Management, Economics and
Consumer studies
Education Institute
DATE
April 2016
Programme guide 2016-2018
Contact
Sietse Sterrenburg
Tel: 0317-482958
Email: [email protected]
Student coach
Email: [email protected]
Address
De Leeuwenborch
Hollandseweg 1
6706 KN Wageningen
The Netherlands
Website
www.wageningenuniversity.nl/mme
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Table of contents
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1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.6
1.7
MSc Management, Economics and Consumer studies (MME)
Introduction
Specialisations
European Double Degree programmes
Job Opportunities
Study progress monitoring for students with a residence permit
Financial information (only for Dutch Students)
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4
5
12
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12
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More information?
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2
Study Programme
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2.2
Prerequisites programme (schakelprogramma)
2.3
3
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
3.5
4
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HBO-minor
19
Admission Criteria
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Pre-education/ BSc degree
Grade Point Average (GPA)
Good skills in mathematics and/or statistics
English
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Admission to Specialisation Management in Life Sciences
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Application procedure
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Appendix 1: HBO minors
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Appendix 2. Academic Year of Wageningen University 2016-2017
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Appendix 3. Overview of all study programmes by specialisation and profile for HBO
bachelor students
Continuation Appendix 3. Overview Programmes for students with an Academic
background
Appendix 4. Course Descriptions of new courses in the curriculum 2016
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MSc Management, Economics and Consumer studies (MME)
1.1
Introduction
Management, Economics and Consumer studies is a MSc Programme focused on business-, economical
and sociological processes concerning consumers, facility management, agribusiness, and/or food supply.
The education stands out by its unique multidisciplinary approach. Courses on mathematics, statistics
and technology play a supporting role. The choice of specialisation defines the emphasis on the
mentioned practise areas. Below you find an overview of all specialisations and profiles. Profiles in this
document are similar to majors, which have the following definition: “A field of study chosen as an
academic specialty”.
A Specialisation Business Studies
A1 Business Economics
A2 Information Technology
A3 Management Studies
A4 Marketing & Consumer Behaviour
A5 Operations Research & Logistics
A6 Facility Management
B Specialisation Consumer Studies
B1 Communication Philosophy and Technology
B2 Consumer Technology and Product Use
B3 Economics of Consumers and Households
B4 Marketing and Consumer Behaviour
B5 Sociology of Consumers and Households
C Specialisation Economics & Governance
C1 Agricultural Economics & Rural Policy Analysis
C2 Development Economics
C3 Spatial and Regional Economics
C4 Environmental Policy
C5 Environmental Economics & Natural Resources
C6 Public Administration & Policy
D Specialisation Management in Life Sciences
D1 Theme Management of Innovations
D2 Theme Management of Business and Supply Chains
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1.2
Specialisations
A: Business Studies (Management Science including Facility Management)
This specialisation deals with management in agri-businesses. The management topics studied include
strategy, innovation, logistics, management accounting, financial analysis and market research. The food
chain is often the object of study within this specialisation. This chain consists of the 1st stage (raw
material delivering companies) processors (e.g. Cargill), 2nd stage processors (e.g. Unilever), Financial
companies (e.g. Rabobank) and Retailers (e.g. Albert Heijn). Students can also specialise in Facility
Management of large companies or government institutions. Facility management is the design and
support of various aspects that are not the companies’ core business, such as housing, canteens and
logistical processes. A separate digital flyer is available upon request.
Specialising in Business Studies entails writing a thesis related on management, operational research &
logistics, marketing & consumer behaviour, facility management, (agricultural) business economics or
information science.
Profiles and example thesis topics within the specialisation Business Studies
Profile and Chair
Group Code
Business Economics
BEC
A1
Typical Thesis Topics
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Information
Technology
INF
A2
Ø
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Management Studies
MST
A3
Ø
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Feasibility and adoption of
alternative finance tools for
agribusiness
Financial impacts of new
environmental, animal welfare and
food authenticity rules
Efficiency of cooperatives versus
firms
Modelling Business Processes and
Control Flows of Demand-Driven
Fruit Chain Networks
The Position of the Business
Context Model (BCM) in Supply
Chain Modelling
Determinants of structural change
in the German dairy sector - an
agent based modelling approach
Information Systems Analysis and
Design for selected Agricultural
Sectors in Ethiopia
Stakeholder Analysis of Agro parks
Olive cooperatives in south of
Italy: market, organisation and
finance
Converging industries and the
effect of resource-based,
capabilities-based, and transaction
costs on scope in the biofuels
industry
Critical Success Factors for
Entrepreneurship in the Dutch Life
Sciences Industry
Website for further
information
http://www.wageningenur.nl/bec
http://www.wageningenur.nl/inf
http://www.wageningenur.nl/mst
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Marketing and
Consumer Behaviour
MCB
A4
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Operations Research
and Logistics
ORL
A5
Ø
Ø
Segmenting the cooking oil market
in Ghana
Targeting the needs of one-person
households in Benelux and France
Dynamics of marketing policies in
chains
Forecasting in agricultural
marketing
Supply planning and staff planning
for a distribution centre for a
supermarket
Design of Brazilian soybean
exportation distribution network: A
http://www.wageningenur.nl/mc
b
http://www.wageningenur.nl/orl
Mixed-integer Linear Programming
Approach
Ø
Ø
Facility
Management
MST
A6
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Optimal milk production planning
Optimization of pharmaceutical
supplies in Uganda
Innovative Process and
Innovativeness in Facility
Management Organisations
Evaluation of the reliability and
validity of the Cap Gemini
measurement method
Trade-unions and enterprise
councils in contracting out: their
role and consensus in the decision
making process
Quality of facility services: the
influence of the hiring organisation
on quality
http://www.wageningenur.nl/mst
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B: Consumer studies
This specialisation is centred on consumers and households. Studying lifestyles and well-being of
households receives a lot of attention. Well-being of households is mainly determined by income, living
environment, household activities and professional care. Changes in these factors have their effect on
the economy as a whole. Therefore, food producers need to be constantly aware of the wishes and
desires of the consumer. Possible majors are: economics of consumers and households, sociology of
consumers and households, communication philosophy and technology, marketing and consumer
behaviour and consumer technology and product use.
Profiles and example thesis topics within the specialisation Consumer studies
Profile and Chair Group
Typical thesis topics
Code
Communication
Philosophy and
Technology
CPT
B1
information
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Economics of
Consumers and
Households
ECH
B3
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Marketing and
Consumer Behaviour
MCB
B4
The reputation or image of the agro-food
industry
The monetization of social networking
sites and the implications for its users
Ø
Consumer Technology
and
Product Use
FQD
B2
Website for further
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
The role of trust in persuasive
communication
Food safety and (risk) communication
Insects as human food: influencing the
consumer acceptance of entomophagy
among Western consumers
Trans Fatty Acids & Labelling: A research
on consumer understanding related to TFA
and labelling
Food Storage and Food Waste in the
Household: An insight into the food
storage methods used in Athenian
households
Requirements on food for special targets
groups
Income and wealth: How do households
determine the optimal level of wealth?
How does a couple’s behaviour influence
fairness in decision making?
