Management & Entrepreneurship
Master Degree Programme
Today’s entrepreneurs and entrepreneurial managers need to drive innovations in business and society towards a more sustainable future. The Leuphana Master's Programme in Management & Entrepreneurship provides students with the knowledge, skills and the spirit to take on complex challenges: working towards a future in which people can thrive in a healthy environment. The programme is firmly embedded in current academic debates, it teaches students rigorous methods for empirical research, and deals with real-world problem-solving, including business venturing by students. Our approach is to combine theory with practice and individual reflective thinking with collaborative learning. Our curriculum blends insights from various disciplines such as psychology, management, organisational sociology, entrepreneurship, information systems and finance to provide a unique educational offer to managers who will have the ability to work towards a sustainable future.
Interview with the Programme director
Prof Ursula Weisenfeld about Masters Management & Entreprenerruship

Management & Entrepreneurship – the programme
Management & Entrepreneurship – the programme
Topics
Since its foundation, Leuphana University has been dedicated to blend cutting-edge management and entrepreneurship research with a link to the industry and startup culture. Our unique programme is characterised by the following six principles:
Explorative – motivating students and encouraging them to engage with novel issues in Management & Entrepreneurship theory and practice.
Research-based – training students in theory, methods and empirical data from management & entrepreneurship research.
Actionable – providing practical contexts for problem-based learning as well as supporting and coaching student’s business ventures.
Reflective - offering educational spaces for reflective and critical dialogues to explore the limits of theories, methods and practical solutions.
Individualised – offering possibilities to personalise the educational experience with supplementary profiles in business venturing, finance and accounting, data science, culture and organisation, sustainability management, public policy and the Graduate School's doctoral track.
International – creating an international community of students, educators and practitioners, for example integrating as international partner programmes.
Structure
This masters programme is structured along five tracks:
1. The Management Studies track addresses the issue of responsible management in business and society. It discusses advanced foundations of organisation, strategy and innovation, offers multidisciplinary perspectives on digitalisation and concludes in the third semester with an interdisciplinary capstone project.
2. The Core Curriculum track promotes entrepreneurial thinking and fosters critical reflection. It integrates compulsory and electives modules, bringing together two areas of business studies – entrepreneurship and management. We are interested in topics covering individuals, organisations and industry settings in which innovations in products, services, technologies and institutional frameworks are reinvented and changed through entrepreneurial initiatives. Our curriculum covers these topics in various modules, such as Entrepreneurial Psychology, Entrepreneurial Strategy, Entrepreneurial Finance as well as Innovation and Market Creation, Organisation Design for Innovation, and Institutional Change.
3. The Research track aims to address real problems and advance new knowledge. Students can focus on qualitative and quantitative research methods and can apply their theoretical skillswithin a research project during the third semester. In this research project, students will advance their scientific understanding and develop solutions for current problems.
4. In the Complementary Studies track, students from all study programmes come together in interdisciplinary seminars. Modules on Engaging with Knowledge and Science, Reflecting Research Methods as well as Connecting Science, Responsibility and Society offer opportunities to reflect upon science, its history and ethics as well as its interaction with society and foster our student’s interdisciplinary perspectives and skills.
5. By choosing different elective profiles with modules from subject areas such as business venturing, finance & accounting, sustainability management, culture and organization and data science.
If you want to start your doctoral studies parallel to your Masters degree you need to choose the Doctoral Track. Ofcause you also may choose the "classical" way and start for a doctorate after the Masters degree.
Masters dissertation
Students at Leuphana Graduate School write their masters dissertation as an independent scientific work, applying their knowledge and skills to treat practical and scientific problems. Both fields of research require strong analytical skills and complex thinking in order to identify relevant questions, develop theories, carry out empirical analyses and reflect on possible solutions.
Subject-specific Schedule
Programme Directors
- Prof. Dr. Ursula Weisenfeld
- Prof. Dr. Markus Reihlen
studying abroard
As part of the degree programme Management & Entrepreneurship, you may integrate a study visit to the University of Cranfield to obtain a further Master's degree. If you are interested, please continue reading on the website Responsible Management.
For students who are planning a stay abroad, we recommend the third semester. It is possible to study abroad as a free mover or in an Erasmus programme at one of our partner universities. Our University’s International Office supports students right from the start.
Career Prospects
The Management & Entrepreneurship degree programme provides an excellent foundation for entering into different career paths. By combining profound academic knowledge, analytical skills and critical thinking with excellent problem-solving skills, graduates will be prepared for a variety of different careers. These can range from start-up entrepreneurs, managerial positions in multinational corporations or public organisations to business developers, and consultants in private or public organisations. Students who would like to continue their academic career are welcome to apply for our doctoral programme on Entrepreneurship, Management and Innovation. Since our students have the possibility to personalise their educational profile by choosing different elective tracks and as such co-specialise in areas like business venturing or sustainability management, they can create unique study profiles, and prepare themselves for different job market opportunities.
Requirements
To fulfill the admission requirements for Management & Entrepreneurship, you need 30 credit points in at least 5 of the following 6 business subjects:
- Cost Accounting, Internal Accounting System
- Financial Accountin, External Accountig
- Finance, Financial Management
- Marketing
- Management, Organizational Design, Organizational Behaviour, Human Resources Management, International Management/ Business, Entrepreneurship, Stategic Management
- Operations Management, Production and Logistics, Supply Chain Management
Furthermore you need 15 Credit Points in basic quantitative methodology subjects. The following topics must be covered:
- Mathematics for Business/ Economics, Analysis and Linear Algebra
- Descriptive and (Economic) Staitstics
- Probability and Statistical Inference, Econometrics
Please note: Due to a high amount of applications we do not check this admission requirement in advance.
Admission requirements include, among other aspects, adequate knowledge of the English language:
- internet-based TOEFL-Test of at least 85 points
- TOEIC-Test of at least 785 points
- IELTS 5.5 Test
- Cambridge C1 Advanced: graded C or better
- previous study modules of at least 30 Credit Points according to ECTS that have been taught and sucessfully completed in English (including exam and all related assignments)
- successfully completed university degree in English studies
- certificate of an English-speaking, upper-secondary school school entitling the applicant to study in the respective country
The certification should not be older than four years (except for the school certificate).
German language skills are not required to gain admission to the programme, although some seminars are taught in either German or English with the possibility to choose between different types of courses.
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At a glance
Degree awarded: Master of Science (M.Sc.)
Application period: April 1 - June 1
Type of programme: Subject specific
Study places: 60
Start date: October 1
Extent: 120 ECTS
Duration: 4 semesters
Language: English, some electives in German
Semester contribution: approx. EUR 360
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