Strategy & Organization MasterThe international management master's programme for tomorrow's managers!
Making important decisions. Starting with this one.
Your goal: to deepen your management skills after a predominantly business-related Bachelor's degree, understand business in depth and learn to take on responsibility? Then Witten is the right place for you! We offer you more than just a Management Master's degree: with the international Master's degree in Strategy & Organization, you will systematically develop into the manager of the future. Focus on corporate management, strategy and organization and learn how to tackle challenges with a holistic view of companies and organisations - through up-to-date theory, a high practical component and our close supervision!
Further information on the Strategy & Organization (M. Sc.) degree programme
This is your Strategy & Organization Master
- State-recognised full-time studies
- On-campus studies at Witten/Herdecke University
- max. 20 students per semester
- Study credits: 120 ECTS
Programme content: Management and strategy knowledge for future managers
The English-language Management Master's in Strategy & Organization is right for you if you are looking for an international degree programme that will deepen your knowledge of economics with a focus on strategy and corporate management. Right at the start of the programme, you will work on your Master's kick-off project in collaboration with practice partners, in which you will apply modern methods such as Design Thinking and Scrum in a team.
We will teach you
- in-depth management knowledge, e.g. in Theories of Strategic Management and Theories of Organizations and
- advanced methodological knowledge, e.g. Quantitative Methods or Marketing Research Methods.
You can create your own individual study profile for your own appointment through a wide range of elective specialisations on topics such as Digital Transformation in Business, International Strategy, Ethical Issues in Organizations or Inter-organizational Alliances and Networks. The degree programme is also a good prerequisite for a subsequent doctoral thesis!
Admission requirements
- Accredited or recognised Bachelor's degree from an academic university with at least 180 ECTS, at least half of which must be in economics.
- Special interest in an interdisciplinary study programme.
- English language skills at B2 level or TOEFL iBT 83.
Your financing made easy
Study first, pay later - that's what we do with the Income Share Agreement (ISA). Find out more about our student financing.
Your application to the UW/H
- Online application and personal admission procedures.
- Applications can be submitted all year round.
- The one-off application fee is €50. Take advantage of our early bird promotion: if you apply early, you will not pay an application fee. You can find all information on this in the application deadlines.
Application deadlines for the Strategy & Organization Master
- Rolling application procedure:
- You can apply for a study place all year round until all study places have been allocated. The latest date to apply for the coming winter semester is 15 August of the same year.
- Early Bird: If you apply by 15 June for the winter semester, you do not pay an application fee and secure your study place early.
These are the advantages of studying Strategy & Organization at UW/H
Check the reviews of the UW/H
UW/H students are happy to recommend their university to others. Among other things, they rate the quality of the courses, the lecturers and the large proportion of practical work particularly highly. For example, in Germany's largest university ranking, the CHE Ranking, UW/H's Master's degree programmes regularly occupy top positions in all categories.
More about our awards and rankings
Work together with our practice partners
During your degree programme, you will apply cutting-edge theory directly in practice. For example, in your own (research) projects in which you deepen the content of your degree programme (independent studies and independent projects). Our excellent network of national and international partner companies also helps you to easily find internships, working student positions or entry-level jobs.
More about our lively network
Learn at eye level with our professors
We do not offer overcrowded courses. This is because learning in small groups, lively discussions and direct dialogue with your professors are important to us. The number of places on the Strategy & Organization Master's programme per semester is therefore limited. One professor supervises an average of 21 students in our Strategy & Organisation Master's programme. This is well below the NRW average of 83 students per professor.
Soyou've come to the right place if you prefer small learning groups with intensive dialogue and a lively discussion culture to impersonal mass events.
Exceptional job prospects
This Management Master's programme prepares you specifically to take on leadership roles and management positions in companies - including at an international level. You will gain in-depth knowledge of decision-making processes in which the social responsibility of a company with regard to global, economic, social, cultural and ethical factors plays an important role in addition to profitability. Your job prospects after completing your Master's degree are extremely good and are regularly confirmed in independent surveys of Witten/Herdecke University graduates (99% of all graduates found a job within 18 months of graduating. For 76% of those surveyed, the job search took less than 3 months)*.
*Source: Graduate Survey 2021 (January 2024), Institute for Applied Statistics (ISTAT).
