Sustainability and Transformation Management (M.Sc.) - Berlin
Berlin, Germany
DURATION
4 Semesters
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Introduction
Businesses urgently need to align their practices with global climate targets and the UN Sustainable Development Goals. This requires a radical rethink of conventional approaches and a new generation of experts who combine business skills with in-depth knowledge of sustainability and transformation. If you want to join them and make an impact, then the Master’s program in Sustainability & Transformation Management (M.Sc.) is the ideal choice.
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Several scholarship options are available. Please check the university website for more information.
Curriculum
On the Master’s program in Sustainability & Transformation Management (M.Sc.), you will have the opportunity to develop your expertise in a variety of critical fields such as corporate management, sustainability, and transformation:
- Sustainability Management: You will gain in-depth knowledge and skills for assessing the ecological and societal impacts of business activities and integrating international frameworks of corporate sustainability management.
- Transformation Management: You will acquire know-how relating to the transformation of international and complex corporate organizations, with a focus on the strategic conception of change management processes and their implementation.
- Corporate Governance & Public Affairs: You will develop a deep understanding of internal and external corporate leadership, especially the requirements of corporate governance and its implementation in global organizations.
- Advanced Management Essentials: You will acquire critical leadership-oriented management skills to lead projects and teams, and to manage companies in a future-oriented and agile manner.
- Intercultural & Language Skills: Students without German language proficiency will build up their skills in curricular German courses in the first and second semesters. If you are already proficient in German, you will prepare yourself for a global environment in the Intercultural Competence module and develop your linguistic skills in a further foreign language
- Research Methods & Empirical Skills: As a Master of Science, this program has a profound scientific foundation. You will learn to appreciate how research informs business-related decisions and acquire a portfolio of specific methods to gather and analyze your own data.
Customizable third semester
In addition to compulsory modules, the Master’s program in Sustainability & Transformation Management (M.Sc.) offers you the opportunity to pursue your personal interests and develop your professional profile. In the third semester, you will choose an elective module on one of the following topics:
- Corporate Finance
- International Relations & Current World Affairs
- Entrepreneurship
- Consumer Behavior & Psychology
- Strategic Marketing & Brand Management
Program Outcome
ECTS credits : 120
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
After graduation, you will have a specialized portfolio of sustainability management skills and approaches to transformation and change management. You will be able to identify current sustainability challenges, put them into a macroeconomic context, and develop initiatives and processes to address them. You will also be able to use your specialist skillset to shape and support organizational change management and transformation activities with different stakeholders.
Given the broad nature of our sustainability challenges, you will have promising career prospects with companies in all economic sectors, with non-profit organizations, in self-employment, or as the founder of your own sustainable enterprise. These include:
- Corporate sustainability management and expert roles
- Positions in project management for corporate transformation and change programs
- Leadership positions and strategy consulting roles
- Change management and management consulting positions
- Sustainability consultant positions and strategy advisory roles