Part-time Master in Management

1. Welcome Weeks: Where your HHL adventure starts!

Regardless of the study location you select, your part-time Master program will kick-off with the Welcome Weeks on the HHL campus in Leipzig. The Welcome Weeks offers a plunge into the HHL spirit. Through a range of intercultural team-building activities, you will embark on your unforgettable HHL adventure. You will get to know classmates from all of our programs and from all corners of the world and lay the foundation for a powerful network of connections that will support you not only through your studies but long after. You will be welcomed into the HHL community, getting to know the faculty and the HHL team that will support you through all aspects of the program and far beyond.

Essentials: Lay the foundation

This is where you start your HHL journey and interweave with our school´s DNA. At HHL we educate our diverse classes in many dimensions. We provide the essential hard skills but also develop your entrepreneurial spirit as well as your sense for teamwork and community. Moreover, we want to help you in becoming the best version of yourself by learning meaningful self-leadership frameworks and gaining awareness for the cross-functional abilities needed to excel in a modern business world.

Elective Essentials: Top it up!

You decide which capstone suits you best for completing the Essentials of the program. Do you want to collect international experience, prepare for an entrepreneurial adventure or gain insights into coding and data science? The choice is yours.

3. General Management Deep Dives: Set a focus

Depending on goals, career paths and personalities, the Deep Dives will provide you with the opportunity to specialize on those topics that will benefit your personal and professional development. Together with our Career Development team and our faculty, you will discover which Deep Dives will help you on the career path you aspire to take. You can select two from four possible tracks:

• Strategic Management – for business developers and pioneers
• Financial Decision Making – for financial experts and executive consultants
• Transformation Management – for trendsetters and visionaries
• International Experience – for explorers and outside-the-box thinkers

Learning from leading experts and select practitioners

The HHL professors who accompany and support you throughout your studies are respected experts in their fields and rely on practice-oriented and interactive teaching. At HHL you will also benefit from the know-how and expertise of our visiting professors from around the world – be it Canada, France, Ireland, Belgium, UK, Switzerland or India. They enrich your learning experience through their comprehensive international exposure. In addition, many of our successful alumni return to campus as guest lecturers, to share their invaluable practical experience with the next HHL generation and to advise them with insider tips for career advancement. In order to bridge the gap to practice in the part-time Master in Management Program, leading practitioners with a wide range of professional expertise actively contribute to your learning experience. High-profile personalities from business and society regularly teach Master in Management classes as visiting lecturers, including successful entrepreneurs, leading consultants, experienced executives and innovators from the startup world.

It’s an easy climb up the career ladder with our HHL Career Service

In a recent Financial Times Master in Management Ranking, our Career Development Team ranks 11th worldwide! This is no coincidence, as our experienced psychologists and career experts have long perfected the mix of 1-to-1 coaching, personality tests, workshops and other tools. They help you discover what unique skills and strengths set you apart. Together, you will tailor a personal career plan to significantly increase your prospects and reach your career goals successfully and rapidly.

We will be at your side throughout your job search. Our Career Development Team will:

• check your CV
• prepare you for interviews, recruiting processes and salary negotiations
• put you in touch with alumni in the business sector you aspire to enter
• strengthen your capacities
• share effective methods to make the job market work for you
• provide access to job postings and exclusive recruiting events on campus with leading companies.

With passion and commitment, and our famous personal touch, we pave the way for your success and help you land that dream job!

After receiving your completed application, you will be invited for a virtual or in-person interview with one of our professors. Here we want to find out more about your personal motivation for the part-time Master’s degree at HHL. Following this, our HHL Entry Test – or alternatively, the GMAT – is a requirement to show us your capability to succeed in the program. Our admissions committee will then discuss your application and get back to you with an answer.

Yes or no? We won’t keep you in the dark. Our rolling admissions allow us to get back to you with a final decision within 6 weeks of receiving your completed application. Remember, the sooner you apply, the sooner you will have a decision, so you can plan your next steps!

And one more word of advice: Students are required to have at least 210 ECTS credits to start the program. If you’re not quite there yet, you can get the missing credits recognized through work experience.

The personal selection process at HHL includes a 45-minute interview with one of our professors. In this English speaking interview we would like to learn more about your personal motivation for the part-time master program at HHL. In the second part of the interview, we test your analytical skills with a small case study, among other things.

The interviews will be held either in person or by video conference.

1. Bachelor degree in Business Administration or equivalent business-related programs, e.g. Business Informatics,  Business Psychology, Business Law, Economics, Industrial Engineering etc. (with a minimum of 210 ECTS, of which 40 – 60 credits in business-related subjects, applicants with less than 210 ECTS but at least 180 ECTS can acquire the missing credits by approved professional competencies)
2. Min. of 3 months relevant practical experience
3. HHL Entry Test (alternatively GMAT)
4. Very good English skills e.g. TOEFL or IELTS (to be submitted by the start of the program at the latest)

As an applicant you have to hand in the following documents to be able to submit your application:

1. Curriculum vitae
2. Letter of motivation
3. Copy of general qualification for university entrance
4. Current / final transcript of an above average Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration which is equivalent to min. 180 ECTS credits (For less than 210 credits, the missing credits must be proven through professional experience)
5. Portrait Photo

Further application documents are (can be submitted during the application process):

1. Proof of a minimum of 3 months relevant practical work experience
2. 1 letter of recommendation or 1 current work certificate (in German or English)
3. Copy of Diploma Supplement (if already available)
4. Proof of very good skills in English (e.g. TOEFL of 90+ ibt, IELTS 7+)
5. HHL Entry Test (alternatively GMAT)

• November 30: Early Bird 1 – Tuition fee: EUR 29,900
• February 28: Early Bird 2 – Tuition fee: EUR 31,900
• June 30: final application deadline – Tuition fee: EUR 33,900

We look forward to receiving your application. If you have any questions regarding the part-time Master in Management program and the application process or would like an individual consultation, please contact your program consultant.

Tuition fees for the part-time Master in Management program amount to EUR 33,900 whether you choose to complete the program in 24 or 30 months. We offer a tuition fee reduction if you submit your complete application by the following Early Bird deadlines*:

• Early Bird 1: November 30 – Tuition fee: EUR 29,900
• Early Bird 2: February 28 – Tuition fee: EUR 31,900

The tuition fee covers all of HHL’s teaching services, as well as course materials. Catering at study locations is provided. If selected, the optional term abroad at one of our partner universities is also included in this amount. Only accommodation and travel expenses are not covered.

And keep in mind:
Your tuition fees are tax-deductible as an anticipated income-related expense. Check out our brochure (in German) for tips. Please contact your own tax consultant for further details.

*The early bird discount is offered to those who have uploaded all mandatory documents and submitted their application by these deadlines and have successfully passed the interview as well as the HHL Entry Test/GMAT until February 28 (Early Bird 1) or June 20 (Early Bird 2).

Pay your tuition fee step by step!

After you have been admitted to HHL, we ask that you make a down payment of EUR 3,000 to secure your place in the part-time Master program. The remaining costs will have to be paid in two instalments at the beginning of the first and second study year. Quarterly payments are also possible upon request.

Do you have any other questions regarding tuition fees and financing? Contact us straight away. We’re happy to help.