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 Faculty of Management, Economics and Social Sciences

WiSo@ Academic Short Programmes

The WiSo Faculty offers its students the exclusive opportunity to participate in one of two exciting and challenging intensive programmes abroad, located in the hearts of iconic cities: WiSo@London and WiSo@NYC. Both programmes are planned and organised by the WiSo Faculty’s International Relations Center (ZIB WiSo) and enable students to earn up to 21 (BSc) or 24 ECTS (MSc) for participating in WiSo@NYC and up to 18 ECTS towards their degree for taking part in WiSo@London (Bachelors only).

In addition to developing academic expertise on current topics in the areas of management, business strategy, and innovation, WiSo@ programmes place special emphasis on students’ personal (communication and interpersonal skills) and professional development (time and task management, presentation, and networking skills) in an international setting. Professional visits offered by corporate partners in the respective target cities help to sharpen career perspectives by creating links between theory and practice.

WiSo@NYC

Each year, the WiSo Faculty offers its students the exclusive opportunity to participate in an exciting and challenging intensive programme in the heart of New York City. The WiSo@NYC programme is open for bachelor and master students, and is planned and organised by the WiSo Faculty’s International Relations Center (ZIB WiSo). The Programme enables students to earn up to 21 (BSc) or 24 ECTS (MSc) towards their degree.

Programme Dates: 05 August - 12 September 2024
Location: New York City

Generally, the course content aims to address current American topics in the area of management, business strategy and economics, and takes an analytical and comparative approach to Europe. All courses are taught in English by local faculty.

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WiSo@London

Organised under the University of Cologne's administrative umbrella, and taught by professors affiliated with UK institutions, the WiSo@London programme offers a unique four-week study experience abroad, including co-curricular excursions and company visits.

Programme Dates: 19 August - 12 September 2024
Location: London 

Courses address current topics in the area of management, business strategy, and economics from a UK perspective. All courses are taught in English by faculty from the UK institutions.

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Curriculum

Course 1: Contemporary Economic Challenges in Post-Brexit UK
This module focusses on the application of economic theory to the understanding and assessment of various aspects of UK economic performance and policy, with a focus on post-Brexit era. It is designed to investigate the economic phenomena from an interdisciplinary approach such as sociology, psychology and political science. Topics include: Brexit, the financial crisis and recession, inequality and poverty, immigration, crime, happiness.

Course 2: Sustainability & Competitive Advantage
This module will address the topic of sustainability from a strategic perspective, with a particular emphasis on decision-making and trade-offs. Topics include: the drivers of the sustainability debate; the business case for sustainability; sustainability and competitive advantage; sustainable strategies and sustainable value creation.

Course 3: Innovation in & with Cities
This module will focus on converting problems into opportunities through a process that helps you hone your strategy and execution. Entrepreneurship is no longer a domestic field. Entrepreneurs globally have made a significant impact as another class of global actors influencing political society, civil society and global consumers. Topics include: business models & social impact; internal innovation and cities as a lense for innovation; Innovation ecosystems & finance, venture capital.

Participants who successfully complete all programme components earn up to 18 ECTS towards their programme of study at the WiSo Faculty. ECTS to be gained vary depending on your programme of study and the year of your examination regulations (PO): see accordion below for additional information.

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