The programme is tailored for professionals seeking a career change and international exposure whilst gaining the necessary skills for a management career.
Deadlines & Discounts
We encourage you to complete your application as soon as possible as there are financial advantages for candidates who submit a complete application early:
| 30 November | €6,000 early-bird discount |
| 31 January | €4,000 early-bird discount |
| 30 April | €2,500 early-bird discount |
| 31 July | Final application deadline |
Although German language skills are not required, these skills can be beneficial when seeking an internship or a job in Germany. We offer intensive German language courses at all levels for our international MBA students.
The Full-time MBA curriculum is an intense 12-month learning experience, divided into core modules, one of which is abroad, electives and a thesis period.
MBA Leadership Camp
Connect with your new MBA classmates during this activity-packed team building weekend. Start developing many of the key skills you will employ throughout the programme, including teamwork, communication, and time management.
Pre-courses (optional)
These courses are especially designed for students without a business background. Students are sent Harvard case studies which are to be completed online and are free of charge.
Professional Development
Professional development takes place through workshops and one-to-one sessions throughout the entire programme.
Soft Skills
Skill courses
German Language Courses
We offer 8 hours of free German language courses over two days per week. In addition to this, you are welcome to join the intensive German language courses which takes place two weeks prior to programme start.
The core modules take place between October and March, allowing students to gain knowledge on general management whilst working on real world case studies and exploring fundamental business topics.
Global Economy
This module is based on the assumption that understanding and applying the global macroeconomic environment and policies is important for the decisions of managers. Firms operate in the complex environment of the entire economy, and indeed of the world economy and the global financial markets. On completion of this module, students will acquire the skills that enable them to successfully consider long-term growth trends as well as short-term business cycle movements and respective policy changes when making strategic business decisions.
Competitive Strategies
This module combines lectures and case studies exploring and applying the theoretical frameworks on the basis of strategic analysis. These frameworks help evaluate firms’ strengths and weaknesses, the intensity of competition, the relative bargaining power of firms’ buyers and suppliers, the nature of strategic interactions, and changes in scope (diversification and vertical integration). The mastery of these analytical tools has relevance to individuals seeking a career in business as a manager, entrepreneur, or consultant.
Business in Society (CSR)
This module deals with the concept, definition and rationale of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in the business world. We expand on different responsibility levels of CSR, meaning from moving from macro and meso to micro levels. Using different case studies, we will expand on the scopes of CSR and implementing corporate social initiatives. An important part of the seminar deals with CSR and Corporate Governance and their mechanisms. You will also delve into company-specific pillars of good corporate governance and social license of CSR. In the last part of the seminar we will elaborate the levels and challenges of CSR and discuss its future outlook.
Financial Management
This module is based on consolidated financial statements under the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). Students will gain knowledge on the most relevant IFRS rules. The course will lay emphasis on understanding how real or fictitious business cases will have to be transferred into the language of accounting. On completion of the course, students will be able to understand complex business issues such as M&A transactions, and how they are treated under the IFRS rule set, decide how business cases will be reflected on the face of the balance sheet and in profit and loss statement and understand where earnings management (or even fraud) might happen.
New Technological Business Trends
Intended as a complement to Global Competitive Strategies course, the New Technologies & Business Trends course examines the impact of novel digital technologies and business models on strategic analysis. Drawing from recent scientific developments in the field of Strategy, the course combines lectures and case studies examining the new theoretical frameworks necessary to evaluate the strategic implications of platform business models, artificial intelligence, automation, and crowdsourcing. As such, the course sheds light on the some of the different and far-reaching ways technology is shaping the modern organisation and its strategy.
Managerial Data Science
Firms increasingly rely on vast amounts of data to make informed business decisions. The module therefore provides students with the fundamental skills for a career where analytics and data-driven decision making replace management by intuition. Students directly apply relevant quantitative methods to solve managerial problems with available data. This allows you to leverage statistical software in order to plan and conduct quantitative data analyses as well as understand, interpret, and discuss the corresponding outputs, arriving at better-informed managerial decisions.
