Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Management, Economics & Social Sciences | MES
Designing and Managing Sustainable Change
Structure & Content of the Bachelor's program
Program-specific downloads
The Zeppelin Foundation
Semester 1-2
Compulsory modules totaling
30 ECTS credits
Interdisciplinary Module | Zeppelin Project
- Disciplinary Perspectives
- Methods Workshop I+II
- Project Work in Groups
Interdisciplinary Module | Scientific Fundamentals
- Philosophy of Science
- Introduction to Academic Research
- Fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Fundamental Methodology
- Empirical Social Research
- Statistics
The Major Phase
Semester 1-8
Compulsory
modules totaling 90 ECTS credits
Planet
- Nature, Humankind, and Demography
- Economics of Climate Change
- Introduction to Economics
- Public Policies
People
Introduction to Business Psychology
Digital Transformation & Change Management
Responsible Leadership
Economics of Inequality
Prosperity
- Introduction to Entrepreneurship
- Accounting and Finance
- Market-oriented Management
- Digital Transformation & Entrepreneurship
Methods
- Advanced Statistics
- Econometrics
- Data Science
- Individual Development & Interpersonal Skills
Professional Practice
Internship in Germany
Internship abroad
Own start-up
Elective modules totaling 60 ECTS credits
Of the elective modules in the major phase, at least 8
major elective modules (36 ECTS credits) must be chosen. 2 modules may be
chosen from other ZU Bachelor’s degree programs (24 ECTS credits).
- Human Resource Management
- Marketing
- Management of Innovation & Transformation
- Digitalization, Virtual Reality and AI
- Strategic Management
- External Accounting
- Entrepreneurship
- Digital Finance
- Mobility Industry
- Organizational Theories
- Corporate Responsibility & Leadership
- History of Economic Thought
- Microeconomics
- Advanced Microeconomics
- Macroeconomics
- Advanced Macroeconomics
- International Monetary Economics
- Political Economy
- International Political Economy
- Sustainable Governance & Public Policy
- Public Entrepreneurship & Public Corporate Governance
- International Organizations & Institutions
- Policy Analysis
- Post- and Decolonial Studies
- Cultural Organization
You also have the opportunity to study abroad in subjects that we do not offer at ZU and to have these credited as a specialization/advanced studies in the elective section.
The Humboldt Year
Semester 6 -7 | Totaling 30 ECTS credits with 2 alternatives of which 1 has to be chosen.
Focus: Student Research
- Research Project combined with additional lectures
Focus: Advanced Studies
- Advanced Seminars combined with additional lectures
The Bachelor Phase
Semester 8 | Totaling 30 ECTS credits
Final Module
- Bachelor's thesis
- Disputation
Two Internships (1 in Germany, 1 abroad) or an own start-up project to be completed during the course of study)
ZU|Plus
Semester 1-8 | Totaling 2 ECTS credits
Optional modules that do not contribute to the final score.
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Workshop | Creativity & Performance
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Workshop | Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship
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