Business Administration and Leadership

All modern companies must navigate in an increasingly complex field: They must be both innovative, sustainable, ethically sound and employee friendly, all the while thriving as a business. If you want to contribute to tackling these challenges and make a difference for businesses of the future, a Master in Business Administration and Leadership (cand.merc.) is the right education for you.

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 also acknowledge the situational and relational perspective of leadership and organisational challenges, and we train you to critically reflect on the variety of complex dilemmas, that companies might find themselves in. You will learn how to analyse the circumstances a business operates in and how to act on your findings, including analysing organisational processes, implementing strategies, developing business plans, evaluating investments, and conducting financial accounts. In short, we will prepare you for the multifaceted challenges faced by modern businesses.

The study allows you to shape your own profile both through a broad selection of optional courses and through the project work. Regardless of your choices, we expect you to engage in your studies and take advantage of your possibilities to create your own academic profile.

Additionally, it is possible to spend a semester doing an international exchange or an internship in a company or organisation. An internship is an opportunity to combine education with real business experience and expand your academic network while studying.