• Standard period of study: 4 semesters (part-time program)
• Campuses: all campuses
• Degree: Master of Business Administration (MBA degree)
• Accreditations: AACSB, FIBAA, German Accreditation Council
• Module/visit abroad: University Extensions, University of California, Riverside, USA, Indian Institute of Management, Indore, India, SolBridge International School of Business, Woosong University, South Korea
• Language: 100 % in English
• Coaching: Individual coaching: Personal potential analysis, personality growth, communication skills training, and management consulting support
• Double Degree (optional): Second MBA degree possible, from the City University of Seattle, USA 
• MBA Plus (optional): Additional distance learning courses for free via the MBA Plus program

If you study the MBA part-time, you will expand your knowledge of management and business administration parallel to your professional activities and create the ideal conditions for a management leadership position.

The part-time MBA is characterized by its strong practical orientation and international orientation. With integrated modules abroad (in India, United States and South Korea), practice-oriented lectures and lecturers from renowned international universities and selected practitioners, you can expand your personal and professional network beyond national borders.

• Basic know-how: business economics, strategic management, marketing
• Specialized expertise: intercultural leadership, cost and risk management
• Possible career fields: management positions in global business enterprises

City University of Seattle is a private, nonprofit university that is ACBSP-accredited. As part of the National University System, City University of Seattle is ranked as one of the top ten providers nationwide in the USA. More than 500 students from around the world attend CityU in North America, totaling 6,500 students. Part of the curriculum is a language-based MBA program for international students.

With our free MBA Plus option, you can choose from a range of additional courses from our distance learning program. Take advantage of distance learning to flexibly expand your chosen MBA program alongside your professional activities. ISM offers you online courses on a large variety of topics, such as:

• Applied Business Data Science
• Digital Marketing Management
• Human Resource Development
• Sustainability Management
• and many more.

Most courses are in English and by participating you can gain up to 15 additional credit points (ECTS) and an additional certificate. For more information and setting up this option, please contact our MBA study advisor.

In the worldwide MBA university ranking, ISM achieved a top tier position for the second year in a row. ISM convinced - as one of only five awarded German business schools - with its quality teaching and practical relevance. The Master of Business Administration (MBA) program can accordingly compare with international providers. Unique to ISM are the integrated modules abroad and the intensive professional coaching of MBA students.

Individual coaching during the course of study is an integral part of the MBA part-time. With the help of a professional coach, you will conduct a potential analysis, work on defining and implementing your professional goals, and perfect your leadership skills.

• Develop your key soft skills
• Enjoy personalized career advice
• Practical relevance for professional and personal development

Only around 6% of business schools worldwide are AACSB-accredited – an internationally recognized mark of quality for excellence in teaching, research, and social impact.

In the MBA part-time program, a combination of courses, case studies, company projects and three integrated foreign modules in the USA, India and South Korea give students an interdisciplinary overview of all key areas of management and provide international experience.

An integral part of your MBA studies is the individual coaching which provides practical insights into to the current professional and personal environments and includes targeted career counseling.

1st Semester

Managing the Business in the International Environment

• Strategic Management (3 ECTS)
• Managing in the Global Environment (2,5 ECTS)
• Managerial Economics (2,5 ECTS)

Internal Management

• Risk Management (2,5 ECTS)
• Crisis Management (2,5 ECTS)
• Change Management (3 ECTS)

Leadership Skills

• Cross Cultural Leadership (2,5 ECTS)
• Corporate Governance & Business Ethics (2,5 ECTS)
• Negotiation, Communication & Executive Presentations (3 ECTS)

2nd Semester

Marketing

• Strategic Marketing (2,5 ECTS)
• Digital Marketing (2,5 ECTS)
• Advanced Market Research (3 ECTS)

Operations & Supply Chain

• Global Sourcing (2,5 ECTS)
• Supply Chain Management (2,5 ECTS)
• Project Management (3 ECTS)

Current Management Trends

• Managing in Emerging Markets (India) (2 ECTS)
• Information Management & Data Science (India) (2 ECTS)
• Doing Business in South Korea (South Korea) (2 ECTS)
• Strategic Sourcing (South Korea) (2 ECTS)

3rd Semester

Finance & Accounting

• Corporate Finance (3 ECTS)
• Managerial Accounting (2,5 ECTS)
• Strategic Cost Management (2,5 ECTS)

Innovation

• Innovation Management (2,5 ECTS)
• New Business Models (2,5 ECTS)
• Design Thinking (3 ECTS)

Entrepreneurship & Holistic Management

• Entrepreneurship (2 ECTS)
• Business Planning & Modelling (2 ECTS)

Individual Coaching

4th Semester (Master's thesis)

Entrepreneurship & Holistic Management 

• Multinational Finance & Trade (USA) (2 ECTS)
• Innovative Marketing Techniques (USA) (2 ECTS)
• Master's Thesis (18 ECTS)

An international double degree can be obtained in the MBA program too. This means that, in addition to the Master's degree at the ISM in Dortmund, you can also obtain a second, internationally recognized MBA degree freom our partner university in United States, the City University of Seattle. The decisive step for your international career is supported by the expansion of your personal network with international students and lecturers. In addition, you will consolidate your linguistic and intercultural skills with a double degree.

The individual coaching during the course of study in the MBA program General Management provides a direct practical reference to the current professional and personal environment of the students. It also includes career counseling. With the help of a professional coach, the students determine their personality structure and future development goals and thus optimize their leadership qualifications.

Competences in the areas of: communication behavior, cooperation and team behavior, conflict management as well as leadership skills and leadership style perfect the coaching during the course and enable personal and professional restructuring and further development.

• Curriculum vitae (CV)
• A successfully completed Bachelor's degree (if you have not graduated yet the transcript of records demonstrating at least 210 ECTS) or
• an equivalent course of study at a university or university of applied sciences or a foreign university of equivalent level, and
• examinations must be at least 30 ECTS points in the field of business sciences.
• Proof of English language skills (if available), equivalent to the B2 level, for eg. TOEFL, IELTS 6.0 or other (only needed if the medium of instruction in your high school/university was not English)

Note: If you have not studied a Bachelor's degree in the economics field or if your quantitative ECTS points are not sufficient, you can qualify yourself for your postgraduate MBA studies with demonstrated work experience after your first degree.