M.A. International Cultural and Business Studies

To apply, you need to have a good first (undergraduate) degree with a cultural or social studies and business/economics focus, with a final grade of 2.5 or better according to the German grading scale (opens in a new tab) or the relevant foreign equivalent, or be ranked among the best 50% of your cohort.

You must have attained:

• a minimum of 40 ECTS (opens in a new tab) credits in business administration/economics
• a minimum of 40 ECTS (opens in a new tab) credits in a subject included in module group B of the programme syllabus (opens in a new tab)

You will need German language skills at level B2 CEFR or higher to study this degree programme.

You need to have proof of language skills (opens in a new tab) in a modern foreign language of your choice at level C1 CEFR

You can apply for a place on this programme before completing your undergraduate degree, provided you will have achieved at least 140 ECTS (opens in a new tab) credits by the time teaching starts on the Master's programme. Among these, there must be 40 ECTS (opens in a new tab) credits in economics-related subjects as well as 40 ECTS (opens in a new tab) credits in subjects related to cultural area studies (module area B). You will have to submit your transcript of records, which must show how many regular semesters of study you have completed, how many ECTS (opens in a new tab) credits you have attained, and that your projected final grade is expected to be 2.5 or better according to the German grading scale.

You will have to provide proof of having completed your undergraduate degree to the Student Registration Office by a set deadline, depending on when you enrol on the Master's programme.

• Those starting in the winter semester (October) have until 30 September the following year
• Those starting in the summer semester (April) have until 31 March the following year

This deadline cannot be extended by taking a leave of absence.