Management - Magisterprogram

This extremely intensive, one-year full-time programme prepares recent, non-business graduates for a wide range of careers in management. An emphasis on skills takes students beyond the theory and into the heart of real-life management challenges. You will refine and build upon your communication, teamworking, and presentation skills through individual and group work, and develop your professional skills in decision-making, problem-solving, analysis, and critical reflection. During the studies, you are continuously encouraged to reflect, apply and relate new knowledge to future career ambitions. 

Some key elements of the programme are: 

• The base team
• The learning journal
• The learning tutorial
• Career coaching
• Shadowing a manager
• The organisation project
• The business game

You may already have career goals in mind or perhaps you are still considering what route, role and environment will best suit you in the business world. Either way, this degree programme will prepare you for leadership in the fast-moving business world. It is driven by a practical and applied teaching philosophy that focuses on experiential learning and development, and you will learn from real-life case studies how to put the latest academic thinking and business strategies into practice.

Your fellow students are high achievers from around the world enriching your learning experience, and high-profile industry leaders regularly speak on campus. The programme has been developed by our renowned faculty in close cooperation with leading companies to ensure that it provides highly relevant transferable skills and knowledge for the workplace and beyond.

The programme is designed for students that already hold a recent first degree in a subject matter other than business or management, looking to develop key managerial skills.

International Master Class

Students with exceptional study results during the first semester at this programme, may compete for seats at the International Master Class (IMC) programme. An International Master Class is a highly competitive opportunity to go on an exchange semester after finishing your Master’s studies at LUSEM.

Career prospects

The programme has been developed in extensive consultation with top recruiters and the curriculum focuses on the knowledge and skills that employers demand. It provides knowledge and experiences that will prepare graduates for future management positions.

Among the major companies that have recruited from the School of Economics and Management you will notice Alfa Laval, Deloitte, IKEA, L’Oréal, McKinsey, Tetra Pak and Unilever. Our dedicated careers service will help you present yourself with confidence to top employers.