Sustainable Business Development

From the evaluated documents we could not derive a semester plan that matches the programme’s duration and ECTS – so the modules are listed without semesters. The university’s study plan is authoritative.

• Required modules15 modules

  • Business Development ManagementSummary by OWWZ: Develops business models, business plans and strategies for new markets and offerings. Connects organisational design, change management and performance measurement with sustainable business development.winter semester onlyExam (in German): Klausur 120 Min.5 ECTS
  • Corporate Sustainability ManagementSummary by OWWZ: Covers sustainability and ESG in corporate management and entrepreneurship. Analyses reports, measurement tools and control models and develops suitable sustainability processes and communication approaches.winter semester only5 ECTS
  • Interpersonal Communication SkillsSummary by OWWZ: Practises mindful communication, feedback and facilitation using communication theories and workplace situations. Connects reflection on professional behaviour with academic writing and research questions.winter semester only5 ECTS
  • Intra-/Entrepreneurship CompetenceSummary by OWWZ: Examines entrepreneurial action within and beyond established companies. Evaluates sustainable ventures, innovation cultures and self-management methods for dealing with uncertainty.winter semester onlyExam (in German): Projektarbeit 8 Wochen mit Präsentation 10–20 Min.5 ECTS
  • Systemic Thinking and Management of Complex SystemsSummary by OWWZ: Applies systems thinking to complex business situations. Analyses system dynamics and uses systems-practice tools to develop sustainable options and management decisions.winter semester onlyExam (in German): Projektarbeit 8 Wochen mit Präsentation und individueller Reflexion 10–20 Min.5 ECTS
  • Business Unit Development including Mergers and AcquisitionsSummary by OWWZ: Develops sustainable business areas at corporate and business-unit levels. Evaluates business models, international expansion and acquisitions, including CSR, diversity and circular-economy considerations.summer semester onlyExam (in German): Klausur 120 Min.5 ECTS
  • Digital Business and Applied Artificial IntelligenceSummary by OWWZ: Analyses digital and data-driven business models, emerging technologies and smart offerings. Evaluates organisational adoption, societal impacts and synergies between digitalisation and sustainability.summer semester onlyExam (in German): Klausur 120 Min.5 ECTS
  • Innovation ManagementSummary by OWWZ: Plans innovation strategies, product development and innovation processes. Connects market and industry analysis, diffusion and network effects with assessment of the environmental and social impacts of new offerings.summer semester onlyExam (in German): Klausur 120 Min.5 ECTS
  • Sustainable Sales and MarketingSummary by OWWZ: Develops sustainable marketing and sales approaches. Examines consumer behaviour, CSR communication, ethical marketing and social marketing, including opportunities and risks for businesses and society.summer semester onlyExam (in German): Hausarbeit 8 Wochen5 ECTS
  • Value-based Leadership: Business Ethics and Corporate CultureSummary by OWWZ: Connects business ethics with responsible corporate leadership. Analyses relationships between law, economics and ethics, international cases and corporate social responsibility.summer semester only5 ECTS
  • Agile Projects and Business Transformation MethodsSummary by OWWZ: Evaluates agile project situations and methods for digital business transformation. Develops evidence-based decisions for sustainable organisational change and reflects on their consequences.winter semester onlyExam (in German): Projektbericht 4 Wochen5 ECTS
  • Finance and Sustainable BusinessSummary by OWWZ: Connects financing and investment decisions with ESG requirements. Covers sustainable-finance regulation, carbon accounting, banking systems and a case study of European banks.winter semester onlyExam (in German): Hausarbeit 8 Wochen mit Präsentation und individueller Reflexion 10–20 Min.5 ECTS
  • Strategic Business Development – Interactive SimulationSummary by OWWZ: Practises business decisions in a simulation. Connects purchasing, production, sales and marketing while reflecting on team roles, shared responsibility and conflict resolution.winter semester only5 ECTS
  • Transformative LeadershipSummary by OWWZ: Practises leadership as a collaborative transformation process. Covers motivation, conflict mediation, negotiation, resistance and intercultural teams while reflecting on personal leadership behaviour.winter semester only5 ECTS
  • Master-Thesis with ColloquiumSummary by OWWZ: Independently investigates a research question, particularly in business development. Selects methods, develops solutions to unfamiliar problems and reflects on findings and open questions in a thesis and colloquium.Thesis15 ECTS
• Required elective from Operations oder Services Managementchoose 5 ECTS · 2 modules

  • Operations and Supply Chain ManagementSummary by OWWZ: Translates sustainability strategies into operations and supply chains. Uses operational excellence, lean methods, process modelling and integrated quality management to improve production and organisation.winter semester onlyExam (in German): Klausur 120 Min.5 ECTSRequired elective
  • Services ManagementSummary by OWWZ: Analyses service-based business models and operations. Connects customer involvement, new service development, quality, marketing and supply chains with analysis of success and failure.winter semester onlyExam (in German): Klausur 120 Min.5 ECTSRequired elective
• Further electives1 modules

  • Reflections on One’s Career to Date / Crediting Postgraduate Work ExperienceSummary by OWWZ: Connects previous or current professional experience with academic concepts. Analyses developments in practice, transfers methods to the workplace and reflects on personal learning.Semesters 1–3Exam (in German): Praxistransferbericht 20 Wochen mit Präsentation 20–45 Min.30 ECTSElective

Topic profile

ECTS by topic from the curriculum’s modules; together at most the programme’s ECTS.RequiredElective

• Sustainability management and CSR17 ECTS: 17 required17 ECTS
• Strategic management11 ECTS: 11 required11 ECTS
• Business models and digital transformation8 ECTS: 8 required8 ECTS
• Organisation and change management6 ECTS: 6 required6 ECTS
• Entrepreneurship and start-ups5 ECTS: 5 required5 ECTS
• Leadership3 ECTS: 3 required3 ECTS
• Marketing3 ECTS: 2 required, 1 elective3 ECTS
• Corporate finance and investment2 ECTS: 2 required2 ECTS

Curriculum sources

• Prüfungsordnung – MBA Sustainable Business Development 2023Examination regulations · Version Lesefassung vom 21.06.2023, korrigiert nach Veröffentlichung · checked 15 October 2026