Business Administration

Radboud Universiteit

						
							The Master's in Business Administration focuses on management and organisations from different areas of specialisation, with an emphasis on the social processes that constitute organisations.

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locatieNijmegen
diplomaMSc 
typeregulier, 60 EC
start1 september
taalvolledig English
opleidingsduur12 maanden voltijd
accreditatiesNVAO
croho-code60644
numerus fixusnee
honoursnee

						You choose a specialisation within the programme that determines the courses in the first semester. You will graduate in this specialisation in the second semester.

In the first semester you study theory and methods through five main courses. In the second semester you choose electives and/or start an internship and prepare your graduation project. You will collaborate closely with fellow students and have the opportunity to discuss with your supervisors. You conclude your studies with a Master's Thesis and are granted the degree of Master of Science (MSc.).

The Master's in Business Administration offers eight specialisations: Business Adnalysis and Modelling, Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in Management, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, International Business, Marketing, Organisational Design & Development, Strategic Human Resource Management and Strategic Management.

The most important jobs for graduates in Business Administration are (company) consultancy, marketing and PR, financial consulting, ICT, HRM, etc., also depending on your specialisation.

Master's programme in Business Administration

Waarom aan de Radboud University Nijmegen?

We develop your ability to think critically. You'll learn to always reflect and analyse the pay offs and set them against ethical considerations.
We focus on intervention methodologies, which take the needs of different players into account and thus increases the likelihood of positive results.
You'll learn a lot of in-depth research methodology, which is challenging but attainable, as you'll never lose sight of their practical implications.
We offer theory-and-action based learning.

Studieprogramma

specialisaties

Strategic Management
Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in Management
Innovation and Entrepreneurship
International Business
Organisational Design and Development

specialisatie Strategic Management

The Master's programme in Strategic Management focuses on strategy processes and their management in organizations in relationship to their dynamic and complex environment.

In accordance with the prevailing ideas in the field, Strategic Management addresses the various theoretical frameworks, models and instruments for describing and analysing the influences of the various stakeholders, strategy process in organizations, external environment, and internationalisation. We offer the courses: Corporate Strategy; Strategic Change; Strategic Decision Making; Strategy and Nonmarket Environment; Competition and Cooperation; Strategic Scenarios and Business Models.
We train our students to become creative, flexible, resourceful, responsible, independent and critical thinkers and strategic & business experts that help them to develop skills and ideas for business solutions based on a thorough academic understanding of business practice. Students are challenged to apply the theories and models to real world cases and should do assignments within organisations.
Career perspectives are for instance consultant, business analyst, researcher and manager.

The Master's in Strategic Management is a specialisation of the Master's programme in Business Administration.

specialisatie Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in Management

GEM focuses on the challenges related to managing gender equality, diversity and inclusion in organisations, designing interventions and giving content to the social responsibility of organisations.

Organisations today have to deal with an increasingly heterogeneous workforce, due to developments such as migration, emancipation, ageing, and international cooperation. The inclusion of men and women, older and younger colleagues, people from different ethnic backgrounds, religions, various educational backgrounds and different sexual orientations has become an issue for employees and managers in modern organisations. To attract and retain a diverse workforce, to realize equal opportunities for all and to create an inclusive organisation in which people's needs for uniqueness and belongingness are met, are key challenges for organisations. Valuing all talent and using everyone's full potential has beneficial effects for individuals, organisations and society.

specialisatie

The master specialisation in Business Analysis and Modeling focuses on responsible strategic decision making from an analytical and a social perspective, by applying modeling and group facilitation.

The program is specifically designed for students who are interested in initiating strategic change in organisations, supported by the use of stakeholder participation and computer simulation models. Thus, it offers a unique combination of model building and group facilitation skills. You will learn everything you need for starting a consultancy career in facilitated, strategic modeling (mostly, using system dynamics). You will know how to build formal models, how to apply them to a variety of real life problems, and how to facilitate the model building process, in a way that strategic change can be achieved and policies can be implemented.

In the specialisation, you will have classes together with students of the European Master in System Dynamics (EMSD), providing a highly international context. Graduates typically work in consultancies, planning and strategic departments, or in academia.

The Master's in Business Analysis and Modeling is a specialisation of the Master's programme in Business Administration.

specialisatie Innovation and Entrepreneurship

This specialisation provides the skills and knowledge that enables problem solvers and creative thinkers to understand and challenge the difficulties that entrepreneurs face in their businesses.