The relationship between mental
budgeting and tax compliance: amongst
self-employed people without personnel
Conspicuous conservation: effect of
conspicuousness and status on
evaluations of pro-environmental products
Functional dairy and the consumer: usage
and attitude of consumers of dairy
products
Impact of in-store variation on product
purchases
Influence of packaging cues on product
perception and goal activation
The effectiveness of negative labelling as
a tool to increase sustainable consumer
choice
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http://www.wageningenur.nl/f
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http://www.wageningenur.nl/
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http://www.wageningenur.nl/
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Sociology of
Consumers and
Households
SCH
B5
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Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
The consumption patterns of specific
lifestyle, age and ethnic groups
Consumption and health, e.g. obesity,
disability
Consumption movements, e.g. green
consumption
Household dynamics, e.g. the impact of
ICT or food innovations on interactions in
the household
Marketing and the representation
of e.g. gender, ethnicity, age
http://www.wageningenur.nl/
sch
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C: Economics & Governance
This economics specialisation focuses on economic and governance aspects of the agri-food chain and
the environment in different parts of the world. Topics include international trade, the bio economy,
environmental problems, natural resource management, and rural development. To analyse these issues,
macro- and micro-economic theories are applied, as well as theories from related disciplines such as
political science, public administration, and sociology. Within “Economics & Governance”, the student can
choose any of the following six profiles: agricultural economics and rural policy, development economics,
spatial and regional economics, environmental policy, environmental economics and natural resources,
and public administration and policy.
Profiles and example thesis topics within Economics & Governance
Profile and Chair
Group Code
Agricultural
Economics and
Rural Policy
AEP
C1
Typical Thesis Topics
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Food price analysis (econometric)
EU enlargement with Central and
Eastern European countries, threats
and opportunities for the EU dairy
sector
Land rent contracts between the
Dutch government and farmers
Regional Differences on the Dutch
Website for further
information
http://www.wageningenur.nl/aep
Rural Land Market. Influence of
Agricultural Zones on Land Prices.
Ø
Development
Economics
DEC
C2
Ø
growth: evidence from panel data
from aid recipient developing
countries
Ø
Ø
Ø
Spatial & Regional
Economics
AEP
C3
Environmental
Policy
ENP
C4
Economic and institutional aspects of
biogas production
Effectiveness of aid on sectorial
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Microfinance: Risk matching in Credit
group Formation and implications for
repayment, evidence from Ethiopia
Financial liberalization and
governance: evidence from
Indonesia
Impact of global cotton market on
competitiveness in Zambia
Regional disparities within the EU
after enlargement
Effect of the enlargement on financial
subsidy systems
Evaluation of regional policies
Implementing the Plastic Hero, the
household plastic waste collection
system in the Netherlands
Blue washing the beach: the role and
http://www.wageningenur.nl/dec
http://www.wageningenur.nl/ech
impact of Blue Flag certification at
the Bulgarian Black Sea coast
Ø
Ø
The effect of international quality
standards on small-scale Vietnamese
Pangasius farmers
Lessons learned from ISO 14001
implementation by local
governments: pioneer cases in the
Valencian community, Spain
http://www.wageningenur.nl/enp
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Environmental
Economics and
Natural Resources
ENR
C5
Ø
Ø
Poverty traps and environmental
degradation in Honduras
International environmental
agreements to control transboundary air pollution
Ø
http://www.wageningenur.nl/enr
Corporate Social Responsibility and
illegal logging in Indonesia: A game
theoretical analysis
Public
Administration and
Policy
PAP
C6
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Policy making by governmental
bodies for water quality, drought and
floods
Cultivating trust: the role of trust
between government and citizens
and in policy evaluation
Bringing leadership of climate change
adaption into practice
The policy controversy of GMOs in
http://www.wageningenur.nl/pap
Ecuador: mechanisms of framing and
polarization in coping with a wicked
problem
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D: Management in Life Sciences
The specialisation Management in Life Sciences (MLS) is intended to bridge the gap between the world of
management, innovation and entrepreneurship on the one hand and the world of science and technology
on the other. The focus of this specialisation is on the interaction of technical and managerial knowledge
in the agri-business. This specialisation is specially designed for students with a predominant
technological background.
Themes within MLS
Within the programme, you will focus on only one of the two themes:
Theme 1: Management of Innovations
Theme 2: Management of Business and Supply Chains
Within the Management of Innovations theme, the innovation process is key. Which parties contribute to
the innovation process, in which stage of the process and how to organise this? Answering these
questions is essential to enhance the chance to a successful innovation. Customers and consumers are
addressed separately; what is the target group and how to approach this group. You will write your
thesis at the chair group Management Studies (MST) or Marketing and Consumer Behaviour (MCB).
Within the Management of Business and Supply Chains theme the supply process is subject to study. A
successful market introduction is also based on the tailor made supply of the goods on the agreed terms.
Quality, time and responsiveness are critical points in the supply process. Innovative life science
products require innovation of the logistical design. Because innovation processes are risky enterprises,
understanding the economic consequences is necessary to make the right choices. In order to innovate
life science products you also need information systems to properly guide the innovation to the
customer. You will write your thesis at the chair group Management Studies (MST), Business Economics
(BEC), Operation, Research and Logistics (ORL) or at Information Technology (INF).
Thesis topics within the specialisation Management in Life Sciences are similar to the topics within the
specialisation Business Studies (see table on pages 5 and 6). However, students within MLS are expected
to incorporate more technological or life science aspects in their thesis work. The thesis needs to show
the bridge between the world of management, innovation and entrepreneurship on the one hand and the
world of science and technology on the other.
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1.3
European Double Degree programmes
Students in this MSc programme have the possibility to join one of our European Master programmes.
There are several options that offer the possibility of graduating at two universities ('double degree') and
are meant for students from specialisations A, B and C. To gain a double degree within the regular MME
programme, students can choose between the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Cremona (Italy),
Universität Bonn (Germany), The Technische Universität München (Germany) and Warsaw University of
Life Sciences (Poland). One important selection criterion is the GPA. Students need at least a 7,0 out of
10,0 in order to be selected for the double degree programme. For more information about these double
degree programmes, please contact the Programme Director E.P. Kroese. Please be aware that non-EU
students generally will need up to 6 months extra study time and have a high tuition fee.
1.4
Job Opportunities
Having completed a Master education, you can start in an academic job. You will have developed a
logical and systematic way of thinking in which problems can be analysed systematically. Therefore, a
Master education offers more choice in future careers than a university bachelor degree.
The acquired skills and knowledge can be applied in many practise areas and therefore academics are
found in all sorts of positions such as management, policymaking and research.
Business Studies graduates seek for careers in business (Unilever), consulting (Boston Consulting
Group), government (Ministry of Economic Affairs), research at research institutes (LEI institute for
economic research), or research within companies (R&D Friesland Campina)
Consumer Studies graduates are positioned at non-profit organisations (Consumer Safety),
governmental institutions, research institutes (for example TNO, institute for applied life science
research), research within companies (R&D Philips) or marketing positions within businesses (Unilever).
