Profile area

Internal Management

Every company is organised by management structures. In the Internal Management profile area, we want to enable you to understand and organise these operational management structures. To this end, we will provide you with various methods - in particular from controlling, project and risk management. In addition to these central events, you will have the opportunity to familiarise yourself with operational structures in various fields of application (e.g. in established and young companies as well as (public) healthcare institutions). This will qualify you for numerous career opportunities.

Course content

Shaping corporate success internally

What is it about? In the Internal Management profile area, you will acquire the theoretical and practical foundations for the quantitatively orientated design of operational management structures in various areas of application. You will gain a broad and well-founded knowledge of the tasks and methods of controlling as well as the planning tasks and planning instruments of project management. You will also gain an insight into the principles and methods of risk management. The organisation of personnel management and entrepreneurial action in established companies is also examined, as well as planning, management and control in health and social care facilities.

What is being researched? Research in the specialist areas involved in the profile area covers a wide range of topics: Controlling, entrepreneurship, healthcare, personnel management, application-orientated project management and risk management.

Why should you choose this profile area? In the Internal Management profile area, you will acquire basic and methodological knowledge of the planning, management and control of operational structures. Organising and developing these structures is always an interesting task and requires problem-solving skills. With our diverse range of seminars, we train this skill and prepare you for a broad spectrum of professional activities using current and exciting topics.

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Sensible module combinations

There are two strategies for choosing your modules: Focusing on one area or developing broader skills. In principle, many other module combinations are possible so that you can design your personal profile according to your own interests.

Focusing

Project Management in combination with Controlling, Corporate Risk Management, Planning, Control & Management of Healthcare & Social Services Facilities and a Profile area
Controlling in combination with Project Management, Personnel Management, Corporate Entrepreneurship and a Profile area
Corporate Risk Management in combination with Controlling, Corporate Entrepreneurship, Project Management and a Profile seminar

Building broader competencies

A combination of the modules offered above is suitable for this.

Please note: The Corporate Risk Management module will be canceled in summer semester 2024. Whether and if so, what alternative there will be, is currently still being planned.

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Research practice

Research practice is not only worthwhile for your final thesis, but from the very first day of your studies, through your first internship and into your professional life.
You will learn the „Future Skills“ that matter: the ability to categorize and understand large amounts of information, asking and answering relevant questions about current topics, gaining knowledge about future topics together with researchers at the university and to take treasures of knowledge with you into your career.
That's why we offer you the opportunity during the introductory week in the first semester, to get to know scientific work on current topics through research at „Forschung schnuppern“.
You have further interesting opportunities with „Forschung leichtgemacht!“ in the second semester,
„Humboldt reloaded“ in the third semester and within your profile modules and the research practice module from the fourth semester onwards.
You can have our offers and an internship credited as coursework in the free elective area.

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Research practice

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Further Master's programs

Following your Bachelor's degree in Economics with a profile area in Internal Management, the following Hohenheim degree programs are particularly recommended:

Hohenheim Master's in Management (HMM)
Double Master HMM with Liège or Venice

But you are also very well prepared for the following degree programs:

Master International Business and Economics (IBE)
Double Master's IBE with Liège or Pavia or Venice or Varese
Master Economics
Double Master's in Economics with Liège or Pavia

A Master's degree qualifies you for academic work at universities and research institutes.

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Career perspectives

Internal organizational and management structures and processes can be found in all company structures, which is why this profile area provides access to a wide range of industries and companies.

Some typical oppupational fields:

Controlling in various business area
Financial planning, reporting
Project Management
Risk Management
Internal Consulting
Company foundation

Employers are for example:

Companies and organizations of all sizes and industries

Helpful competences:

Conscientious and structured work
Design reporting/key figures
Preparing business decisions
Communication with different hierarchical levels

The CareerCenter offers you support with career orientation and career entry. You can also get individual advice here on your choice of profile area and talk about your possible career paths. The F.I.T. program also offers courses to support you in your decision-making process.

More about the CareerCenter

Erfahrungsberichte unserer Alumni

Jana Wendlik,
Masterstudierende im HMM

"Durch die besondere Vielfältigkeit des Profilbereichs konnte ich mir ein breites Grundverständnis aneignen. Vor allem durch die zusätzlichen Übungen entsteht Praxisnähe und die Lernkurve ist sehr steil. Ich würde diesen Weg erneut einschlagen, denn wie ich während eines Praktikums in der Wirtschaftsprüfung feststellen konnte, habe ich mir mit dieser Spezialisierung eine solide Basis für meine berufliche Zukunft aufgebaut."

Stefan Hermann,
Doktorand

"Überzeugt und gleichzeitig überrascht hat mich die inhaltliche Breite des Angebots, das neben Controlling auch noch weitere allgemeine Führungsaufgaben wie die Personalführung sowie spezielle Controlling-Anwendungen, beispielsweise in Start-up-Unternehmen, enthält. In dieser Schnittstelle des internen Managements liegt auch mein heutiger Forschungsbereich."

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Lecturers

Prof. Dr. Anja Schwering (Business Administration, in particular Controlling)
Prof. Dr. Katja Schimmelpfeng (Business Administration, in particular Procurement and Production)
Prof. Dr. Daniel Hoang (Business Administration, in particular Risk Management)
Prof. Dr. Christian Ernst (Economics and Management of Social Services)
Prof. Dr. Andreas Kuckertz (Business Start-ups and Entrepreneurship)
Prof. Dr. Caroline Ruiner (Sociology)

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