Business Administration (online degree programme)
Fit for the future: The Online Master's in Business Administration at Ostfalia expands your management skills in a flexible and practical way.
The continuing education online Master's degree course in Business Administration is the ideal choice if you want to expand your knowledge in a targeted manner and specialise in one of four practical specialisations. This opens up the best opportunities for you to take on responsible specialist and management tasks in almost all areas of the company.
You will work on the course content independently and will also be supported by experienced lecturers in weekly live web conferences in the evening. If you are unable to attend, you can access the recordings at any time.
Facts at a glance
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Details of the degree programme
Admission requirements
- Completed Bachelor's degree with at least 210 credit points (CP)
- Alternatively: Bachelor's degree with 180 ECTS credits, if an additional 30 ECTS credits can be proven:
- Further elective (compulsory) modules from the Bachelor's degree programme
- Modules from another degree programme that has not been completed
- professional or academic activities
- At least one year of qualified professional experience
Admission is also possible if not all requirements have been met. You can acquire missing credit points during your studies by taking modules from other specialisations. Missing qualified professional experience can be made up for through appropriate professional activity.
Fields of activity
With a Master's degree in Business Administration, you will qualify for demanding specialist and management positions in various sectors. You will find typical fields of activity in the following areas, among others:
- Sustainability management
- Energy management
- Marketing
- Risk management
- International accounting
- Management Consultancy
- Company valuation
- Trading companies
- Banks
- Insurance companies
- public service
Programme content
Programme content
The degree programme focuses on practice-oriented examinations, such as papers, assignments or presentations via web conference. Only a few examinations are held in person.
You will acquire the following skills, among others:
- Development and successful implementation of innovations, products and business models
- Communication and leadership skills for appreciative, open teamwork
- Analysing and evaluating key business figures, controlling and accounting
- Basic knowledge of economic policy and business ethics
You choose one of four specialisations (retail, energy management, marketing or accounting & controlling) and can already set your own focus in the research project before the Master's thesis.
Study costs
The total fee for the online Master's degree programme in Business Administration is 7,920 euros. The fifth and sixth semesters are free of charge. From the seventh semester onwards, there is a fee of 1,980 euros per semester. In addition, there are the regular semester fees, costs for internet use and travelling expenses for attendance and examination phases.
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Study programme
Your online Master's degree programme in Business Administration is consistently designed for flexibility and compatibility. You can customise the intensity of your studies by deciding for yourself how many modules you take each semester. This allows you to combine your studies, career and personal commitments in the best possible way.
The course content is available to you at any time on the Moodle learning platform. Weekly live web conferences in the evening help you to understand the content, but are also recorded for you. One optional attendance weekend per semester offers the opportunity to get to know lecturers and fellow students in person and to work together on practical tasks.
Exam dates are set at the beginning of the semester. Examinations are offered on site in Suderburg on two selectable dates. Semester-long examinations such as term papers or presentations can be individually organised and usually supervised online. This allows you to organise your studies exactly according to your needs.
Study plan
1. Semester Innovation Management (engl.) (1. Semester) - Innovation Management: An Introduction
- Macro Factors and Innovation
- Managing Intellectual Property
- Managing Organisational Knowledge
- External and Internal Technology-based Analysis
- Technology Portfolios
- Selection of Technology Strategies
- New Product Development
- Management of Research and Development
- Strategic Alliances and Networks
- Knowledge Transfer
Leadership and People Management (1. Semester) Basics of leadership: definition of leadership, quality of leadership, tasks of leadership, learning leadership, decision-making
Organisation of leadership in the company: Leadership in organisational structures, labour law basics of employee management, employee selection, employee development
Ethical and social aspects of leadership: responsibility and delegation, communication in leadership, motivation, conflict management, value-orientated leadership
Management Accounting (1. Semester) - Basics of management accounting
- Management accounting for the provision of information to management
- Management accounting and behaviour management
- International differences in management accounting
Economic Policy (1. Semester) - Theory of economic policy
- Regulatory policy
- Competition policy
- Economic cycle policy
- Monetary and fiscal policy
- Foreign trade policy
- Structural policy
- Environmental policy
- Social policy
- New political economy
Innovation Management (engl.) (1. Semester) - Innovation Management: An Introduction
- Macro Factors and Innovation
- Managing Intellectual Property
- Managing Organisational Knowledge
- External and Internal Technology-based Analysis
- Technology Portfolios
- Selection of Technology Strategies
- New Product Development
- Management of Research and Development
- Strategic Alliances and Networks
- Knowledge Transfer
- Innovation Management: An Introduction
- Macro Factors and Innovation
- Managing Intellectual Property
- Managing Organisational Knowledge
- External and Internal Technology-based Analysis
- Technology Portfolios
- Selection of Technology Strategies
- New Product Development
- Management of Research and Development
- Strategic Alliances and Networks
- Knowledge Transfer
Leadership and People Management (1. Semester) Basics of leadership: definition of leadership, quality of leadership, tasks of leadership, learning leadership, decision-making
Organisation of leadership in the company: Leadership in organisational structures, labour law basics of employee management, employee selection, employee development
Ethical and social aspects of leadership: responsibility and delegation, communication in leadership, motivation, conflict management, value-orientated leadership
Basics of leadership: definition of leadership, quality of leadership, tasks of leadership, learning leadership, decision-making
Organisation of leadership in the company: Leadership in organisational structures, labour law basics of employee management, employee selection, employee development
Ethical and social aspects of leadership: responsibility and delegation, communication in leadership, motivation, conflict management, value-orientated leadership
Management Accounting (1. Semester) - Basics of management accounting
- Management accounting for the provision of information to management
- Management accounting and behaviour management
- International differences in management accounting
- Basics of management accounting
- Management accounting for the provision of information to management
- Management accounting and behaviour management
- International differences in management accounting
Economic Policy (1. Semester) - Theory of economic policy
- Regulatory policy
- Competition policy
- Economic cycle policy
- Monetary and fiscal policy
- Foreign trade policy
- Structural policy
- Environmental policy
- Social policy
- New political economy
- Theory of economic policy
- Regulatory policy
- Competition policy
- Economic cycle policy
- Monetary and fiscal policy
- Foreign trade policy
- Structural policy
- Environmental policy
- Social policy
- New political economy
Your advantages with us
+ Fully-fledged Master's degree
+ Flexibility in terms of time and location
+ No numerus clausus
+ Live online course with recording
+ Intensive support and direct contact
+ Professional teaching by experienced lecturers at the university
+ Tuition fees of just €330 per month (plus semester contribution)
+ Free extension for the 5th and 6th semester
+ Online learning environment with all learning materials included
+ Study also possible with a non-bachelor's degree in economics after counselling
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