HdWM – Management skills for tomorrow's managers

Our social and economic systems are undergoing multifaceted transformations that have one thing in common: they are complex, their outcome is uncertain, and they are disruptive. To ensure our future viability, we need management skills that can deal with precisely these issues. Unconventional solutions are required that cannot be derived linearly. And they must be developed in times when we can hardly fall back on what is “known” and “experienced.”

Responsible management of complex situations and systems is therefore of central importance. It requires a holistic understanding of management that can be applied exactly where it is needed: in commercial enterprises, social organizations, and public institutions. And this must always be done in dynamic interaction with people and systems. Our traditional approach to management must therefore be broadened. In addition to solid management skills, it is essential that today's managers are able to comprehensively grasp and assess situations in all their complexity and draw the right conclusions. To do this, they also need a basic repertoire of management skills that will help them to cope with critical and crisis situations: flexibility, personal responsibility, willingness to change and continue learning, interdisciplinary, networked thinking, the ability to reflect, and the ability to manage themselves.

It is of central importance that this is also anchored in the curricula of educational institutions. This is already a fundamental component of our degree programs at HdWM. New learning and teaching approaches create the necessary framework for developing these skills. This is at the heart of our work at HdWM. Our mission is to train successful managers in a wide range of fields, both nationally and internationally. Learn more about our degree programs for cutting-edge management skills B.A. Business Management B.A. Business Management with a specialization in Bakery Management B.A. Management in International Business M.A. Business Management (DE) M.A. Business Management (EN) M. A. Business Management and Business Psychology

Modern management needs psychology. That is why it is our mission to train successful managers in various fields. Management is of great importance to business psychology, even if only some of the students of business psychology aspire to leadership positions: On the one hand, business administration is the most important related subject to business psychology. Management skills and their practical application constantly feed new developments into business psychology. This applies, for example, to the pressure on companies to attract and retain employees. Or to modern technologies that enable mobile forms of work and at the same time require new forms of employee management. Business psychology provides sound knowledge and techniques for effectively coping with new requirements in questions such as these.

On the other hand, management is also a target group. Managers are people who may be under psychological pressure, for example, and who should keep an eye on their own health in addition to their professional performance. Managers can often benefit from psychological expertise. Psychology provides knowledge on how to promote personal stress management, awareness of one's own resources, resilience, and mindfulness. Especially in an increasingly fast-paced world and a time full of change and uncertainty, psychological stress must be kept within limits so that work productivity and quality of life can be maintained.

Furthermore, “managing” also means performing tasks well. Psychology provides knowledge on how people, regardless of whether they have leadership responsibilities or not, can better meet their requirements. For example, how can we help ourselves to set realistic goals, organize our learning material effectively, or manage our emotions even better?

Business psychology and management are therefore inseparable; they are interconnected in many ways. This is also reflected in our range of courses.

Find out more about our business psychology courses

• B.Sc. Business Psychology
• M.A. Business Management and Business Psychology
• M.Sc. Business Psychology – Organizational Psychology

The changes and challenges facing our society and everyday life require a high degree of adaptability and constantly new solution strategies. Today, this also applies in particular to specialists and managers in social work. Anyone who wants to help others out of difficult situations needs a structured framework for their own work. Good management skills and self-organization can help to counter changes and bottlenecks caused by a shortage of skilled workers, digitalization, and social upheaval—from street workers to managers. Studying social work at HdWM teaches the necessary management tools and theories without losing sight of the human aspect.

In addition, social work services must increasingly be provided with a focus on economic efficiency and sustainability. Social services and organizational structures in social work are increasingly being evaluated in terms of effectiveness and efficiency. Social institutions are increasingly developing into complex “social-economic organizations” for which management competence is a key success factor.

The holistic thinking taught in our management degree programs, as well as flexibility, personal responsibility, willingness to change and continue learning, interdisciplinary, networked thinking, reflective thinking, and the ability to manage oneself, are therefore also part of our curriculum for the “Social Work” degree program at HdWM. New learning and teaching approaches create the necessary framework for developing these skills. This is at the heart of our work at HdWM. It is our mission to successfully train social workers who are also the competent social managers of tomorrow. 

Learn more about studying social work at HdWM

• B.A. Social Work

What is the Career Network @ HdWM?

Close ties with industry are a central pillar of our study model and offer advantages for companies, the university, students, and alumni alike: Students gain valuable practical experience during their studies, the HdWM optimizes the quality of its courses, and companies can attract young talent. The HdWM network partners include multinational corporations and associations as well as start-ups and small and medium-sized enterprises. All of them offer excellent career, networking, and advancement opportunities. That is why we are constantly expanding our network of partner companies and broadening our base.

Further information on the Career Network, which also includes student coaching.

Nothing could be easier than applying for a place at HdWM.

Log in to our online application portal and you will be guided through the individual steps. If you are still missing some documents, no problem. You can save the current status of your application at any time and continue editing it at a later date. Please note, however, that no changes can be made after you have submitted your application. From then on, please contact us by email. We look forward to receiving your application. Alternatively, you can of course send us your application by email. Please send the following documents to bewerbung@hdwm.org

• Your complete academic record in tabular form

• High school diploma or other university entrance qualification

• Exam results to date

• Copy of your identity card

Once we have received your documents, they will be checked by the admissions office. If everything is complete, we will send you a study contract. Please sign and return this to us within 14 days. Then you're ready to go.

We focus on you as a person with your skills and motivation to study with us. That's why we don't have an NC (numerus clausus).

Studies begin on April 1 and October 1. You can apply to HdWM up to one year before the start of your studies. We recommend applying as early as possible so that you have enough time for the application process. However, there is no fixed application deadline at HdWM. If you want to apply shortly before the start of the semester, simply contact the student advisory service and they will advise you on how you can still start your studies at HdWM in time.

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