Master in Management

Engelstalige Master in Management

Ben je op zoek naar een uitdagende masteropleiding? Dan is de Master in Management (MSc) van Nyenrode Business Universiteit iets voor jou. De opleiding is een master die 16 maanden duurt en je kunt kiezen tussen 4 specialisaties: Financial, General, Marketing en International Business Management. De master combineert een intensieve studie met wonen op de campus van Nyenrode en buitenschoolse activiteiten.

De opleiding Master in Management is een ondersteuning gericht op degenen die hun leiderschap en ondernemerschap competenties willen ontwikkelen. Tijdens deze masteropleiding aan Nyenrode Business Universiteit verbreed je je kennis en ervaring.

N.B. De Master in Management is een Engelstalige opleiding, daarom wordt alle informatie over deze studie in het Engels gegeven. 

Master in Management

Are you looking for a challenging and exciting career in business? Do you have a results-driven, hands-on approach and an entrepreneurial attitude? Are you eager to cross the bridge between theory and practice? Then the Nyenrode Master in Management (MSc) is the master program for you. In 16 months the program will prepare you to become an intrepreneurial manager in any business environment. Entrepreneurs primarily lead from their hearts and get their hands dirty, while managers mostly use their head. Nyenrode’s Master in Management teaches you to be an entrepreneurial manager who uses all three: head, heart and hands.

Five critical components of the Master in Management

In the Nyenrode program, the emphasis is on much more than merely academic schooling. The Nyenrode University feels that knowledge is simply not enough. At Nyenrode we think that a good manager is more than someone with knowledge of the right theory. Top level executives combine the knowledge and skills necessary to identify, analyze and react to the right business opportunities.

Therefore, the university believes that there are five critical components for the education, training and development of our students. An intensive academic program to ensure students are familiar with the latest business theory, a strong focus on practical skills, personal development, the Nyenrode network and an international outlook to ensure you will excel in any organization anywhere around the globe. Based on these five components the Master in Management program will provide you with the skills and knowledge to become a top level player in the international world of business.

One way in which Nyenrode brings theory and practice together is through special guest lectures with members of today's business elite, which includes senior executives from both small and large firms around the world.

The Master in Management Program is containing:
- A high-level, solid academic basis
- 4 specialization tracks: financial, general, marketing, and international business management
- Tools to practice theory knowledge, experience and skills for excellent career perspectives
- Motivated fellow students with various personal and study backgrounds
- A world renowned alumni network

The 16 month-long program focuses on three main ‘pillars’. The program combines intensive study with living on campus and extracurricular activities in the student association NCV. Alongside your fellow students you will share both the lecture hall and your leisure time, making the Master in Management an experience in itself.

You will help each other through what will be an intensive phase of your life. In addition to studying and living with many people from very diverse backgrounds, you will work together on many extracurricular activities. These will include organizing events, finding sponsors, planning activities and keeping to budgets.

For who?

Nyenrode’s Master in Management program has been designed to support those who want to develop their leadership and entrepreneurial competencies, and are interested in broadening their understanding of, and experience with, various aspects of financial management, general management, international business management or marketing management.

Nyenrode Business Universiteit has a selection procedure because the university looks both at the candidates’ education and the individuals themselves. The Master in Management is an ambitious program, therefore it is important to assess the candidate to get a feel for how well he or she will cope with it. This assessment (intellectual and personal) is designed to make sure that there is a good match between the candidate and the master program. This ensures that the intensive 16-month program is a success for both students and Nyenrode.

Requirements - Dutch residents

The basic requirements for admission to the Master in Management program for Dutch residents are as follows:
- A Bachelor's degree: no specific field is required
- A maximum of two years of work experience
- An adequate background in mathematics
Your level of proficiency in maths is determined on the basis of your previous education. Nyenrode offers a special course to help you brush up on your maths' skills if required.

