Sustainability Management
Sustainability Management (MBA)

Your MBA for the Future: Business Excellence with a Sustainability Focus
Our Program is a full-fledged MBA that equips you with core business skills in finance, strategy, leadership, innovation and marketing, while also providing a cutting-edge specialization in sustainable business practices.
It is designed for professionals who want to advance their careers in business, consulting, and leadership roles while integrating sustainability as a strategic advantage. Gain the knowledge, skills and tools to drive profitability, innovation, and responsible leadership in today’s rapidly changing world!
- Degree
- Master of Business Administration
- Duration of studies in semester
- 3
- Start of degree program
- Winter semester
- Study location
- online
- Number of students
- <25
- Subject group
- Economic and Social Sciences, Law
- Special ways to study
- International degree program, Professional development program
- Teaching language
- completely in English
- Admission Requirements
- Individual Qualification assessment
- Keywords
- Business Administration, Management, Sustainability, Business
What is the degree program about?
The MBA in Sustainability Management is aimed at people who would like to take on more responsibility in the company, in the economy and in society and who want to implement sustainability in practice. Our degree program for professional development provides you with exactly the knowledge and expertise you need, alongside the required tools and the relevant implementation skills to ensure companies are developed and managed in a sustainable way.
Developed and implemented in intensive collaboration with FAU and Siemens AG, it connects the best from academia and business in a unique and innovative manner. Through the combination of theoretical knowledge transfer, strong practical orientation as well as specialization in sustainability topics, the program qualifies graduates for a successful career as a manager in the areas of sustainability management, process and project management or consulting, and offers as a basis for this the internationally recognized academic degree Master of Business Administration (MBA).
If you decide to study the MBA in Sustainability Management at FAU, you will enter into a qualification phase lasting 18 months full of intensive work, new insights and inspiring experiences.
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The part-time program, comprising 60 ECTS, is offered in English and in an online format. This Master’s program combines strategic, methodological, functional, and application-oriented content into an integrative profile, encompassing the three competency clusters: „Enabling,“ „Managing,“ and „Transforming,“ each consisting of three specialized modules.
In each module, we always analyze the specific management challenges and the resulting tasks on the basis of the latest findings from science and practice and with the most suitable methods and tools. In this way, we gain a „clear view“ of the situation, can derive responsible decisions and ultimately implement successful solutions.
With our blended learning approach, we combine the advantages of distance learning with the strengths of in-person instruction. Our MBA program is 90% online, consisting of eight online modules and one on-campus module held over the course of four days at FAU in Nuremberg. We’ve developed a program design that will allow you to work and study in unison: It offers a high degree of individual flexibility, both spatially and temporally. On the one hand, it is designed as a distance learning program and can therefore be studied completely independent of location. On the other hand, approximately 2/3 of the workload can be completed asynchronously by the students. This means that 50% of each module as well as the final Master’s thesis can be completed with a certain degree of time flexibility. The remaining third of the workload is composed of the remaining 50% of each module and forms the synchronous part. This will take place in the form of live online events scheduled in an equally job- and family-friendly manner. -
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- Admission requirements (first semester)
- Individual Qualification assessment
- Application deadline winter semester
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30.06.
- Content-related admission requirements
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- Completed Bachelor’s degree (180 ECTS credits) in economics, related subjects or other equivalent courses. Applications are also possible during the bachelor´s program.
- At least one year of practical experience at the start of the MBA program (e.g., qualified internships, work as student trainee, professional experience)
- Good knowledge of English
- Detailed application documents
Further information on the requirements, the application process and admission is availabe on the degree program’s website.
- Details and notes
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The selection interviews will take place shortly after we receive your application. In order to guarantee the high quality of our MBA program in Sustainability Management, we have limited our places to a maximum of 25 students per year. Due to the continuing high demand, we therefore recommend that prospective students apply for our new MBA program as soon as possible. This will increase your chances of a successful application.
- Degree Program Fees
- Tuition fee: €29,750 (usually tax-deductible) per semester plus semester fee of currently €72
Do you need help or more information?
Our Student Advice and Career Service (IBZ) is the central point of contact for all questions about studying and starting a degree programme. Our Student Service Centres and subject advisors support you in planning your studies.