Introduction to the programme
All modern companies must navigate in an increasingly complex managerial and organisational field. At the Master’s programme in Business Administration and Leadership, we build the foundation for good company leadership.
In this interdisciplinary programme, you will be working with leadership, management and organisation in companies in a modern context. You will gain in-depth knowledge of relevant scientific theories and methods in the field of business leadership and management, including companies’ strategy, organisation, management, economics, innovation, and value creation. Throughout the programme, we have an integrated focus on business ethics and sustainability perspectives. We acknowledge the situational and relational perspective of leadership and organisational challenges and train you to critically reflect on the variety of complex dilemmas, that companies might find themselves in.
You will join an international study environment, with both students and faculty from all over the world. If you join us from abroad, you will get to know many Danish students through courses taught jointly (in English) between the international and Danish business programme. Through the programme, you will meet different companies and work with their challenges, both through projects, field trips and panel debates with external experts and leaders. As all student programmes at Roskilde University, we work extensively through problem-oriented projects, usually in groups. Regardless of your background, you will be challenged to broaden your perspective and learn new skills.
Learn more:
Brochure about Business Administration and Leadership
Career
As a graduate in Business Administration and Leadership you have a wide range of job opportunities, for example in organisational and leadership development, HRM, innovation, change management, CSR, business analysis, project management, finance, accounting, marketing, communication, and business consulting. You can find work at the management levels of both private and public companies, in analytical institutions documenting business developments, and in public authorities regulating business and enterprise issues. The programme qualifies you to enter a PhD-programme.
Facts about the programme
Degree: Master of Science in Economics and Business Administration
Teaching language: English
An example of a Study Programme
| 1. year | 2. year | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Semester | 2. Semester * | 3. Semester * | 4. Semester |
| Course
Leadership 10 ECTS |
Course
Advanced Organisation and Change 10 ECTS |
Course Advanced study course in Business Administration 15 ECTS |
Master Thesis
30 ECTS |
| Course
Innovation Management 10 ECTS |
Course Advanced Methodology 5 ECTS |
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| Project/Internship
Project B: Project with Knowledge Transfer or Project-oriented Internship 15 ECTS |
Project/Internship
Project C: Project with Product or Project-oriented Internship 15 ECTS |
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| Choose A or B
B: Project (recommended) Project A: Project with Facilitated Empirical Data 10 ECTS or A: Courses Advanced study course: Strategic Management 5 ECTS and Advanced study course: Ethics and Responsibility 5 ECTS |
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Note that the above is an example of a recommended course of study. Individual students’ courses, projects, internships and accredited study abroad may vary in relation to the above. You can see the range of courses currently offered by Roskilde University here: study.ruc.dk
* If you start your studies in the spring semester, the content of the 2nd and 3rd semester will be swapped around.
Internship and stay abroad
You can choose to spend a semester traveling with your education. Either as an internship at one of our partner companies or at a company that you find yourself. You test your academic and procedural skills in a job, make valuable contacts, and find out whether it is a future career path for you. You can also choose to take a semester of exchange at a partner university abroad, where you can gain international outlook, experience and network.
Master’s degree from Roskilde University - why?
You will be part of a strong academic environment where you will be in close contact with researchers, in dialogue about everything from academic issues, possible methods and theories, ways to create new insights and your wishes for the academic direction of your master’s degree study. You will become part of a social environment typically centered in one building on campus, where researchers and students work next door to each other. You will study within the university's project format, where identification of a problem, in-depth analyses, choice and implementation of a methodological approach, as well as setting up a strong theoretical framework are your responsibilities under academic guidance from a researcher. You will participate in a number of courses which expand your methodological and theoretical knowledge. During a semester, you will identify a significant problem within your subject field and develop the knowledge to produce scientific arguments for possible solution(s). You will gain concrete experience with the entire scientific process.
Student life
Roskilde University’s Campus
The university is situated on one single physical campus. There are multi-purpose sports courts, a football field, a disc golf course, nature trails along the lake, stream and the fields, a training centre, innovation workshops, a canteen, and a cinema. Our joint meeting place is called “the Student House RUC”, where there is a student-run café and lounge. Both outdoors and indoors, we work to make the campus as sustainable as possible. Among other things, we have reduced energy consumption by 38 percent over the last 5 years and are converting our outdoor areas to wild nature.
Be inspired: Other options
Other international master's programmes
Other enrollment opportunities at Roskilde University
Roskilde University welcomes both exchange and guest students and you will find suggestions for semester packages taught in English.
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Contact the Study Guidance office
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Read all about requirements and admission to Roskilde University's master's programmes.