to network beyond national borders. This is how you can make a successful start to your professional life!
To get off to a successful start in the Bachelor's program, you can take the Pre-Bachelor's program, which prepares you perfectly for your Bachelor's studies. In this program you will learn the basics of business studies, improve your English and get to know some of your new fellow students.
Would you like to gain an insight into student life at MBS? Simply get in touch with our current students:
"Hi! My name is Leif, I am a 4th semester student at Munich Business School. I am from Germany and chose to study in the English track at MBS, a decision that proves to be a great one again and again. Whether you want to know what you can learn here (a lot), what kind of people you are surrounded by (cool ones) or if MBS was a good first step for my career (it was), sending me an email could be a good first step and I am happy to answer any of your questions."
“My name is Nica and I come from the Netherlands. I have studied in Spain before, but am extremely happy that I have made the decision to study at Munich Business School in Munich. This city has it all! If you have any questions about MBS and Munich simply let me know.”
By choosing individual concentrations, you have the opportunity to tailor your studies to your strengths and interests. After you have been able to orientate yourself in the first phase of the Bachelor's program, you will have the opportunity to select the focus of your Bachelor International Business in a binding manner at the beginning of the third semester. Choose two out of six business management concentrations and set the course for your master's degree or future field of activity. Each concentration will futureproof your career in ever innovating industries and make you a sought-after expert on the international job market.
What can I expect here?
In the concentration International Innovation Management, you will acquire specialist knowledge of innovation management as an integrated process - from brainstorming to successful product development and marketing. The starting point for innovations are customer needs, which you will learn to explore using market research instruments and current innovation tools such as Design Thinking, Business Model Innovations or Open Innovation methods. You will also gain knowledge on current technology trends and scenarios. You will learn about the structure and implementation of an innovation strategy and have the opportunity to try out the methods you have learned for developing, designing and testing innovative ideas in a digital world in groups with your own innovation projects.
What career opportunities do I have with this choice of concentration?
Innovation Managers are in demand as specialists. On tomorrow's job market and in the course of progressive digitalization, this trend will become even stronger. With the concentration in International Innovation Management, you will create a future-proof career perspective in small, agile start-ups, but also in globally active corporations, for example as:
What can I expect here?
The concentration International Procurement, Production and Logistics is on the optimal design of supply chains starting with the supplier and ending with the end customer. Due to globalization and ongoing digitalization, you will be looking at both international supply chain strategies and developments in Industry 4.0. The concentration teaches you how to design flows of goods and services so that they reach the end customer at the right time, at the right cost, in the right quantity and at the defined quality, and meet their expectations.
What career opportunities do I have with this choice of concentration?
With the concentration on International Procurement, Production and Logistics you decide on a career with a future, which opens up entry opportunities in a wide range of industries - from management consultancy to the automotive or consumer goods industry - for example as a:
What can I expect here?
Market-oriented corporate management and the marketing or distribution of products and services are among the core elements of every company. A company can only be successful in the long term, both nationally and internationally, if the customer with his wishes and needs is at the centre of the company. Therefore, students in this concentration acquire a comprehensive knowledge of how methods and instruments of marketing and sales are applied in the context of progressive digitalization. The focus includes strategic elements such as market and competition analysis and brand management as well as the implementation of an optimal marketing mix, market research and sales management.
What career opportunities do I have with this choice of concentration?
Graduates have a wide range of career prospects both in the international corporate world and in public and private institutions and associations:
What can I expect here?
In the International Human Resources Management and Leadership concentration, you gain a better understanding of the strategic significance of human resource management for organizations – especially on an international level. As future leader, you are to familiarize yourself with the topic of “employees as a critical success factor” and with topics of employee leadership and development.
You get to know all aspects of the human resource lifecycle and all its characteristics. In addition, modern human resource tools are explained and applied to round off the concentration.
What career opportunities do I have with this choice of concentration?
Training and retention of good employees is of growing importance for companies. This is why skilled employees and managers are required to think and act strategically also within this field. The significance of leadership qualities is increasing, especially on an international level – in many cases they are the prerequisites for a successful implementation of projects in international teams. For members of the top management, not only their own leadership qualities, but also the knowledge of important human resource management issues belongs to the key qualifications. Potential fields of activity are:
What can I expect here?
The financial world is globally and internationally networked. For this reason, companies and financial institutions are looking for qualified employees who have sound knowledge in the fields of controlling, corporate finance and asset management and can apply this knowledge in an international context. The aim of this concentration is to familiarize students with the methods and instruments of the international financial world of the 21st century. In addition to value-based investment calculations and financing decisions, foreign trade financing and the assessment of risks in a global context play a decisive role.
