Master of

Strategy and Innovation Management International Marketing Strategy Business Process Management 2018-2019 STRENGTHS OF THE MASTER OF MANAGEMENT

The Master of Management is an international one-year master programme (in English) that prepares students for a career in dy- namic, international business environments. The programme focuses on confronting students with challenging strategic business problems to familiarize them with all major aspects of a business. The programme is tailored at bachelor and master graduates who aim to widen their scope of international management as well as to deepen their knowledge of and capabilities in Business Process Management (BPM), Strategy and Innovation Management (SIM) or International Marketing Strategy (IMS) - three spe- cialization tracks of the programme. The programme does not only apply to (business) students but also to university graduates in non-economic subject areas, such as engineers, lawyers, psychologists...

The Master of Management programme aims to develop the following competences:

• The graduate of the Master of Management is capable of identifying and deconstructing complex business problems, stemming from both an organizational and a strategic origin. • The graduate is capable of evaluating, selecting, and applying suitable methodologies, tools, and techniques to analyse complex business problems in order to make hands-on, high-quality recommendations to improve both tactic and strategic decisions. • The graduate is capable of defending suitable, high-quality business strategy options on the basis of their implications. • The graduate is capable of translating strategic decisions into lower-level goals and key performance indicators. • The graduate is capable of working in a multinational and interdisciplinary context, with an attitude that reflects the following elements: critical reflection, constructive arguing, professional communication, efficient collaboration, effective self-management, ethical behaviour and sustainability. STUDY PROGRAMME

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Hasselt University will assess students individually on the STUDY PROGRAMME basis of their previous academic record and qualifications. General requirements imply diploma requirements and COURSES S1 S2 language requirements. The Examination Board of the pro- gramme evaluates each application individually with regard Core Courses to the applicant’s academic record. Depending on previous Business Modelling 3 qualifications, you may have to complete a preparatory and Human Capital 6 programme. Applications in Business Modelling 3 DIPLOMA REQUIREMENTS Specialization Courses Admitted directly: INTERNATIONAL MARKETING STRATEGY • Holders of (at least) an academic bachelor’s Strategic Marketing 3 degree in , Management, Business Economics, or Business Engineering of Marktstrat Simulation Game 3 an EU university. International Marketing 6 Admitted conditionally: Business Strategy 6 • Holders of a foreign in Market Research Methodology 6 management, business or economics that has Industrial Marketing 6 been awarded after at least 180 ECTS credits (or three years of full-time study) at a university Master’s dissertation Master of Management 18 or institute of higher education may be admitted BUSINESS PROCESS MANAGEMENT directly or may be required to take (part of the) ERP-systems 6 preparatory programme. The exam committee Cost-Benefit Analysis 6 assesses applications individually. Admitted to the preparation programme: Business Process Modelling 12 • Holders of an academic degree in a field different IT-Governance, Risk and Compliance 6 from the fields mentioned above awarded after at Master’s dissertation Master of Management 18 least 180 ECTS credits (or three years of full-time study) at a university or institute of higher education. STRATEGY AND INNOVATION MANAGEMENT The exam committee assesses individual applications Managing Digital Transformation 6 on whether partial exemption to the preparatory Business Strategy 6 programme can be awarded. Innovation and Value Chain Management 6 • Holders of non-academic degree in the fields of Strategic Innovation 6 economics, business or management after at least 180 ECTS credits (or three years of full-time study) Change Management 6 at an official institute of higher education. The exam Master’s dissertation Master of Management 18 committee assess whether the degree fits in the indicated fields and cannot award exemptions to the preparatory programme. S1 = Semester 1 S2 = Semester 2 Decisions about admission are made by the Examination Board of the programme.

LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS course outline: English language skills (both written and spoken) need www.uhasselt.be/studyguide to be confirmed by a recent score on the Test of English as Foreign Language (TOEFL paper-based: score 550 or more, computer-based: score 213 or more, internet-based: score 79-80) or the International English Language Testing System (IELTS overall band score 6.5) or any recognized proficiency test. PREPARATION PROGRAMME

Students aspiring to participate need sufficient background knowledge of economics, business and management and aca- demic competences. You can acquire the necessary knowledge and competences by successfully concluding a preparation programme.

