MSc in Business Strategy

MSc in Business: Strategy 2016-2018

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 solid knowledge within core areas of business administration, in addition to specialized knowledge within their chosen major in either finance, economics, marketing, leadership and change, logistics, strategy, accounting, auditing and tax.

Skills

Students will be able to apply theories and methods from business disciplines to solve real life business problems. They will also be able to use quantitative methods in statistics and mathematics in the analysis of business relevant topics, and be effective communicators – both orally and in writing.

Reflection

Students are aware of conflicting interests involved in managerial decision-making, due to training in identifying relevant ethical dilemmas in the management of business. They are capable of critical thinking, the critical use of information, and able to identify ethical aspects within the core fields of business.

MSc in Business: Strategy

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	GRA 6831 Behavioural Foundations of Strategic Management
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 (*GRA 6834 Business Development and Innovation Management)				GRA 1950 Master Thesis
4. semester	GRA 6835 The Practicing Strategist	GRA 1950 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 3rd semester and will make up the 7th course in the major.

MSc in Business degree requirements:

5 core courses 30 ECTS
6-7 courses in the major 36-42 ECTS
Free electives 18-24 ECTS
Master Thesis 30 ECTS

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