MBA programme
60 HP
- Period : 2021-August-30 until 2023-June-04
- Location: Some or all of education and examination is held at distance.
- Type of instruction: Distance, day, part-time 50%
- Application code: BTH-90564
- Language of instruction: The teaching language is English.
Link to welcome letter from responsible teacher will be posted here no later than 3 weeks before the course begins.
Give your career as an engineer more future paths with competence in subjects such as strategy, finance, and leadership. You study part-time and from home.
Give your career as an engineer more future paths with competence in subjects such as strategy, finance, and leadership. You study part-time and from home.
Give your career as an engineer more paths and choices
The programme is suitable for professionally active engineers that want to move on in their career, especially towards more leading roles in projects or line organizations. Since the education runs part-time and online you can combine studies with work.
Specific courses to optimize the degree
Six different courses and a thesis develop your ability to integrate technological and economical skills in a joint context. The courses span subjects, such as strategy, finance, and management.
International experience and borderless networks
By working with people from different parts of the world on assignments and projects, you will not only gain an increased understanding of intercultural aspects, but also develop an international network that may create possibilities after your studies.
During the education you acquire knowledge and competence to change your career, perhaps in an entrepreneurial direction, or to a work role including more responsibility.
Courses and content
Courses in this programme
Mandatory courses
The aim of the course is to enable students to develop theories and models for assessing real and financial investments in different contexts. A further aim is to provide students with knowledge about the role of financial markets and of the nature of the relationship between companies and financial markets.
Read more about the courseThe professional life of an engineer includes many challenges that are not exclusively technical. In order to achieve optimal performance, an engineer working within an organisation must be able to understand and master management issues and combine the two skills. A successful engineer must know how to lead both people and processes in contexts such as product development. This course provides students with tools enabling them to contribute efficiently as engineers to an organisation in the capacity of team member, project leader or line manager, and consequently improve the results of the technological processes of the organisation. The aim of the course is to provide students with a broad understanding of different types of leadership, both within line and project management. Special emphasis will be placed on the interplay between engineering skills and management and business perspectives, in the intersection between technology and finance. On completion of the course, students are well prepared to develop and adapt their leadership skills to different situations.
Read more about the courseMandatory courses
The aim of the course is to enable students to develop knowledge of theories and models within the fields of strategy and incentive theory and their impact on the long-term performance of a company.
Read more about the courseThe aim of the course is to enable students to understand how individuals, decision-makers and enterprises can use microeconomic theories and methods to analyse and solve authentic market issues. A further aim is to analyse changes to the issues contingent on changed assumptions and parameters.
Read more about the courseMandatory courses
The aim of this course is to provide students with knowledge of theories of science and research methodology for both qualitative and quantitative studies in industrial economics. This includes formulating research problems, process selection and design of the research approach and design, as well as critically evaluate different research designs. The student will, after this course, have acquired the knowledge of how to conduct and report a scientific study.
Read more about the courseMandatory courses
In this course, the student independently conducts an investigation by using a scientific approach and focusing on a topic relevant to practitioners within the field of management.
Read more about the courseThe broadness was very valuable for me, even if I already have been working for many years, it gave an insight and deeper knowledge.
Lars, student at the MBA Programme
Good to know
Look below for information about how to apply, entry requirements and important dates.
Admission
METHOD 2 MBA Programme
GENERAL
This method is intended to assess the applicant’s suitability to study on the Internet-based MBA Programme.
SELECTION CRITERIA
Prior education and professional experience.
SPECIFICATION OF SELECTION CRITERIA
If there is a higher number of qualified applicants, than seats in the programme, a selection is made within the group of applicants who fulfill the requirements. The selection method used aims at assessing the applicant’s suitability for studying the MBA programme, based on the applicant’s educational background and working experience.
The first step in the selection process is an assessment of the relevance of the student's educational background in relation to the programme. Points are given, where no relevance = 0 points, some relevance = 0,5 point, and high relevance = 1 point.
The second step is an assessment of the relevance of the student's working experience in relation to the programme, following the same model. No relevance = 0 points, some relevance = 0,5 point, and high relevance = 1 point.
In total, the applicant can get a maximum of 2 points.
Points are given as follows: Education:
Master of Science in Engineering (5 years or 3 years + 2 years) = 1 point
Master of Science within a technical subject area = 0,5 point
Bachelor's degree within a technical subject area = 0 point.
Working experience: Manager, Project Manager, Personnel Manager, Budget and financial responsibility = 1 point
Project participant = 0,5 point
None of the above = 0 point
MAXIMUM MERIT RANKING
The merit ranking is based on an assessment of the applicant’s prior education and professional experience, with the purpose of determining whether the applicant has sufficient preconditions to successfully complete the programme. The assessments from the two selection criteria are added together to a final merit ranking ranging between 0 and 2.
WORKING METHOD
If all applicants with the same lowest merit point cannot be offered a seat, lots will be drawn.
Qualification Awarded
On completion of the programme, students will be awarded the second cycle degree
Master of Science (60 credits).
Main field of study: Industrial Management and Economics.
Learning Outcome
Apart from what is stated in the national degree ordinance, the programme aims at the student achieving the following learning outcomes:
After having completed the programme, the student will
- have gained knowledge within the main areas of industrial management
- be able to conduct advanced analyses, based on scientifically valid methods, of complex managerial issues
- be able to independently frame managerial problems and possible solutions, in an industrial setting
- have developed an ability to work together in intercultural groups
- understand the role, responsibilities and limitations of management in the development of industrial organizations
- understand his/her own role in management, and be able to identify his/her own needs for further improvement of competence in the management area, particularly in industries with a high level of innovation.
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