Course program 24th Executive MBA academic year at GSB Mainz

First year

Opening week: Company - Employees - Management

Kick-off Opening Week
Dominik Maier

Sept. 11, 2023

Introduction to Business Thinking – Understanding and Innovating Business Models
Dominik Maier

Sept. 25-26, 2023

Team: Development and Communication
Dr. Thomas Teichler, Lukas von Hörde

Sept. 27-28, 2023

Introduction to Economics - Understanding and explaining macroeconomic indicators
Prof. Dr. Philipp Harms

Sept. 29, 2023

Scientific Work and Scientific Methods
Philipp Röchner

Oct. 14, 2023

Module 1: Leadership

1. Leading Teams
Prof. Dr. Guido Friebel, Tristan Stahl

Oct. 27-29, 2023

2. Human Resources Management
Prof. Dr. Simone Kauffeld

Jan. 26-28, 2024

3. Personality and Leadership
Prof. Dr. Astrid Schütz

Feb. 02-04, 2024

Module 2: Corporate Management

4. Corporate Social and Environmental Responsibility
Dr. Jenni Sipilä

Nov. 17-19, 2023

5. Risk Management
Prof. Dr. Michael Lister

Nov. 24-26, 2023

6. Managerial Economics
Prof. Dr. Daniel Schunk

Dec. 01-03, 2023

Elective module I: Law

A. Contract Law and Contract Design
Dr. Christian Heidersdorf

Jan. 05-07, 2024

B. Labor Law
Prof. Dr. Curt W. Hergenröder

Jan. 12-14, 2024

C. Laws applying to the Supply and Distribution of Goods and Services
Prof. Dr. Peter Huber, Dr. Martin Rothermel

Jan. 19-21, 2024

Elective module II: International Management

A. Corporate Governance
Prof. Dr. Michèle Morner

Feb. 16-18, 2024

B. International Innovation and Technology Management
Prof. Dr. Martin G. Möhrle

Feb. 23-25, 2024

C. International Capital Markets
Prof. Dr. Michael Lister

Mar. 01-03, 2024

Study week abroad at University of Tongji, Shanghai (China)

Apr. 06-13, 2024

Second year

Module 3: Operations

7. Project Management
Johanna Neuhoff

Aug. 23-25, 2024

8. Operations Management
Prof. Dr. Eric Sucky

Aug. 30- Sep. 01, 2024

9. Work Management
Dr. Klaus Daniel

Sept. 06-08, 2024

Module 4: Strategy

10. Entrepreneurship
Prof. Dr. Andreas Hack

Oct. 04-06, 2024

11. Marketing
Prof. Dr. Frank Huber

Oct. 11-13, 2024

12. Strategic Management
Prof. Dr. Torsten Wulf

Oct. 18-20, 2024

Module 5: Finance and Accounting

13. Controlling
N.A.

Nov. 22-24, 2024

14. Financial Statement Analysis
Prof. Dr. Christopher Koch

Nov. 29- Dec. 01, 2024

15. Corporate Finance
Prof. Dr. Uwe Walz

Dec. 06-08, 2024

Elective module III: Health Management

A. Healthcare and Hospital Financing
Prof. Dr. Volker Ulrich

Jan. 10-12, 2025

B. Quality Management in Healthcare
Heike Buchmann-Meimeth

Jan. 17-19, 2025

C.. Legal Framework of the Healthcare System
Prof. Dr. Jochen Taupitz

Jan. 24-26, 2025

Elective module IV: Digitalization

A. Smart Production & Industry 4.0
Dr. Moritz Hämmerle

Feb. 21-23, 2025

B. Data Analytics & Artificial Intelligence
Dr. Johannes Fuhr, Dr. Thomas Görtz

Feb. 28- Mar. 02, 2025

C. Digital Transformation
Prof. Dr. Detlef Schoder

Mar. 07-09, 2025

Optional study week abroad at Texas at Austin -
McCombs School of Business

Mar. 29- Apr. 05, 2025

Master's thesis

Mar. 13- Jul. 31, 2025

Farewell Ceremony

Sept. 05, 2025