What career opportunities do I have with this choice of concentration?
Sound skills in financial valuation and strategic financial management open up excellent employment opportunities in companies, valuation and investment firms and in the financial sector:
What can I expect here?
The International Governance and Business Development concentration focuses on a holistic integrated entrepreneurial approach. Processes of managing and monitoring a company are as much a part of the concentration as risk management and the design and application of target, control and management systems. You will deal with the analysis of business processes as well as with audits and reviews in companies. In doing so, you will not only focus on a corporate group, but also learn about the specifics of corporate management in SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises) and/or so-called hidden champions.
What career opportunities do I have with this concentration?
Given the increasingly complex corporate environment and the need to make corporate decisions and risk assessments at ever shorter notice, experts in International Governance and Business Development have excellent career entry and development opportunities with corporate groups, SMEs, and management consultancies, auditing and tax consulting firms:
You supplement / extend your main subjects with the choice of three electives. In this way you can once again pursue your own personal interests and deepen your knowledge of specific topics. You have the opportunity to specialize in industries and to take a blended learning course.
The electives are e.g.(the offer is updated every semester):
These intensive practice phases offer excellent opportunities to become familiar with various sectors of the economy and company cultures as well as to gather initial work experience. Thus, your business studies at MBS, together with the practice-oriented course formats and lecturers with practical experience, are consistently geared towards practical application.
The Career Center advises you in the planning phase and is also available during the internship period.
Interested in concrete examples of internships that our students have completed?
Therefore, the academic education at MBS includes courses on personality development in every semester. These are courses on soft skills that you need for your studies as well as for your future job entry. Topics include:
Munich Business School does not only want to provide its students with sound specialist knowledge, but also to educate cosmopolitan and responsible personalities. As a student of the International Business bachelor's program, you will carry out a social project in cooperation with a social institution and get involved in a non-profit organization. Also included in your studies are extracurricular activities in the social and university environment.
Interested in specific examples of student social projects?
You have the opportunity to apply for our exclusive mentoring program. Within the framework of this program, a professionally experienced person from the circle of MBS alumni will support you with words and deeds during the first part of your studies, help you to achieve your career goals and provide you with valuable contacts through their network.
At the beginning of your studies, you will receive more detailed information about the mentoring program and can apply for one of the limited places until the end of September. In October, the mentoring committee will make its decision and in November, the selected mentees will meet their mentors. The mentoring meetings take place at least once a semester during the first phase of studies (and beyond if necessary).
All courses include exercises, so that the application of knowledge is always immediate. Students benefit from a variety of formats such as:
You want to know more? Here are current examples of our teaching formats:
The semester abroad is a central part of your Bachelor International Business. It can be taken at one of the Munich Business School’s over 60 partner universities worldwide − in Europe or on another continent, regardless of whether you are studying in the Bilingual or English track. France, USA, China, Australia or Mexico − a stay abroad is an unforgettable time for all students, during which they make friendships for life and gather their first experience in another country. You will expand your intercultural competence and foreign language skills almost automatically. If you start your studies in September, you will complete the semester abroad in semester 4, if you start your studies in February, you will complete it in semester 6. The MBS International Center offers support and advice in choosing the right university.
Career
Opportunities
What will I do after my studies? Which doors are open to me? In which professions do graduates of the Bachelor International Business actually work? These are questions that every student will certainly ask himself or herself not only once during his or her studies. Therefore, we will introduce you to possible job profiles as well as successful MBS graduates and give you some pointers on how MBS prepares its students for life after graduation.
Human Resource Manager / Talent Manager in an owner-managed medium-sized company or a group of companies
What does the job look like?
You will be responsible for personnel management as well as recruitment and administration. You will develop strategies for personnel recruitment and take care, among other things, of new hires or dismissals. You will analyze the positions to be filled, develop a requirements profile or applicant profile, and make the applicant selection. You are also responsible for the qualification, coaching and further training of managers and employees.
What skills do I need?
Which courses and elements of the bachelor's program help prepare for this?
Financial Manager / Fonds Manager / Investment Manager at an internationally operating bank, insurance company or financial consultancy
What does the job look like?
Among other things, you are responsible for drawing up financing strategies and putting together suitable investment opportunities and combinations (portfolios) with the aim of reducing financial risks through diversification. You will also carry out stock exchange transactions, analyse financial markets and monitor investment strategies in order to develop them further.
What skills do I need?
Which courses and elements of the bachelor's program help prepare for this?
