Master in Management & Innovation – Heilbronn & Munich

You will learn how to

• combine knowledge from different disciplines – business administration, innovation, entrepreneurship – and apply it in key business activities.
• recognize the potential of innovations and technological trends within organizations and implement them in new business processes.
• act with an entrepreneurial mindset to define strategies and achieve financial targets.
• analyze strategic decisions and apply the tools of modern strategic management for successful decision-making.
• present and communicate professionally.

Find here the learning goals at a glance (PDF).

Upon completion of this program our graduates will

• be experts in linking engineering, natural science or social science and management.
  
• have general business knowledge.
  
• be problem-solvers for complex business issues.
  
• be responsible leaders.
  
• be leaders in a global world.

The Master in Management & Innovation teaches you the skills you need to be an innovation manager. It gives you the know-how to apply those skills in business administration in various technological settings. You will discover how to build smart solutions at the interface of management and technology, and work as part of an international and interdisciplinary team.

• Located in the center of Heilbronn-Franken
• Known as the “region of world market leaders”
• Great number of innovative, family-led small and medium-sized enterprises
• Connecting two of Germany/Europe’s most important economic regions: Munich and Heilbronn
• By focusing on the management of digital change, TUM Campus Heilbronn closes a major gap by building connections with family-run businesses. It enables close cooperation with the local, family-run businesses that are hidden champions in the high-tech sector and important players in the economy.
• TUM Management Alumni: A lifelong network to boost your career

• Munich is home to a large number of businesses, from startups to major corporations
• Many national and international companies in industries such as automotive or management consulting have their head offices here.
• UnternehmerTUM, the Technical University of Munich’s center for innovation and business creation, provides coaching, training courses and much more for startups.
• The city itself offers a very high quality of life thanks to its buzzing cultural scene and stunning lakes and mountains nearby.

Find all information regarding the possibilities for Munich here and for Heilbronn here.

Yes, all courses are taught in English.

Please find out more about accommodation possibilities in Heilbronn here. For Munich, have a look here.

Yes, TUM offers the possibility to join German language courses.

TUM Language Center is the perfect place to learn or strengthen German and many other languages

First of all, we advise you to contact your program manager as early as possible. Your program manager will discuss with you possible solutions to allow for successful study progress and graduation, and identify further steps. Students suffering from health problems or are affected by other extraordinary circumstances may even apply for a grace period at the examination board. For details, please contact your program manager. Please find the contact details at the end of this page.

The elective modules of your study program are selected with the greatest care and in close coordination with the Academic Departments (and Faculties). The Curricula Support in TUMonline portrays modules which are profitable for you. The Student Council of TUM School of Management collect suggestions on new modules which should be included in the catalogue. The suggestions will be taken into consideration by members of Quality Circle before the start of every new semester. Therefore, please contact the Student Council. Please note that at TUM it is possible to take each module voluntarily as free subject.

The deadline for the TUM track is August 15 each year. Please check here for detailed information. The Admissions Committee will only evaluate fully complete applications (including the result of your uni assist VPD, if required)

The application must be filled out in English.

In your TUMonline application account you can monitor the progress of your applications. You may also email our admissions team at youngprofessionals@lll.tum.de.

1. Application: Once we have checked your application form and received all the required documents (including your uni assist result) uploaded onto TUMonline, the Admissions Team will assess your eligibility for the program regardig your experience and the documents you have submitted.

2. The CV, letter of motivation, GPA, English language ability, and work experience documents are carefully examined. Each member of the committee at TUM rates the application from 0 – 60 points. The scores of all the committee members are averaged. If a candidate has at least 30 points, the application moves forward to the next step:

3. The candidate is invited to an interview for 30 minutes with the committee. In the second round, the candidate’s motivation, fit for the program, GPA, and argumentative skills in English are tested. Each member of the committee at TUM rates the application from 0 – 60 points. The scores of all the committee members are averaged. If a candidate has at least 33 points, the candidate is offered admission to the program.

Your final score for each round is posted in your TUMonline profile for your information.

If you earned your bachelor’s degree in an English-speaking country (e.g. United Kingdom, Australia, Unites States) then you might be exempt from this requirement, please contact our admissions team at youngprofessionals@lll.tum.de.

As a first step, create an account on the TUM online application platform (the application portal opens on February 1). Then provide us with all the relevant application documents.

