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International Management Fast Track (MBA) - MBA in one year in Campus Cologne

One year MBA - who is the degree suitable for?

Acquire your MBA title at CBS International Business School in just one year! This is possible with our Fast Track MBA. This form of study is interesting for everybody who on the one hand wishes to learn the typical economics contents of an MBA programme but on the other hand is prepared to do without the extra offers of our classical MBA programmes. Therefore, for example, no specialisation options and also no training courses for the intercultural competences are planned for this form of study. Equally, there is only a limited course offer in the field of Personal Skills. Dependent on how many credit points the students’ previous degree includes, it is also theoretically possible that the MBA qualification does not provide entitlement to a follow-up doctorate. Information regarding this is available from our study advisers.

The MBA programme International Management is directed primarily at graduates of non-business degree courses who wish to augment their knowledge from their first-degree course and initial job experience with solid business and internationally orientated know-how. Equally, graduates of economics degree courses also profit from discovering models already familiar to them within a new context or even wish to refresh their knowledge which has possibly slightly faded during the course of everyday working life. The MBA programme International Management is a vital prerequisite for several participants to achieve the next career step.

Fast Track MBA at a glance

Campus

Cologne

Start of Studies

Winter

Semester

ECTS

Study Fee*

8.250 €

All facts in detail

Language English
Type of Study Full-time
Degree Master of Business Administration

Start of Studies Winter Cologne

Study Course Plan

Some information about the study plan for the study programme Master in Business Administration:

Genera business teaching units

Quantitative Methods and Toolset1 ECTS

Algebra and Mathematical Functions
Matrix Algebra and Linear Equations
Differentiation and Integral Calculus
Optimization: Functions of several variables
Linear Programming
Mathematics of Finance
Apply the sampling methods and the Central Limit Theorem
Compute the measures of location and measures of dispersion
Represent the statistical data
Perform linear (multiple) regression and correlation analysis
Describe the basic concepts of probability
Set up a difference and/or relationship hypothesis and carry out statistical inference tests
Apply decision making theory to make decisions under risk and under uncertainty
Apply statistical software like R or SPSS in common business issues

Modern Market and Business Intelligence1 ECTS

Introduction to Market Research
Defining the Market Research Problem and Developing an Approach
Research Designs
Secondary Data
Qualitative Research
Quantitative Research
Scaling and Sampling
Fieldwork and Data Preparation
Basic Data Analysis (how to use it)
Report Preparation and Presentation

Academic Writing and Research Design1 ECTS

Research Question
Acquisition of Information
Layout of Scientific Studies
Structural Aspects of Scientific Papers
Quotation Format and Referencing
Analytical Argumentation

Programme specific teaching units

Basics Of Industrial Management3 ECTS

Basic Business, Economic, and Market Principles and Key Terms
External Business Environment: At both National and International Level
Global Markets and International Trade
Competitive Environment
Internal Environment
Management, Leadership & Motivation
Business Function: HR
Business Function: Operations
Business Function: Marketing
Business Function: Finance and Accounting
Entrepreneurship
Business Ethics: Ethical Business Management, International aspects of Ethics & CSR
Emerging Business Trends

Foundations of Managerial Economics3 ECTS

Demand Analysis and Applications of Elasticities
Supply Analysis and the Theory of the Firm
Production Economics and Cost Analysis
Economies and Diseconomies of Scale
Market Equilibrium and Welfare Analysis
Prices, Output and Strategy
Strategic Interaction and Game Theory
Market Failure and Government Regulation

Advanced Business Strategy3 ECTS

External Analysis
Internal Analysis
Generic business-level strategies for competitive advantage
Basic Corporate-level strategic choices for long-term profitability
Diversification strategy
Internationalization
Mergers and acquisitions
Strategic entrepreneurship
Strategic leadership
Social Responsibility and Ethics of Strategic Management
Basics of Corporate Governance

