MSc Strategic Management
Language
English
Format
12 months, full-time
Start
August 2024
Fee
€2,530 (EEA) | €22,500 (non-EEA)
Application
Opens on 1 October 2023 and closes on 15 May 2024 (or when the maximum number of applicants is reached)
Learn how you can develop business and corporate strategies that are effective, successful and beneficial for all stakeholders.
The MSc Strategic Management programme helps develop people for positions as general managers and strategy consultants. You will learn to focus on the most significant decisions and to think like a business leader so you can reach your career ambitions at leading multinationals and consultancies. You will explore how to approach complex strategic challenges, analyse the facts, and develop and evaluate effective strategic options. You will also learn how to make strategic decisions and execute them well.
The core courses focus on mergers and acquisitions, strategic innovation, building strategic alliances, and international expansion, among other topics.
Admission criteria
- A research university bachelor degree containing a minimum of 20 EC in qualitative and quantitative research methods and statistics, of which at least 10 EC have to be in quantitative research methods or statistics, as well as a minimum of 40 EC in advanced courses in business administration including business strategy, organisational theory and behaviour, finance and accounting.
- Proof of proficiency in English at C1 level.
- Visit the RSM website for the exact requirements.
Programme structure
Core courses (22 EC)
- Competitive strategy
- Corporate strategy
- Research clinic
- Your future career
Examples of electives* (18 EC)
- Strategic management consulting
- Sustainable strategies
- Programming fundamentals using Python
- A managerial perspective on mergers & acquisitions
*Some electives have limited capacity
Thesis (20 EC)
- Research methods, master thesis
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Dr Marc Baaij
Associate Professor of Strategic Management
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Do you want to develop the competences to analyse the big challenges that keep top managers awake at night, and synthesize your analytical insights to create effective business and corporate strategies? Our renowned faculty will help you develop these valuable competences. This programme is for students who aspire to create strategies as either strategy consultants or top managers.
Facts and figures
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355
Average number of students in cohort
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34%
Average international students in cohort
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81%
Of graduates employed within 3 months after graduation
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Examples of industries where graduates work
Consulting
Financial services
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Examples of graduates' job titles
Business analyst
Project manager
Strategy consultant
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