IMEP | International Master Exchange Program

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IMEP Course Catalog & Syllabi 

IMEP, the International Master Exchange Program is offered every fall. 
Please find the courses & course descriptions/syllabi in the following table:

 

COURSE ID

COURSE TITLE 
ECTS Credits [classroom contact hours]

 

Fall 2026
October 1, 2026  through 
December 22, 2026
Fall 2027
- tentative - 
Sept. 30 through 
Dec. 22, 2027
Latest Syllabi
 General Management and Leadership    
GMT5423Fundamentals of Strategic Management
 3 [30]
offeredofferedfall 2026
HRM5101Modern HRM Practice
 3 [30]
offeredofferedfall 2026
HRM5113Leadership - Theories and Models
3 [30]
offeredofferedfall 2026
IBU5051Challenges and Perspectives of the European Union*
(mandatory seminar paper included – topics on mutual agreement with the lecturer in the first week of lectures)
6 [45]  
offeredofferedfall 2026
CON6063Research Methodology
 3 [30]
++offer for students only, having the chance to take this course & exam until February 5, 2027++++offer for students only, having the chance to take this course & exams until February 11, 2028++fall 2026
BIS6223Consulting 
3 [30]
 
++offer for students only, having the chance to take this course & exam until February 5, 2027++++offer for students only, having the chance to take this course & exams until February 11, 2028++winter semester 2025/2026
BIS6312/MMI5042Agile Project Management
3 [30] 
offeredofferednew course as of fall 2026
 Marketing, Brand Management and Communication   
CCM5231/
CCM5031
 
Communication Management
 3 [30]
offeredofferedfall 2026
MCO6012Brand Management
 3 [30]
offeredofferedfall 2026
MKT6106Multicultural Marketing and Branding
 3 [30]
offeredofferedfall 2026
MKT6051Digital Marketing
 3 [30]
offeredofferedfall 2026
MKT6052
 
Industrial Marketing and Strategy
 3 [30]
new course as of fall 2026
offeredtbcfall 2026
BIS6221Customer Experience Management
 3 [30] 
 
++offer for students only, having the chance to take this course & exam until February 5, 2027++++offer for students only, having the chance to take this course & exams until February 11, 2028++winter semester 2026/27
 Digital Transformation, Innovation and Artificial Intelligence   
DBM6102AI and Data Analytics
 3 [30]
offeredofferedfall 2026
DBM6105New Digital Work 
 3 [30]
offeredofferedfall 2026
DBM6106Dive in Technologies
 3 [30]
offeredofferedfall 2026
BIS6219Technology-Management for Emerging Technologies
 3 [30] 
 
++offer for students only, having the chance to take this course & exam until February 5, 2027++++offer for students only, having the chance to take this course & exams until February 11, 2028++winter semester 2026/27
BIS6233Digital Transformation
 3 [30] 
 
++offer for students only, having the chance to take this course & exam until February 5, 2027++++offer for students only, having the chance to take this course & exams until February 11, 2028++winter semester 2026/27
BIS6234Digital Innovation and Service Design
 3 [30] 
 
++offer for students only, having the chance to take this course & exam until February 5, 2027++++offer for students only, having the chance to take this course & exams until February 11, 2028++winter semester 2025/26
DBM6101Data Science with Python
 3 [30]
new course 
as of Winter Semester 2026/27
 
++offer for students only, having the chance to take this course & exam until February 5, 2027++++offer for students only, having the chance to take this course & exams until February 11, 2028++tba
 

Accounting & Finance

   
CON5061Investment Appraisal and Business Valuation
 6 [60]
offeredofferedfall 2026
ECO5023European Financial Markets
 3 [30]
offeredofferedfall 2026
GMT6211Capital Raising and Investing / Project Finance
 3 [30]
offeredofferedfall 2026
GMT6214Mergers, Acquisitions and Corporate Restructurings
 3 [30]
offeredofferedfall 2026
GMT6215Applied Corporate Valuation 
 3 [30]
offeredofferedfall 2026
ACC5011International Financial Reporting Standards
 6 [60] 

 
++offer for students only, having the chance to take this course & exam until February 5, 2027++++offer for students only, having the chance to take this course & exams until February 11, 2028++winter semester 2026/27
 Sustainability   
GMT6218Sustainable Investing and Corporate Governance 
 3 [30]
offeredofferedfall 2026
MLICS5196Corporate Climate and Sustainability Management
 3 [30]
offeredofferedfall 2026
MLICS5107Sustainable Innovation Management
 3 [30]
offeredofferedfall 2026
MLICS6021Renewable Project Financial Valuation
 3 [30]
offeredofferedfall 2026
 Independent Studies    
IND6200Independent Studies
 9 ECTS Credits
Format: Scientific work one-on-one or in small groups with one of our professors, resulting in an extended scientific essay. Topics: By mutual agreement - driven by student’s interest and qualification. Details here
offered on 
demand
offered on 
demand
 
 Language & General Education   
LAN3201German as a Foreign Language 1 – A1*
pre-semester intensive course in September, 
5 ECTS Credits (s)
offeredoffered 
SSC1102The History of German Art*
 3 [30]
offeredofferedfall 2025
 All levels of German as a foreign language (A1, A2, B1, B2, C1 - 5 ECTS Credits each)*
 
++offer for students only, having the chance to take this course & exam until February 5, 2027++++offer for students only, having the chance to take this course & exams until February 11, 2028++ 

Cancelled courses fall 2026/winter semester 2026/27 

  • GMT6219 - Introduction to BPMN and SAP S/4 HANA
  • DBM6106 - Advanced Topics in Machine Learning
  • MMI5194 - The New Frontiers of AI: From Perception to Agentic Intelligence
  • MMI5192 - Introduction to Artificial Intelligence - Applications and Practices

Annotations:

  •  * = special offer to all international exchange students (master & bachelor).
  • (s) = subject to seat limit
  • Contact hours: 1 contact hour translates to 45 minutes; typically a teaching session at our school comprises 90 minutes.
  • ECTS Credits: 1 ECTS credit corresponds to 30 hours of workload, including contact hours, further reading, assignments & preparation for exams.
  • Syllabi: latest available syllabi are uploaded to this website; syllabi of the current semester will be published latest during the week before lectures will start.
  • tba = to be announced
  • tbc = to be confirmed

 

Last update:  Oct 6, 2026 / JE

IMEP time table

Detailed introduction during the welcome and orientation, general information in advance:

1. Final official timetable release: by mid/end of September

2. Viewing options 

3. Access

  • Click on the links above
  • Choose if necessary "English" top right
  • Click on the individual subjects to see times and rooms
  • to see the names of your professors in the individual subjects,
    please login (top right) with your Pforzheim University account

4. Annotations/Abbreviations

  • Timetable level alphabetical list of subjects / course names: 
    "WPF" = information for domestic students (= elective for them)
     
  • Timetable level individual subjects 
    >Rubric  "Dates/Times/Location" 
    >>Rubric “Frequency”:
    "woch" = session takes place every week during the indicated duration
    "Einzel" = session for this day only 
    +++Please note: all indicated sessions for a course have to be taken+++