Sustainability and Business Ethics3 ECTS

The origins of Corporate Social Responsibility
Important Ethical Theories
Key terms and concepts – Sustainability, CSR, Corporate Governance, Corporate Citizenship, Business Ethics
Strategic Sustainability and Ethics Management
Stakeholder Management
Sustainable Accounting
Sustainability Reporting
Socially Responsible Investment
The Impact of Sustainability

Financial & Cost Accounting3 ECTS

Financial transactions and their impact
Major financial reports
Accrual accounting
IFRS versus US-GAAP
Ratio analysis
Cost behaviour, terms, and definitions
Traditional costing systems
Job costing and process costing
Activity-based costing
Overhead analysis sheet
Cost-volume-profit analysis
Pricing decisions, product mix decisions
Budgeting
Transfer pricing

Managerial Accounting3 ECTS

Managerial accounting and global business environment
Cost term, terms and classifications
Job-order costing
Process costing
Cost behavior
Cost-volume-profit relationships
Variable costing
Activity based costing to aid decision making
Profit planning
Sustainability and ethics in accounting decision making

General business teaching units

Career Seminar1 ECTS

Leadership Theories / Models and Leadership Traits
Leadership Styles
Cognitive, Behavioural, and Emotional Explanation for Human Motivation
Performance Management and Controlling
Leadership Tools
Coaching (Principles of coaching, Coaching models)
From the workgroup to the high-performance team
Phases of team development
Trust and control
Typology models: Jung, Kretschmer, Hippokrates
Group dynamics
I am okay – you are okay
Ego-States (Eric Berne)
Realistically setting goals
Emergence and avoidance of conflicts
Escalation of conflicts (Friedrich Glasl)
Moderation of discussions

Leadership Skills, Team & Self Management1 ECTS

Leadership Theories / Models and Leadership Traits
Leadership Styles
Cognitive, Behavioural, and Emotional Explanation for Human Motivation
Performance Management and Controlling
Leadership Tools
Coaching (Principles of coaching, Coaching models)
From the workgroup to the high-performance team
Phases of team development
Trust and control
Typology models: Jung, Kretschmer, Hippokrates
Group dynamics
I am okay – you are okay
Ego-States (Eric Berne)
Realistically setting goals
Emergence and avoidance of conflicts
Escalation of conflicts (Friedrich Glasl)
Moderation of discussions

Programme specific teaching units

Corporate Finance & Valuation3 ECTS

Determinants of a firm’s financial structure
Market value of a firm and financial decisions
Effects of time, uncertainty, taxes, and incentives on the present value of firm cash flows
Net present value and discounted cash-flow analysis
Risk, Return and Capital Budgeting

International Law3 ECTS

Foundations to Organization Theory
External & internal factors to change organizations
Organizational goals and instruments
Creating effective organizations
Organizational development & change
Alignment issues
Organizational controlling
Concluding a contract
Different types of contracts and their typical features
Performance and obligations
Solving problems (e.g. failure to perform, liabilities)
Safeguarding creditors’ rights
Forms of business organizations

Global Supply Chain Management3 ECTS

Fundamentals of international logistics
Inventory management
Warehouse management
Packaging and transportation
Procurement logistics
Production logistics
Distribution logistics
Disposal logistics
Supply Chain Strategy & Design
Supply Chain Planning & Synchronization
Trends in supply chain management

Modern Marketing Management3 ECTS

The Strategic importance of International Marketing
The world trading environment
International Marketing Research and opportunity analysis
Consumer Buying Behaviour – Analysing Customer Requirements
Identifying Market Segments and Targeting
Marketing Strategy Development with focus on market entry strategies
Implementation: The 4Ps in International Marketing
Technology enabled International Marketing

International Human Resource Management3 ECTS

The organizational context
IHRM in cross-border mergers and acquisitions, international alliances and SMEs
Staffing international operations
Recruiting and selecting staff for international assignments
International training and development
Re-entry and career issues
International performance management
IHRM trends and future challenges

Managing Change & Digital Transformation3 ECTS

Organizations and the environmental change
The formal and informal subsystem of change
Forms of change
Frequency and magnitude of change
Organizational responses to change
Resistance, commitment and readiness to change
Implementing change management
Culture, politics and power

Programme specific teaching units

Master Thesis Workshop1 ECTS

During the Master Thesis Tutorial you will learn the fundamentals for your Master thesis: Defining the topic as well as structuring the thesis and you will learn the theoretical knowledge for scientific working.

