Management and Economics (MSc)

This English-language MSc trains students to analyse and respond to the fast-moving dynamics of modern business environments. By combining contemporary management techniques with rigorous game-theoretic thinking, the program prepares you to understand strategic interactions among firms, react to competitors’ moves, and address internal governance challenges with systematic, evidence-based approaches.

Coursework concentrates on the strategic behaviour of competing firms and on the practical implementation of management tools that create the information base for effective business strategies. You will study areas such as managerial economics, personnel economics, and industrial organization, learning how firms design policies and structures that shape competitive outcomes.

The program emphasizes analytical and professional skills rooted in advanced game theory and principal–agent theory. Graduates emerge able to choose appropriate performance metrics, design incentive systems that align interests, and craft strategies to develop and sustain the human capital firms need—skills applicable in consulting, corporate strategy, policy advising, and research roles.

Requirements and ideal background

• Undergraduate degree (bachelor’s or equivalent); typically in economics, business administration, mathematics, or a related field
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills (comfort with microeconomics, calculus, and basic statistics)
• Willingness to work with game-theoretic and principal–agent models
• Proficiency in academic English (reading, writing, and verbal communication)
• Interest in strategic management, personnel economics, and industrial organization

Program structure The programme runs over three semesters and follows the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS). To complete the Master of Science degree students must earn a total of 90 ECTS credits. Coursework is split between core modules that build foundational knowledge in both management and economics, targeted specialisation studies, and a selection of elective courses.

Key modules and learning outcomes

• Core modules cover the essentials of management and economics and explicitly emphasise how the two fields interact, giving you an integrated perspective on organisational decision-making and market behaviour.
• Specialisation studies let you deepen expertise in areas that match your interests and strengths, enabling more focused academic or professional pathways.
• Electives can be chosen from both business administration and economics offerings, allowing you to tailor the programme to career goals or research aims.

What you will gain Graduates will have a solid command of fundamental theories and tools from management and economics, plus the ability to apply an interdisciplinary approach to analyse complex problems. The curriculum is designed to develop analytical and strategic thinking, subject-specific depth through specialisation, and flexibility through elective choices—preparing you for roles that require integrated economic and managerial understanding or for further academic study.

Requirements (concise)

• Duration: 3 semesters
• Total credits required: 90 ECTS (typically ~30 ECTS per semester)
• Curriculum components: core courses, specialisation studies, electives (from business administration and economics)

Graduates acquire analytical and practical skills that prepare them for roles where strategic decision-making, incentive design, and human capital management are central. Typical career paths include strategy and management consulting, corporate strategy or development teams, HR analytics and compensation design, and positions in firms’ economic or regulatory affairs departments.

The programme’s strong theoretical grounding also prepares students for research and doctoral studies; a combined Master–PhD pathway is available for those aiming at an academic or advanced quantitative research career.