Content and objectives
Medium Medium-Sized Companies form the backbone of the German economy and play a crucial role in shaping innovation and employment. Our majorMajor Medium-Sized Companies and Entrepreneurship offers you a sound, research-based education that specifically addresses the unique requirements and opportunities within medium-sized businesses and the startup landscape.
- T-Shape training for specialists and managers
The Major follows the T-shaped educational approach, providing you with both broad business knowledge and in-depth expertise in specific areas of Medium-Sized Companies. You will be trained to be both a generalist who can work across functions and a specialist who can delve into specific business-relevant fields.
- Future skills for a dynamic economic landscape
In the course of digital transformation and changing global markets, future skills becoming increasingly important. OurMajor places particular emphasis on imparting these forward-looking competencies, including, for example, innovation management and entrepreneurial thinking. These skills are essential for success in Medium-Sized Companies , not only as specialists but also as active shapers and leaders who can shape the future of businesses.
- Intrapreneurship – entrepreneurial activity within companies
In addition to fostering entrepreneurship, we place particular emphasis on intrapreneurship, that is, entrepreneurial thinking and action within an existing company. As an intrapreneur, you are able to drive innovative ideas and projects forward within a company, thereby optimizing internal processes or developing new business areas. These entrepreneurial skills, combined with the agility and creativity of a founder, are also highly sought after in large corporations.
Structure of the majors s
| Business Administration (BA 2020) / Major Medium-Sized Companies & Entrepreneurship | ||
|---|---|---|
| Basic competence for small and medium-sized enterprises (543) | Prof. Dr. Manuela Weller, MBA | 6 CrP |
| Entrepreneurship (441) | Prof. Dr. Manuela Weller, MBA | 6 CrP |
| Standard software for finance and controlling (400) | Prof. Dr. Gerrit Sames | 6 CrP |
| Innovation Management in Medium-Sized Companies (545) | Prof. Dr. Manuela Weller, MBA | 6 CrP |
Note regarding Module 400 (Standard Software for Finance and Controlling): This module is also part of the Controlling Major . If you wish to combine the Medium-Sized Companies & Entrepreneurship Major with this Major , Module 400 will not be counted twice. Alternatively, the following modules can be credited towards the Medium-Sized Companies & Entrepreneurship Major :
556 Software Applications People Management (SAP)
555 Facets of Law in Human Resources (HR)
715 Introduction to Operations Research
739 Social Entrepreneurship
Occupational and professional fields
Graduates of the Medium-Sized Companies and Entrepreneurship Major are prepared to assume leadership positions in medium-sized companies as well as to start their own businesses. The practical training imparts the ability to quickly familiarize themselves with new tasks and respond flexibly to diverse challenges. This opens up a wide range of career opportunities – whether in management or on the path to self-employment.
Career prospects
Previous graduates have successfully established themselves in the job market. Medium-Sized Companies , as a stable part of the economy, offer secure jobs even in challenging times and create new employment opportunities. Thanks to the T-shaped curriculum, which imparts both in-depth specialist knowledge and broad interdisciplinary skills, the career options are diverse and open up a wide range of professional prospects for graduates.