Master The18 ECTS

You have 12 weeks to complete your thesis and the subject is freely selectible. A supervisor from CBS will support you and you can write the thesis in collaboration with a company as well.

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One year MBA - What are the job opportunities?

The knowledge gained during the MBA programme enables the students to move safely within international business. Therefore, the students primarily have excellent promotion opportunities in companies which operate internationally.

Due to the diversified study programme, possible areas of work in Consulting, Project Management, Marketing and Sales or General Management are conceivable. The students are also provided with a good vocational perspective in Product Development and Research.
Moreover, possible work perspectives with authorities, government-related institutions or non-profit organisations can result in virtually all fields. Here, for example, we can name the financial area, the processing industry, telecommunications industry, healthcare or environmental economics.
It must be noted that the Fast Track MBA qualification does not qualify you for a follow-up doctorate under certain circumstances. Please contact our study advisers regarding this.

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What are the contents of the Fast-Track MBA Course?

The programme incorporates a total of 8 modules which are spread over three terms. In total, the programme is designed for one year. The students already attend initial preparation courses on the topic of Research Principles before studying. In addition to the introductory modules for the area of Management Principles and Organisation and Strategy, Accounting Basics are also taught in the first term. Seminars are held at the Career School between the first and second terms.

The modules Business Environment, Global Value Chain Management as well as International Human Resources Management and Change Management are on the agenda in the second term.

There are no lectures any longer during the final term which is planned for preparing the Master of Arts Thesis. In the thesis, for example, the students process a current problem in a company whilst taking scientifically sound methods and approaches into consideration – with pleasure also in close collaboration with a company. In this way, both the students and the companies profit from the results elaborated.

This is what our students say

Philip Kollmann

Project Manager
Wayne´s Coffee

"Especially the soft skill courses have been of great help for my performance in job interviews. Through my work in the Finance and Business Club I have built up a broad network and acquired project management skills that have enabled me to score points with companies."

Katrin Rieger

Bereichsdirektorin Reisevertrieb Deutschland / Vice President Sales
HanseMerkur Krankenversicherung

"The practical learning in small groups prepared me optimally for today's project and team work. The CBS provided me with the decisive soft skills and current knowledge from the world of business."

Christopher Rosenbaum

Manager
Ernst & Young GmbH
Wirschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft

"The Management Studies programme prepares you thoroughly for the tasks of a consultant. In particular, the development of presentation techniques as well as analytical thinking is of enormous importance in the everyday life of a consultant."

Oliver Kiderle

EMEA Regional Product Expert
Google Inc.

"The focus on internationality and practical skills have had a very positive influence on my development at Google. Especially the structured and very versatile project work, which is often found at a private school, was extremely helpful."

Kalle Kenkel

Commercial Excellence Manager
GE Healthcare

"My studies at CBS prepared me for a career in today's dynamic, global work environment. As one's origin and physical location become less and less decisive, it has become increasingly important to have a multinational network and adapt quickly to various cultures and environments."

Neil Jordaan

Global Digital Content Manager
Elanco

"Many professors shared their professional business experience with us in class and were able to illustrate dry theory with practical examples. I also enjoyed the international atmosphere on campus."

Patrick Stein

Head of Human Resources
Boston Consulting Group

"The strongly practice-oriented studies and the international orientation of the CBS, as well as the lectures held in English, were an absolutely necessary basis for starting a career with a renowned, international company."

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