5 semesters
Bilingual
1,500+ EUR/sem
Anytime
Hamburger Fern-Hochschule (HFH) is a private university in Hamburg, Germany that offers distance learning programs. One of the courses they offer is Distance Learning - General Management, which is designed for working professionals who want to advance their careers in the field of management. The course covers a wide range of topics including strategic management, leadership, and organizational behavior. Students have the flexibility to study at their own pace and can access course materials online. HFH's distance learning program allows students to earn a degree while balancing their work and personal commitments.
Specialization
Two Focus areas -Innovation Management -Change Management
Fields of study
How to apply
What you need to apply for Distance Learning - General Management at Hamburger Fern-Hochschule (HFH)
B2
B2
Required
Required
In order to be admitted to the General Management MBA course at the HFH, you must first prove a completed degree (bachelor's degree, diploma or adequate degrees) at a state or state-recognised university (university university) or a bachelor's degree at an accredited course of study at a vocational academy.
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Pre-MBA resemester: If the first academic degree is not a design of economics, a pre-MBA semester (see below) must be successfully completed before the start of the study, in which business basics are taught.
Work experience: In addition, applicants must have at least one year of work experience, which is usually obtained after completing their first studies.
English language skills must be proven by the end of the second semester at the end of the second semester at Level B 2 of the Common European Framework (CEF), for example by: TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language), TOEIC, IELTS, APIEL or comparable services.
[You can find the form for crediting for verified English language skills here.](https://www.hfh-fernstudium.de/sites/default/files/Anrech...) As a comparable performance, the HFH offers an interview in English at level B2. [Further information on the interview can be found here.](https://www.hfh-fernstudium.de/sites/default/files/2013_I...)
Notes on the pre-MBA semester
The MBA programme General Management builds on basic business knowledge. If you have not obtained your first degree in a degree in economics, a pre-MBA semester is upstream to your actual MBA degree at HFH.
In this you familiarize yourself with the economic basics in order to be able to intensively enter the matter of your MBA degree programme. In the pre-MBA semester you will treat the following three modules:
In order to enrol at HFH for the MBA programme General Management, all three modules must be successfully completed with a exam.
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What to prepare for your application to Distance Learning - General Management
https://www.hfh-fernstudium.de/fernstudium-zulassungsvora...
The contents of the two modules Business Planning and Business Simulation are taught in English. A few study letters - such as Intercultural Management - are also written in English. You usually take exams in German.
We kindly inform you that we do not offer any study programmes in English.
To enrol at the Hamburg Distance Learning University, you must submit your certificates in certified form, among other things
This programme applies directly or via uni-assist. Submit your documents through the correct channel before the deadline.
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Mode
online
Application fee
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Estimated time
Varies by programme
Complexity
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Address
Prof. Dr. rer. pole. Florian Oldenburg-Tietjen
Head of MBA General Management course
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Tuition
1,500+ EUR
per semester
Semester contribution
2,250 EUR
per semester
Application fee
0 EUR
one-time
Estimated year-1 total cost
19,404 – 28,404 EUR
Includes tuition, semester contribution, and estimated living costs. Range accounts for lifestyle differences.
Additional fee information
Tuition fees
€374 per month,
€11,220 total
, plus examination fee for the final thesis per attempt: €900.
Pre-semester: €300 per module (max. €900).
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