Organisation Studies Networks, Teams and Strategy
What happens when people have to work together to achieve common
Organisations today are confronted with continuous change in their
goals within and between organisations? What factors influence and
environments and they face ever more complex tasks and conflicting
what can be done to improve cooperation between people and
external demands. This leads to greater problems of coordination and
organisations? What roles do networks, teams and strategy play in this
applies equally to various categories of organisations - public, profit and
process? If you want to learn about the key theories and develop expertise
non-profit organisations, as well as small and large organisations. The aim
and the analytical capacity to deal with these crucial questions in the
of the Master’s programme is to develop the key skills required to analyse
management of a wide range of organisations, this is your programme
and understand how these coordination problems are handled within
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organisations and organisational networks. To this end, students are introduced to advanced theory and research developments in organisational analysis, which draws mainly on the disciplines of sociology and psychology.
Master’s programme Organisation Studies 2011/2012
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Type and Duration
Societal Developments and Institutions
6 ECTS
Master’s Seminar: Organisation Studies
One-year Master’s programme
6 ECTS
Master’s Thesis
Degree
24 ECTS
After this master
Master of Science (MSc) in Organisation Studies
The Master’s programme Organisation Studies prepares students for
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management positions in the public and private sectors as well as for careers in research and consultancy. There are excellent opportunities
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for graduates who wish to pursue positions such as policy advisor,
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management consultant, human resource manager and quality project manager, to name a few. Graduates have pursued careers in national
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and international consulting companies such as Berenschot or
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Accenture, with organisations in the public and semipublic sectors in the Netherlands or large multi-national
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companies such as Philips or KPN.
Exams
Interested?
Written exams, papers, presentations
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about the programme, admission requirements and
Business (Administration), Management, Communication, Psychology,
application procedures of the Master’s programme
Sociology, Human Resource Studies, Organisation Studies, Political
Organisation Studies.
Science, Social Sciences
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Courses Complexity within Organisations
6 ECTS
The Strategy Process
6 ECTS
Organisational Dynamics
6 ECTS
Inter-organisational Relationships
6 ECTS
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