Economics & Governance graduates have careers in policy making (Ministry of Economic Affairs),
research and sector management (Food & Agribusiness department Rabobank). At least one out of ten
graduates works abroad for a short while. This usually happens at foreign universities, and international
companies.
Management in Life Sciences (MLS) graduates have careers in management and consultancy in the
Food and Agribusiness sector. Some have started their own businesses in Food or Food Processing
Industry.
1.5
Study progress monitoring for students with a residence permit
Your residence permit for the duration of your study is issued by the Dutch Immigration and
Naturalization Service (IND). The IND will monitor your study progress every year. Students who do not
make enough progress risk losing their residence permit.
Every year a student needs to gain at least 50 per cent of the study load for an academic year. For
example, if the study load is 60 EC per year, a student has to gain a minimum of 30 EC per year. A
university is obliged to inform the IND about the yearly study progress of its international students.
If the student is not able to finish 50 per cent of the study load in a year, the university has to
investigate why. If there was a justifiable reason, such as pregnancy or illness there will be no direct
consequences for the student, but note that each reason for a delay in studies can be used only once.
If on the other hand no justifiable reason can be found, the university has to unregister the student with
the IND. The residence permit issued for the purpose of studies will be withdrawn. The student then has
to return to his or her home country.
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1.6
Financial information (only for Dutch Students)
The MME programme is a two-year social science programme which is registered with DUO as a oneyear programme. The majority of the social Science Masters in the Netherlands are registered with
DUO as one year programmes. When you would like to know more about financial aid, please contact the
student dean at 0317-483618. We advise you to inform yourself well via DUO on your right to study
finance and OV.
1.7
More information?
The most important source of information is the study adviser. Call or e-mail him or her for advice. You
can also find more information on our website: http://www.wageningenuniversity.nl/mme or at the
general website www.wageningenuniversity.nl.
Contact
Mr Sietse Sterrenburg
Tel: 0317-482958
E-mail: [email protected]
Visitors Address
De Leeuwenborch
Hollandseweg 1
6706 KN Wageningen
Website: www.wageningenuniversity.nl/mme
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2
Study Programme
The study programmes of the various specialisations in the MME-programme have a similar structure
with a minimum of 120 credits (2 years). Paragraph 2.1 will elaborate on the structure of this MMEprogramme. Students with “HBO” (Dutch university of professional education) as prior education level
have to do (besides the MME-programme) a special prerequisites programme of 30 credits, depending on
their background. This prerequisites programme is elaborated on in paragraph 2.2. These students with
HBO as prior education have the possibility to upgrade their HBO-internship by writing a BSc thesis of 12
credits. Within the economics specialisation this is standard. If HBO-students upgrade their HBOinternship their total study programme will exist of 138 credits. The full study programme for students
who do not upgrade their HBO-internship, but follow the academic internship within the MME-programme
will exist of 150 credits. This special arrangement will be elaborated on below in more detail.
Students with an “HBO” including an “HBO-minor at Wageningen University”, which is elaborated on in
paragraph 2.3, do not have to follow the total prerequisites programme. This is also the case for students
with an academic degree.
The size of the programmes is as follows:
Academic Degree
HBO degree
HBO degree + HBO-minor
(At Wageningen University)
MME programme =
Prerequisites programme + MME
MME programme =
120 EC
programme =
120 EC
150 or 138 EC
After choosing a specialisation every student selects a profile. Attention: A student is not automatically
accepted into each specialisation. However, when accepted a student is free to choose one of the profiles
within the specialisation.
Appendix 3 contains an overview of all study programmes by specialisation and profile. This appendix 3
contains the study programmes for both students with an HBO degree and students with an academic
degree. HBO students who did an HBO-minor at Wageningen University may be completely exempted
from the prerequisites programme. These students always need to consult their study advisor about this.
The (digital) Study Handbook of Wageningen University provides detailed information about the courses
(e.g. learning outcomes, teaching methods, instructors, number of credits etc.). This information can be
found on the website ssc.wur.nl. On that page you have to choose study handbook, scheduling and SSC
online.
The first three letters of the course-code refer to the chair group. For example, MST 21306 “Advanced
Management and Marketing” has “MST” as chair group code. MST stands for Management Studies. This
course can be found as follows:
1. Go to: https://ssc.wur.nl/
2. Choose the option “Handbook” under “Other” (No login necessary)
3. Choose the option “Courses” --> “by department” in the menu above.
4. Go to “Management Studies”
5. Choose “MST-21306 Advanced Management and Marketing”
There you will find information on course schedules, description and lecturers.
Note that the MME curriculum of 2016 contains several newly developed courses. These new courses can
only be found online from June/July onwards. For this reason, appendix 4 contains course descriptions of
these new courses. New courses can be recognized by their code which contain more characters than
usual. e.g. Regular code MST-21306 new code MST-2AA06.
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2.1
MME programme
The study programmes of the specialisations Business Studies, Consumer Studies and Economics &
Governance in the MME programme have a similar structure with a minimum of 120 credits (2 years). An
overview can be found in the table on page 18. Every specialisation consists of common courses and
profiling and specialising courses. The programmes all start in September only and all (compulsory)
courses are taught in English.
1.
A: Common Part 27 credits Business Studies, Consumer Studies and Economics &
Governance (MLS below on this page)
The courses in this common part are compulsory for all students in the specialisations Business Studies,
Consumer Studies and Economics and Governance. The courses included are Academic Consultancy
Training, Modular Skills Training, Philosophy and Ethics of Management, Economics and Consumer
Behaviour, Interdisciplinary themes in Food and Sustainability and Seminar Social Sciences.
•
(12) Academic Consultancy Training and Modular Skills Training (ACT and MOS)
This combination of courses helps you to improve your project management, communication and
cooperation skills while working in a multidisciplinary team. Students work in a group consisting of 5-8
students and carry out a research project together. Skills are chosen in consultation with and after
agreement of your study adviser (this can be done by sending an e-mail with the proposed courses).
•
Academic Research Proposal Writing
Students who are aiming for a PhD after completing the Management, Economics and Consumer Studies
master, may opt for the course YEI-60312 Academic Research Proposal Writing instead of ACT and MOS.
This course can then replace ACT and MOS. You can only follow this course after you have written your
MSc thesis. Admission follows on a positive advice from your study advisor and after an intake meeting
with the course coordinator if you fulfil the specific requirements for this course.
•
(6) Interdisciplinary Themes in Food and Sustainability
Students learn to summarise the natural science state of the art knowledge relevant to a research
question. The topic of research is accessible to people without academic natural science training. The aim
is to critically assess how their own social science perspective (economics, management or consumer
studies) contributes to understanding the topic.
•
(6) Philosophy and Ethics of Management, Economics and Consumer Behaviour
This course focuses on what sciences are, differences between scientific approaches, and the role of
science in society, on basic concepts and normative commitments in the market and in economics and it
teaches on a range of specific ethical issues in corporate and professional contexts.
•
(3) Seminar Social Sciences
Students will learn to analyse, judge and manage scientific knowledge efficiently and effectively. The
seminar will start in the second year along with a students’ thesis project. Analysing thesis research
proposals, presenting your own thesis research proposal, following and supporting peers throughout the
thesis process is part of the seminar as well.
