Core Modules 

In the first term students must pass the core modules worth 30 ECTS at the Hochschule Bremen University of Applied Sciences or at any of the partner universities of the IBSA-program.

Five core modules of the first term of study are identical at all partner universities of the International Business School Alliance (IBSA):

• International Finance
• Management in the Global Environment / Global Strategic Analysis
• Global Marketing Strategies
• Human Resource Management in a Global Environment
• International Business Law

 A further optional course is offered at the Hochschule Bremen: 

• International Leadership 

.............................................................................................................................

Specialization

In the second term each university offers a different specialization.

The students have to move from the first IBSA-partner to the next institution to take up the preferred field of specialization and to complete the master thesis.

The new specialization offered by the International Master of Business Administration at the International Graduate Center of the Hochschule Bremen from the summer semester 2012 onwards is International Logistics and Supply Chain Management with five modules worth 30 ECTS to pass:

• Logistics Networks
• International Transport
• International Sourcing and Procurement Logistics
• International Maritime Transport
• Project Management
• International Leadership (optional)

..............................................................................................................................

Master Thesis

In the third term students work on their master project and complete their master's thesis in the field of their specialization.

After having succeeded successfully, graduates achieve a dual master's degree from two IBSA-partner universities. The degree awarded by the imba-program at the Hochschule Bremen University of Applied Sciences is a MBA.