Master of Science in Management
Summary
Are you eager to enhance your leadership skills and learn how to drive strategic change towards a more sustainable future? If your answer is yes, consider enrolling in MSc Programme in Management where we are committed to developing you into a reflexive leader. Together with our renowned corporate partners, we offer a dynamic blend of cutting-edge management research, engaging case competitions, immersive business simulation games and insightful interactions with industry experts. Join us in developing reflexive leaders for a better tomorrow.
About
Globalization, digitalization, and increasing uncertainty create an ever-higher demand for effective and responsible leaders. Growing environmental concerns add another element by highlighting the need for competence in sustainability issues. Our programme offers you the opportunity to explore and develop your role as a leader, preparing you for strategic work in your chosen career path.
Preparing you for leadership and strategy work
The programme prepares you for a leadership role and strategic work in corporations and organizations operating under uncertainty and dealing with complexity. Upon completion of the programme, you will be able to deal with complex management problems and understand the conditions of management in your specific field of expertise. You will develop as a leader and gain an understanding of the role you can play in positive societal development.
Up-to-date courses based on current research
Our teachers are actively engaged within and outside the university, ensuring that our programme corresponds to state-of-the-art research and your coursework stays current. The core courses cover a wide range of topics related to leadership, strategy, change management, sustainability, marketing, and finance. The portfolio of elective courses from which you can choose is continually updated to reflect recent developments in all areas of management thinking, and you have several opportunities to tailor your education to your individual interests and goals. The opportunity to do an international exchange allows you to gain even more diverse current perspectives.
Interdisciplinary courses with a strong sustainability profile
The core courses provide you with an understanding of key areas of general management, balancing theoretical elements of individual, firm, market, and economic behavior with applied and practical aspects of the various business disciplines. In order to maximize your personal and professional effectiveness across a range of capabilities necessary to be a successful leader, our core courses put particular focus on developing communication skills, team working, writing skills, performance feedback, and coaching. The cross-disciplinary character of the programme allows you to take stock of your personal leadership aspirations and capabilities and focus on becoming an effective, inspirational, and responsible leader. Sustainability issues are key components of our courses, giving you the opportunity to delve deeper into the role of companies in society.
International
An international atmosphere allows you to experience other cultures, improve your communication skills, and build a global network of friends. You will be part of a multicultural classroom. We also offer the chance to spend an exchange semester at
one of our partner universities. More programme specific information about possibilities to study abroad can be found under Exchange opportunities.
Programme structure and content
The first semester consists of three mandatory courses:
- Foundations in Management
- Strategy and Organization
- Managing Markets
The second semester begins with two mandatory courses:
- Corporate Governance and Financial Structures
- Change Management
At the end of the second semester and beginning of the third, you have the opportunity to choose four elective courses, which can include subjects such as project management, accounting, strategy, innovation management, marketing, or international business.
The third semester concludes with two additional mandatory courses:
- Preparing for Leadership
- Research Methods in Management
Exchange studies are encouraged in either the second or third semester of the programme.
The fourth semester consists entirely of your master’s thesis, which is commonly written in close collaboration with a company.
Who should apply?
- Do you want to work in a leadership position and tackle complex strategic tasks?
- Are you interested in the sustainability consequences of managerial decisions and firm strategies?
- Do you want to understand the different roles you can play in positive societal development?
If you want to be an effective and successful leader, then apply for the master’s programme in Management.
Prerequisites and selection
Requirements
General entrance requirements: A Bachelor's degree (equivalent to 180 ECTS credits) from an internationally recognized university and English 6/English B from Swedish upper secondary school school or the equivalent level of an internationally recognized test. For more information about general entrance requirements see www.universityadmissions.se (English) and www.antagning.se (Swedish). Programme specific entrance requirements: A minimum of 30 credits of courses in subject areas related to business, economics, human resource management and/or labour relations and a minimum of 15 credits in statistics or 7,5 credits in statistics and 7,5 credits in quantitative methods and/or mathematics.
Selection
Group 1 (prioritized)
Group 1 is applicants with a GMAT score. Applicants are ranked by their GMAT score result. For further information: minimum accepted GMAT score, last day to write test etc.
It is not mandatory to submit a GMAT score, but having a GMAT score that reaches the minimum will give you priority in the admission. Applicants with test results that do not meet the minimum are placed in selection group 2.
Group 2 (secondary)
Group 2 is applicants ranked by number of university credits (ECTS credits). Applicants are ranked by number of credits reported on the last day for application (max. 165 ECTS credits).
If several applicants have the same number of credits the selection of students is made by ballot.
After graduation
Graduates of the programme receive a degree of Master of Science in Management.
Our graduates move in diverse directions after graduation, and you may choose among many options and paths. Some of our graduates have the following job titles:
• project manager, account manager
• junior business consultant
• trainees in IT, finance, and procurement
• business designer, business development representative
• head of HR
• business operation coordinator
• sourcing buyer
• supply chain analyst
• information process manager
• PhD student
More information about after graduation
Facilities
The School of Business, Economics and Law is located at one end of Vasagatan, closest to Haga, and at Viktoriagatan 13. The building at Vasagatan houses the Economics Library, which is several floors high and offers many study places. The building is usually nicknamed "Handels".
More information about facilities
Exchange opportunities
Many of our students choose to go on exchange. By studying abroad, you will be given the opportunity to experience a new academic environment, new culture and gain new experiences and perspectives. The School of Business, Economics and Law and the University of Gothenburg collaborate with a large number of partner universities all over the world. Please visit International
office for more information.
