Engineering Management, Master of Business Administration

Distance learning program @ Wilhelm Büchner University 

👉 The postgraduate master's programme "Engineering Management (MBA)" is aimed at professionals with a degree in natural sciences, engineering, or computer science. The programme enables these graduates to expand their technical knowledge with business aspects and modern management methods. Special emphasis is placed on acquiring soft skills to prepare graduates for demanding management tasks. Students learn to work interdisciplinary, design interdisciplinary processes, and take on leadership roles.

At a Glance

🏫 Provider Wilhelm Büchner University, UAS based in Darmstadt (Germany)
The Wilhelm Büchner University (WBH) is the largest private university for technology in Germany and specializes in part-time distance learning courses in the fields of computer science, engineering, industrial engineering, environmental technology, and design. It offers a particularly flexible study model that can be started at any time and has no fixed semester times. Thanks to the modern online campus with multimedia learning materials, interactive tools, and the AI-based learning assistant WBH A[ssist], students can tailor their studies individually. Examinations can be taken online or at 15 examination centres, and personal support from lecturers and study advisors ensures optimal assistance. The WBH focuses on practical content, close links with the economy, and high recognition of its qualifications, making it an ideal choice for professionals who want to further their academic qualifications flexibly.
🎓 Field of Study Technology & InformaticsBusiness engineering
📜 Degree Master of Business Administration (MBA)
⏳ Duration 2 Semesters, Study effort 20 hours weekly
🎯 ECTS 60 Credit Points
🌍 Language of Instruction German
📖 Course contents Among others, in the core area of methodological competence and tools for decision support in management: management techniques and project management, business leadership, international management and intercultural competence, collaboration engineering, quantitative methods and financial mathematics Project studies: scientific specialization (optional): innovation management, technology management, quality management, R&D management, process management, market and project management, technology-based business start-up, product and life-cycle management Project workshop: project work, virtual seminar, presentation techniques Master's thesis and colloquium
📚 Electives Agile management and project management, supply chain management, R&D management, responsible innovation, digitalization and sustainability.
✅ ZFU Approval The Central State Office for Distance Learning (ZFU) has approved the course Engineering Management under the number 147911.
📅 Enrollment Anytime
💶 Fees
from 427 € monthly
from 7975 € total
🔗 More Info https://www.wb-fernstudium.de
  • interesting elective modules, such as R&D Management or in Responsible Innovation
  • Study materials optionally in print and digital or digital only
  • Study duration only 3-5 semesters part-time
  • Enrollment possible at any time

These are the requirements for the MBA Engineering Management

The MBA program in Engineering Management at the Wilhelm Büchner University is aimed at individuals who have already completed a first degree and can demonstrate at least two years of professional experience after this degree. This program is particularly suitable for graduates of courses in engineering, natural sciences, business, information technology, or similar disciplines. For admission, a degree with at least 240 ECTS credit points is required.

If you already have a diploma or master's degree, you can enroll directly in the MBA program. With many years of professional experience, there is the possibility that this may be recognized as a pre-achievement as part of an individual case assessment.

If you have less than 240 ECTS credit points, Wilhelm Büchner University offers a Pre-Master Pool. From this pool, you can select and complete certificates to obtain the necessary ECTS points for admission. If you have a bachelor's degree with a standard period of study of 6 semesters, two Pre-Master certificates are required. For a 7-semester bachelor's degree, completing one certificate is sufficient.

Possible Pre-Master certificates for the MBA program include topics such as future management, technology management, quality management, digitalization and transformation, agility and digitalization, as well as digital energy management and energy systems. These certificates provide additional qualifications and facilitate entry into the MBA program.

These are the study contents and the course of study

The course provides a combination of technical-scientific expertise and solid management skills. Graduates are able to work interdisciplinary, design cross-functional processes, and take on leadership tasks at departmental level or in senior management.

The course was accredited by the Accreditation Council and runs from September 2022 to August 2030. The course enables a meaningful expansion of technical-scientific knowledge with practical management skills and offers good support as well as flexible examination possibilities at various locations.

The course is structured as follows:

  • 1st Semester: Business Management and Strategic Management, Leadership and Communication, Business Decision Management, Digital Finance & Controlling, Engineering Management Project
  • 2nd Semester: Specialization in Engineering Management (elective module), Thematic work in Engineering Management (in the selected elective module), Master's thesis including colloquium

In the elective area, you choose from these modules: Agile Management and Project Management, Supply Chain Management, R&D Management, Responsible Innovation, Digitalization and Sustainability I.

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