Innovation management and entrepreneurship are combined in this specialisation. Both are vital for companies, whether a small start-up, large multinational or SME, to help bring novel products and services to the market, or to reinvent the business model of an existing industry. An entrepreneurial approach is also key in established firms that regularly develop innovative products. It relies on an entrepreneurial mindset and behaviour to incubate innovations. This specialisation takes a broad, multidisciplinary view, examining the interactions of firms within the context of their business ecosystems. The Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Context course is at the core of the specialisation. It aims to provide a better understanding of entrepreneurial innovators who operate from their constructed identity and capture external opportunities. In other courses, you'll learn about the processes to identify ideas for innovation, manage innovation and business development projects, develop a business plan or analyse business models and strategic scenarios.
The Master's in Innovation and Entrepreneurship is a specialisation of the Master's programme in Business Administration.

specialisatie International Business

International Management focuses on the contemporary issues that multinational companies face in today's globalised world, with an emphasis on the importance of culture, diversity and communication.

The basic tasks of international management are understanding one's host country environment, being sensitive to cross-cultural differences and being able to manage operations separated by the barriers of distance, language, time and culture. The IM programme takes the development of the Multinational companies in a globalizing environment as its core focus.

We offer the following courses: Corporate Strategy, Organizations and Society, Brand Management, Corporate Global Communication and International Human Resource Management.

We train our students to become creative, flexible, responsible, and critical thinkers and provide them with the knowledge and the skills to solve complex problems relevant to managers in an international environment.

The IM programme prepares students for a position as an International Manager or an International Professional in international business related areas.

specialisatie Organisational Design and Development

Organisational Design & Development recognises that an organisation is a part of society. Therefore students strive to understand how to design an organisation beneficial to itself and to society.

In this Master's, you'll be taught the integrate interplay between design and development. You'll become a flexible leader who knows how to get people involved and who understands that plans need to be adjusted to deal with unforeseen bumps along the way.
The programme takes corporate social responsibility as its starting point: how organisations can operate efficiently while never losing sight of the people involved. Customers, personnel, local residents, related governmental organisations, but also the organisation's future plans and current reputation (i.e. risk management) are all part of that. Corporate social responsibility is a moral and ethical issue, but also a strategic one of managing reputational risks and creating commitment among employees and investors. The specialisation builds on the tradition of socio-technical system design that aims to jointly optimise both the social and the technical aspects of an organisation. You'll explore the possibilities of organisational development and the barriers that may arise. Put simply, you'll learn not just what needs to be changed, but also how this can best be done.

Onderwijs

taal van onderwijs	100% en
avondonderwijs	n.v.t.
afstandsonderwijs	n.v.t.

onderwijsvormen

case study, computer exercise, computer modeling, design project, excursion, gaming, group assignment, group discussion, individual assignment, integration module, internship, lecture, literature study, research, research project, research proposal, oral presentation, portfolio, poster presentation, practicum, project, self evaluation, self study, tutorial, working group, workshop

objectives

The objective of this programme is to train you to become an academic specialist with a broad, interdisciplinary business perspective. 'Academic' refers to the fact that, having finished this programme, you are aware of relevant theories and insights and know how to use them as an (academic) researcher, manager or consultant. It also implies that you are able to reflect on these insights and that you can give a balanced and concise opinion about how these theories and insights should be applied.

Toelating en kosten

toelaatbare profielen

hbo bachelor	Zie: http://www.ru.nl/bedrijfskunde/onderwijs/pre-master_0/hbo-instromers/
WO bachelor	Zie: http://www.ru.nl/bedrijfskunde/onderwijs/pre-master_0/wo-instromers/

toelatingseisen

vooropleiding
To be admitted to the Master's programme, you need to have a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from a research university (BSc) or a degree similar to that. Ideally, your Bachelor's degree should cover the following courses: Organisation Theory, Strategy, Marketing, Human Resource Management, Finance, Logistics, Statistics, Quantitative Methods, Qualitative Methods and a Bachelor's Thesis of 12 EC.

inbegrepen in collegegeld

registration fee

certificate

examination

De stad

studievereniging

Synergy

Synergy is de studievereniging voor studenten Bedrijfskunde en Business Administration. Synergy telt ongeveer 2000 leden en is daarmee een van de grootste studieverenigingen in Nijmegen. Synergy heeft de volgende doelen:
Het overbruggen van de kloof tussen theorie en praktijk;
Belangenbehartiging van studenten bedrijfskunde;
Studenten onderling met elkaar in contact brengen.

Keuzehulp

1/28 Radboud University Nijmegen
Business Administration

€ 315 gemiddelde kamerhuur

42 eerstejaars

61% vrouw

? uur contacttijd/week

100% Engelstalig

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