Students with an academic degree can obtain exemptions in the preparation programme. Decisions about admission and exemptions are made by the Examination Board of the pro- gramme on individual basis.

COURSES S1 S2

Introduction to Management 1 6 Introduction to Management 2 6 Introduction to Economics 6 Quantitative Analysis 6 Research Methodology 6 Introduction to Information Systems 6 Literature Study and Writing skills 9

TOTAL 30 15

course outline: www.uhasselt.be/studyguide SPECIALIZATIONS

Business Process Strategy and Innovation International (BPM) Management (SIM) Strategy (IMS)

The major Business Process The specialization MIS prepares The specialization IMS focuses on Management (BPM) focuses on graduates to cope with the business and marketing strategies the managerial and corporate role current, rapidly changing business in an international environment. of information and information environment by developing Complementary to a more general systems and technologies in the appropriate strategies for and marketing perspective, this corporate world, with an emphasis managing innovation / change specialisation digs deeper into on business processes. The projects in organizations. marketing strategies, processes program addresses the way in Complementary to a general and the relationships between which particular opportunities and perspective on strategy and organizations with an emphasis threats in this context should be innovation management, this on the business-to-business context. managed and governed. Graduates specialization offers in depth This major confronts graduates gain insight into the interaction knowledge in (open) innovation, with challenging strategic business between data, processes, innovation ecosystems, business problems in the marketing domain information systems, and the way model innovation, strategic in interaction with other functions new information technologies innovation, change management, such as business strategy and create new opportunities for cross- (corporate) , and innovation management. IMS also functional business processes. digital transformation strategies. trains students in analysing these Graduates are trained to analyse This specialization is offering a problems by offering a broad set of problems and to reflect critically on broad set of analytical tools and analytical tools and knowledge with situations by offering a broad set teaching approaches: besides respect to the usefulness of these of methodologies and techniques lecturing, instructors make use of tools in different contexts, eventually to apply in a process context. teaching cases, guest lectures, to generate high-level contributions Eventually, graduates learn to videos, simulation games, to ongoing business modelling in an understand how information systems experiential learning techniques, international context. and technology can support and and analysis of recent online articles fuel strategy making, innovation, to apply the lessons learned to and new business models in an real-world situations, industries and international context. organizations. HOW TO ENROLL

Online pre-registration is compulsory. The Examination Board ANNUAL TUITION FEE will only consider duly completed application files. The appli- cation file consists of the following items: Master of Management: EEA-students 1. Duly completed application form: €234,1 + €11,20 per ECTS credit = €906,1* /year for 60 www.uhasselt.be/applicationForm. ECTS 2. A photocopy of the obtained diplomas or degree certifi- cates in the original language. Non-EEA-students 3. A recent passport photograph. €234,1 + €11,20 per ECTS credit = €906,1* /year for 60 4. Translation of university diploma(s) in English by an official ECTS translator. Mandatory insurance fee of €360 /year 5. Certified translatedhard copies of transcripts of the orig- inal records for all programmes completed at university The tuition fee for the preparatory and bridging level. The university of origin should provide the transcript programme depends on the number of ECTS credits of records and a statement in English which explains how you need to obtain. the assessment marks assigned are to be converted into the standardized US systems or EU standard ECTS system. * Tuition fees are reviewed annually. You are strongly advised to The English translation of the transcript of the records must visit our website for the most up-to-date tuition fee information. be made by an official translator. 6. English language skills need to be confirmed (see Language requirements). HEALTH INSURANCE 7. APS certificate for all students from the P.R. China (for the student visa). More information on APS can be found on Covering the full period of stay in Belgium, starting on the www.aps.org.cn. The cost will be refunded to all Chinese day of arrival, health insurance is compulsory for all non- students enrolled at Hasselt University. EEA-students. The premium amounts to €360 per year. The premium for health insurance must be paid together with the tuition fee. Information about DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION the living expenses can be found on our website.

EEA-students 1st of September Non-EEA-students 1st of May PAYMENT

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