At a glance
| Study language | English | Intake | Fall | Duration | 4 semesters |
| ECTS | 120 | Type of study | Full-time | Qualification | Master of Science |
| Semester abroad | Optional | Internship | Integrated | Campus | Cologne | Mainz |
| Tuition (Cologne) | 5.370 €* | Tuition (Mainz) | 5.070 €* | Financing | More info >> |
Business Economics
3 ECTS
Empirical Research Methods
3 ECTS
Strategic Analysis & Management
3 ECTS
Innovation Management & Digital Transformation
3 ECTS
Corporate Social Responsibility
3 ECTS
Corporate Governance
3 ECTS
General Psychology
3 ECTS
Psychological Decision Making & Responsibility
3 ECTS
Advanced Intercultural Team Leadership
2 ECTS
In these soft skill courses your social and leadership skills are trained. In this course the focus is on:
Applied Qualitative Research
2 ECTS
Language & Communication Skills
2 ECTS
The “Advanced Critical Thinking & Writing Skills” course is offered for German native speakers. Non-native speakers of German can choose between the “Advanced Critical Thinking & Writing Skills” course taught in English and German as a foreign language.
International Economics
3 ECTS
Applied Management Accounting
3 ECTS
Business Elective
3 ECTS
In these elective courses you can expand your specialist knowledge according to your individual interests. There is a choice of courses such as “Pricing”, “Branding”, “Leadership”, “Entrepreneurship”, “International Investment”, “Risk Management” oder “Portfolio Management”.
Psychology In Digital Leadership & Agile Management
3 ECTS
Advertising Psychology & Sales Management
3 ECTS
Market Research & Marketing Psychology
3 ECTS
Business Project
6 ECTS
The overall objective of this course is to provide students with possibility of applying their business knowledge on concrete business situation (real or scenario-based), related to the field of their specialization.
By the end of the module students should be able to:
Project and Change Management
2 ECTS
Applied Quantitative Research
2 ECTS
Language & Communication Skills
2 ECTS
The “Advanced Critical Thinking & Writing Skills” course is offered for German native speakers. Non-native speakers of German can choose between the “Advanced Critical Thinking & Writing Skills” course taught in English and German as a foreign language.
Work & Organisational Psychology
3 ECTS
Human Resource Development & Coaching
3 ECTS
Business Elective
3 ECTS
In these elective courses you can expand your specialist knowledge according to your individual interests. There is a choice of courses such as “Pricing”, “Branding”, “Leadership”, “Entrepreneurship”, “International Investment”, “Risk Management” oder “Portfolio Management”.
Modern Trends Of Applied Business Psychology
3 ECTS
Psychological Testing, Assessment & Statistics
3 ECTS
Business Simulation Game
3 ECTS
In a business simulation game participants have to manage their own virtual company which operates in the same market as other participant-operated competitors. This involves making typical management decisions in realistic environments. Beside the deepening and active examination of subject-specific knowledge the simulation games also include the team environment, where interaction, communication and prioritization are of paramount importance. Participants learn how to manage risk and uncertainty while time is limited and information constrained. Group-reflections help to take over different perspectives and to discuss pros and cons of content- as well as behavior-related actions.
Master Thesis Tutorial
2 ECTS
During the Master Thesis Tutorial you will learn the fundamentals for your Master thesis: Defining the topic as well as structuring the thesis and you will learn the theoretical knowledge for scientific working.
Skills Elective
2 ECTS
In courses such as “Advanced Intercutural Team Leadership” or “Project and Change Management” your social and leadership skills are trained. In addition to various compulsory courses, there are optional subjects where you can choose which of your competences should be particularly strengthened.
Experimental Research
2 ECTS
Language & Communication Skills
2 ECTS
The “Advanced Critical Thinking & Writing Skills” course is offered for German native speakers. Non-native speakers of German can choose between the “Advanced Critical Thinking & Writing Skills” course taught in English and German as a foreign language.
Master Thesis
24 ECTS
During your 4th semester you are working on your Master thesis. You have 19 weeks to complete your thesis and the subject is freely selectable. A supervisor from CBS will support you and you can write the thesis in collaboration with a company as well. Or you can write your thesis in connection with a stay abroad.
A national or international internship – with a minimum duration of 8 weeks – is a mandatory part of the study programme. It is scheduled for the semester break from June till August. Our Career Service department will help you find a suitable company.
Study Advisory
Campus Cologne
Kristina Behr
+49 (0) 221 93 18 09-31
Campus Mainz
Alexa Pfeiffer
+49 (0)6131 88055 31
It is not possible to predict or calculate how consumers will react in the economic cycle or how employees will react in change processes. Business psychologists play an important role in these questions due to their sound academic, interdisciplinary training: Firstly, they possess the psychological expertise to positively influence and steer employees or customers. Secondly, they have a deep understanding of business administration, which helps them to shape change processes in the organisational structure in a sustainable way. Thirdly, their management know-how enables them to manage internal restructuring particularly efficiently. Business psychology and management are essential for a sustainably growing company.
A Master’s degree in Business Psychology and Management qualifies you for high-level management positions in marketing, advertising and strategy as well as in leadership and human resources.
Our Master of Science programme “Business Psychology and Management” is one of the few programmes in Germany that offers the professional orientation of business psychology in English. It has been specially tailored to the requirements of executives in international companies: Students not only receive excellent professional training, but also qualify in the areas of self-, project and team management, international project management and reflected leadership behaviour.
In the first semesters you will focus mainly on topics from strategic management and international business, which will be conveyed in a practice-oriented manner using various case studies. These include seminars and lectures such as:
Starting in the second semester, the focus will change to business psychology research on customers and digital business: In courses such as “Advertising Psychology & Sales Management” or “Market Research & Marketing Psychology”, you will learn how you can better understand and positively influence the purchasing decision processes of customers using psychological analysis methods. Further courses with an emphasis on business psychology await you:
During your business psychology master’s degree, you will gain important practical experience within the context of our business projects, where you will work together with business partners on real or realistic business cases, aswell as during an eight-week internship at home and abroad. If you wish, you can write your Master Thesis in the fourth semester as a project in a company of your choice.
A Master of Science degree in Business Psychology and Management offers you numerous career opportunities in international companies – whether as a freelance consultant or as an employee in middle and upper management. Alumni of a Master of Business Psychology with a focus on management will find employment:
As a further option, a doctoral programme in this subject area at our university is open to you following your master’s degree in business psychology.
Benefit from a personal study consultation, a trial lecture or visit us at one of our info evenings or study information days.
