Pre- and Post-MBA options
Choose your own MBA path
Focus on future success with an MBA that offers you the flexibility to design your management studies based on your professional ambitions. Get a head start or extend your learning experience in Berlin with the following options.
Pre-MBA options
July - December (start dates vary)
Optional pre-MBA courses run from the beginning of July to December and include:
- Intensive German courses at GLS (German Language School Berlin)
- An intensive coding bootcamp
- Full access to ESMT campus facilities
- Scheduled meeting with ESMT Career Services Advisor
- Online quantitative methods review courses
- Ability to participate in ESMT Open Lectures
- Integration into ESMT MBA Club activities
- Networking opportunities with current MBA class
Fees vary based on the chosen option.
Post-MBA options
January - June (start dates vary)
After completing all academic requirements of the MBA, students can choose to defer graduation and participate in a variety of program extensions for additional credit. These options consist of:
- The Responsible Leaders Fellowship (RLF)
- Intensive German language courses
- An intensive coding bootcamp
- Working at a startup incubator or accelerator
- Conducting research for an ESMT professor
- Career Bootcamp
- An internship
Email the Admissions team at admissions.degrees@esmt.org for further details.
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