Corporate Finance
This module introduces techniques to analyse major financial decisions made by enterprises. The module focuses on corporate finance concepts that can be applied directly to real-life financial decision making. Main topics covered in the course include hurdle rates and the cost of capital (i.e. the investment decision), the mix of debt and equity and the choice of the right kind of debt (i.e. the financing decisions), basic valuation concepts (i.e. discounted-cash flow and multiples valuation), mergers and acquisitions, and corporate governance. The course enables you to make and assess complex corporate financial decisions.
Organisational Behaviour
The Organisational Behaviour module introduces students to key concepts and issues associated with behaviour in work organisations in order to improve organisational effectiveness. The first part of the module focuses on the responsibilities of managers including motivation, engagement and team performance. In the second part, we focus on issues of managing and leading, using power, reforming corporate culture and managing across borders. The impact of behaviour, relationships and organisation culture on individual and organisational performance are emphasised throughout the entire module. The course is taught in a highly interactive manner using cases, experiential exercises and role play.
Marketing
Corporate success largely depends on a well-chosen strategy that is based on a thorough understanding of customer needs. This module highlights customer needs and how firms can address them through customer-centred marketing decisions. The course will cover strategic and operational marketing issues and use both B2B and B2C examples.
After completing this course, participants will be able to design coherent marketing strategies based on a thorough understanding of customer needs and quantify the benefits of marketing investments in financially meaningful terms.
Operations Management
The core of this module equips students with knowledge of the underlying transformation process of a company, by which inputs are converted into outputs, i.e. the production of physical goods or services. In this module, students learn the key aspects for improving the transformation process through content and operation methods, and the key aspects of technology. On successful completion of the module, students will have a wide range of tools which enable them to improve the underlying processes of a company.
Ethical Leadership
This module deals with the basic concepts of ethics and its role in business transactions. We discuss social responsibility, ethics and morals, and their position in society in general and the business world in particular. You will do an in-depth analysis of major ethical approaches, by applying real-world case studies and giving group presentations. On completion of the course your will have a thorough understanding of how to be an effective leader and overcome daily ethical dilemmas in your career.
Performance Management
Every successful business needs to internally manage its performance. In this module, we cover the important steps of performance management and strategy execution. This starts with strategic investment decisions, followed by implementing and communicating the strategy, measuring the achieved performance and closing the learning loop by adjusting future investment decisions based on prior performance.
Leadership of Innovation & Change
International exposure enhances cultural understanding and an international business mindset. Our Full-time MBA students therefore complete an intense five-day module at SDA Bocconi. On completion of the Leading Innovation and Change Management module, students will be able to recognise and eliminate organisational constraints through creativity, innovation and corporate entrepreneurship, in order to structure and lead the change management process. Find out how our students found the module abroad here.
Each elective consists of two elective courses. Students are required to take four of these elective courses, selected from Finance, Management or Technology & Innovation. Two extra elective courses may be taken on request. The range of electives taking place between March and May allows you to tailor your MBA through a diverse and distinctive structure of time formats and block weekends. Electives are taught not only by in-house faculty, but also by leading international practitioners, providing you with the tools to meet your personal aspirations.
Finance Track
The finance track electives include but are not limited to:
The Future of Banking in a Digitalised World
This elective challenges the students to think about the risks and opportunities for the banking industry today and the challenges to its business model. The students shall analyse what have been the key drivers of the banking industry and in which way digitalization proposes to keep it challenged. To achieve this, the elective is structured into three parts: The first part describes where the banking industry has come from and by which forces it has been transformed. Then, we will decompose the classic business of a bank into its different value chains, before exploring and discussing the impact that digitalization has and will have on these value chains. Finally, students will be divided into groups, each of which will represent the executive leadership team of a bank that will be chosen at the time of the course.
Lecturer: Leonhard Fischer, Independent Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee at Glencore, former CEO of BHF Kleinwort Benson Group S.A.
Fintech
The aim of the module is to provide an overview of current trends and cover the main developments in the financial industry, as well as introduce the technological advancements that are on the verge of disrupting the business models of key industry players. Particular emphasis will be placed on the payments, asset & wealth management and lending sector. These are prime segments where the application of blockchain technology, automation, or big data and machine learning are used to upend existing business models.
Lecturer: Luca Frignani, Co-founder & CEO von Exaloan
Capital Markets
The course introduces to the characteristics of various financial securities and discusses the risks and rewards associated with them. Topics covered include optimal portfolio selection and asset allocation,the theory of asset pricing models, market efficiency, behavioural finance, as well as techniques for evaluating investment management performance.