B: Common Part 15 credits Management in Life Sciences (MLS)
The courses in this common part are compulsory for all students in the specialisation MLS. The courses
included are Academic Consultancy Training, Modular Skills Training and the Seminar Social Sciences.
•
(12) Academic Consultancy Training and Modular Skills Training (ACT and MOS)
This combination of courses helps you to improve your project management, communication and
cooperation skills while working in a multidisciplinary team. Students work in a group consisting of 5-8
students and carry out a research project together. Skills are chosen in consultation with and after
agreement of your study adviser.
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•
Academic Research Proposal Writing
Students who are aiming for a PhD after completing the Management, Economics and Consumer Studies
master, may opt for the course YEI-60312 Academic Research Proposal Writing instead of ACT and MOS.
This course can then replace ACT and MOS. You can only follow this course after you have written your
MSc thesis. Admission follows on a positive advice from your study advisor.
•
(3) Seminar Social Sciences
Students will learn to analyse, judge and manage scientific knowledge efficiently and effectively. The
seminar will start in the second year along with a students’ thesis project. Analysing thesis research
proposals, presenting your own thesis research proposal, following and supporting peers throughout the
thesis process is part of the seminar as well.
2. Specialisation and Profiling Part 81-93 or 105 credits
Depending on your background (HBO or Academic) you must follow 6 specialisation or profiling courses.
Students within MLS have 105 credits in specialisation and profiling courses (see the table on page 18).
The courses will give you a sound theoretical and technical foundation in your chosen profile. Included in
this part is the Thesis Preparing Course. This course is needed to have access to writing a master thesis.
The internship and master thesis conclude the specialisation and profiling part.
When you have already done one of the courses in this part, you may, with permission from the study
adviser, do a substitute course. But you must be able to proof that you have done a course of similar
level. You cannot receive an exemption for any course in this part of the programme.
Specialisation and Profiling Part
a) 6 specialisation and profiling courses (depending on your background Academic or HBO)
b) Including Thesis Preparing Course
c) Internship or Internship Upgrade (Upgrade for HBO students only)
d) Master Thesis
•
Internship upgrade, Internship and Thesis
The internship or master thesis is the individual test of academic ability for the student.
•
Internship upgrade for HBO students only 12 credits
Students with a Dutch HBO-educational background have the opportunity to upgrade their HBO
internship experience. When the student writes a BSc thesis of 12 credits, he/she can ‘upgrade’ his/her
HBO-internship. Then the student does not have to do an internship at Wageningen University. This BSc
thesis consists of a literature research on the topic of the HBO internship or one can chose a new topic.
•
Internship 24 credits
The aim of the academic internship is that students experience the institutional, entrepreneurial, and
labour reality of a possible first academic working environment of a recently graduate from their study
programme. Proper internships require that students after completion of the internship are expected to
be able to:
•
•
•
•
Apply certain scientific knowledge they learned during their study programme;
Execute certain professional skills better than before their internship;
Work independently with a sense of responsibility for the organisation; and
Expand their personal network.
The work during the internship must be carried out on an academic level, which means
attention for reflection on the practices of the internship provider and on the performance
of the student (reflection-on-action). Students need to get the opportunity to reflect on
their strong and weak points and on their further personal development.
The university supervisor checks the quality and academic level of an internship.
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Students with at least 3,5 years of relevant work experience on academic level can opt for an exemption.
Ask your study adviser about the procedure. This procedure is only started after the student has gained
over 30 ec in courses at Wageningen University.
Students who are more research oriented may (after consultation with your study adviser) choose to
write a second thesis of 24 credits. The research for a second thesis must be done for an organisation
outside Wageningen University.
•
Master Thesis 33 credits
The thesis is intended to develop and test your research skills and enables you to analyse and evaluate
problems and possible solutions in a systematic and clear way. The minimum requirement for a thesis is
33 credits (five and a half months full-time work), but it may be expanded up to 39 credits. The selection
of the research topic, the writing of the research proposal, and the various elements of the research and
thesis take place under the supervision of a university staff member.
3.
Extra curriculum support
•
Wageningen Writing lab (no credits)
During your master you have to develop your academic writing competence (further), by working on
writing assignments within different courses of the curriculum. If, at any moment, you think you would
like to discuss your writing with a writing tutor, you can make an appointment for a session at the
Wageningen Writing Lab. Students come to the writing lab with many different questions, ranging from
how to structure text, how to formulate research questions, how to systematically work with literature
etc., but also with how to start – and keep on! - writing.
The tutor is a peer-student, that has been especially trained for this. The aim of the sessions is to help
you develop your writing skills and become a writer who can evaluate his or her own process and
product, and work out how to tackle problems. The tutor will support you in this process. Together, you
will examine how you currently approach writing assignments and whether this approach is effective. If
there is room for improvement, you can look for alternatives together. The tutor is not your editor or
proofreader; the aim is for you to be able to improve your own writing.
•
In’to Languages (no credits)
Wageningen in’to Languages is the language institute of Wageningen UR. Wageningen in’to Languages
provides language courses, language services and communication courses for students and staff of
Wageningen UR. Moreover, in’to Languages provides the Oxford Online Placement Test (OOPT) which
determines your level of English.
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Overview of structure specialisations Business Studies, Consumer Studies, Economics and Governance and Management in Life Sciences
Specialisations
Business Studies
Economics &
Governance
5 prerequisite Courses
HBO-Prerequisite Part
Common Part
Consumer Studies
Credits
30
Academic Consultancy Training & Modular Skills
Management in Life Sciences
HBO-Prerequisite Part
Common Part
Interdisciplinary Themes in Food and Sustainability
Credits
5 prerequisite courses
30
Academic Consultancy Training & Modular
Skills
Seminar Social Sciences
24
Philosophy and Ethics of Management, Economics and Consumer
Behaviour
15
Seminar Social Sciences
Common Course I
Technology,
Innovation and
Strategy
Consumer and
Technology &
Innovation
Advanced
Econometrics
Common Course II
Advanced Supply
Chain Management
Sensory, Perception
& Consumer
Preference
Theories and Models
in Economics
Specialisation
3 Specialisation Courses
Advanced
Thesis Preparing Courses Agricultural Business
Economics
Creating Frameworks
for Marketing and
Consumer Behaviour
Advanced Business
Strategy
12
18
Creating Frameworks
for Marketing and
Consumer Behaviour
The Economics and
Politics of European
Integration
Advanced Consumer
Studies
Development
Economics
Common Course I
Introduction to Management and Life Sciences
Common Course II
Research Design & Research methods
Common Course III
Supply Chain Management
Restricted Optional
Technology, Innovation & Strategy or
Advanced Supply Chain Management
Specialisation
Creating Frameworks for Marketing and
Consumer Behaviour
6
6
Advanced
Environmental
Economics & Policy
Thesis and Internship see paragraph 1.2
18
Thesis Preparing Courses Business Economics
Advanced Business Strategy
Operations Research
and Logistics
Thesis and Internship
3 Specialisation Courses
24
Operations Research and Logistics
57
Thesis and Internship
Total 120-150
Thesis and Internship see paragraph 1.2
57
Total 120-150
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2.2
Prerequisites programme (schakelprogramma)
Graduates from a Dutch HBO-education who did not follow a HBO-minor (see paragraph below), are
obliged to follow the prerequisites programme. The prerequisites programme consists of five courses that
total to 30 credits (about 6 months). This prerequisites programme contains a mathematics course and a
methodology courses (Mathematics for Social Sciences, Research Design & Research methods) next to
three disciplinary courses which differ per specialisation. The prerequisite courses precede the regular
master courses of the first year. Due to government legislation all students need to complete their
prerequisite programme in full before starting any master courses, this is called the sharp distinction or
‘harde knip’ for linkage students. Students who need to take a re-exam in a prerequisite course cannot
start with a master course while waiting to re-take the prerequisite course. Students have one full
academic year to complete the 30 credits of the prerequisite programme.
