The Master in Management is a 2-year full-time program, consisting of 12 months of core courses and 6 months for 4 different specializations. Focused on employability, the program contains an integrated group of courses on career development as well as a 6-month paid internship.
For students without previous coursework in Mathematics, Statistics, and Research Methods, a ‘Business Bootcamp’ will be required. The classes of the Business Bootcamp will be completed during the first year, in parallel with the core courses.
Curriculum
September intake
- Bootcamp (BC)*: Mathematics (3 ECTS), Statistics (3 ECTS), Research Methods (1ECTS)
*For students without previous coursework in Mathematics, Statistics, and Research Methods, a Business Bootcamp will be required.
- Foundations of Marketing (3 ECTS)
- Managerial Accounting (4 ECTS)
- Macroeconomics for Business (4 ECTS)
- Corporate Finance 1 (4 ECTS)
- Marketing Management and Innovation (3 ECTS)
- Ethics & Corporate Social Responsibility (4 ECTS)
- Microeconomics (4 ECTS)
- Corporate Finance 2 (4 ECTS)
- Problem Solving and Decision Making (3 ECTS)
- Legal Environment of Business (4 ECTS)
- Financial Accounting (4 ECTS)
- Entrepreneurship (4 ECTS)
- Operations and Supply Chain Management (3 ECTS)
- Managing People and Organizations (4 ECTS)
- Managing Strategy and Innovation (5 ECTS)
- Project Management (3 ECTS)
Employability courses
- Finding a job (2 ECTS)
- Client facing (3 ECTS)
Employability course
- Elective Financial Management
- Corporate Governance (3ECTS)
- Capital markets: equity, fixed income and credit risk (3ECTS)
- Corporate valuation (3ECTS)
- Investing in private companies: business angels, venture capital, and private equity operators (3ECTS)
- Quantitative methods (3ECTS)
- Asset Management and portfolio management (3ECTS)
- FinTech (3ECTS)
- Special Situations: Restructuring, and Distressed Operations (3ECTS)
- Derivatives (3ECTS)
The specialization will be held subject to registration of the minimum number of participants.
The specialization will be held subject to registration of the minimum number of participants.
- Elective Digital Business and Finance
- Entrepreneurship in the digital age (5ECTS)
- Digital Marketing & Experience Design (5ECTS)
- Fundraising and Finance for Innovation (5ECTS)
- Blockchain in Business and Finance (5ECTS)
- Financial Markets (5ECTS)
- Digital Technologies and Law (5ECTS)
- The 6-month paid internship provides the opportunity to apply the knowledge acquired throughout the degree.
Students may complete a master thesis instead of a paid internship.
January intake
- Bootcamp (BC)*: Mathematics (3 ECTS), Statistics (3 ECTS), Research Methods (1ECTS)
*For students without previous coursework in Mathematics, Statistics, and Research Methods, a Business Bootcamp will be required.
- Problem Solving and Decision Making (3 ECTS)
- Legal Environment of Business (4 ECTS)
- Financial Accounting (4 ECTS)
- Entrepreneurship (4 ECTS)
- Operations and Supply Chain Management (3 ECTS)
- Managing People and Organizations (4 ECTS)
- Managing Strategy and Innovation (5 ECTS)
- Project Management (3 ECTS)
Employability courses
- Finding a job (2 ECTS)
- Client facing (3 ECTS)
- Foundations of Marketing (3 ECTS)
- Managerial Accounting (4 ECTS)
- Macroeconomics for Business (4 ECTS)
- Corporate Finance 1 (4 ECTS)
- Marketing Management and Innovation (3 ECTS)
- Ethics & Corporate Social Responsibility (4 ECTS)
- Microeconomics (4 ECTS)
- Corporate Finance 2 (4 ECTS)
Employability course
- Elective Financial Management
- Corporate Governance (3ECTS)
- Capital markets: equity, fixed income and credit risk (3ECTS)
- Corporate valuation (3ECTS)
- Investing in private companies: business angels, venture capital, and private equity operators (3ECTS)
- Quantitative methods (3ECTS)
- Asset Management and portfolio management (3ECTS)
- FinTech (3ECTS)
- Special Situations: Restructuring, and Distressed Operations (3ECTS)
- Derivatives (3ECTS)
The specialization will be held subject to registration of the minimum number of participants.
