Management and Digital Technology

As the complexity of new technologies increases, and the innovation and research and development cycles become shorter, firms need employees with proper digital skills who can easily adjust to and implement digital technologies. The Master in Management and Digital Technology addresses these challenges and thus plays an important role in supporting firms, particularly small and medium-sized companies and family businesses, to compete successfully within a globally competitive environment. The program untangles the complexity of new and innovative tools through in-depth and targeted training in these technologies as well as effective change management strategies. Management and leadership skills, including interdisciplinary thinking to recognize interrelationships and to effectively serve as a liaison between diverse stakeholders, are essential in addressing the above-mentioned challenges. This also includes developing management competencies to introduce digital technologies on a larger scale within the company. Training in business analytics will assist with adequately analyzing, implementing, and using data. As more and more data is available in the context of the digitization of processes, these competencies become an essential part of the program.

For a comprehensive description of the program, please refer to the degree program documentation:

• Degree program documentation for the master's program in Management and Digital Technology (PDF)

Graduates of the program can implement and optimize the use of digital technologies in their companies. As technically skilled employees who are productive and proficient with digital technologies in combination with in-depth knowledge of business administration, they evaluate the value of these new processes, can assess the impact of the new technologies on business models and business processes across all functional areas of the company, and can determine root causes of issues through data analytics. In addition, the management and leadership skills they gained will allow them to effectively manage and build relationships with all stakeholders and employees involved in order to make well-founded decisions.

With their skills focused on solving the challenges associated with digital technologies, graduates of the program are able to bridge the gap between management and technology and use their cross-disciplinary mindset to serve as mediators between the digital world and traditional business. Graduates of the Master in Management and Digital Technology are fluent in written and spoken Business English and have in-depth intercultural skills that they can use confidently and skillfully in companies that are operating internationally.

During the four-semester program, students can earn 120 ECTS in various courses. They acquire advanced knowledge in empirical methods (12 ECTS), which they can build on in upcoming research projects. Moreover, students specialize in digital technologies (30 ECTS). In this focus area, they can choose from elective lectures, seminars, and exercises depending on their prior knowledge of informatics and personal interests. Another focus is on management (48 ECTS). Here, students can either specialize in Family Enterprise or Digital Enterprises or freely choose elective courses from both areas without setting a focus. After students have successfully completed all courses, they conclude the master's degree program with a master's thesis (30 ECTS).

Required language skills for admission:

You need sufficient English language skills if you wish to apply for this program. Evidence of your language proficiency has to be submitted before the end of the application deadline. Learn more about recognized certificates and other ways to prove your English language skills.

This evidence of your language proficiency confirms that you comply with the minimum language requirements for admission to the program. Depending on the program and your individual background, it may be necessary for you to keep working on your language skills during your studies. Be sure to take a look at the services of our Language Center.  

Language of instruction:

The language of instruction for this program is usually English. This means that most of the modules are offered in English. Some courses may, however, be taught in German. The language of instruction for each module is detailed in the module overview.

To learn more about the language of instruction for each module, contact the departmental student advisor of this program.

• Information on exams
• Information on studying abroad
• Information on internships

The minimum requirements to apply for a Master’s program at TUM are a recognized undergraduate degree (e.g. a Bachelor’s degree) and the successful completion of the aptitude assessment procedure. The aptitude assessment allows the TUM school to which you are applying to evaluate your individual talents and motivation for study.

During the application period, you must apply through the TUMonline application portal and upload your application documents.

Here you will find detailed information on the requirements for the documents you need to upload for application and admission to TUM.

Generally, applicants with a qualification for postgraduate studies (e.g. a Bachelor’s) obtained outside of Germany must have their documents reviewed in advance through uni-assist (Preliminary Documentation).

In detail:

• Important information about your application from the TUM school

• Degree Certificate and Diploma or Subject and Grade Transcript of Studies to Date
• Transcript of Records
• Proof of English Language Proficiency
• Curricular Analysis
• Curriculum (e.g. module description)
• Complete and Current Résumé
• Passport
• if applicable: Proof of Internships or Professional Experience (optional)
• Preliminary Documentation (VPD) if the qualification for graduate studies (e.g. a Bachelor’s) was obtained outside Germany)

If you have completed your Bachelor's degree in China, India, Pakistan, Egypt or Bangladesh, you must provide proof of a GMAT (classic/focus) with a percentile ranking of at least 65%.

For more information, please click here.

For applicants from other countries, the GMAT is still optional. However, depending on the GMAT score, additional points will be awarded in the first stage of the assessment process.

Depending on your previous education and origin, we may require additional application documents. You can find out which documents these are when you apply online via TUMonline.

• Application for Enrollment (signed)
• Degree Certificate and Diploma (authentic document)
• Transcript of Records (authentic document)
• Most Current Photo (as for ID)
• Digital notification of your health insurance status from a German public health insurance provider (requested by applicant)

We may require additional documents depending on the type of educational background you earned and your country of origin. After accepting an offer of admission in TUMonline, you will receive a list of documents you must submit to TUM in hardcopy for enrollment.

In case the Admission Test is relevant to the final assessment, you will be invited, at least one week in advance, to complete an online test on a specific date. The test consists of about 40 to 50 questions and it is divided into four categories:

1. Fundamentals: Mathematics and Statistics (25%),

2. Fundamentals of Business Administration and Accounting (25%),

3. Fundamentals of Micro- and Macroeconomics (25%),

4. Short written text on an issue in the context of economics and technology (25%)

Application period for winter semester: 01.04. – 31.05.
Application period for summer semester: 01.11. – 30.11.

Our online application portal TUMonline will create an application form and a checklist with the documents you have to hand in. The checklist shows which documents you need for admission and which for enrollment.

You must submit the signed application form and all documents you need for admission before the application deadline.

Please also submit the documents we need for your enrollmentas soon as possible. If individual documents for enrollment are not available to you yet, you can hand them in up to five weeks after the start of the lecture period. However, we recommend that you submit all required documents well before the semester begins, as you will not be enrolled until all documents have been received.

Please check your TUMonline account regularly, to see if we have any queries to your documents or if you have to amend one or more documents.

Selection takes place through an aptitude assessment procedure. The aptitude assessment is a two-part procedure after the submission of an official application to a program. In this procedure, the TUM school determines whether you meet the specific requirements for its Master’s degree program.

In the initial stages, the grades you obtained during your Bachelor’s program, as well as your written documents, will be evaluated using a point system. Depending on the amount of points accumulated, applicants are either immediately admitted, rejected, or invited to an online Admission Test.

In detail:

• Aptitude Assessment for Master
• Information on the Aptitude Assessment (German) (PDF 158 KB)