After completion of all prerequisite courses the student is automatically admitted and registered in the
master programme. The costs of the prerequisite programme are kept proportional to the regular tuition
fee. After completion of the prerequisite courses the tuition fee which is left until the end of the academic
year will be paid to follow the MSc-courses.
2.3
HBO-minor
HBO students can do a HBO-minor (of 30 credits) at Wageningen University during their HBO study. The
HBO-minor is scheduled at Wageningen University in Wageningen, in the first, second and third period of
the academic year of Wageningen University. HBO students of admissible HBO programmes can
participate in a HBO-minor in the third or fourth year of the HBO study in consultation with the HBO
study advisor. For all four specialisations of MME there are several separate HBO-minors (see appendix
1). Students can select one of the six offered HBO-minors in consultation with the Wageningen study
advisors.
The courses marked in bold for the different HBO minors are compulsory. Students can select 2 of the
other mentioned courses in consultation with the study advisor. MO stands for morning course and AF for
the afternoon. There is a possibility to substitute the optional HBO-minor courses for more advanced
courses after approval by the examination committee.
To be admitted to the HBO-minor you need to:
1. Have obtained 150 of the 180 credits of the first 3 years (when you are in your fourth year).
2. Show English proficiency. A score of 8 out of 10 on HAVO or 7 out of 10 on VWO for English is
sufficient. The OOPT test can be taken in Wageningen when one of the former is not the case.
The OOPT score needs to be at least 70%. Under paragraph 3.4 more information on the English
test can be found.
3. Have the permission of the examination committee of your HBO to follow these courses at
Wageningen University.
When students use this minor to continue with the master programme MME they should be aware that
admission to the HBO-minor is no automatic admission to the master MME. For admission to MME the
criteria in the following chapter must be met.
When you want to subscribe for a HBO-minor you should subscribe yourself as ‘bijvakstudent’. This
means you are a student at another university or HBO and you follow one or more courses at
Wageningen
University.
You
can
download
the
form
to
subscribe
via
https://www.wageningenur.nl/en/Education-Programmes/Student-Service-Centre/Show-SSC/Bijvak-andContract-Student-1.htm
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3
Admission Criteria
In order to be admitted to the MME programme a student must fulfil the following 4 general admission
requirements:
•
A University Bachelor degree (or equivalent) or a Professional Bachelor degree in a field of
science relevant to the selected programme;
•
A cumulative grade point average (GPA) – or cumulative average mark – for the Bachelors study
which is at least 70% of the highest grade or mark achievable;
•
Good knowledge of mathematics and/ or statistics;
•
Fluency in English, both written and spoken
3.1
Pre-education/ BSc degree
You can be admissible to MME under the following requirements:
1. You should have a (i) relevant degree or a (ii) related degree to Business, Economics
or Consumer studies.
(i) Relevant degree: degree in social sciences in the field of management, marketing,
accounting, (general, agricultural, development or environmental) economics, consumer
behaviour or sociology.
2. (ii) Related degree: degree in the field of agriculture, plant sciences, animal sciences,
environmental sciences, nutrition and health or other related fields in the agriculture or food
sciences.
3. Your BSc degree should be of at least three years duration
4. Within your BSc programme you should have at least one year (60 ec) of courses
within any of the following (specialisation) areas indicated below. In order to be
admitted to a specialisation, you must have done at least 30 credits of courses during
your BSc in one or more of the following disciplines:
(i) Business studies: management, marketing, operations research, business economics,
information technology, accounting, finance, financial management, commerce, law, logistics,
facility management.
(ii) Consumer studies: sociology, marketing, consumer behaviour, economics, psychology,
communication, law
(iii) Economics and Governance: Agricultural economics, development economics,
environmental economics, econometrics, agricultural policy, environmental policy, institutional
economics international trade, law, public administration.
Please note: mathematics, statistics, and methodology courses are necessary prerequisites. Internship
and thesis courses are not acknowledged as disciplinary courses. You must have done at least 5 credits
each in mathematics and in statistics in the previous study.
Below you will find per type of pre-education more specific information about the admission criteria with
respect to pre-education.
Students from Wageningen University BBC, BEB and BGM.
If you have a three-year academic bachelor degree in Management and Consumer Studies (BBC),
Economics and Governance (BEB) or Health and Society (BGM) from Wageningen University, you are
automatically admissible to the Management, Economics and Consumer Studies Programme. In
consultation with the study advisor the content of your MME programme will be made.
Students from Wageningen University other than BBC, BEB, and BGM.
You are not automatically admissible to the Management, Economics and Consumer Studies Programme.
Within your BSc you need at least one year (60 ec) of courses within the field of management studies,
consumer studies or economics to be admitted to specialisations A, B or C. To be admitted to the
specialisation D Management in Life Sciences you need at least 12 ec in management and or business
economics. Please consult the MME study adviser to make sure you are admissible with your WU BSc.
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Students from other Universities
If you meet the general admission requirements mentioned above, you are admissible to the MME
programme. If you have already done an internship or have three and a half years working experience it
is possible to obtain an exemption for your internship.
Students with a professional Bachelor (HBO)
To be accepted into the MME prerequisites programme you have to meet the following requirements:
1.
2.
60 completed credits on social-economical courses, at least half of which are Business,
Marketing, Economics, Policy or Sociological courses. Excluded from this selection is a SocialEconomical Thesis or Internship!
A 70% of the highest mark achievable for your HBO-thesis and internships.
When the prior HBO-programme does not meet these standards, additional prerequisite courses will have
to be completed. This implies a longer study programme.
Students with a professional Bachelor and a HBO minor at Wageningen University may be completely
exempted from the prerequisites programme. Students always need to consult their study advisor about
this.
Students from partner Universities
If you are from one of the following universities, you are admissible to the MME programme when you
fulfil all the requirements indicated in the agreement:
•
•
•
•
•
•
Friedrich-Wilhems Universitat, Bonn, Germany
Czech University of Agriculture, Prague, Czech Republic
Warsaw Agricultural University, Warsaw, Poland
Università Cattolica Del Sacro Cuore, Cremona, Italy
University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
You must apply via the coordinator at the partner university and must follow the specified rules and
procedures indicated in the agreement.