The specialization will be held subject to registration of the minimum number of participants.
- Elective Digital Business and Finance
- Entrepreneurship in the digital age (5ECTS)
- Digital Marketing & Experience Design (5ECTS)
- Fundraising and Finance for Innovation (5ECTS)
- Blockchain in Business and Finance (5ECTS)
- Financial Markets (5ECTS)
- Digital Technologies and Law (5ECTS)
- The 6-month paid internship provides the opportunity to apply the knowledge acquired throughout the degree.
Students may complete a master thesis instead of a paid internship.
Electives
Financial Management
The Financial Management Elective balances a strong technical background in finance with a managerial perspective, focusing on the strategic management of a firm’s assets. It prepares graduates for professional careers in the financial sector, including banking, corporate finance, and investments. Finance professionals are highly sought after, often following career paths that lead to senior-level roles in organizations.
Data Analytics*
Business decisions are driven by data however the data is complex and offers little meaning in its raw state. The data must be transformed in a way that it provides relevant insights to support decision making, identify new opportunities, and deliver operational efficiencies. Data Analytics Elective is cross-functional, applying analysis techniques to solve a wide range of business challenges.
Human Resources*
The way we work is changing dramatically and managing an organization’s talent is undergoing a significant transformation. At the heart of the exceptional business, performance is a firm’s employees. Driving organizational excellence requires the strategic utilization of human capital. This elective integrates Human Resource (HR) Management and Organizational Development to prepare graduates for careers managing others, including HR professionals.
Digital Business and Finance
Digital has rapidly transformed into a cornerstone of all industries and is strongly reshaping also more traditional sectors. Being able to tackle the challenges imposed by the digital transformation of the financial sector will pose the students in a high-demand job market, strengthened by the wide and relevant network of both Luxembourg School of Business and H-FARM in Italy. This innovative program is designed for people who understand the impact digitalization has on finance and businesses, and are willing to lead their future or current organization through crisis, leveraging innovation.
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*subject to a minimum number of registrants
Master in Management learning goals and objectives
Learning goal 1: MM students will have internalized a value system that provides the foundation for socially responsible and ethical leadership and decision making. Objective: Through the lens of ethical frameworks and socially responsible business practices, students will display ethical leadership by identifying ethical issues and socially (ir)responsible actions, as well as forecasting costs and benefits of good ethical conduct related to a company’s business
Learning goal 2: MM students will have the capacity to think critically in order to solve complex business problems and make sound managerial decisions. Objective: The students will discover and analyze problems and opportunities, offer solutions, and identify the benefits and risks of a proposed solution.
Learning goal 3: MM students will demonstrate an understanding of doing business in the global environment. Objective: The students will explain key global trends and assess the impact of those trends on doing business globally.
Learning goal 4: MM students will be effective communicators at a level appropriate for business professionals, in both face-to-face and virtual contexts. Objective: The students will develop interpersonal and communication skills needed in business, such as collaborating effectively with others, oral and written communication, and presentation skills, incorporating new technologies to facilitate communication.
Learning goal 5: MM students will demonstrate, through theory application, professional skills required of competent early career professionals. Objective: The students will apply practical, actionable knowledge and skills necessary for professional employment, will be adaptable to changing business conditions, and be resilient when faced with challenges and setbacks.
FAQ
Can the duration of the internship be extended if time allows?
The duration of the internship is 6 months. If the company agrees and the candidate has a valid authorization to stay in Luxembourg, the duration can be extended to one year.
As a Non-EU citizen, am I eligible for international mobility and Erasmus during my studies?
All the students enrolled in the Master in Management, even Non-EU citizens, are eligible for international mobility and Erasmus programs.
