Course content

The subject matter of the course reflects all relevant aspects of general management and international management consulting, ranging from management consulting principles to the individual phases of the consulting process to strategic management consulting. Continuous updating and further development of the subject matter is ensured. The Course Committee offers the students the opportunity to participate actively in the implementation and further development of the course. The Advisory Board, consisting of executives from consulting firms, contributes to the updating and further development of the studies offered.

Introduction to international management consulting (3 credits*)

Trends in international consulting markets
Basic introduction to international project design in consulting
Internationalisation of activities of a company as consulting product
Relevance of international management and intercultural communication for internationally operating consulting companies

Management of consulting firms (2 credits*)

Strategic management
Organisation
Human resource management
Financial management
Operations
Quality management

Consulting process and marketing for consulting (5,5 credits*)

Consulting services marketing and assignment acquisition
Realisation and quality control
Examples

Legal aspects of management consulting (1,5 credits*)

Legal structures of consulting firms
Legal aspects of the client-consulting relationship
Legal aspects of international consulting activities
International legal aspects

Communication skills in consulting (2,5 credits*)

Techniques of negotiation and presentation
Moderating techniques and conflict management
Intercultural communication

Psychology in consulting (1 credit*)

Psychology of the management of consulting teams
Psychological aspects of the client-consultant relationship

Fundamentals of general business studies and economics (3 credits*)

Overview of the business functions in companies
External and internal accounting and controlling
Investment and financial management
Economics for consultants

Ethics in consulting (1 credit*)

Business and consulting ethics

Scientific methods (2 credits*)

Content and methods of research
Use of scientific information

Elective: foreign language (2,5 credits*)

Normally business English

Areas of consulting competence I + II (11 credits*)

Strategy consulting
Organisational & business diagnosis
HR consulting
Change management, knowledge management
Mergers and acquisitions
Business process reengineering, cost management
restructuring and turnarounds
Value chain consulting (supply chain management, marketing consulting)
IT-consulting and e-business consulting
International trade and WTO
Development consulting
Current consulting concepts and trends

MBA-dissertation (10 credits*)

* In Europe and Vietnam different credit systems are in place. According to the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) the MBA-IMC® programme has a total of 90 ECTS credits (including 20 credits for the MBA-dissertation) as accredited by FIBAA. For the Vietnamese MBA-IMC® programme, HCMUT translated the credits into the Vietnamese system, 2 ECTS credits are equivalent to 1 credit in Vietnam. This page displays those Vietnamese credits.