3.2
Grade Point Average (GPA)
Grade Point Average for students from other Universities
Your Grade Point Average must be at least 70% of maximum scale (First Class Honours or a Second
Upper Division). If your score is between 65-70% you may be admitted when there are compensatory
factors, such as sufficient relevant work experience, publications, or a thesis of good scientific quality.
Grade Point Average for students with a professional Bachelor (HBO)
To be accepted into the MME programme an average HBO grade of at least 70% is required, including a
minimum of 70% for the HBO-Bachelor thesis and internships. A student with an average of 65-70% is
evaluated and can be accepted based on a good thesis, good grades for social-economical courses or
extra-curricular activities. The GPA is calculated as a weighted average of all your marks of the four-year
HBO-programme.
3.3
Good skills in mathematics and/or statistics
You must have done at least 5 credits each in mathematics and in statistics in the previous study. HBO
students have 12 credits of mathematics and statistics in their prerequisites programme and don’t need
to meet this criterion.
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3.4
English
It is compulsory to check the students’ proficiency in English. Students will be directly admitted to the
programme if they meet any of the following requirements:
Standard level (proficient or advanced user)
•
IELTS Band 6.5 with a minimum sub score of 6.0 for speaking
•
TOEFL paper based 580, computer based 237, internet based 92-93 with a minimum sub score
of 23 for speaking
•
Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE): pass at grade B
•
Cambridge Certificate of Advanced English (CAE): pass at grade B
•
Cambridge First Certificate (FCE): pass at grade A
•
For Dutch WO/HBO students: VWO 7.0 or HAVO 8.0 for English language or a 70% score for the
Oxford Online Placement Test at the Wageningen University Language Centre.
International students are required to submit an IELTS, TOEFL or Cambridge certificate in accordance
with the visa requirements.
Dutch WO/HBO students can take the Oxford Online Placement Test on appointment at the
Wageningen University Language Centre (http://www.languageservices.wur.nl/UK/).
During the first weeks of the MME programme all students will be tested on English fluency again. When
students fail to meet the necessary level additional courses in English will be offered.
3.5
Admission to Specialisation Management in Life Sciences
The General and Admission criteria as explained above apply here the alteration below:
•
A BSc degree (or equivalent) in a field of Life Sciences like Plant Sciences, Animal Sciences, Food
Sciences or Technology
•
At least one year of courses (60 ec) in a technological area and at least 12 ec of courses in the
Management Studies and or Business Economics area
•
A cumulative grade point average (GPA) – or cumulative average mark – for the Bachelors study
which is at least 70% of the highest grade or mark achievable;
•
Good knowledge of mathematics and/ or statistics
•
Fluency in English, both written and spoken
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4
Application procedure
If you are seriously interested in the MSc Management, Economics and Consumer Studies and you would
like to enrol, the application procedure is as follows:
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Check if you meet the admission requirements mentioned above. Contact Sietse
Sterrenburg via [email protected] to evaluate your education when you don’t fully meet the
requirements. You can also apply if your degree is still anticipated. You need to be in possession
of your degree before the start of the academic year.
Fill in the Registration form before December 2015 (Outside EU who wish to qualify for
NFP, May 1st (outside EU who not wish to qualify for NFP) or July 15 (EU) 2016, which
can be downloaded from http://www.wageningenur.nl/en/Education-Programmes/prospectivemaster-students/Apply-for-a-Master-programme.htm. There you will also find information on
required documentation. Applications handed in after the appropriate deadlines will not be
processed for the start of the academic year 2016.
You can either be admitted to the MSc MME programme (with a BSc degree or a HBO
degree including a MME-HBO-minor) or to the prerequisites programme (with a HBO
degree). HBO students will first be registered as linkage students. Before July 15! You will start
with the prerequisites programme and will not receive permission to follow MSc courses until the
full completion of the prerequisite programme. The prerequisites programme should be
completed within one year. If this is not the case a student cannot be admitted to the MSc
programme. Only under very exceptional circumstances a prerequisite programme can be
continued in a consecutive academic year. Consultation with the programme director is then
needed.
You will then receive an admission letter. Attention: This is also based upon your GPA and
level of English.
All admitted HBO (University of Applied Sciences) students will have an intake meeting
end of June to determine their choice of specialisation and to see which profile is best
suited to the student’s interests. Based on the outcome of this meeting you can then
subscribe for your specific pre-linkage programme by completing the registration
form. You can subscribe to this day via the MME website. After registration, you will receive
more information by e-mail.
In mid-July/August you will be invited to join the AID (General Introduction Days).
During these days, information will be given about your study at Wageningen University. It is a
great opportunity to get to know Wageningen, the University and its facilities. A lot of fun
combined with all sorts of practicalities best describes the information days. The AID of
Wageningen University can be recommended. During the AID, you will attend the Education Day.
On this day information is provided about your education and the choices you will have to make.
It is therefore a very important day to attend.
In the last 2 weeks of August (after the Education Day) you will have an additional
appointment with your study adviser about your study profile. It is important to prepare for
this meeting by thinking about a preferred profile or theme. Together with the study adviser you
will design a study programme to meet your personal interests.
For Dutch HBO-students a Mathematics Refreshment course is offered optionally (for
Dutch speaking students). This is recommended to students with little mathematical knowledge.
The aim of this course is to prepare students for the compulsory Mathematics M course. The
Refreshment course starts at the end of August (1 week before the start of the academic year)
and will continue during the first period. The course syllabus titled “Voorbereidingspakket
Wiskunde” is available at WUR-Shop, Droevendaalsesteeg 2, building 102, Wageningen.
The first Monday in September 2016 will be the start of the Academic Year!
