About this program
Master's program in Business Administration
Giving a broad, social perspective on organisations that goes beyond management and economics to includes multiple value creation as well as corporate social responsibility.
Our program in Business Administration is designed to impart you with the skills to design and implement organisational strategies and structures with the aim to create social and economic value. The focus is on responsible organisation which emphasizes ways in which organisations interact with multiple stakeholders to perform sustainably. Such a focus rests on a multidisciplinary approach to studying organisations that incorporates economics, psychology, and sociology. This is desirable as prospective employers are looking for well-rounded graduates with a broad understanding of the management of organisations.
Master's specializations include:
- Business Analysis and Modelling
- Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in Management
- Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- International Business
- Marketing
- Organisational Design and Development
- Strategic Human Resources Leadership
- Strategic Management
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Admission requirements
Your admission into this programme depends on your previous education. You are admissible if you have a completed:
A Bachelor’s degree in a similar (or related) field from another research university with a fair number of courses in your preferred specialisation. Your degree must be equivalent to a Dutch Research University diploma. Ideally, your Bachelor's degree should cover the following courses:
• Organisation Theory
• Strategy
• Marketing
• Human Resource Management
• Finance
• Statistics
• Quantitative and Qualitative Methods
• Bachelor’s thesis of 12 EC
Additional certificates may be needed. For more information about admission requirements, please visit the University website.
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You choose one of the following specializations within our Master's program, which will impart you with the knowledge and skills needed to become a well-rounded leader:
Business Analysis and Modelling
Looking at the individual and social ‘biases’ and ‘heuristics' that lead to sub-optimal or even low quality decisions, as well as at interventions aimed at improving managerial decision-making (group decision support).
Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in Management
Understanding the challenges and issues related to managing gender equality, diversity and inclusion in organisations, designing interventions and give content to the social responsibility of organisations.
Innovation and Entrepreneurship
You'll come to understand how organisations can grow through innovation processes as well as understand the challenges that entrepreneurs face when starting their business in a changing environment.
International Business
Strategic analysis of global activities of multinational firms with a balanced outlook on relations with market and non-market stakeholders for economic and social impact.
Marketing
Marketing is more than just selling products or services; it is about creating value with customers and other stakeholders. Learn to build and manage customer relationships and how these will help you in key marketing activities such as branding and product management.
Organisational Design and Development
This specialization uniquely combines both sides of the coin: addressing structural problems of organisational design as well as changes in the culture and social fabric of an organisation; both of which are vital for success.
Strategic Human Resources Leadership
You will become capable of scientifically analyzing issues involving personnel and organisation. Also, you learn to think about them at the strategic level in an organisation.
Strategic Management
Learn to analyse, describe and deal with the influences of various stakeholders, strategy processes in organisations, internal and external environment, and internationalization.
Tuition
- EU/EAA (Swiss, Surinamese) Statutory tuition fees: €2,314
- NON-EU Institutional fees: € 16,500
Fees disclaimer
Students are eligible for the statutory tuition fees if they meet both the nationality requirement and the degree requirement. If you do not meet the nationality requirement and the degree requirement (or only one of both), then you are eligible for the institutional tuition fees. A different fee structure may apply to double and dual degree programmes. Please contact the school for more information.
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Radboud University Nijmegen
Radboud University is a student-focused research university located in the city of Nijmegen, and has been awarded the best general, traditional university in The Netherlands. Radboud University is home to seven faculties, and all faculties are centrally located on one...
Why study at Radboud University
- Top quality education with an internationally recognized diploma
- Diverse and inclusive university contributing to a healthy, free world with equal opportunities for all
- Voted best traditional university 8 times since 2012.
- One of only 2 universities in the Netherlands with a campus
- Free social Dutch courses offered to international students
- Living affordability & assistance with finding student housing options
- NSM offers innovative opportunities for disciplinary and multidisciplinary collaboration
- NSM’s students are taught the skills needed to become globally employable graduates
- Incredible student support through pre-arrival services, student advisors, student deans, trainers, psychologists, peer-to-peer mentor programmes, career services and many more.
- Great student lifestyle and social networks: for example through study associations, student organisations and sport clubs
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I wasn't directly admitted to a Master's programme in Strategic Management, instead I was offered to enrol in a pre-master's first to bridge the gap in my education since I had a Bachelor's degree in Political Science. I don't regret choosing the option of a pre-master's so far. It really gives you the opportunity to live an extra year in the co...