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Business Administration: Leadership and Change Management
The Leadership and Change Management programme is a traveler’s guide for frontrunners (change agents and change crews) in organizations. In this specialization you will acquire evidence-based knowledge about the complexities of (planned) strategic interventions from multiple perspectives and in various settings including private companies, public organizations, and large-scale institutions.
All of the courses offered in the Leadership and Change Management specialization are taught with both macro (e.g., organizational/institutional) and micro (e.g., individual, behavioral) perspectives on the subject matter. At the same time you will learn about the complexities of implementing change ‘on the ground’, where plans and standard operating procedures usually provide little help and where leaders rise must to the occasion. By learning project management, rhetoric and political skills, and – last but not least – by becoming comfortable with your personal story, growth and vision (as ‘reflective practitioner’), you might learn to become that frontrunner (and, thus, ‘leader’) of change.
Diploma
Upon completion you will receive an MBA diploma
Toekomstperspectief
Aspirational job (far future)
As tomorrows’ business leaders need to be able to manage in a global environment, the International Management specialization starts students on a career leading them to become global leaders. In the long term, this means our students will become the CEOs and COOs of the future.
Actual placement (near future)
With the International Management specialization you are well-positioned to start your leadership career in multinational enterprises with positions such as business analyst, management consultant, product manager, global brand manager, international sales manager, or business development manager.
Toelatingseisen
The admission requirements are set by the Admissions Board, which also decides on individual applications.
- Applicants who have gained a Bachelor's degree in (International) Business Administration at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam are admitted directly to the Master's programme.
- VU applicants who have gained a Bachelor's degree in Economics or Econometrics and Operations Research have access to the Master’s programme provided they meet the general criteria and have also successfully completed the following courses from the VU-curriculum:
- Foundations of Strategic Management
- Strategic management from a practice perspective: A day in the life of a CEO
Alternatively, when they have sufficient relevant Business Administration courses during their Bachelor’s, the admission board can decide to admit them directly. - Applicants with at least a Bachelor's degree from another accredited university are admissible if they have a specialization in Business Administration, witnessed by thorough knowledge of the standard literature described below (or its equivalent).
- Applicants with at least a (VU) Bachelor's degree in other relevant specializations (e.g., Psychology, Sociology) can be admitted to the Master if they have a sufficiently matching profile, which they can show by providing an overview of courses completed.
- Applicants with at least a (VU) Bachelor's degree in other specializations that are not strongly related to International Management / Business Administration can be admitted in the Master. However, before they are admitted in the Master and depending on their degree, they will be required to take extra courses in business administration and/or in research methods courses to reach a minimum of 30 credits.
Kosten
The tuition fee for students of European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) countries who have not yet been awarded a degree in the Netherlands for the academic year 2018-2019 will amount to €2060 for a full time master’s study programme, part time study programme or dual study programme.
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