The Part-Time Program
Executive Master in Business & Leadership for Engineers eMA BEL
Opens up International Leadership Perspectives to Engineers
Zeppelin University Zeppelin University ( ZU ) in Friedrichshafen at Lake Constance is a foundation university bridging business, culture, and politics and is accredited by the German Council of Science and Humanities. It is committed to interdisciplinarity, internationality, and individuality in both its research and its 15 study and doctoral programs. The Executive Education of Zeppelin University | ZUEE combines all offers of life-long-learning for people who are already in work. These range from part-time master programs and certificate courses to individual development programs. Executive Master in Business & Leadership for Engineers | eMA BEL The part-time study program Business & Leadership for Engineers prepares engineers for international leadership positions. It teaches central topics of business administration and reflects on challenges, models, and framework conditions of management. e MA BEL combines core subjects of economics with issues in system theory, cultural and social sciences and thus comprehensively addresses current expectations that leadership personalities face. The cooperation with large companies and renowned partner universities world-wide enables the students not only to put the study contents into a global perspective, but also to closely connect them to their corporate practice. Aim of the Program of Studies Our curriculum has an interdisciplinary orientation and enables the participants to take on corporate leadership responsibility. To achieve this, it combines content from business administration, such as business model innovation, marketing, and personnel management with issues from cultural and social sciences, such as social ethics, sustainability, decision and development theories.
During the first 12 months, all participants carry out a project work from their own corporate context, parallel to their seminars. The aim of this assignment is the immediate application of the content of the study program to the corporate environment, and a continuous transfer between theory and practical implementation. International Academy | Module Abroad The aim of the two-week module abroad is to develop culturally comparative perspectives and to link the theory of the program to concrete corporate situations abroad. It includes scientific seminars at one of our cooperation partners, personal meetings with executives and decision-makers, as well as visits to local companies, technology parks, and incubators. A cooperation partner is, for example, the University of Cape Town in South Africa. Target Group Engineers from areas such as mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, natural sciences, civil engineering etc. who aim for an international leadership position or an executive position in project management – or who have already taken on such a role. Admission Requirements | a completed study program of at least three years at a university, an institution equivalent to a university, or a university of applied sciences | relevant professional experience of at least 12 months | existing employment relationship | proof of English language skills – ZU test | successful participation in multilevel ZU admission procedure
International Academy with i.e. the Cape Town University in South Africa
The program at a glance | two years of part-time study | scope : 12 on-campus modules of 5 days each, 90 ECTS | locations : Friedrichshafen, Berlin, as well as International Academy | degree : Master of Science in Business & Leadership for Engineers | tuition : € 25,900 Costs for traveling, board and lodging are not included in the tuition.
optional preparatory class: business administration
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Module eMA DIP Trend Research and Scenario Technique Module 10 The Future of International Business and Leadership
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Module eMA MOBI Consumer Behaviour and Marketing
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Module 6 Business Model Innovation
Module 9 International Academy II – Diversity, Transculturaland International Management
Module 8 International Academy I – Diversity, Transculturaland International Management
Module 7 Diversityand Change Management
Credit-Points Mandatory Modules 1–10
40 CP
Elective Modules 2 of 4 8 CP Project Work
12 CP
Master Thesis
30 CP
Total
90 CP
1 CP = 25 hours of work, 40 % on-campus study, 60 % self-study
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