Requirements - Non-Dutch residents

The basic requirements for admission to the MSc program for non-Dutch residents are as follows:
- A Bachelor's degree: no specific field is required
- An adequate background in mathematics
- A maximum of two years of work experience
- Sufficient GMAT score (Nyenrode Admissions Test available for applicants residing in The Netherlands)
- Sufficient TOEFL / IELTS test score (if required)

Major International Business (IB)

The International Business major consists of five required modules and an optional sixth module. The modules provide the theoretical framework for international business. You will focus on developments in the international environment and discusses the way in which they affect businesses’ strategic choices from a managerial perspective. Students take a strategic and international perspective on the reasons and ways in which businesses deal with global sourcing issues as a part of their international growth strategy. The focus lies on developments within the EU and the impact on the internal market. Furthermore, it will elaborate on the basics of competition and anti-trust matters and will deepen your knowledge on all major issues that play a key role in this particular field of international business. You will deal with economic diplomacy from different angles and the role of international business. The optional module will provide you with a global experience and further underlines the elements of experiential learning integrated into all the modules in the major. In preparation for your thesis you will work in teams on projects focusing on economic diplomacy (Switzerland), doing business in China (China), global sourcing (India), and doing business in Eastern Europe (Poland).

Major Financial Management (FM)

The curriculum of the FM Major focuses on courses in Finance and Accounting to enable you to have an overview of all monetary issues of the organization. Typical courses include Management Accounting, Investments, Mergers & Acquisitions and Risk Management. The FM specialization is of particular interest to those students who wish to join a financial services organization or those who want to obtain a financial starter position within any organization. Typical starter positions for students who take this track include that of Financial Analyst, (Assistant) Controller, Portfolio Manager, Investment Analyst, Treasurer and Associate Corporate Finance & Capital Markets.

Major in General Management (GM)

The aim of the GM Major is preparation for a general management position in various disciplines. In that sense the GM Major offers a broad overview of all management issues. You are trained to act upon solve managerial problems in all business areas and processes. The GM Major is particularly suited for those students who already have a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a specialized area such as engineering, health or social work and who are keen on broadening their scope with management knowledge and skills.

The courses in the GM Major are typically courses that deepen and broaden the topics of the Pre-Master program. So there will be follow-up courses on Marketing, Finance, Accounting, Human Resources, Operations and Strategy. Furthermore, there are courses in areas such as Business Law and Economics. Several elective courses are also offered in the GM Major. Students who successfully complete the GM Major usually find jobs that require a broad overview of business processes. These include positions such as Management Trainee, Business Analyst, Consultant, Account Manager and Project Manager.

Major Marketing Management (MM)

The specialization in MM prepares you for a management position in the dynamic field of marketing. As it is the interface between the organization and its environment, marketing is nowaday becoming less of a staff function within an organization and more a set of values and processes. Organizations begin to realize that the external focus is to be matched with an adequately responsive internal organization. Students in the Marketing Management Major will be equipped with knowledge and skills to effectively and efficiently implement strategy and integrate marketing with other functions in the organization.

Students will learn to identify the customer and his or her needs, coordinate the process of developing a matching value proposition, direct the communication process from strategy to operations and manage the organization of marketing. Courses within the MM Major include New Product Development, Branding, Marketing Channels and Customer Relationship Management. Typical starter positions for students who complete the Marketing Management track include that of Category Manager, Product Manager, Sales Manager and Business Development Manager.

Career Services

How will Nyenrode give your career drive and direction?
After 16 months you have a Master's degree in Management and Nyenrode helps to realize your dream about a succesfull business career by giving it drive and direction. The Career Services offers extensive support in finding a suitable position after your study and puts a whole range of tools at your disposal.

The tool box includes:
- One-to-one counseling
- Various workshops (such as labor market orientation, CV and cover letter writing, interview preparation)
- Coaching sessions
- State of the art career development tools
- Special job markets, where contact can be established with company recruiters (individual appointements are possible)

This is a two-way process: interested companies can also access the résumés of our graduates. Every year more than 1,000 companies receive Nyenrode's CV book, focusing their attention on your résumé and those of fellow students.

At the end of the day, however, it will be up to you. Statistics show that the vast majority of Nyenrode’s Master in Management graduates find a position that matches their potential and ambitions within three months but it comes down to how much effort you are willing to put into the process.

The 16-month Master in Management program tuition fee is € 21.500.

- Tuition Fee Pre-Master              Euro 6.750
- Tuition Fee Master program      Euro 14.750
- Selection Fee                             Euro 220
Selections take place at Nyenrode Business Universiteit.