Courses & Research

During your Master’s in Business Administration, you will collect a total of 60 EC within one year. In addition to four compulsory courses, you will follow additional courses within the specialisation in International Management & Consultancy (IMC).

European Credit Transfer System

Student workload at Dutch universities is expressed in EC, also named ECTS (European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System), which is widely used throughout the European Union. In the Netherlands, each credit represents 28 hours of work.

Structure

	Number of EC
Compulsory courses for the Master’s	15 E	Entrepreneurial Leadership & Responsible Organisational Design Qualitative Research and Business Skills Quantitative Design Methods in Business Research Business Valuation & Corporate Governance
Specialisation courses You need to choose at least three out of five elective courses of the specialisation in IMC.	15 EC	International Entrepreneurship – a Strategic Technology Perspective Change Management and Consulting in a Global Context Cross-cultural Behaviour Global Strategy and Business Development Global Talent Management
Elective courses You can choose one elective freely.	5 EC	Examples of electives you can choose from within the Master’s in BA can be found at the other specialisations. You can – of course – also choose from the other IMC specialisation courses.
Master’s thesis	25 EC	You will finish your Master’s in BA with your master’s thesis. The choice of your graduation subject is largely up to you.
Total EC	60 EC

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Master's thesis

You will complete your Master’s in Business Administration by writing your master’s thesis. Many of the graduation theses our students work on come directly from international businesses, either in the Netherlands or abroad. You can even choose to do part of your thesis abroad, just like many of our students have already done. This is a great way to gain first-hand experience of cross-cultural differences.

Your master's thesis could involve investigating questions such as:

What is the difference between Dutch and Polish culinary cultures and what does that mean for the online platform usage and perception of the TakeAway app?
How do green and inclusive leadership behaviours contribute to teamwork dynamics and team performance?
How does an effective manager’s leadership style differ across organisational Industry 4.0 adoption maturity stages?

The choice of your thesis topic is largely up to you. Many students tap into our cutting-edge research programmes. However, there is plenty of room to propose an idea of your own and to align that with ongoing research at the faculty. Some examples of subjects you could focus on include change management and organisational behaviour, cross-cultural differences, strategic growth, leadership styles or sustainable development strategies. The possibilities are nearly endless!

Career perspectives