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Appendix 1: HBO minors
A1. HBO-minor Specialisation Business Studies
Course nr
Code
Course name
1a
BEC-52306
Financial and Business Management
OR
1b
MCB-20806
Principles of Consumer Studies
2
YRM-20806
Research Design & Research Methods2
3
4
5a
OR
5b
MST-24806
MAT-12806
ENR-20306
MAT-22306
Supply Chain Management
Mathematics M
Environmental Economics and Environmental
Policy
Quantitative Research Methodology &
Statistics
A2. HBO-minor Specialisation Business Studies
Course nr
Code
Course name
1
MAT-12806
Mathematics M
2
YRM-20806
Research Design & Research Methods
3
4a
OR
4b
5a
OR
5b
Period
1 MO1
EC
6
1 MO
1 AF3 or
2 MO
2 MO
2 AF
3
6
6
3
6
EC
6
6
6
6
6
MST-24806
MST-24306
ECH-10406
Supply Chain Management
Management & Marketing
Microeconomics and Behaviour
Period
1 MO
1 AF or
2 MO
2 MO
2 AF
2 AF
SCH-20806
Life Styles & Consumption
3
6
MAT-22306
Quantitative Research Methodology &
Statistics
3
6
Period
2 MO
2 AF
2 MO
1 MO
3
EC
6
6
6
6
6
3
6
A3. HBO-minor Facility Management Studies
Course nr
Code
Course name
1
MST-52806
Evidence-Based Facility Management
2
YRM-20806
Research Design & Research Methods
3
MST-24806
Supply Chain Management
4
MAT-12806
Mathematics M
5a
ENR-20306
Environmental Economics and Environmental
OR
Policy
5b
MAT-22306
Quantitative Research Methodology &
Statistics
1
MO = Morning course
2
Courses in bold are compulsory
3
AF = Afternoon course
6
6
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B1. HBO-minor Specialisation Consumer Studies
Course nr
Code
Course name
1
MCB-20806
Principles of Consumer Studies
2
YRM-20806
Research Design & Research Methods
3a
OR
3b
4
5a
OR
5b
CPT-23306
Communication & Persuasion
Period
1 MO
1 AF or
2 MO
2 MO
FQD-50806
MAT-12806
SCH-20806
Usage Oriented Product Design
Mathematics M
Lifestyles & Consumption
1 AF
2 AF
3
6
6
6
MAT-22306
Quantitative Research Methodology &
Statistics
3
6
Period
1 MO
1 AF
EC
6
6
1 AF
2 MO
2 AF
3
6
6
6
6
3
6
Period
1 MO
1 AF
EC
6
6
2 MO
2 AF
3
6
6
6
3
6
C1. HBO-minor Specialisation Economics and Governance
Course nr
Code
Course name
1
MAT-12806
Mathematics M
2a
AEP-20806
Institutional Economics and Economic
OR
Organisation Theory
2b
DEC-20806
Introduction to Development Economics
3
YRM-20806
Research Design & Research Methods
4
ECH-10406
Microeconomics and Behaviour
5a
ENR-20306
Environmental Economics and Environmental
OR
Policy
5b
MAT-22306
Quantitative Research Methodology &
Statistics
D1. HBO-minor Specialisation Management in Life Sciences
Course nr
Code
Course name
1
BEC-52306
Financial & Business Management
2
YRM-20806
Research Design & Research Methods
3
4
5a
OR
5b
MST-24806
MAT-12806
ENR-20306
MAT-22306
Supply Chain Management
Mathematics M
Environmental Economics and Environmental
Policy
Quantitative Research Methodology &
Statistics
Set up time schedule HBO-minor4 start September 2016
Period 1
8 weeks
1 course MO
1 course AF
Period 2
8 weeks
1 course MO
1 course AF
Period 3
4 weeks
1 course MO/AF
4
EC
6
6
6
Total of 12 credits
Total of 12 credits
Total of 6 credits
Total of 30 credits
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Appendix 2. Academic Year of Wageningen University 2016-2017
MME Brochure 2016-2018
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Appendix 3. Overview of all study programmes by specialisation and profile for
HBO bachelor students
A1 Business Studies: profile Business Economics HBO Bachelor
A1
BusinessStudies:profileBusinessEconomicsHBOBachelor
Code
Coursename
0.PrerequisitePart
A
MAT-12806
MathematicsinSocialScience
B
YRM-20806
ResearchDesign&ResearchMethods
Cor
BEC-20806
FinancialManagementinAgriculture
BEC-22306
CorporateFinancialManagement
D
ORL-20306
DecisionScienceI
E
MST-21306
AdvancedManagementandMarketing
1.CommonpartMME
1 CPT-3XX06
2 YSS-3XX06
3 YMC-60909
4 YMC-60303
5 YSS-3303X
2.SpecialisationpartBusinessstudies
6 YSS-3ZZ06
7 YSS-3YY06
Period
Credits
1M,2A
1A,2M
2A
2A
1A,2A
3
Total:
6
6
6
6
6
6
30
PhilosophyandEthicsofManagement,EconomicsandConsumerBehaviour
1M
InterdisciplinaryThemesinFoodandSustainability
2M,3
AcademicConsultancyTraining
all
ModularSkillsTraining
all
SeminarSocialSciences
all
Total:
6
6
9
3
3
27
Technology,InnovationandStrategy
AdvancedSupplyChainManagement
6
6
12
4
5A
Total:
3.ProfilePart
8 BEC-22806
9 MAT-20306
10 ORL-30306
Accounting
AdvancedStatistics
DecisionScienceII
1A
6A
5M
6
6
6
11 BEC-30306
12 BEC-70424
13 BEC-80433
AdvancedAgriculturalBusinessEconomics
InternshipBusinessEconomics(orUpgrade)
ThesisBusinessEconomics
6M
6
24or12
33
Total: 69or81
Total:
MME
MME+prerequisites
MME+
prerequisites+
UpgradeHBO
internship
Total1+2+3
Total0+1+2+3(includinginternship)
120
150
Total0+1+2+3(exemptioninternship+upgrade
HBOinternship=150-24+12)
138
Courses in italics are possible after consultation with your study advisor
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A2 Business Studies: profile Information Technology HBO Bachelor
A2
BusinessStudies:profileInformationTechnologyHBOBachelor
Code
Coursename
0.PrerequisitePart
A
MAT-12806
MathematicsinSocialScience
B
YRM-20806
ResearchDesign&ResearchMethods
C
INF-21306
DataManagement
D
ORL-20306
DecisionScienceI
E
MST-21306
AdvancedManagementandMarketing
1.CommonpartMME
1 CPT-3XX06
2 YSS-3XX06
3 YMC-60909
4 YMC-60303
5 YSS-3303X
2.SpecialisationpartBusinessstudies
6 YSS-3ZZ06
7 YSS-3YY06
Period
Credits
1M,2A
1A,2M
2M
1A,2A
3
Total:
PhilosophyandEthicsofManagement,EconomicsandConsumerBehaviour
1M
InterdisciplinaryThemesinFoodandSustainability
2M,3
AcademicConsultancyTraining
all
ModularSkillsTraining
all
SeminarSocialSciences
Total:
6
6
9
3
3
27
Technology,InnovationandStrategy
AdvancedSupplyChainManagement
6
6
12
4
5A
Total:
3.ProfilePart
8
9
10
11
BEC-22806
MAT-20306
ORL-30306
ORL-30806
or MST-31306
12 INF-70424
13 INF-80433
6
6
6
6
6
30
