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Department of Management Sciences

Content and Perspectives

There is an entrepreneur in each and every one of us - founding can be learned

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Content and perspectives

You will learn how to master tools from a broad range of fields within management and how to make a financially sound assessment of your business idea, work with it, refine it and put it into practice. You will also gain a firm grasp of the different aspects and specific attributes of the systems involved in founding a start-up, use interdisciplinary analyses to critically reflect on your business idea and adjust your concept where required.

Over the course of the Start-up Development MBA, students will learn how to adapt to new and unfamiliar situations, analyse facts from different multidisciplinary perspectives and deal with obstacles in a productive and innovative way. Students on the Start-up Development MBA course will discover techniques that will help them to continue to hone their leadership skills and managerial expertise long after graduation. This will prepare them to assume management responsibilities within their own company or as a business consultant and enable them to identify and solve practical problems associated with founding a start-up, as well as to shape and manage change processes and projects. The modules that form part of this programme will help you to craft your managerial skills and enhance your entrepreneurial expertise.

The MBA is an ideal choice if you are keen to set up your own enterprise or to become an innovation manager or entrepreneur. The study programme provides an educational experience that balances cutting-edge research with practical expertise for managers with an entrepreneurial mindset, who need to be able to identify opportunities, shape innovation and have the self-confidence required to drive change in existing organisations and new companies alike.
 

Core element

The core element of the course is the Gründungs- und Innovationsprojekt (Start-up and Innovation Project) module,which runs alongside the programme and builds on the knowledge gained in semesters one to four. This project-based module is designed to help students expand and apply the knowledge of the latest scientific information acquired during their studies within their own, individual start-up project. The project, which combines both theory and practice, covers the entire start-up process from start to finish; from coming up with an initial concept and developing a business model to creating a business plan and handling the first launch on the market.