Master in Business Education and Management Training: Information for Students

Table of contents

1. 1. Structure and Course of Study
      1. Study Track I
      2. Study Track II
      3. Master Thesis and Research Seminar
   2. Courses/Timetable
   3. Study Documents
   4. Contact

Structure and Course of Study

in both study tracks, the Master of Business Education and Management Training comprises a compulsory area, an elective area, and the Master's thesis. The total workload is 120 credit points. In a full-time program, 30 credit points should be acquired per semester. Thus, the standard period of study is 4 semesters.

Track I can also be studied on a flexible part-time basis. In this case, 15 credit points must be earned per semester, and the standard period of study changes accordingly. More detailed information can be found in the regulations for part-time studies at the TU Dresden (in German only).

Study Track I

The basic structure of study track I is depicted by this study plan:

Compulsory Area

The complusory area of study track I comprises two sections. In the economic section, the module "Methodische Grundlagen" endows you with epistemological foundations and their application in business administration and economics research. Moreover, it refreshes and broadens methodological knowlegde and skills in a field of your choice.

The Business Education and Managment Training section includes some pertinent basic modules, an internship and practical school studies.

Elective Area

In the elective area, you take modules in amount of 55 credit points from the fields of Business Administration, Economics, and/or Supplement.  You have to acquire

• at least 15 credit points from the field of Business Education and Management Training, and
• at least 30 credit points in the fields of Business Administration and/or Economics.

Within the fields, various specializations are available. For detailed information on the workings of the elective area, please use this link: Elective Area: Details.

Study Track II

Generally, Study track II contains the compulsory area Business Education and Management Training, a qualification track, and an elective area - see the general outline below.

In the Elective Area, you have to choose modules in amount of 20 credit points from the fields Business Administration and/or Economics. Click here for more information on modules and specializations available.

Moreover, you have to choose one of the following Qualification Tracks:

German language English language Ethics/Philosophy, Protestant religion, Catholic religion,

Computer Science, History, French language, Mathematics.

More detailed information on the modules to be taken is available in the study plans, accessible via the menu item Study Documents.

Please consider also the website of the academic advisory service of the Chair of Business Education and Management Training.

Master Thesis and Research Seminar

The Master Thesis (20 credit points) and the Research Seminar usually consume the final semester. For the Master Thesis, you will work independently on a topic in business education and management training using scientific methods. The duration is four months. You get the necessary analytical and methodological skills and repeated feedback from your supervisor during the Research Seminar.

You are allowed to start with the Master Thesis only if you have already acquired 75 credit points in total before. Also, you must begin no later than the semester after passing the last exam.

The Chairs of the Faculty have different regulations on topic assignment, registration and (formal) requirements for the thesis. Please inform yourself here at the Chair of your choice!

Courses/Timetable

Click here to access the list of courses and the timetable for the current semester.

Study Documents

The study documents (study regulation, examination regulation, and more) can be found in their legally binding form (in German) on the web pages of the Office of Civil and Environmental Studies: To the documents

Non-legally binding reading versions of the documents (in German, however) are available here.

Contact

If you have any questions about the content and design of your program, please do not hesitate to contact your academic advisor.

In case of problems with the study program and also for suggestions for improvement, please contact your studies coordinators: