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Master of Science BWL Public and Non-Profit Management

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Data and facts 

Academic degree Master of Science
Start of study Winter term
ECTS Points 120 ECTS
Standard period of study 4 semester
Fields of study Public Management, Non-Profit Management, Public Sector Economics, General BWL
Event languages

English and German

Elective modules can be in German or English.

A good command of both German and English is therefore an absolute prerequisite for successful study.

 

Please always pay attention to the current information of the University of Freiburg on the subject of studying and teaching. First semester students will find helpful information in our "Guide for First Semester Students of the M.Sc. BWL PNPM and M.Sc. VWL".

 

Study objectives and contents

Broad business education at a high level

 The Master's program in BWL (Public and Non-Profit Management) is research-oriented and consecutive. It provides in-depth methodological and technical training in the field of business administration. On the one hand, it focuses on the efficient fulfillment of public tasks by public administration as well as by non-profit or for-profit organizations under private law. On the other hand, emphasis is placed on questions of the management of non-profit organizations and related forms of organization. From the first semester onwards, the master's program offers students the opportunity to set their own individual focus, particularly in the areas of public management, non-profit management, public sector economics and general business administration. Successful completion of the master's program qualifies graduates for professional work in science and research as well as for management positions in business and public administration and in the non-profit sector on a national and international level.

 

Numerous elective options for individual profile formation

The program consists of three blocks in which 30 ECTS credits must be earned in each block:

1. Compulsory area Public and Non-Profit Management which includes the subjects Non-Profit and Public Sector Marketing, Market Research and Applied Public and Non-Profit Management Research, Public and Non-Profit Services Operations Management, Public Sector Economics, Public and Non-Profit Accounting and Financial Management, and Regulation and Competition Policy.

2. Compulsory electives in the fields of Public Management, Non-Profit Management, Public Sector Economics and General Business Administration. In the compulsory elective area, modules can be completed in one or in several areas.

3. further elective modules of your choice from the fields of General Business Administration, Public Management, Non-Profit Management, Economics, Business Information Systems, Law, Theology, Quantitative Methods have to be completed.*

 

A total of at least nine modules with a scope of performance of at least 6 ECTS credits each must be completed; at least one of these must be a seminar.
The modules that can be taken, which generally have a scope of performance of between 4 and 8 ECTS credits, as well as the associated courses are listed and described in more detail in the applicable module handbook.

 

*The subject examination board decides on the suitability of the modules and courses; the type and scope of the study and examination requirements to be met are determined by the faculty offering the courses.

Please note that lectures and tutorials must be registered in HISinOne as of the summer semester 2020. Enrollment in the course is not an exam registration, if you want to write the exam, it is mandatory to register for the exam within the exam registration period!

The Computing Center provides a guide on "How do I book courses?".   

 

Requirements

Please note that the M.Sc. BWL is admission restricted.

In order to meet the requirements for successful study in the M.Sc. BWL PNPM, applicants must provide evidence of the following competencies and documents:

  1. Bachelor's degree in a Bachelor's program in economics with a grade of 2.7 or better (or comparable university degree of at least three years) with at least 30 ECTS credits in the field of business administration and at least 12 ECTS credits in the fields of public management or non-profit management*.

  2. The applicant must not have definitively failed an examination in a Master's, Magister or Diplom program in economics or have lost his or her right to take the examination.

  3. Strong interest in business issues and economic analysis

  4. Knowledge of the German language at least on level C1 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages

  5. Knowledge of English at least on level B2 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages

 

* The required 12 ECTS credits from the fields of Public Management or Non-Profit Management should be acquired in the compulsory courses of the fields of Public Management or Non-Profit Management for Bachelor graduates of the University of Freiburg.

 

Note regarding approvals that are provided with the condition:

By the end of the second semester, a number of ECTS credits in the fields of Public Management or Non-Profit Management must be earned in the M.Sc. inBWL (PNPM), depending on the previous achievements. These ECTS credits, which must be verified for admission, can be earned in the B.Sc. BWL (PNPM) in the compulsory modules of the areas of Public Management or Non-Profit Management (Fundamentals of Public Management; New Public Management; Introduction to the Management of Non-Profit Organizations; Non-Profit Organizations).

Please note that we cannot perform a non-binding review of your admission requirements in advance, i.e. before you have applied to us. 

Application 

Application modalities for the winter semester 2023/24

Applications for the start of the winter semester are possible from April 15. The application deadline is July 15.

Please note that the application for the Master's program in BWL Public and Non-Profit Management will be exclusively online.

How does the online application work?

The online application is divided into several steps:

  • If you already have a Uni-Account for students of the University of Freiburg, please log in at the top right of this page with your user ID and start the application directly.

  • If you do not yet have a university account, please click on the "Registration" button and complete your personal details. You will then receive a registration access by e-mail. Please follow the instructions in the e-mail to activate the access. After that you can log in to the Campus Management portal.

After logging into the portal, you can do the following:

  • Select the desired course of study. In each case, we require additional information from you that may increase your chances of being admitted to the program.

  • Upload all required documents

  • Submit your application online

  • After submitting online, print out the data control sheet for your records.

