Business Management

Faculty of Economics and Business

Level:  master academic studies
Upon end of the studies student will receive a title: Master of science in economics
Study program “Business Management” is a graduate academic study program designed for educating graduated experts in economics – MSc in Business Management. The program lasts for 1 year and amounts to 60 ECTS: 45 ECTS for the courses and 15 ECTS for the final Master thesis. The study program “Business Management” covers 7 elective modules: Strategic financial management, Human resources organization and management, Marketing management, International business of enterprises, Business communication and public relations, Trade – sales and supply chains management, Management in tourism. The modules offered in the program enable students to gain and develop their knowledge in specific fields of modern business and business management. The study program is fully designed in compliance with the accreditation requirements and standards, as well as with the contemporary trends in development of science disciplines of business management. The program is compatible with the curricula in business management offered at foreign high-education institutions.


Goals of study program

The objective of the focused graduate studies in contemporary business, management and marketing is to provide graduate students with research, academic and practical knowledge and skills. This objective is accomplished with a combination of lectures, interactive, group, creative, seminar, academic and empirical work, teaching methods of professors and associates.

The emphasis is on educating students according to the schooling models applied at leading universities in Western Europe and US. The aim is to provide students with contemporary theoretical knowledge and practical skills and tools as a solid basis for becoming an efficient graduated manager or increasingly demanded business-oriented economist.



Outcome of study program

Upon completion of the study program “Business Management”, the students acquire the title of Master of Science in Economics, field: Business Management

Regardless of the selected module, a graduate from the Master program in Business Management could easily adapt to different jobs in economy, in production and service companies; profit and non-profit organizations; national, international, multinational, transnational and global companies; research and consulting firms, as well as the agencies providing professional services, audit and consulting; ministries of economy and state government, chambers of commerce, business associations, science-research organizations and institutions.

All graduates from the graduate academic program “Business Management” would be able to apply contemporary business skills, such as: conceptual technical skills: using concepts, methods and tools of modern business, management and marketing; interpersonal and communication skills: team work, communication, conflict solving, motivation, negotiating, human relations development, results assessment, leadership; analytical skills and skills in articulating a problem and finding a solution, operational management, business policy making; working with complex business software, and presenting, negotiating and Internet searching skills.

The outcome competences of the graduate students of this program are directed toward more specific disciplines and knowledge offered on seven different modules, and they are supported by basic knowledge in business economics and management.



Prerequisite for attending study program

The graduates from undergraduate academic studies of minimum 240 ECTS can enroll the program. More detailed requirements (the entrance exam information) can be found on the Faculty's web page.
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