Communication, event or social media manager at a marketing agency such as Serviceplan or BBDO
What does the job look like?
Together with the corporate customer, you will be responsible for communication with their customers, employees and other partners, plan events worldwide or, as Social Media Manager, take responsibility for communication in all social networks.
What skills do I need?
Which courses and elements of the bachelor's program help prepare for this?
Entry/Takeover of family business
What does the job look like? You are planning the succession in the parental or family business. Therefore, you will enter the operative business of the company after your Bachelor's degree in order to get to know all areas of the company, to initiate and drive change projects. Working in different functions of the company will give you an overview and vision for the future sustainability of the company.
What skills do I need?
Which courses and elements of the bachelor's program help prepare for this?
Company founder, for example in the fields of sport, e-sport or e-commerce
What does the job look like? You set up your own start-up and build it up along the entire value chain of the new company from product development to sales. Among other things, you will be responsible for recruiting and managing employees, maintaining contact with investors, realizing and securing viable financing.
What skills do I need?
Which courses and elements of the bachelor's program help prepare for this?
Product Manager / Brand Manager at an international consumer goods manufacturer such as Procter & Gamble, Kraft Foods, Beiersdorf or in the luxury goods industry
What does the job look like? You look after products, services and brands and ensure successful market positioning. A target group-specific approach is of great importance. You are also responsible for pricing and interaction with the wholesale and retail trade and develop strategies for the introduction of new products or product enhancements. In order to reach the target group even better, you will conduct market and competition analyses, and design sales measures and advertising campaigns
What skills do I need?
Which courses and elements of the bachelor's program help prepare for this?
You are interested in details? Here you can find our detailed course of studies
Pick 1 out of 6:
Pick 1 out of 6:
Complete your first internship in the lecture-free period between the second and third semester
Pick 1 out of 6:
Feel more connected to the MBS community by actively participating in a variety of extracurricular opportunities.
20 ECTS from the field of international business studies at the partner university
Duration: 10 Weeks
In the International Innovation Management concentration, you will learn to manage innovation processes from the idea to marketing. You focus on customer needs, use market research and current methods such as design thinking. You will research technology trends and implement your own innovation projects in groups.
In this concentration, students learn the basics of market-oriented business management. The focus is on marketing & sales in the digital age. The course covers strategies such as market analysis, brand management and the optimal marketing mix, including market research and sales management. The goal is to secure long-term success on a national and international level.
In the International Finance concentration, students acquire in-depth knowledge in controlling, corporate finance and asset management for the global context. The focus is on modern methods and tools, including investment calculations, financing decisions, foreign trade financing and risk assessment on an international level.
In the International Procurement, Production and Logistics concentration, students learn to efficiently manage global supply chains. The focus is on optimizing the flow of goods and services in times of globalization and digitalization. The aim is to supply end customers on time, cost-effectively and in high quality.
In the International Human Resources Management and Leadership concentration, students acquire in-depth knowledge of strategic human resources management at an international level. The focus is on the role of employees as critical success factors, as well as on topics of leadership and development of employees.
Deepen your accounting knowledge from the first part of the MBS program and learn, for example, about the structure, concept and elements of accounting according to IFRS.
Feel more connected to the MBS community by actively participating in a variety of extracurricular opportunities.
Select from the following languages: Arabic, Russian, French, Chinese, Spanish, German
Pick 1 out of 3
Pick 1 out of 3
Choose a seminar that matches your concentration and prepare yourself optimally for your bachelor thesis.
Further individualize your studies and deepen the areas you are particularly interested in, such as:
At the end of your studies, you will understand the importance of ethical decisions in the business world, which has been addressed in different courses in all semesters. Regardless of the level – company, leader or individual - ethical behavior in the sense of our MBS value act responsible is crucial!
Select from the following languages: Arabic, Russian, French, Chinese, Spanish, German
Duration: 10 Weeks
Last but not least: Writing your Bachelor Thesis.
Application
In order to qualify for admission to the business administration and bachelor studies at Munich Business School, you must first meet certain requirements regarding previous schooling and language skills. MBS offers several application rounds and recommends that you submit your application early as the number of places is limited.
There are three admission pathways to the Bachelor’s program at Munich Business School:
Munich Business School also offers a Pre-Bachelor program in International Business as the ideal preparation for bachelor’s-level study.
English Proficiency
Applicants for the Bilingual Track must proof their English language skills by passing one of the following language tests:
Note: If the test is also used to apply for a visa, please check the requirements of the respective embassy in advance.
Test results can only be accepted if achieved within the last two years. If you are unable to obtain your test results before handing in your MBS application, please advise us of your planned test date.