Lecturer: Thorben Lüthge, Head of Structuring and Trading, Deka Bank
M&A
The course covers the relevance & purpose of M&A and explains how to translate Corporate Strategy into M&A Strategy and how to identify targets for value propositions and synergies including basics of M&A, target search, transaction process, valuation techniques as well as the evaluation of factors for success and failures in the M&A business.
Lecturer: Fritjof Franz, Investment Director, capiton
Green Finance
Over the recent years the question which role actors on the financial markets play for the transformational change is increasingly discussed. Likewise, the consequences of climate change as well as ambitious climate policy for the business model of financial institutions are becoming more evident. This module discusses channels through which climate change may become relevant for actors on the financial market. This includes climate related risk (via physical climate risk as well as climate policy) as well as upcoming opportunities in the climate context. A related series of processes at the international level (e.g. TCFD) or the national (and European) level including ongoing legislative activities will be discussed.
Lecturer: Ulf Moslener, Prof. of Sustainable Energy, Frankfurt School of Finance & Management
Management Track
The management track electives include but are not limited to:
Business Development & Digital Marketing
Profound knowledge about digital marketing and how it connects to business development is important for managers of all disciplines, not only those with a marketing focus. However, this elective is particularly interesting for students who are interested in marketing and how to optimize marketing performance as well as business development and consulting. The course will introduce the technical and business aspect of digital marketing. Students will work on a real-world group consulting project related to digital marketing and business development.
Lecturer: Christian Schulze, Associate Professor of Marketing, Frankfurt School of Finance & Management
Industry Practice & Family Business
The main purpose of this course is to give insights into several industries such as automotive, machinery or aviation and to provide insights into family business with a focus on Germany. Covered industries are for instance Automotive, Machinery, Electronics, Pharmaceutical, Food Industry and Fashion industry among others. This course is especially relevant for students who want to get a deeper understanding of several industries in Germany.
Lecturers: Jörn-Henrik Thun, Prof. for Operations Strategy, Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, Robert Knoop-Troullier, CEO CKT Modern GmbH
Organisational Design
The course introduces key principles and methods used for designing organizations. Participants will learn how to select an organizational model that fits a firm’s strategy, and how to implement the model by creating or adjusting sub-units, business processes, roles, reporting and delegation structures, and other factors relevant for classic and contemporary organization design. The course combines case analysis, theoretical and conceptual discussion, and classroom simulations and experiments to offer a compelling introduction to managerial problems and tradeoffs in effective organizational design.
Lecturer: Stephan Billinger, Associate Professor of Marketing & Management, University of Southern Denmark
Supply Chain Excellence
Supply chains are networks of organizations (suppliers, manufacturers, distributors, retailers) that jointly supply and transform materials, and distribute products to the ultimate consumers. If designed and managed properly, these supply chain networks might become a crucial source of competitive advantage. In this module, students learn the main concepts of Supply Chain Management including Logistics Management.
Lecturer: Jörn-Henrik Thun, Prof. for Operations Strategy, Frankfurt School of Finance & Management
New Product Development
This course addresses the managerial challenges associated with integrating the effort of various functions of the firm during the process of developing new products and services. Students are provided with a set of managerial tools and methods to be applied during the various phases of the development process, from strategic planning to product and service launch. The course is structured by three components: development strategy, concept development and product and service design.
Lecturer: Jochen Schlapp, Associate Professor of Operations and Technology Management, Frankfurt School of Finance & Management
Technology Track
The technology track electives include but are not limited to:
Blockchain
The goal of the course is to provide a fundamental understanding of blockchain technology and the ecosystem as a whole. For the basic understanding, it will first be discussed so-called open, un-permissioned blockchains like Bitcoin or Ethereum followed by an overview of the respective ecosystem like, for instance, wallets including also the regulatory hurdles. The second part will focus on so-called permissioned blockchains or distributed ledger technology (DLT) like, for instance, the concept of tokenization, smart contracts, oracles and autonomous structures. Last but not least an outlook will be given on how blockchain technology can be used in combination with other technologies like AI or the IoT.
