Program Description
With your interests and ambitions as part of the mix, we will blend theory and practice in real-life projects. Business development includes areas as market, strategy and leadership, areas that need to be managed in order to be sucessful in your venture. By learning and applying key concepts and theories on business creation and development, you will be ready to seize the exceptional career opportunities that this program will open to you.
YEAR 1
Semester 1 – Getting up to speed
You are building a solid base on business creation and development. The courses in the first semester will equip you with solid knowledge and tools from the key disciplines so that you will be able to generate, identify and pursue new business opportunities.
Courses:
- Business Development (7,5 ECTS)
- Strategy (7,5 ECTS)
- Operations (7,5 ECTS)
- Accounting (7,5 ECTS)
Change may be regulated and gradual or rapid and turbulent, but it affects all kinds of companies, and you will need to continuosly identify and pursue new opportunities for value creation. By focusing on the fluidity of everyday life and business, you will find ways to act and make decisions in uncertain and complex environments.
- Innovation (7,5 ECTS)
- Marketing (7,5 ECTS)
- Digitalization (7,5 ECTS)
- Leadership (7,5 ECTS)
YEAR 2
Semester 3 – Customize yourself
Enrich your individual profile by pursuing the learning opportunities that best fit your ambitions. You may broaden your knowledge by taking electives from other SSE Master programs, SSES or go on exchange to one of our partner schools; or you may specialize even further on advanced management topics, like XTM. Choose among:
- Electives at SSE (including courses from other SSE Master programs)
- Electives at Stockholm School of Entrepreneurship (SSES)
- Data Analytics track
- XTM: Executive Trainee Module
- CEMS MiM
- Exchange Program
- MSc – PhD Enrollment
Semester 4 – Show your talent
Demonstrate your developed mastery of change, innovation and growth, by writing a Master thesis that advances the state-of-the-art of management and marketing research. A live module to integrate, put into action and reflect upon your acquired knowledge and skills will conclude your learning journey.
- Thesis
- Live Out-troduction Module