Management and Technology (am Campus Heilbronn)

We created the Bachelor in Management & Technology with the new Digital Technologies specialization with a particular type of candidate in mind. We are looking for highly motivated high-school graduates who are interested in business administration and, at the same time, want to acquire a basic knowledge of the natural sciences and engineering – with a special focus on digital technology. Graduates of the program will be ideally qualified for a career that combines business management with technical skills, particularly in the area of digital technology.

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

• Degree program documentation for the bachelor's program in Management and Technology (PDF, German) 

Upon completion of this program our graduates will

• have a sound understanding of the link between Management and Digital Technology.
• have knowledge of business fundamentals.
• be effective communicators of business topics.
• be responsible decision makers.
• be managers in a global world.

After successful completion of the Bachelor’s degree program, you will be able to take over a leading position in an international acting company at the interface of management & technology. As such, you will be capable of connecting technological issues with economical aspects.

Structure:

• Basics in Economics, Law, Management, Mathematics and Natural Sciences
• Specialisation in Technology: Digital Technologies
• Electives in Management and/or Technology
• International Experience and Communication Skills
• Project Studies focusing on practical or research issues
• Bachelor's thesis

In their first four semesters, students will acquire basic knowledge in management (54 ECTS), economics (12 ECTS), law (12 ECTS), and mathematics and natural sciences (12 ECTS). Students can specialize in Digital Technologies (42 ECTS). They will spend their third semester at TUM Campus Garching. Practical experience is ensured through project studies in the fourth or fifth semester (12 ECTS). In the upper semesters, students will have the opportunity to deepen their knowledge or specialize in their desired areas of management or technology by choosing electives (18 ECTS), to improve their communication skills (3 ECTS), and to go abroad in order to gain practical international experience (3 ECTS). Through the mobility window, we give our students the possibility to complete a semester abroad at one of our partner universities. The program will be completed by a written Bachelor's thesis in the sixth semester (12 ECTS).

In the area of management, you can select electives in:

Management in Family Businesses
Management in Digital Transformation

In detail:

• Overview degree program structure (PDF 2 MB)
• Module Catolog: Description of program content

The language of instruction for this program is English. Applicants don´t need to provide a language proficiency certificate. Proof of language skills is provided via the aptitude assessment.

If applicants are unable to provide evidence of half-year grades in English for the last two years of secondary school, they will be invited to an admission interview, which will be conducted in English.

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.

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

Admission requirements and the application procedure vary depending on the type of higher education entrance qualification you hold.

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

If you receive an offer of admission, you will additionally have to submit individual documents as notarized hardcopies by post to be enrolled.

Generally, applicants with an international higher education entrance qualification must have their documents reviewed in advance through uni-assist.

In detail:

• What are the steps of the application process?
• What admissions requirements do I need to fulfill?
• Important information about your application from the TUM school or department

• Higher Education Entrance Qualification
• Letter of Motivation
• Complete and Current Résumé
• Preliminary Documentation (VPD) by uni-assist - for international applicants only

We may require additional documents depending on your educational background and your country of origin. Complete the online application to receive a comprehensive list of the required documents.

• Application for Enrollment (signed)
• Higher Education Entrance Qualification (certified copy)
• 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.

Application period for the winter semester: 15.05. – 15.07.

Information about applying for a higher subject semester

During the application period, you must apply through the TUMonline application portal and upload your application documents. Please be aware that we can only process your application if you upload all required documents within the application period.

We will review your application as soon as it is complete. 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.

After receiving admission, you will see in TUMonline which documents you have to submit for enrollment, and in which form. Please note that you always have to send the signed application for enrollment and all notarized hardcopies by post.

We recommend that you submit the documents for enrollment as soon as possible after receiving admission. If individual documents are not available by then, you can submit them up to 5 weeks after the start of the lecture period. You will, however, only be enrolled once we have received all documents.

You can check the status of your application at any time in your TUMonline account.

Selection takes place through an aptitude assessment procedure. Aptitude assessment is a two-part procedure evaluating your ability to successfully manage the particular qualitative requirements of the Bachelor’s program.

In the first stage, your overall secondary school grades, your grades in subject-specific courses, and any relevant practical experience or additional qualifications will be evaluated using a point system. Depending on the amount of points accumulated, applicants are either immediately admitted or invited to an admission interview.

We assess your application considering your final Abitur grade (or GPA) and your four individual half-year grades (Halbjahresnoten) in English, Mathematics and an Advanced Natural Science.
For applicants who do not provide the individual grades in the mentioned subjects, we will assess your application considering the final grade (GPA) of your university entrance qualification and your performance in the admission interview.

• Aptitude Assessment for Bachelor
• Aptitude Assessment (German) (PDF 181 KB)