You will be asked to upload several documents onto TUMonline (Letter of Motivation, CV, etc.). If you earned your bachelor’s degree at a location physically outside of the European Union (Switzerland and Norway count as EU for these purposes), then one of the required documents is a “VPD” (=preliminary documentation certificate). To get the VPD, apply to uni assist, which is a separate institution (more info here).

Yes. Through our TUMonline portal, the application process is online. Please reach out to our admissions team (youngprofessionals@lll.tum.de) if you need assistance with this process!

Yes. Please make sure to test your computer’s audio/video settings in advance and prepare your environment to ensure that the conversation goes smoothly and presents you in your best light. Kindly note that not all applicants will be invited to an interview.

Please use your Letter of Motivation to add context to your CV, tell us your story, and explain why your experiences and goals align with this particular program at TUM. Why are you applying specifically to the Master in Management & Innovation? What experiences and qualities would you bring to the class that could enrich the learning process for everyone? Plan to write between 1 – 2 pages in English.

€ 28,000 (tuition fees for the complete program), which may be paid in 4 installments (€ 7000 x 4). Please be aware that for every semester a student is enrolled at TUM, there is an additional (separate) Student Union Fee of 85€ (TUM Campus Munich) / 102€ (TUM Campus Heilbronn).

Living expenses vary depending upon where you live. For Munich, you should count on around € 900 – 1,000 per month including housing, food, off-campus sports and leisure activities. Heilbronn might be a bit less expensive when it comes to living expenses.

The fees include the cost of instruction, coaching, workshops, arranged internships and projects with German companies (besides one internship at the end of the 2nd semester that students need to arrange themselves), a 6-month membership to MakerSpace, breakfast/coffee on course days, company visits and excursions within Germany, and most course materials and readings.

Housing/accommodation, meals (besides those described above), flights between Germany and your home country, travel and accommodation costs for the Study Trip, printing and mailing, nor the cost of student transport/subway tickets. Please be aware that for every semester a student is enrolled at TUM, there is an additional (separate) Student Union Fee of 85€ (TUM Campus Munich) / 102€ (TUM Campus Heilbronn), which is not included in the tuition fees.

The study trip is approximately four weeks long and students are responsible for organizing their own lodging and flights. All other program related costs are covered by TUM.

Yes, you need to be officially enrolled as a student.

No. A scanned signature is not valid.

Yes. Please note: The submission deadline given in the email sent by the Grades and Examinations Office confirming registration is the official deadline for submission and is therefore binding.

On the next working day (Monday to Friday) at the latest.

Please hand in your thesis digitally via exams.mimi@lll.tum.de

• All final theses that are submitted within the first week after the beginning of the lectures will be taken into account for the previous semester. Please inform yourself about the dates of the semester on our website.
• Please note: For the submission of your final thesis you officially have to be enrolled as a student even if it is assigned to the previous semester.

No, but please note that you need to be enrolled as a student when you submit your thesis.

According to §10 of the Bavarian Higher Education Law (BayHSchG) the teaching quality is regularly evaluated through student questionnaires. The objective of the evaluation is the continuous improvement of teaching at the TUM SoM. The teaching evaluation data is the basis for:

• Feedback to lecturers about their courses
• Discussions about potential improvements
• Enhanced communication between students and lecturers

The teaching evaluation gives students the possibility to actively contribute to the improvement of teaching.

TUM SoM students can review teaching evaluation results in the office of the quality management (1553). A previous arranged appointment and a valid student identity card are mandatory. For making an appointment please contact with a short e-mail to lehrevaluation@mgt.tum.de.

Each semester, students are asked to evaluate the courses they attended. The survey is anonymous and is conducted through a standardized questionnaire, which varies depending on the format of the course (lecture, tutorial, seminar, internship and excursion). The questionnaires are available in English. On a 5-point Likert scale, students give feedback about the extent of agreement and disagreement to different areas (e.g. conception and structure, knowledge impartment, learning environment, appropriate degree of difficulty and acquisition of competency). Open text fields allow for further ideas of improvement and comments. For each course and question the following measures will be calculated:

• Relative frequency of each answer category
• Mean value
• Standard deviation
• Median

Completing the online-questionnaire requires approximately 5-10 minutes. A PDF-report comprising the results of the survey will be generated for each course. As soon as results are available, the report including the comments will be sent to the respective lecturers. Lecturers with outstanding results will be suggested by the Vice Dean of Academic Affairs for the “Best Teaching Award”, which is awarded every year at the “Tag der Fakultät”.

If you have any questions or if you want to evaluate an additional course, please contact us at youngprofessionals@lll.tum.de.