The English proficiency test can be waived by applicants having completed their schooling in English (i.e. US High School Diploma, IB Diploma).
English Proficiency
If you apply for the English Track, you must proof your English language skills by passing one of the following language tests:
Note: If the test is also used to apply for a visa, please check the requirements of the respective embassy in advance.
Test results can only be accepted if achieved within the last two years. If you are unable to obtain your test results before handing in your MBS application, please advise us of your planned test date.
The English proficiency test can be waived by applicants having completed their schooling in English (i.e. US High School Diploma, IB Diploma).
You would like to change university and continue your studies at Munich Business School? We offer Bachelor students the possibility of a transfer to the 2nd or 3rd semester. Previous knowledge in the fields of business administration and management, business law, accounting, mathematics and economics is required. Equivalent study and examination achievements, which have been acquired in an economics program in the basic studies, are counted towards the first two semesters of the bachelor's program at MBS up to a total of 60 ECTS.
Pre-Check of your academic achievements
For a non-binding pre-check of your academic achievements, please submit your curriculum vitae, an official grade confirmation as well as the official module descriptions of the courses you have already completed (with details on ECTS number per course, learning content, number of hours, type of final achievement and learning outcomes). The administrative fee for the Pre-Check is 60 euros. In case of a subsequent application to MBS, the application fee is waived.
Admission requirements
Application deadlines for transfer students
If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact our student advisory service.
Application Documents
Online Application
Application Fee
Please transfer the application fee of 60 Euro to:
Munich Business School GmbH
Account 1020132229
Deutsche Kreditbank (Bank Code 120 300 00)
BIC: BYLADEM1001
IBAN: DE23120300001020132229
or via PayPal: paypal@munich-business-school.de
Application Rounds
Upon receipt of the application fee, the Admission Office checks your documents and invites you to a personal interview. You will receive your feedback within three days. Since the number of study places is limited, we recommend an early application. Your application is possible up to one year in advance. You will then submit your school leaving certificate and proof of English language skills by the start of your studies at the latest.
Scholarships
MBS offers partial scholarships to committed prospective students. In order to apply for one of the limited scholarships, please submit a personal statement with your application for a study place. In this statement you convincingly justify your interest in the scholarship program. You can find further information at Scholarships and Financing.
MBS offers application rounds on a monthly basis. You pick one round for your application.
The next application deadlines for a program start in 2025:
Round November: application deadline 15.11. with personal interview in Nov/Dec
Round December: Application deadline 15.12. with personal interview in Dec/Jan
Round January: Application deadline 15.01. with personal interview in Jan/Feb
Round February: Application deadline 15.02. with personal interview in Feb/March – Early Bird Deadline Discount!
Round March: Application deadline 15.03. with personal interview in March/April
The personal interview (approx. 45 minutes) consists of three parts:
You will receive the results of the interview within one week. If you are accepted, the Admission Office will send you your personal study contract. The place of study is then reserved for three weeks. To secure your place of study, you return your signed contract to MBS by e-mail or mail and make a deposit.
Upon acceptance of the study place, you will be required to pay an enrollment fee of 690 Euro (for international students: 1,490 Euro) and a deposit of 1,990 Euro. The latter is offset against the payment installment of your semester fee.
If you are a Non-EU national, you are required to apply for a student visa in order to start your studies in Germany. To obtain a visa invitation letter from Munich Business School, please take the following steps:
1. Hand in your signed study contract and a copy of your passport details page.
2. Transfer the one-time enrollment fee and the deposit of 1,990 Euro. The deposit will be deducted from the first semester tuition installment.
Munich Business School offers attractive scholarships. These are 10 - 50% for the 1st and 2nd Bachelor semester. The application for one of the scholarships is made together with the application for a study place. Further information can be found under "Scholarships and financing".
The program is also aimed at pre-bachelor students.
Program
Fees
The quality of teaching and the training of sought-after professionals and managers is the focus at Munich Business School. By studying at MBS, you are making an investment in your future. You can comfortably pay the tuition fees in seven semesters or 42 monthly installments.
Depending on which partner university you would like to spend your semester abroad at or if you would like to do a dual degree, additional costs may apply.
In accordance with our university values, we are willing to offer first-class and motivated applicants a study place at Munich Business School - regardless of their economic background. There are many ways to finance your studies - scholarships, BAföG, education funds, etc. Get an overview of our scholarships as well as the 100% student funding with our partner Brain Capital and find the model that suits you best. Detailed information can be found here.
Submit your complete online application and recieve a discount on the first semester rate.
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