MSc Industrial Management
Stockholm, Sweden
DURATION
2 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
Aug 2025
TUITION FEES
SEK 342,000 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* non-EU/EEA/Swiss is 342,000 SEK.
Key Summary
Introduction
The master’s programme in Industrial Management targets students with a profound engineering background who aim to take leadership positions in industrial and technology-based organisations. Students acquire an understanding of value creation and specialise in areas such as management, leadership, supply chain, industrial transformation, managing research and innovation, strategy and industrial marketing. The programme has extensive industry interaction throughout.
Industrial Management at KTH
The programme's main focus is understanding the creation of value for customers. We address this issue at three different levels:
1. Firstly, the industry level, where the focus of attention is the economic and technical transformation in national and global markets.
2. Secondly, the firm level, which focuses on the management of value-creating functions and processes such as research and development, operations and sourcing and marketing and distribution.
3. Thirdly, the individual level, which focuses on the people leading change.
The programme consists of several tailored courses exclusively provided for the programme. They form a detailed understanding of the three levels of value creation and the interrelation between them. The learning process throughout the programme is enhanced by the integrated design of the compulsory courses – where case assignments, problem-based learning, and interaction with the industry are of central importance. The programme is designed around a number of mandatory courses covering theoretical knowledge and skills related to managing key functions in industrial organisations. Furthermore, the individual and the industrial level of analysis are also covered, providing you with the capability to handle industrial challenges from a systems perspective. Through the elective courses, you can specialise in a number of areas such as management, control, supply chain, project management, economics and leadership.
The programme takes pride in having close contact and frequent interaction with industry leaders and their organisations. For example, all courses have guest lecturers from the industry. Moreover, interview assignments, study visits and industrial projects are core activities in the curriculum, preparing you to take on leadership positions in industrial and technology-intensive organisations after completing the programme.
This is a two-year programme (120 ECTS credits) given in English. Graduates are awarded the degree of Master of Science. The programme is given mainly at KTH Campus in Stockholm by the School of Industrial Engineering and Management (at KTH).
Admissions
Curriculum
Year 1
Students who are admitted to the two-year master programme will take 22,5cr elective courses during semester 1 -3 within the programme.
Mandatory courses
- Project Management: Leadership and Control (ME2016) 6.0 credits
- Finance and Control in Industrial Organizations (ME2064) 6.0 credits
- Operations and Supply Chain Strategy (ME2065) 6.0 credits
- Strategy and Industrial Marketing (ME2066) 6.0 credits
- Industrial Transformation and Technical Changes (ITTEC) (ME2067) 6.0 credits
- Leading People and Organizations in Different Contexts (ME2163) 6.0 credits
- Perspectives on Industrial Management (ME2501) 6.0 credits
Year 2
Mandatory courses
- Research Methods in Industrial Engineering and Management (ME2003) 7.5 credits
- Managing Research and Innovation (ME2069) 6.0 credits
- Degree Project in Industrial Economics and Management, Second Cycle (ME210X) 30.0 credits
- Change Project in Industrial Management (ME2502) 12.0 credits
Program Outcome
Sustainable development
Graduates from KTH have the knowledge and tools for moving society in a more sustainable direction, as sustainable development is an integral part of all programmes. The three key sustainable development goals addressed by the master's programme in Industrial Management are:
- 5 Gender Equality
- 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
- 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
The overarching approach to sustainable development in the programme is based on three design principles:
- Creating a common knowledge base among all students at the start of the program. This part is based on materials and content from the KTH Sustainability Office.
- Integrating sustainable development in mandatory courses to equip students with knowledge about and expertise in sustainable development close to the application area of each subject area (for example supply chain strategy).
- Applying a strong focus on sustainable development in the programme’s integrative courses, projects, and degree projects. Making sustainable development a mandatory part of research conducted by students at the master level represents the program’s core strategy in going beyond “studies about sustainable development” towards “studies in sustainable development”.
