IMEP | International Master Exchange Program - Courses

IMEP - The International Master Exchange Program is offered 
every fall / winter from September – December

 

COURSE ID

COURSE TITLE 
ECTS Credits [total classroom contact hours]

 

FALL 2025
Sept 26, 2025 through Dec. 19, 2025
Fall 2026
- tentative - 
Sept 25, 2026 through Dec. 22, 2026
Latest Syllabi
 General Management and Leadership 
HRM6111Leadership - Theories and Models
3 [30]
offeredofferedfall 2025
GMT5423Fundamentals of Strategic Management
 3 [30]
offeredofferedfall 2025
HRM5101Modern HRM Practice
 3 [30]
offeredofferedfall 2025
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 2025
CON6063Research Methodology
 3 [30]
offered++offer for students only, having the chance to take courses & exams until mid February 2027++fall 2025
BIS6223Consulting 
3 [30]
 
++offer for students only, having the chance to take courses & exams through February 6, 2026++++offer for students only, having the chance to take courses & exams until mid February 2027++winter semester 2025/2026
 Marketing, Brand Management and Communication
MCO6012Brand Management
 3 [30]
offeredofferedfall 2025
MKT6106Multicultural Marketing and Branding
 3 [30]
offeredofferedfall 2025
MKT6051Digital Marketing
 3 [30]
offeredofferedfall 2025
CCM5231/
CCM5031
 
Communication Management
 3 [30]
offeredofferedfall 2025
BIS6221Customer Experience Management
 3 [30] 
 
++offer for students only, having the chance to take courses & exams through February 6, 2026++++offer for students only, having the chance to take courses & exams until mid February 2027++winter semester 2025/26
 Digital Transformation, Innovation and Artificial Intelligence
MMI5192Introduction to Artificial Intelligence - Applications and Practices 
 3 [30]
offeredofferedfall 2025
DBM6102AI and Data Analytics
 3 [30]
offeredofferedfall 2025
DBM6106Dive in Technologies
 3 [30]
offeredofferedfall 2025
BIS6219Technology-Management for Emerging Technologies
 3 [30] 
 
++offer for students only, having the chance to take courses & exams through February 6, 2026++++offer for students only, having the chance to take courses & exams until mid February 2027++winter semester 2025/26
BIS6233Digital Transformation
 3 [30] 
 
++offer for students only, having the chance to take courses & exams through February 6, 2026++++offer for students only, having the chance to take courses & exams until mid February 2027++winter semester 2025/26
BIS6234Digital Innovation and Service Design
 3 [30] 
 
++offer for students only, having the chance to take courses & exams through February 6, 2026++++offer for students only, having the chance to take courses & exams until mid February 2027++winter semester 2025/26
 Accounting & Finance
CON5061Investment Appraisal and Business Valuation
 6 [60]
offeredofferedfall 2025
ECO5023European Financial Markets
 3 [30]
offeredofferedfall 2025
GMT6211Capital Raising and Investing / Project Finance
 3 [30]
offeredofferedfall 2025
GMT6214Mergers, Acquisitions and Corporate Restructurings
 3 [30]
offeredofferedfall 2025
GMT6215Applied Corporate Valuation 
 3 [30]
offeredofferedfall 2025
ACC5011International Financial Reporting Standards
 6 [60] 

 
++offer for students only, having the chance to take courses & exams through February 6, 2026++++offer for students only, having the chance to take courses & exams until mid February 2027++winter semesert 2025/26
 Sustainability
MLICS6021Renewable Project Financial Valuation
 3 [30]
offeredofferedfall 2025
MLICS5196Corporate Climate and Sustainability Management
 3 [30]
offeredofferedfall 2025
MLICS5107Sustainable Innovation Management
 3 [30]
offeredofferedfall 2025
GMT6218Sustainable Investing and Corporate Governance 
 3 [30]
offeredofferedfall 2025
 Independent Studies 
IND6200Independent Studies
 9 [15]  
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 courses & exams through February 6, 2026++++offer for students only, having the chance to take courses & exams until mid February 2027++ 
 


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:  October 23, 2025 / je

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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