MSc in Business Strategy

MSc in Business: Strategy 2014-2016

​The MSc in Business is a two-year full time graduate programme, admitting students with a bachelor’s degree in business administration related fields. Proven skills in the use of mathematics and statistics are prerequisites for entry to the programme.

​Learning outcomes

Knowledge
Students in the MSc Business will acquire general management skills founded on solid knowledge of several areas of business, critical thinking and effective communication. The core fields such as financial economics, economics, marketing, HRM, international business, logistics, strategy, accounting, auditing and tax are all represented by majors in the programme, and students will be able to apply theoretical frameworks within several of these disciplines to real life business problems.


Skills
Students will
  • be able to use quantitative methods in statistics and mathematics in the analysis of business relevant topics
  • have general skills in ethical thinking and be able to identify ethical aspects within the core fields of business
  • be effective communicator – both orally and written
  • have a solid theoretical understanding of a core fields of business, with proven ability to apply in the study real life business problems
  • be able to take advantage of several disciplines in the study of business and management relevant topics


Reflection
Students are aware of conflicting interest involved in decisions-making – both in politics and management, and being trained in identifying relevant ethical dilemmas in the management of business.

Semester 6 ECTS 6 ECTS 6 ECTS 6 ECTS 6 ECTS
 1. semester  GRA 6035 - Mathematics CORE GRA 6031 - Microeconomics CORE GRA 6038 - Applied Business Ethics
CORE
GRA 6830 - Economic and Organisational Foundations of Strategic Management: Models & Analyses GRA 6831 - Foundations of Strategic Management: Processes & Decisions
 2. semester GRA 6836 - Research Methodology for Strategy
CORE
GRA 6036 - Multivariate Statistics
CORE
GRA 6833 - Corporate & Global Strategies GRA 6832 - Interorganisational Strategies GRA 6829 - Strategies of Industrial Competitiveness
 3. semester Electives/minor*
(GRA 6834 - Business Development and Innovation Management*)
GRA 1900 - Master Thesis
 4. semester GRA 6835 - The Practicing Strategist GRA 1900 - Master Thesis

BI reserves the right to make changes or alterations in the course portfolio. Students need to check the prerequisites for courses and are asked to read the course descriptions carefully. Please be aware that courses can be revised or replaced, and that some courses might be offered every second study year only.


*GRA 6843 Business Development and Innovation Management can be chosen as one of the four elective courses in the 3. semester and will make up the 7th course in the major.

A minor in Strategy must include the following courses:


MSc in Business degree requirements:
  • 5 core courses 30 ECTS
  • 6-7 courses in the major 36-42 ECTS
  • 3 courses in a minor or free electives 18-24 ECTS
  • Thesis 30 ECTS

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