Can you study while working full-time?

Yes. Tomorrow University programs are 100% online and self-paced, built to fit around a full-time job with no on-campus requirement. You can study a part-time online master's, bachelor's, or MBA while working, learning through Challenge-Based Learning that turns your real work into part of the degree. You choose full-time or part-time pacing.

Can you study a master's while working full-time?

Yes, and it is the norm here, not the exception. Our programs are designed for working professionals, so a part-time online master's, bachelor's, or MBA runs alongside a full-time job rather than pausing your career. You pick the pace that fits your life: a Master of Arts at 90 ECTS, for example, runs about 18 months full-time or 24 months part-time, so you can spread the workload when work gets busy. (Source: programs.md, Format & learning model.)

How does 100% online, self-paced study work?

Everything happens online, so there is no campus to move to and no fixed lecture hall to sit in. Self-paced means you move through your challenges around your own week, in the evenings, over a weekend, or in focused blocks between projects. Live sessions and your global Community give you rhythm and connection, and optional in-person immersions are there if you want them, never required. You stay in your job, your city, and your life while you study.

How does Challenge-Based Learning fit around a job?

Challenge-Based Learning is what makes studying while working feel useful rather than heavy. Instead of memorizing theory for its own sake, you work through real challenges in four phases, Orientation, Calibration, Elevation, and Activation, applying what you learn to problems that look like the ones on your desk. Your job becomes a live case study, so the hours you invest compound at work and in your degree at the same time. (Source: programs.md, Format & learning model.)

Do you need to be in Germany or need a student visa?

No. Because study is 100% online, you do not need to relocate to Germany or attend anything in person, so there is no need to move for a campus you never visit. A German student visa exists to let someone live and study on-site in Germany, which online study does not require. If you are an international applicant, check the immigration rules that apply where you live and for any optional in-person immersion you choose to attend, since those depend on your own situation. [UNVERIFIED: programs.md confirms 100% remote with no on-site requirement, but describes no visa pathway; treat the visa framing as cautious guidance, not immigration advice.]

Dr. Thomas Funke

Founder & Professor of Sustainability & Entrepreneurship

Last reviewed
July 2, 2026 2:00 AM