Among the 17 sustainable development goals, the three goals listed above represent central focus areas related to the different levels of the programme – the individual, functional and industrial. As early as in the first course of the programme you will conduct a case study focused on gender and diversity. Here you will meet researchers who specialise in this field, discuss with industry experts and conduct a case-based investigation related to the individual level. There is also a focus on the footprint of production activities in, for example, the subject area of operation and supply chain strategy, where sustainable development is part of both casework and game activities – representing typical challenges at the functional level. Finally, the sustainability goals of industry, innovation and infrastructure represent areas where engineers and industrial companies must take a dominant role in investigating how we can transition our society toward a sustainable future. In courses such as industrial dynamics and technical change and managing research and innovation, the pressure for change, for example from global warming, represents a starting point for how we need to transform industrial activities, and business models and leverage innovation to meet climate goals.
Sustainable development
Graduates from KTH have the knowledge and tools for moving society in a more sustainable direction, as sustainable development is an integral part of all programmes. The three key sustainable development goals addressed by the master's programme in Industrial Management are:
- 5 Gender Equality
- 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
- 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
The overarching approach to sustainable development in the programme is based on three design principles:
- Creating a common knowledge base among all students at the start of the program. This part is based on materials and content from the KTH Sustainability Office.
- Integrating sustainable development in mandatory courses to equip students with knowledge about and expertise in sustainable development close to the application area of each subject area (for example supply chain strategy).
- Applying a strong focus on sustainable development in the programme’s integrative courses, projects, and degree projects. Making sustainable development a mandatory part of research conducted by students at the master level represents the program’s core strategy in going beyond “studies about sustainable development” towards “studies in sustainable development”.
Among the 17 sustainable development goals, the three goals listed above represent central focus areas related to the different levels of the programme – the individual, functional and industrial. As early as in the first course of the programme you will conduct a case study focused on gender and diversity. Here you will meet researchers who specialise in this field, discuss with industry experts and conduct a case-based investigation related to the individual level. There is also a focus on the footprint of production activities in, for example, the subject area of operation and supply chain strategy, where sustainable development is part of both casework and game activities – representing typical challenges at the functional level. Finally, the sustainability goals of industry, innovation and infrastructure represent areas where engineers and industrial companies must take a dominant role in investigating how we can transition our society toward a sustainable future. In courses such as industrial dynamics and technical change and managing research and innovation, the pressure for change, for example from global warming, represents a starting point for how we need to transform industrial activities, and business models and leverage innovation to meet climate goals.
Scholarships and Funding
KTH offers four different scholarship opportunities for master's studies. The KTH Scholarship covers the tuition fee of a one or two year master’s programme. The KTH One-Year Scholarship is aimed at current KTH master's programme students and covers the tuition fee of the second year of studies. The KTH Joint Programme Scholarship is aimed at students in certain joint programmes and covers the tuition fee for the study period spent at KTH. The KTH India Scholarship is aimed specifically at students from India.
- KTH Scholarship
- KTH One-Year Scholarship
- KTH Joint Programme Scholarship
- KTH India Scholarship
Swedish Institute
The Swedish Institute (SI) offers a number of scholarships for students from targeted countries coming to Sweden.
KTH associated scholarship organisations
KTH cooperates with the following organisations providing scholarship opportunities for prospective KTH students.
- COLFUTURO (Programa Crédito Beca) for students from Colombia
- LPDP (Indonesia Endowment Fund for Education) for students from Indonesia
- FUNED for students from Mexico
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Deferment of student loans in the United States
KTH is an accredited institution at the US Department of Education and holds a Title IV 'Deferment Only' status (OPE ID 03274300). US students may defer payments on existing federal student loan accounts while enrolled in a master’s programme at KTH. The 'Deferment Only' status does not allow students to take out federal student loans for enrolment at KTH. However, the accreditation facilitates grant and loan opportunities for US students as many private student loan institutions in the US use this designation as a requirement to grant new loans. Students who wish to defer payments must contact their lending institution in the US.
Several scholarship options are available. Please check the institute website for more information.
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Career Opportunities
The master's programme in Industrial Management offers a unique opportunity of combining and develop comprehensive engineering knowledge with advanced management and leadership skills. This particular combination is very attractive for most industrial businesses worldwide. After completing the programme, you will have developed relevant skills to take on a technology/management consultant role or a functional/project managerial position in international technology-based firms.
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