Executive Programme in Management Studies
Master's Programme
The Master's programme contains a track, compulsory courses, 2 electives and the Master's thesis
Within the Master’s programme, you choose a specialisation in one of the following tracks:
- Strategy and Organisation
- Strategic Marketing Management
- Leadership and Management
For each track, you are always initially provided with a general introduction to the theory (articles in academic journals, theoretical schools of thought, recent research). Subsequently, you will engage in a more in-depth exploration of a number of subjects in the track. In addition to the track itself, you may also choose a number of electives from other disciplines. With your selection of electives you have the choice to broaden your education or to strengthen your specialisation.
Guest lectures in Royal Theatre Carré
In the first block of 2015-2016 the course Seminar will consist of a number of guest lectures in Royal Theatre Carré in Amsterdam.
At this inspiring location, close to the Amsterdam Business School,lecturers from Vodafone, Philips, IBM, Unilever, McKinsey and Company and the Ministery of Economic Affairs of the Netherlands were present in september 2014.
Click on the link below to watch a video about the guest lectures.
Courses in the Masters' programme
Strategy and Organisation Track:
- Theories of Strategy and Organisation
- Strategy and Organisation Design
- The Adaptive Organisation
- 2 Elective courses
Strategic Marketing Management Track
- Theories of Marketing
- Consumer Behavior
- Marketing Strategy
- 2 Elective Courses
Leadership and Management
- Theories of Leadership and Management
- Managing People Strategically
- Leadership
- 2 Elective Course
Compulsory courses in the curriculum are: Seminar, Ethics, Thesis Proposal and Thesis Research Methods.
Elective Courses, to combine with all tracks.
- Business and Sustainability (CSR)
- Corporate Financial Management
- Entrepreneurship
- Management Consulting
- New Business Models
- Services Marketing
- Strategic Issues in Corporate Branding
The offer of elective courses is subject to change.