The Master of Business Administration

Quality management

Everything about the Executive Master of Business Administration (MBA)at a glance

General information about the MBA

What do we expect from the Steinbeis Executive MBA? Knowledge for practice. As a graduate of the Master of Business Administration, you will be just as well prepared for working in management as you are for working in leadership positions. To this end, SMT’s Project Competence Program® combines maximum practical orientation with state-of-the-art scientific knowledge.

Cooperation with TÜV SÜD

The partnership between TÜV SÜD and the Steinbeis School of Management and Technology offers a unique combination of certified industry expertise and academic know-how in the MBA Quality Management – for your career with quality.

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Academic degree
” Master of Business Administration (MBA) “
Language of instruction and examination
German, English if necessary
Start of studies
2x per year (spring and fall)
Enrollment possible at any time.
Study period
7 modules of 4 days each, usually from Wed.-Sat. ( part-time course, 60 ECTS)
The standard period of study comprises a total duration of 15 months.
Learning locations
Stuttgart, possibly Berlin
ECTS points
60 ECTS. Further ECTS can be acquired through studies abroad and additional modules, so that the Executive MBA can be completed with 90 ECTS* (24 months). (* Implementation only possible from a group size of 15 people)
Study investment
EUR 19,900 plus TÜV SÜD modules

Missing credit points can be acquired through additional modules.

Data sheet for the acquisition of additional credit points

Admission requirements with a first academic degree
Admission is open to anyone who can demonstrate at least 2 years of relevant professional experience in a management position or in equivalent management positions (individual examination) and a state-recognized university degree (university, university of applied sciences, university of cooperative education) with

– at least 240 CP according to ECTS for the study program with 60 CP according to ECTS

has successfully completed the program.
If you have fewer than 240 CP from your Bachelor’s degree, the missing CP according to ECTS, which are required for admission, can be acquired through additional modules within our or other academic institutions. Proof of outstanding achievements must be submitted to the university no later than 9 months after the start of enrollment. (see §7 para. 1, Study & Examination Regulations SPO)
It is important to us that you achieve at least 300 CP after successfully completing the Steinbeis MBA and that all further academic options (e.g. doctorate/doctorate) are open to you.
Very good knowledge of German and English (min. Lvl B1 GER)
Successfully completed application process.

Admission requirements for the Steinbeis Executive Master of Business Administration

Regulations for the admission of professionally qualified persons

Admission requirements without a first academic degree
Professionally qualified persons according to §27 para. 8 HSG LSA and according to the regulations for the admission of professionally qualified persons can be admitted to continuing education Master’s degree programs at Steinbeis University without a first academic degree.
Very good knowledge of German and English (min. Lvl B1 GER)
Successfully completed application process.

Core content of the Steinbeis Executive MBA Quality Management (60 ECTS)

Customer Success Management
Basics of Customer Success Management – Implementation and organization of Customer Success Management in the company
Innovation management
Strategic innovation management – Design of innovation processes and structures in the company – Corporate entrepreneurship and digital intrapreneurship
Corporate strategy crisis management
Systems theory of corporate management – Market-oriented strategies – Resource-oriented strategies
Corporate finance
Principles of Accounting – Financial Analysis – Financial Reporting and Controlling – Principles of Corporate Finance – Models and Systems
Projectmanagement
Project management methods and processes – Phases of project management – Information systems in project work – Trends in project management

Specialization content of the Steinbeis Executive MBA Quality Management (60 ECTS)

Quality management qm-tüv
Role and responsibility of quality managers // Knowledge and innovation management // Total quality management (TQM) // Management review and self-assessment // Management tools // Quality management and organizational strategy // Quality planning in the value chain // Quality management and finance // QM marketing and motivation
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Quality management – Auditor
Planning, implementation and follow-up of audits // Evaluation of audit issues, evaluation of audit results // Determination and follow-up of corrective measures // Preparation of an audit report // Process-oriented auditing // Audit principles // Conducting discussions for auditors // Dealing with critical audit situations // Audits in practice
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Find out more about studying at SMT in our regular online information sessions. You can also ask individual questions and actively participate.

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Our Steinbeis Executive MBA – Master of Business Administrationadapts unconditionally to the needs of top executives

Clear focus on strategy, management and leadership
Truly part-time: Intensive seminar phases with few attendance days + flexible self-study (online and offline) + maximum practical benefit through typical Steinbeis project work
Community of Excellence: Selected fellow students + top lecturers from science and practice + industry partners + alumni
Curriculum: the latest knowledge with high implementation benefits thanks to Steinbeis transfer studies
Excellent teaching quality thanks to top lecturers and international experts
Optional study trips to leading university partners worldwide
Study opportunities for professionally qualified people

Note: To study at SMT, you need a partner company

To study at SMT, you need a partner company where you can complete a company-relevant project as part of your studies. This is possible without changing jobs at your current employer. Are you at the start of your career? Then you can find a suitable company through our partner, the SCMT. You can find relevant vacancies here – SCMT job exchange.

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REACH YOUR GOAL WITH LEADERSHIP COMPETENCESTUDIERE BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION – Executive MBA

Everyone has ideas. Only very few put them into practice. Yet that is exactly what the economy needs: People who are innovative. People who can manage and lead. People who change companies and markets. And especially people who implement things consistently, enthusiastically and sustainably.

For our Executive MBA program, we are looking for personalities who can turn an idea into reality. We provide the tools to do so. Whether you are a business economist, lawyer, engineer, creative or social scientist or humanities graduate, with or without a first academic degree – a position with responsibility for the future requires not only management and leadership skills, but above all innovative strength – and that is what you will learn with us.

As a business school, we focus on dynamic, competitive markets with a high rate of change and pressure to innovate. In this respect, our students come from a wide range of industries and represent companies of all sizes: from innovative start-ups and internationally oriented high-tech SMEs to large companies that are reinventing themselves.

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