It is no longer necessary to submit an application and accompanying documents to the university by mail or in person. Please refer to the information on the overview page "Studienbewerbung" (login required).

Note for applicants who wish to apply for more than one degree program: After self-registration for study place applicants in HISinOne, applicants can apply for several (up to 5) study programs in parallel using the same access data.

  

You must upload the following documents for an application:

  1. Completed and signed online application form
  2. Certificate of the Bachelor's degree (or comparable university degree)
  3. Meaningful certified overview of all examination and study achievements, including the individual grades earned and the overall grade (ATTENTION: Machine-generated performance overviews will not be accepted!)

  4. Proof of German and English language skills (see below)

  5. Letter of motivation of one DIN A4 page in German or English, in which the applicant's personal motives for taking up the Master's program in Business Administration (Public and Non-Profit Management) are presented

  6. a declaration in German, signed by the applicant himself/herself, that he/she has prepared the motivation letter independently and without outside help and that the contents taken from outside sources have been marked as such (template declaration for the motivation letter)) and

  7. a declaration in German, signed by the applicant himself/herself, stating whether he/she has definitively failed an examination in a Master's, Magister or Diplom degree program in economics and has lost his/her examination entitlement (submission of declaration of examination entitlement). 

 

Apply if bachelor's degree is completed between July and October?

Yes! If you have not completed your Bachelor's degree by July 15, but will do so by the end of the summer semester, we look forward to receiving your application. All documents are required with the exception of your Bachelor's degree certificate. Please enclose a certificate from the examination office stating the average grade of all your examination and study achievements and the acquired number of ECTS credits as well as the acquisition of at least 150 ECTS credits at the time of application.

The transcript of records (No. 3) must include all examination and study achievements up to the time of application. In addition, in this case, the submission or registration of the Bachelor's thesis must be proven by a certificate from your university.

The successful completion of your Bachelor's degree including documents to be submitted must be proven by the time of enrollment for the M.Sc. BWL at the latest.

 

Language certificates

For a successful study in the M.Sc. Business Administration, language skills of German on level C1 and English on level B2 according to the European Framework of Reference for Languages have to be proven for the application.

  

German language skills (according to the guidelines of the KMK)

  • German Abitur/Matura
  • DSH -2 or -3
  • TestDaF 4 or 5
  • Goethe Certificate C2
  • Language Diploma of the KMK Level II (DSD II) with the results 4xC1 or 3xC1 and 1xB2
  • Feststellungsprüfung
  • telc German C1 University
  • German as mother tongue resp. German citizenship

 

Notes as well as exceptions regarding the Deutsch proofs can be found here: https://www.studium.uni-freiburg.de/de/studierendenservices/sprachnachweise/sprachnachweise

 

English language skills

  • German and Luxembourgish Abitur - information on the Abitur certificate about the achieved language level in English according to CEFR

  • Cambridge FCE, (CAE (C1) and CPE (C2))

  • IELTS (5.5-6.5 points)

  • PTE Academic (59-75 points)

  • TOEFL (72-94 points "Internet" / min. 567 points "Paper")

  • OOPT (60-79 points) (Recommendation: The OOPT is best used only in cases where applicants are between two levels (e.g. if the school leaving certificate says "B1 in parts B2").

  • telc B2-C1 University

  • TOEIC (min. 785 points "Listening/Reading", 160 points "Speaking" and 150 points "Writing")

  • UNIcert II or III

  • B2 language course at SLI with successfully passed final exam and certificate showing the level of proficiency achieved according to the CEFR.

  • Completion of an English-language undergraduate degree program from a country that is genuinely Anglophone (USA, Canada, Great Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand).

  • Completion of an English-language undergraduate degree program from a country that is not genuinely Anglophone (official confirmation from the Examinations Office, the Dean's Office or the program coordinator is required here, confirmation from a professor is not sufficient, or indication of "medium of instruction: English" on the ToR or in the Diploma Supplement).

  • Completion of an English-language undergraduate degree and an English-language master's degree from a country that is not genuinely Anglophone (e.g. Syria) (here official confirmation from the examination office, the dean's office or the degree program coordinator or the indication "medium of instruction: English". the ToR or in the Diploma Supplement)
  • University entrance qualification from a country that is genuinely Anglophone (USA, Canada, Great Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand)
  • IB diploma (anglophone section) from an anglophone school

  • Citizenship of a country with English as an official language

  • English as native language 

 

If no proof of German or English in one of the above-mentioned forms is available at the time of application, you must provide proof that a course with the corresponding level (C1 German, B2 English) is being or has been attended or submit proof of registration for the language test. Proof of the respective language(s) must be submitted at the latest by the time of enrollment.

 

If you have any questions, please send an e-mail to: msc_bwl@wiwi.uni-freiburg.de.

 

 

Study with mit EUCOR

Within the framework of the EUCOR network, the European Confederation of the five Upper Rhine universities (Freiburg, Basel, Strasbourg, Mulhouse, Karlsruhe), students can easily benefit from the courses offered by the other universities and complete specific modules for their studies and have them recognized.

More information about the EUCOR study program can be found  here.

 

 

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