Management Studies

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This masters programme provides a solid background for students pursuing a career in management, third sector, private or public, and for students pursuing an academic career in research and teaching.

Utilising the Schools long-standing expertise in management, organisation and society research, this masters programme integrates advanced social science perspectives and methods to address managerial and organisational practices and to generate an understanding of the social, ethical, cultural, technical, economical and political context they are embedded in.

The programme deals with key issues facing people in contemporary organisations, including organisations role and responsibility in society, globalisation, entrepreneurship and innovation, organisational change, leadership, and power. This gives you the necessary knowledge and skills to critically analyse and deal with the forces and practices that shape and change the future of management and organisations.

During the third semester you can choose to do an internship, go on an exchange semester abroad or take electives at the university.

Courses
In this section the courses included in the programme are specified. Each course mentioned here has a separate
course syllabus establishing the main content of the course, the expected learning outcomes, course structure, examination formats and grading criteria.

Semester 1
This semester consists of three compulsory courses on the graduate level relevant to the programmespecialisation. The courses included in the programme cover the following:

- Management Theory and Analysis, 7.5 HE credit points.

The starting point of the course is based on a selection of the established theories and ideas in management and
organisation theory. Advanced analyses of real phenomena constitute a fundamental pillar of the course.

- Business and Society, 7.5 HE credit points.
- Entrepreneurship and the Entrepreneurial Self, 7.5 HE credit points.
- Organizing and Managing Innovation, 7,5 HE credit points.

Semester 2
This semester consists of four compulsory courses on the graduate level within the field of the programme. Thecourses included in the programme this semester cover the following:

- Managing Human Resources, 7.5 HE credit points.
- Power, Change and Resistance in Organizations, 7.5 HE credit points.

The starting point of the course is based on a selection of the established theories and ideas in organisation
theory used to analyse change, resistance and power in organisations. Literature studies are alternated with
advanced analysis of real phenomena based on central theoretical constructions

- Leadership and Management in Organizations, 7.5 HE credit points.

Management exists on different levels in an organisation and can be studied from different theoretical
perspectives. This course covers empirical studies of the work of top managers, how first line managers develop
in the first stages of their career and top management from the perspective of power politics.

- Qualitative Research, 7.5 HE credit points.

Semester 3
The third semester consists of elective courses in business administration for a total of 30 HE credits. The
electives are courses on the graduate level in business administration, alternatively in other subjects relevant to
the specialisation of the programme.

The selection of second cycle courses that are available and relevant to the education a specific academic year
may change. Information on which courses are offered is available in the instructions determined prior to each
academic year.

The semester may be substituted by exchange-studies, provided that visa-regulations are respected. Exchange
studies can not be carried out in the students home-country or in the country where the students undergraduate
studies were awarded.

From 2012 the students will have the opportunity to do a scientifically integrated work experience course
comprising 30 HE credit points.

Semester 4
The semester consists of the following course:

-Masters Dissertation in Management, 30 HE credit points.

The first part of the course introduces students to the tools of social science research methods and to core
concepts in the philosophy of science. Following this introductory period, students will independently work on
planning and carrying out a scholarly founded empirical study.

In working with the masters dissertation students should independently integrate advanced knowledge in the field of the programme and apply this knowledge by
analysing and solving problems of practical relevance.

General requirements for Master's programmes:- An academic degree (i.e. a Bachelors degree or the equivalent, at least 180 ECTS.) Stockholm University does accept applicants in their last year of Bachelor's studies. See note below: Previous university records- Proficiency in English, which must be demonstrated in one of the following ways: * IELTS score (Academic) of 6.5 or more (with no section scoring below 5.5) * TOEFL score 20 in written test, total score of 90 (internet based) * TOEFL score 4,5 in written test, total score of 575 (paperbased) * Cambridge/Oxford - Advanced or Proficiency levelTOEFL test scores must be sent directly from Educational Testing Service (ETS), to University Admissions in Sweden (institution code: SWEDEN 3477). English language test exemptions Some students may be exempt from submitting formal test evidence. These are: * Students who have a Bachelor's degree from a university where English is the only language of instruction, according to the latest edition of International Handbook of Universities. * Students who have a Bachelor's degree (a Swedish Kandidatexamen or equivalent academic qualifications) with English as the major subject. * Students with a 4-year university degree in Engineering, Science or Technology from India and Pakistan. * Students who have 30 HE credits from a Nordic country and the language of instruction of the course/programme/university is English. English Language Requirements IELTS band: 6.5 TOEFL paper-based test score : 575 TOEFL iBT® test: 90