Lecturer: Veronika Kütt, Research Assistant, Blockchain Center, Frankfurt School of Finance and Management
Lean Startup Bootcamp
In just three (very intense) days students will be teamed up in entrepreneurial teams, ideate a B2C solution to an existing problem, create the value proposition, build a first landing-page MVP (minimum viable product) that will go live in the www, design and setup A/B-tests, create Facebook ad campaigns to get traffic on your website. You have to step out from your comfort zone and learn from market feedback and real entrepreneurs. On successful completion of this module, students will have a thorough comprehension that entrepreneurship requires being active; they will have an understanding that entrepreneurship is a soft-skill, a mindset, a reference of acting, that will help them in any future career. Last but not least, students will acquire the knowledge about the Venture Capital industry, and what it takes to get your startup funded.
Lecturer: Carsten Lebtig, General Manager, Uber EATs
Managing Digitalisation
The course aims at establishing the foundations required for managing information systems in the digital era. It introduces and refreshes participants’ knowledge about fundamental concepts of business information technologies (or: “digital technologies”), including trends such as cloud computing or IoT. This basic knowledge is then reflected by applying theories from strategic management as a lens to evaluate their “value” in terms of their potential for contributing to a firm’s strategic goals. Building on these foundations, general principles of digital strategy, enterprise IT architecture, digital innovation & transformation will be introduced and discussed based on case studies. Particular emphasis will be put on the role of big data and its exploitation for new services and business models. Overall, the students will learn how firms can transform the way they are doing business today by exploiting the interplay of digital technologies and data generated and processed by these technologies.
Lecturer: Daniel Beimborn, Professor of Information System, University Bamberg
Artificial Intelligence
The module aims at establishing the foundations required for understanding Artificial Intelligence (AI) methods, available technologies and services, their applications and the general impact of AI on business, economics and society. Due to the possible large-scale impact of AI on economies and societies, the course focuses on strategic issues of high relevance for future business while providing the necessary understanding of the technology.
Lecturer: Moritz Strube, CTO at Lawpilots
The MBA thesis provides students with three options to put their newly developed skills into practice and demonstrate their analytical and research competency through a major project.
Consultancy Project
A Consulting Project is performed by a group of three or four students working in consultation with their supervisor and a project leader of a respective external company or organisation on an agreed strategy or management problem. It is expected that the Group Consulting Project results in practical, implementable recommendations for the organisation providing the project.
Group Consulting Projects have taken place with Daimler, DFB GmbH, Eintracht Frankfurt, Heidelberger Druck, Linde Material Hdlg GmbH, OMMAX Digital, Paul Hartmann AG, Rheinmetall Automotive AG and Zalando SE.
Entrepreneurial Business Plan
An Entrepeneurial Buisness Plan is a comprehensive business plan for the establishment and start-up phase of a new enterprise/ initiative, according to a set format, developed by a team of MBA students.
Research Project
A Research Project is a study of a practical business problem, preferably in conjunction with an external company or organisation, completed in teams or individually.
The Sigma Challenge is a fully computerised business simulation set in a highly competitive and international environment that requires participants to take a comprehensive and global view of the business to be successful. It allows to see and experience the linkages across strategy, finance, marketing, operations and cross-cultural team dynamics, and to experience first-hand the leadership competencies required to build a high-performing team, and essential attribution of successful companies from start-up to continuing operations.
Our Career Services has developed a comprehensive programme of weekly workshops, coaching sessions and events during the first semester, followed by a tailored personal support approach during the second semester and thesis period. Frankfurt School graduates are known for their first class analytical skills and practical knowledge. We support our students with career coaching from day one.
Your Career Development
Your Corporate Connections
| Average Salary | 71,000 Euro |
| Average Reported Bonus | 9,000 Euro |
Employer examples since programme launch
| Accenture | Jeppesen, Boeing |
| Allianz | Kion Group |
| Banco Santander | KPMG |
| BASF | Kreutz und Partner |
| Barclays | Lahmeyer International |
| BDO | Lmtec |
| Beiersdorf | Microvast GmbH |
| BNY Mellon | Mobisol |
| BRITA | Moody's |
| Café da Roca | National Bank of Egypt |
| Citigroup | NavVis |
| Cocomore | NewMark Finanzkommunikation |
| Continental | NTPC Ltd. |
| Crossbuilders | Porsche Consulting |
| Danfoss | PwC |
| DeKaBank | QuintilesIMS |
| Deloitte | Rabobank |
| Deutsche Bank | Reckitt Benckiser |
| Deutsche Börse | SAP |
| EIB | SHV Holding/ Nurteco |
| ERM | TE Connectivity |
| Eumetsat | Telespazio VEGA |
| euNetworks | Thailand Board of Investment |
| Exxeta | Thomas Cook |
| EY | Toyota Motor Europe |
| Finbridge | Tristone Flowtech Group |
| FinLab | TrustPilot |
| Frankfurt School | UBS |
| Hannover Re | Union Investment |
| Information Design One | Votorantim |
| IDS | X-markets |
| Kautex Textron | Ziegert Bank und Immobilienconsulting |
| Klöckner Pentaplast |
74% of Class of 2018 students changed industry after completing the MBA.
