International Management

When applying for our Master's programmes, please make sure that you meet the mandatory requirements for a successful application.

Application periods:

• Winter semester: 1. May - 15. July
• Summer semester: 1. December - 15. January

Mandatory Requirements for Application:

• a completet Bachelor´s degree (no Masters degree) with an academic thesis listed as such with title on the included transcript that is describing the study programme taken
• an actual TestAS test certification (except citizens or graduates from the European Union) with a score of 111 in at least one of the three subdivisions and at least 101 in the other two subdivisions. Be aware that you have to arrange the TestAS test by yourself.
• a completed and actual TOEFL (>80 Points) or IELTS (>6.0) language certifications

The further formal requirements are competitive. We are always looking for the best and most independent personalities, with a good track record.

Further competitive requirements:

• if your Bachelor's degree has a scope of 210 ECTS according to the European Credit Transfer System and a mark equivalent to 2,0 or better on a german scale you will get preferential entry to the programme
• if your Bachelor's degree has a scope of 180 ECTS according to the European Credit Transfer System and a mark equivalent to 2,5 or better on a german scale you have to prove further special suitability for our programme, by means of various combinations of several of the following:
  • a letter of motivation
  • graduation from a partner university of Wismar UAS
  • a formal trade apprenticeship of at least three years in a subject relevant to international management
  • at least 6 months of international experience by living in a foreign country as an exchange student while studying for the Bachelor’s degree, or as a full-time employee after graduation
  • award of any recognised scholarships
  • at least 3 months of voluntary (non-commercial) employment at a reputable charitable or other non-profit organisation
  • linguistic competence at the European Union level A2 or higher in any of the following foreign languages (languages do not count, if they are officialy used in your home country):
    • Hindi
    • Japanese
    • Standard Cantonese
    • Korean
    • Modern Standard Chinese
    • Russian
    • any official language of the European Union (except English)

When you have understood the needed mandatory and competitive formal requirements, and you fulfil them, then you can start to gather your proving documents and certifications or prepare them by e.g. taking needed language tests.

Then you can apply for our programme by following the next steps.

1. Registration at the application portal of Wismar UAS

When you register, you enter general information about yourself and create your personal profile in our application and study administration portal. This is the first step towards applying for a degree programme. You can change the language of the portal to english.

»Go to registration

2. Application for your degree programme

After successful registration, you will receive an email with your access data. Within the application deadlines, you can log in to the study portal and apply for your degree programme.

3. Print out, » fill out documents «, send off

Once you have applied for a degree programme in the application and study administration portal, an application document is automatically created at the end. This document lists further documents relevant for admission, which you must now compile, e.g. the above mentioned mandatory requirements, the competitive formal requirements and so on. You then send both the printed application document and all other documents by post to the address given on the document. Remember that it can take several days or weeks for your letter to be received by our International Office (depends from where you send your letters).

4. Fingers crossed

If you have successfully submitted all the documents, you will usually receive a letter of acceptance or rejection for your degree programme no later than 2-4 weeks after the application deadline. If anything is missing on your documents you will get a notice at the application and study administration portal, so check out once a day, if there are updates regarding your application.  If you receive a letter of acceptance you can log in to your application and study administration portal and officially register for your degree programme. As soon as you have transferred the semester fee for your first semester, you are officially enrolled. Dont forget to plan your trip, prepare everything for your student-visa (if your are a Non-EU-Citizen) and organise a place in one of our student dorms.

Any questions?

If you have any questions about the application process, our International Office will be happy to help you.

»Go to the International Office