Master Management in Leadership Management (MA)

The global corporate landscape needs to be shaped with good and harmonious leadership to keep all parties satisfied and business running as usual. Leadership is, therefore, a highly needed skill to have in the business world. No matter your background, a master's degree in leadership can take you further, as you acquire abilities in strategy, negotiation, communication, and coordination. With IU, you can build your soft skills to become a confident and effective leader in any industry or company you join—and start your career a step ahead of your peers. With IU, you can study from the comfort of your home, 100% online.

Why IU?

• Germany’s largest University: With over 100,000 students from more than 153 countries
• Digital, Flexible, 100% online: IU offers outstanding, innovative digital learning materials and a great online environment for success in your studies wherever you are with online classes and exams 24/7.
• Fully Accredited Degree: All IU's degrees benefit from German state accreditation and are internationally recognized in major jurisdictions such as the EU, US and UK
• Study at a 5-star rated University from QS: IU is the first German university that achieved a 5-star rating for Online Learning from QS
• International Focus, Practical Orientation: 94% of their graduates have a job within six months of graduation.
• Scholarships available: Depending on your situation, motivation, and background, IU offers scholarships that can reduce your tuition fees by up to 67%.

A short overview of your study

• Degree: Master of Arts (MA)
• Credits: 60 ECTS
• Start of study: Anytime (no fixed start date or enrolment deadlines)
• Study duration: Different time models are available.
• Study model: Online study including online exams 24/7

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Career Outlook

Our online master's programme in leadership and management is ideal for forming the future of specialists and executives in the business. IU optimally prepares you for a career managing people, resources, processes, or entire organizations—talents that are in demand by companies of all kinds in many regions.

Change Manager

Change Management involves all projects, activities, measures and duties that effect wide-reaching changes in a business. As a Change Manager, you will accompany and guide your company through processes such as pursuing new strategies, changing developed strategies, updating technical and organisational systems, improving processes and procedures or developing the skills and expertise of employees.

Project Manager

As a Project Manager, you lead, organise, plan, and negotiate with your clients and team members. You make sure that projects run on plan and on budget, always communicating with confidence and reason to get the job done. You might oversee product launches, campaigns, internal process changes, or other projects and act as a go-between for all parties involved. You are a mediator, commander, and negotiator to deliver projects on time and achieve planned goals.

Consultant

As a Consultant, you are an expert at analysing the situation, assessing the needs and targets of your client, and offering confident advice. You will service companies in various industries, guiding them on how to introduce change, position themselves in the market, improve their management, or make decisions surrounding the investment. If you are employed in a consultancy, you keep the goals of your employer in mind but ensure that your client makes decisions that get them the answers they need.

In this master degree in leadership and management, you’ll learn to analyse management processes and apply best practices as a team leader in a problem-solving manner. You’ll acquire management tools for motivating employees and creating trust in your professional relationships. Through a mix of distance learning materials and expert advice from your professors, you’ll get to know central design factors and leadership styles for a successful management culture and harmonious work environment for employees.

Accreditations, Rankings, and Memberships

	Accreditation  IU International University of Applied Sciences has received system accreditation from EQAR, FIBAA, the German Accreditation Council, the German Council of Science and Humanities, and WES Canada. This means their courses, faculty and teaching material all match the rigorous standards that have been set for them and they can now accredit their own programmes.
	Cambridge Assessment International Education / High School Diploma A-Levels IU is the first online university partner of Cambridge International's high school diploma A-Levels. Students now have a chance to earn a high school diploma while studying for a bachelor’s degree – with no additional cost. The A-Levels is a unique 12-month course with a 150-hour workload, which you take alongside your bachelor courses. The A-Levels concludes with an exam that can be retaken an infinite number of times.
	Awards and Rankings  IU is the first German university to get 99/100 on the QS Stars Report, but they also topped 6 out of 25 categories in Germany’s largest university ranking by CHE. Recently IU’s online MBA programmes ranked 26th in Europe in the prestigious QS Online MBA Rankings, an impressive achievement and recognition on the international stage.
	Memberships  IU is a member of the Business Graduate’s Association, Online Learning Consortium, AASCB, and UNESCO's Global Education Coalition. These memberships give them connections to other institutions, companies, and NGOs as well as top-tier degree programmes and lifelong learning development courses. By leveraging cutting-edge technology, IU helps students in need to continue their education and pursue lifelong learning.

Global Recognition and Academic Partners