Check the reviews of the UW/H
UW/H students are happy to recommend their university to others. Among other things, they rate the quality of the courses, the lecturers and the large proportion of practical work particularly highly. For example, in Germany's largest university ranking, the CHE Ranking, UW/H's Master's degree programmes regularly occupy top positions in all categories.
More about our awards and rankings
Work together with our practice partners
During your degree programme, you will apply cutting-edge theory directly in practice. For example, in your own (research) projects in which you deepen the content of your degree programme (independent studies and independent projects). Our excellent network of national and international partner companies also helps you to easily find internships, working student positions or entry-level jobs.
More about our lively network
Learn at eye level with our professors
We do not offer overcrowded courses. This is because learning in small groups, lively discussions and direct dialogue with your professors are important to us. The number of places on the Strategy & Organization Master's programme per semester is therefore limited. One professor supervises an average of 21 students in our Strategy & Organisation Master's programme. This is well below the NRW average of 83 students per professor.
Soyou've come to the right place if you prefer small learning groups with intensive dialogue and a lively discussion culture to impersonal mass events.
Exceptional job prospects
This Management Master's programme prepares you specifically to take on leadership roles and management positions in companies - including at an international level. You will gain in-depth knowledge of decision-making processes in which the social responsibility of a company with regard to global, economic, social, cultural and ethical factors plays an important role in addition to profitability. Your job prospects after completing your Master's degree are extremely good and are regularly confirmed in independent surveys of Witten/Herdecke University graduates (99% of all graduates found a job within 18 months of graduating. For 76% of those surveyed, the job search took less than 3 months)*.
*Source: Graduate Survey 2021 (January 2024), Institute for Applied Statistics (ISTAT).
Master's degree programme Strategy & Organization with top grades at StudyCHECK.de
Regular evaluations on StudyCheck show that students of Strategy & Organization (M. Sc.) in Witten are happy to recommend their degree programme to others.
More than just a university.
"The degree programme in Witten is both practice- and research-oriented. It has whetted my appetite for more science. The framework conditions for doctoral students convinced me to complete my doctorate at Witten/Herdecke University."
Your studies at the UW/H as an international student
For students or Bachelor's graduates from other European or non-European countries, an international Master's programme in Germany can be a great enrichment. Your intention is clear, but you don't yet know which university you want to go to? We have compiled the necessary information and services that Witten/Herdecke University offers you.
Any questions?
Student financing: How can I pay for my private study programme?
Tuition fees are an investment in you and your future that pays off quickly! This is because starting salaries for graduates of Witten/Herdecke University are around 40% higher than those of other university graduates in the field of economics*.
If you need more semesters than the standard period of study: don't worry, additional semesters are exempt from tuition fees (up to twice the standard period of study). There is a suitable financing model for all students. If you are worried that your current financial situation will not allow you to study: With the Income Share Agreement (ISA), we offer a social financing model that enables all interested parties to study at Witten/Herdecke University. More about student financing
*Sources: Absolventa. Career guide. (2022). Retrieved from absolventa.de in March 2022. gehaltsreporter.de; Korn/Ferry. (2022). Retrieved from de.statista.com in March 2022. StudierendenGesellschaft Witten/Herdecke University (March 2022).
Choice of degree programme: Why study Strategy & Organization in Witten and not classic Management?
In addition to state-of-the-art methods and theories of economics, you will set your own specialisations during your studies. Do you see yourself more in the area of strategy or organisation? Or are you looking for the perfect balance? You decide and put together your modules according to your own ideas and thus develop your own individual profile. You will also gain confidence in the use of English so that you can present yourself professionally at an international level and formulate and communicate complex contexts.
Study abroad: From Witten to the whole world - is that possible?
Do you think a semester abroad is simply part of a modern degree programme? We think so too! That's why we support you in your endeavours and offer you a large network of partner universities both in Europe (Erasmus programme) and worldwide (e.g. in Canada, South Africa, Mexico or Japan).
Admissions Office and Programme Coordinator
This is how you can contact the Admissions Office of the Faculty of Management, Economics and Society and the Programme Coordinator:
Admissions Office Management, Economics and Society
Admissions Office
Faculty of Management, Economics and Society
Univ.-Prof. Dr.
Guido Möllering
Programme Coordinator M.Sc. Strategy & Organization
Alfred-Herrhausen-Straße 50
58455 WittenRoom number: E.095
