Admission requirements for the Master of Science in Business Administration in the fields of "Accounting and Finance", "International Business Administration" and "Management and Marketing" are:
- a completed university program with a professional degree corresponding to a Bachelor degree with a number of at least 180 credits according to the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) in Business Administration with a final grade of at least "good" (the examination board decides about exceptions), or an equivalent program,
- the confirmation of at least 90 credits (ECTS) earned in the discipline Business Administration in the preceding study program,
- English language skills at the level B2 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR),
- evidence of the fact that the applicants are among the best 35 % of their year of their school and
- the successful participation in the written aptitude test (No. 1 to 3 need to be fulfilled in order to be admitted to the test).
Admission requirements for the Master of Science in Business Administration in the fields of "Business Analytics", "Supply Chain Management and Logistics" and "Telecommunications Management" are:
- a completed university program with a professional degree corresponding to a Bachelor degree with a number of at least 180 credits according to the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) with a final grade of at least "good" (the examination board decides about exceptions), or an equivalent program,
- the confirmation of at least 30 credits (ECTS) earned in the disciplines Economics/Business Administration in the preceding study program,
- English language skills at the level B2 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), and
- the successful participation in an aptitude test (No. 1 and 2 need to be fulfilled in order to be admitted to the test).
In addition, the following prerequisites need to be met:
- Applicants whose native language is not German and who do not have a German university degree need to have passed the test DSH level 2 (German language exam for the university admission of foreign applicants).
- Applicants for the major "International Business Administration" line have to give evidence of satisfactory English language skills in the form of a passed TOEFL test with at least 79 (internet based), 213 (computer based) or 550 points (paper based) or an equivalent English language certificate.
The Master program starts every semester. The application deadline is July 31st (winter semester) and January 31st (summer semester), respectively. The aptitude test takes place in the middle of August and in the middle of February.
Please send your application via mail or email to:
Universität Duisburg-Essen
Mercator School of Management
Dekanat Betriebswirtschaftslehre
Dr. Wanja von der Goltz
Lotharstr. 65
47048 Duisburg
wanja.vondergoltz(at)uni-due.de.
For students from countries outside the EU/students with prior degrees earned outside the EU, the international office („Akademisches Auslandsamt“ - AAA) is in charge for the application process. Please use the application form that can be downloaded from the AAA's website and send your complete application papers to the AAA. The AAA will also help you with regard to the required documents and proof of your German language skills (DSH 2).
http://www.uni-due.de/international/
Universität Duisburg-Essen
Akademisches Auslandsamt/International Office
Geibelstraße 41
D-47057 Duisburg
duisburg-io(at)uni-due.de
+49 203 379-3704/-2304
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