The programme draws on four academic fields: business administration and economics, cultural and societal analysis, area studies and language, and interdisciplinary research methods.

Business Administration and Economics. Global competition, large-scale relocation of the production of goods and services, and an emerging framework of global economic governance - these are some of the main concerns of today's business leaders. This field introduces basic theories and concepts concerning strategy, organisation, business economics, finance, accounting, statistics, macroeconomics, and international economics.

Cultural and Societal Analysis. This field includes sociology, political science, and cultural theory. It prepares students to analyse the many different contexts, in which today's companies or organisations operate. This provides a profound knowledge of the impact of political, social, and cultural institutions on businesses and organisations. The teaching builds on cultural experiences gathered during a semester abroad.

Area and Language Studies. As an integrated part of the courses that analyses the institutional dynamics of the English-, French-, German- or Spanish-speaking regions, you will learn to understand and deal with diversity and communicate in the chosen language. This in-depth study of two language areas and the semester abroad will likewise stimulate cultural understanding and intelligence in general. The acquisition of communicative skills is thematically embedded in the programme.

Interdisciplinary Research Methods. This field is an introduction to the scientific and philosophical assumptions behind the programme's interdisciplinary approach. The students are introduced to a combination of different research methods in the investigation of specific business related problems.