Full-Time MBA / Curriculum
Finally, you will graduate. Empowered to lead any business.
Our Growth Methodology
Start your personal and professional growth journey utilizing the entrepreneurial phases of Start, Grow, and Sustain. Delve into strategic C-level roles such as CEO, CFO, and CHRO, gaining invaluable insights. Embrace operational C-level functions, enriching your knowledge while tailoring your MBA through elective courses. Foster a responsible approach to leadership development.
- Quantitative Methods
- Academic Writing
- Business Case Analytics
Foundations
Strategy, Financial Accounting, Marketing
Start
Entrepreneurship, Economics, Statistics, Organizational Behavior
Grow
Data Science & AI, Operations, Finance, Leadership + Elective Course
Sustain
Governance, Sustainability, Innovation, Managerial Accounting + Elective Course
All students take part in the Future Leaders Fundrainsing Challenge, the Midterm Strategy Challenge, as well as the Leadership Credo. Furthermore, students can choose from a number of Personal Development Elective Workshops, such as Creating Value in Negotiations, Leadership Communications & Stage Rules, or Coaching Skills for Leaders.
- International module USA at Kellogg School of Management (6 days)
- European Experience module (academic or company visits, 6 days)
- Social Entrepreneurship Project abroad (10 days)
- Leadership Credo in the target country of the Social Entrepreneurship Project (8 days)
Flight and visa costs for the international modules are not included in the tuition, but accommodation and half-board, as well as all ground transportation during the international modules, are included in the tuition fee.
Please note that the destinations of the European module and the Social Entrepreneurship Project may differ from intake to intake and still need to be decided for the upcoming intake.
Students can choose from a number of Management Practice Workshops such as Strategy Consulting, Design Thinking, or Generative AI for Business Applications.
Supporting our students in learning the German language is also essential for us at WHU to ensure integration and ideal employability in Germany. That's why we offer free German language classes throughout the program. These are integrated into the curriculum every week: you will have half a day each week to focus on learning German.
Our collaboration with the Goethe Institute allows our students a one-, two, or three-month pre-MBA German language course. WHU covers up to 550 € per course. Usually, these would be taken before you start the MBA journey with us.
Finalize your MBA with a research paper, business plan, or internship project. The duration is 17 weeks, and the project can be completed individually or as a small group.
*Curriculum is subject to change.
Online Course Guide - A helpful guide to our courses
For an overview of all courses in the Full-Time MBA program, please click below to see our Online Course Guide. If you would like to know more about a specific course, simply click on the course title.
Future Leaders Fundraising Challenge
Social responsibility in action. The Future Leaders Fundraising Challenge (FLFC) is a one-week leadership course at the outset of WHU's MBA Program. By teaching leadership through experience, students discover a lasting sense of social responsibility beyond their organizations. Expect the unexpected with a different challenge every day. All funds raised through the challenge are donated to children's rights organizations.
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