74% of Class of 2018 students changed functional area after completing the MBA.
74% of Class of 2018 students changed country after completing the MBA.
Your degree is an investment in your professional future. As a business school of international standing we do not only provide you the best conditions for earning a degree, but we also offer you excellent career prospects.
Your financial situation shouldn’t be the factor that prevents you from studying at Frankfurt School. However, it’s important to make sensible preparations for funding your studies. Feel free to use our advisory service and start your preparations by asking us for a personal consultation.
Payment Terms
Deposit: €5,000
The remaining fees will need to be paid in regular instalments at the beginning of each semester.
Frankfurt School Scholarship
We award a limited amount of scholarships in order to encourage applications from candidates of any discipline or background with an outstanding academic or business track record.
All scholarship decisions are merit-based, although financial needs may also considered in special cases.
Scholarships cover the tuition fee only will be deducted from the total tuition cost.
Frankfurt School Alumni Discount
Frankfurt School alumni admitted to the full-time MBA programme receive 4,500€ alumni discount. Please note that this amount is granted independently of possible early bird deadlines and discounts.
External Scholarships & Loans
Several German and international organisations offer competitive scholarships for outstanding students:
Klaus-Peter Müller Scholarship
The Klaus-Peter Müller scholarship was introduced through the generous sponsorship from Professor Dr. h.c. Klaus-Peter Müller, chairman of Commerzbank AG and honorary chairman of the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management foundation, who donated €1 million to support full-time Masters and MBA students.
The Klaus-Peter Müller scholarship can be awarded to German full-time MBA students who are not able to self-fund their studies and have performed exceptionally well throughout their previous studies, both academically and personally.
The first step in applying for the Frankfurt MBA is the completion of our online application. You will need to upload the following documents in support of your application:
Required Documents
After reviewing your application, we will invite qualified candidates to participate in a personal interview with a faculty member of Frankfurt School. The purpose of the interview is to gain a better understanding of your character, personality, expectations, motivations and goals. We can arrange telephone or Skype interviews for those applicants who are unable to join us for an Assessment Centre in Frankfurt.
The final decision regarding your admission will be based on a combination of work experience, employability, academic qualifications, English language skills, admission test scores, the case study essay and interview results. Admission results are generally announced 2-4 weeks after your interview.
The Frankfurt MBA begins on Friday 4 October 2019. All students are expected to be at Frankfurt School on the first day of the programme. For non-EU applicants who require a visa to enter Germany, please keep in mind that it can take up to two or three months to obtain the necessary student visa.
Download our MBA Application Checklist as a helpful guide to completing the admissions process.
Meet The Frankfurt MBA Programme Director, talk with current students, take part in a classroom lecture or tour our campus. We offer you first-hand insights into the Frankfurt MBA by inviting you to our MBA Info Evenings or to visit a lecture.
Visit an MBA class this semester to discuss a case study with academic staff and current MBA students. This is your chance to experience typical classroom subjects, teaching techniques, and learning methods.
Feel free to contact the MBA Recruitment Managers to arrange a campus visit.
Learn more about our MBA and EMBA programmes at one of our Info Evenings. Benefit from personal conversations with our professors and programme directors and current students.
| Number of students | 45 |
| Average age | 30 |
| Average work experience | 5.5 years |
| Bangladesh | Jordan |
| Brazil | Mexico |
| Canada | Nigeria |
| Chile | Pakistan |
| China | Russia |
| Georgia | South Africa |
| Germany | South Korea |
| India | USA |
| Italy | Uzbekistan |
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