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JETZT BEWERBEN!Choosing a master’s degree in International Business at Munich Business School enables you to earn a highly prized business degree in three to four semesters. In the Global Family Business concentration, you will work with your peers to develop the concepts and instruments needed to lead a family business in practice. You will benefit from practical teaching methods ranging from case studies and workshops to guest talks, providing an opportunity to exchange ideas with leaders of family-owned enterprises. By selecting another concentration, such as Digital Business Management, you will further refine your personal profile.
You will spend the third semester of your studies abroad at one Munich Business School’s 60 international partner universities. This will enable you to supplement your master’s degree with international experience and gain valuable contacts. The final part of your program is writing your master’s thesis. The master’s program is taught in English.
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Your day-to-day studies will be characterized by case studies, workshops and interactive lectures, providing in-depth specialist knowledge on leading a family-run company.
Thanks to the specialist content on a master’s program with the Global Family Business concentration, you will be an attractive candidate for leadership positions in family-owned enterprises.
During your semester abroad at one of 60 partner universities around the world, you will gain international experience and new specialist knowledge. In addition, you will meet new people and broaden your horizons.
Family-owned companies entail particular challenges for their managers – in part because they have a stronger emotional attachment to their company, but also because they often continue to manage other, smaller companies. The Global Family Business concentration gives students the best possible preparation for a management position in a family enterprise. This master’s course also takes a unique approach by placing specific emphasis on the challenges that the entrepreneurs and managers of the future will face. Students gain in-depth insights into the working methods and organizational structure of family businesses, learning how to achieve longevity in leadership positions and thereby ensure that the company is passed on to subsequent generations in good health.
This concentration is ideal for anyone hoping to take their place in the line of succession of a family-owned enterprise or who would like to work as financier, consultant or another role to actively shape and mold future generations of businesspeople. You will learn to take responsibility and develop an understanding of the dynamics that exist between the primary factors of ownership, family and business.
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Academic requirements
You must hold a bachelor’s degree (180 ECTS or over) to enroll on the master’s program in International Business. Applicants with a degree in a business-related subject can start the course directly; applicants without a business degree can qualify for the program by first completing a Pre-Master’s course. We would be happy to review your documents before you apply. Please contact the MBS student advisors for support.
Linguistic requirements
English Proficiency
Applicants 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 inform us about your planned test date.
The English proficiency test can be waived by the following candidates:
Master of Arts, 90 ECTS
The program takes three semesters of full-time study.
Munich
8,300 EUR per semester (Spring 2025)
8,580 EUR per semester (Fall 2025)
The master’s program is state-recognized and certified.
THE GLOBAL FAMILY BUSINESS
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After completing your studies, you will be ready to take on an active role in the management of a family business. You will quickly be able to assume responsibility and make decisions that contribute to the company’s long-term, lasting success.
By taking your place in a family-owned enterprise’s line of succession, you will assume a key company position for the long term. This involves taking responsibility for the operations, employees and the company as a whole.
If you join a family owned business and take on a managerial position as someone outside the family, you will apply your specialist expertise and entrepreneurial personality to control and support the owner family’s commercial dealings.
