ISM holds the prestigious AACSB accreditation alongside FIBAA and German Accreditation Council recognition, placing it among an elite circle of globally benchmarked business schools. → More Info
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Eight Tailored Specialization Tracks
Specialize across global value networks, international marketing, supply chain, controlling, M&A, people management, consulting, and strategy to shape a personalized managerial profile. → More Info
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Global Track: Second Semester Abroad
Choose the seven-semester Global Track to add an optional second semester abroad, deepening intercultural fluency and unlocking expanded coursework at another partner institution worldwide. → More Info
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20 Weeks of Practical Immersion
You complete 20 weeks of compulsory internships during semester breaks, with at least 10 weeks abroad, translating classroom theory into measurable workplace experience and contacts. → More Info
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Seven German Campus Locations
Study in Dortmund, Frankfurt, Munich, Hamburg, Cologne, Stuttgart, or Berlin — each campus is centrally located in a major economic hub with direct access to leading German employers. → More Info
Launch your global management career with a degree designed for the international business stage. The B.Sc. International Management at ISM blends rigorous business fundamentals with cross-cultural expertise, taught entirely in English at seven German campuses or via distance learning. You benefit from a compulsory semester abroad at one of around 190 partner universities, 20 weeks of internships, small learning groups, and lecturers drawn directly from industry. AACSB-accredited and practice-driven, this program shapes confident decision-makers ready to lead across borders, sectors, and cultures.
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This program suits ambitious high-school graduates and vocational diploma holders aiming for managerial careers in international companies. You should be curious about global markets, comfortable working across cultures, and confident in English (minimum B2). Strong communication, analytical thinking, and a drive to lead in fields like marketing, consulting, finance, or entrepreneurship will help you thrive throughout the degree.
The curriculum builds a strong base in business administration, financial reporting, economics, statistics, and law, then sharpens your edge through specialization modules in global value networks, international marketing, supply chain management, multinational controlling, mergers & acquisitions, people management, and consulting. Real-world learning is anchored by a compulsory semester abroad, 20 weeks of internships, a corporate project, and a bachelor's thesis.
This full-time Bachelor of Science runs for six semesters (standard track) or seven semesters with the optional Global Track featuring a second semester abroad. You study 100% in English, either on campus in Dortmund, Frankfurt, Munich, Hamburg, Cologne, Stuttgart, or Berlin, or fully online through ISM Distance Learning. Two intakes per year — March (spring term) and September (fall term) — offer flexible entry timing for international applicants.
Graduates step into versatile management roles across multinationals, mid-sized firms, and globally oriented start-ups, with more than 80% securing positions before graduation.
International marketing or brand manager at consumer goods, technology, or industrial companies
Business development and sales manager in multinational corporations
Strategy or operations consultant at management consulting firms
Supply chain and logistics manager at global manufacturers and trading houses
Controlling, finance, or M&A analyst within corporate headquarters
HR and people management specialist in international organizations
Founder or junior executive in globally oriented start-ups and family businesses
Special Program Features
Australian Double Degree
Your choice: A unique double-degree pathway with an Australian partner university lets you graduate with two bachelor's degrees, expanding your academic credentials and intercontinental career reach. → More Info
Flexible Distance Learning Option
Prefer to study from anywhere? ISM's online Distance Learning format delivers the same English-taught degree with multimedia materials, modular content, and individual academic support. → More Info
Strong Graduate Employability
More than 80% of ISM bachelor graduates secure a job before finishing their degree, thanks to early industry exposure, alumni networking, and active career service support. → More Info
Accreditations
German Accreditation Council
German Accreditation Council
The German Accreditation Council is a foundation of public law with legal capacity that the Federal States have set up for accreditation and quality assurance in teaching and learning at German higher education institutions.
English proficiency at least of level B2 (e.g., TOEFL or IELΤS)
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The following certificates are recognized as proof of your language proficiency.
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TOEFL iBT
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Does the university recognize "other equivalent language certificates"? yes
Additional information:
Foreign applicants who cannot certify a B2 level in German do have to take German as a second foreign language. All other applicants have to choose between French and Spanish. If they already have skills in one of these languages they will also do a proficiency test. English language proficiency can be demonstrated through any of the following: At least 5 years of English instruction in school, or minimum of 30 ECTS credits from university modules taught in English (at B2 level), or school-leaving qualification obtained in an English-speaking school system, or university degree in English Studies, or a university degree completed in English.
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Explanation regarding the application period
Applicants who require a visa for Germany and do not yet have one should submit their application the latest by June 15 for the fall term or by December 15 for the spring term.
Application Procedure & Selection
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no admission restriction, but ability test (entrance exam and interview)
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directly at the University (incl. VPD from uni-assist) More Info
School-leaving diploma (such as high school diploma, vocational diploma, or equivalent, if already available) in the original language incl. subjects and transcript of recοrds
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