Accounting
AdvancedStatistics
DecisionScienceII
OperationsResearch&Logistics
1A,4
all
5M
6A
AdvancedBusinessStrategy
InternshipInformationTechnology
ThesisInformationTechnology
6A
6
6
6
6
6
24or12
33
Total: 69or81
Total:
MME
MME+
MME+prerequisites
prerequisites
+Upgrade
HBO
internship
Total1+2+3
Total0+1+2+3(includinginternship)
120
150
Total0+1+2+3(exemptioninternship+upgrade
HBOinternship=150-24+12)
138
Courses in italics are possible after consultation with your study advisor
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A3 Business Studies: profile Management Studies HBO Bachelor
A3
BusinessStudies:profileManagementStudiesHBOBachelor
Code
Coursename
0.PrerequisitePart
A
MAT-12806
MathematicsinSocialScience
B
YRM-20806
ResearchDesign&ResearchMethods
Cor
BEC-20806
FinancialManagementinAgriculture
BEC-22306
CorporateFinancialManagement
D
ORL-20306
DecisionScienceI
E
MST-21306
AdvancedManagement&Marketing
1.CommonpartMME
1 CPT-3XX06
2 YSS-3XX06
3 YMC-60909
4 YMC-60303
5 YSS-3303X
2.SpecialisationpartBusinessstudies
6 YSS-3ZZ06
7 YSS-3YY06
Period
Credits
1M,2A
1A,2M
2A
2A
1A,2A
3
Total:
PhilosophyandEthicsofManagement,EconomicsandConsumerBehaviour
1M
InterdisciplinaryThemesinFoodandSustainability
2M,3
AcademicConsultancyTraining
all
ModularSkillsTraining
all
SeminarSocialSciences
Total:
6
6
9
3
3
27
Technology,InnovationandStrategy
AdvancedSupplyChainManagement
6
6
12
4
5A
Total:
3.ProfilePart
8 BEC-22806
9 MAT-20306
10 MST-53806
11 MST-31306
12 MST-70424
13 MST-80433
6
6
6
6
6
6
24
Accounting
AdvancedStatistics
BusinessandSociety
1A,4
all
6M
AdvancedBusinessStrategy
InternshipManagementStudies
ThesisManagementStudie
6A
6
6
6
6
24or12
33
Total: 69or81
Total:
MME
MME+prerequisites
MME+
prerequisites
+Upgrade
HBO
internship
Total1+2+3
Total0+1+2+3(includinginternship)
120
150
Total0+1+2+3(exemptioninternship+upgrade
HBOinternship=150-24+12)
138
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A4 Business Studies: profile Marketing and Consumer Behaviour HBO Bachelor
A4
BusinessStudies:profileMarketingandConsumerBehaviourHBOBachelor
Code
Coursename
0.PrerequisitePart
A
MAT-12806
MathematicsinSocialScience
B
YRM-20806
ResearchDesign&ResearchMethods
C
MCB-20806
PrinciplesofConsumerStudies
D
ORL-20306
DecisionScienceI
E
MST-21306
AdvancedManagement&Marketing
1.CommonpartMME
1 CPT-3XX06
2 YSS-3XX06
3 YMC-60909
4 YMC-60303
5 YSS-3303X
Period
Credits
1M,2A
1A,2M
1M
1A,2A
3
Total:
PhilosophyandEthicsofManagement,EconomicsandConsumerBehaviour
1M
InterdisciplinaryThemesinFoodandSustainability
2M,3
AcademicConsultancyTraining
all
ModularSkillsTraining
all
SeminarSocialSciences
Total:
2.SpecialisationpartBusinessstudies
6 YSS-3ZZ06
Technology,InnovationandStrategy
7 YSS-3YY06
AdvancedSupplyChainManagement
4
5A
Total:
3.ProfilePart
8 BEC-22806
9 MAT-20306
10 ECH-31306
11 MCB-31306
12 MCB-70424
13 MCB-80433
Accounting
AdvancedStatistics
ConsumerDecisionMaking
6
6
6
6
6
30
6
6
9
3
3
27
6
6
12
1A,4
all
5M
6
6
6
CreatingFrameworksforMarketingandConsumerBehaviour 6A
InternshipMarketing&ConsumerBehaviour
ThesisMarketing&ConsumerBehaviour
6
24or12
33
Total: 69or81
Total:
MME
MME+prerequisites
MME+
prerequisites
+Upgrade
HBO
internship
Total1+2+3
Total0+1+2+3(includinginternship)
120
150
Total0+1+2+3(exemptioninternship+upgrade
HBOinternship=150-24+12)
138
MME Brochure 2016-2018
page 30
A5 Business Studies: profile Operations Research & Logistics HBO Bachelor
A5
BusinessStudies:profileOperationsResearch&LogisticsHBOBachelor
Code
Coursename
0.PrerequisitePart
A
MAT-12806
MathematicsinSocialScience
B
YRM-20806
ResearchDesign&ResearchMethods
C
ORL-20306
DecisionScienceI
Dor
BEC-22306
CorporateFinancialManagement
BEC-20806
FinancialManagementinAgriculture
E
MAT-22306
QuantitativeResearchMethodology&Statistics
1.CommonpartMME
1 CPT-3XX06
2 YSS-3XX06
3 YMC-60909
4 YMC-60303
5 YSS-3303X
Period
Credits
1M,2A
1A,2M
1A,2A
2A
2A
3,4
Total:
PhilosophyandEthicsofManagement,EconomicsandConsumerBehaviour
1M
InterdisciplinaryThemesinFoodandSustainability
2M,3
AcademicConsultancyTraining
all
ModularSkillsTraining
all
SeminarSocialSciences
Total:
2.SpecialisationpartBusinessstudies
6 YSS-3ZZ06
Technology,InnovationandStrategy
7 YSS-3YY06
AdvancedSupplyChainManagement
4
5A
Total:
3.ProfilePart
8 ORL-30306
9 BEC-22806
10 AEP-90306
11 ORL-30806
12 ORL-70424
13 ORL-80433
DecisionScienceII
Accounting
CasesinAgri-Business
5M
1A,4
6M
OperationsResearch&Logistics
InternshipOperationsResearch&Logistics
ThesisOperationsResearch&Logistics
6A
6
6
6
6
6
6
24
6
6
9
3
3
27
6
6
12
6
6
6
6
24or12
33
Total: 69or81
Total:
MME
MME+prerequisites
MME+
prerequisite
s+Upgrade
HBO
internship
Total1+2+3
Total0+1+2+3(includinginternship)
120
150
Total0+1+2+3(exemptioninternship+upgrade
HBOinternship=150-24+12)
138
MME Brochure 2016-2018
page 31
A6 Business Studies: profile Facility Management HBO Bachelor
A6
BusinessStudies:profileFacilityManagementHBOBachelor
Code
Coursename
0.PrerequisitePart
A
MAT-12806
MathematicsinSocialScience
B
YRM-20806
ResearchDesign&ResearchMethods
C
ORL-20306
DecisionScienceI
D
MST-52806
EvidenceBasedFacilityManagement
E
MST-21306
AdvancedManagement&Marketing
1.CommonpartMME
1 CPT-3XX06
2 YSS-3XX06
3 YMC-60909
4 YMC-60303
5 YSS-3303X
Period
Credits
1M,2A
1A,2M
1A,2A
2M
3
Total:
PhilosophyandEthicsofManagement,EconomicsandConsumerBehaviour
1M
InterdisciplinaryThemesinFoodandSustainability
2M,3
AcademicConsultancyTraining
all
ModularSkillsTraining
all
SeminarSocialSciences
Total:
2.SpecialisationpartBusinessstudies
6 YSS-3ZZ06
Technology,InnovationandStrategy
7 YSS-3YY06
AdvancedSupplyChainManagement
4
5A
Total:
3.ProfilePart
8 MST-31806
9 MAT-20306
10
11 MST-31306
12 MST-70424
13 MST-80433
6
6
6
6
6
30
6
6
9
3
3
27
6
6
12
InnovationinFacilityManagement
AdvancedStatistics
1A
all
6
6
6
AdvancedBusinessStrategy
InternshipManagementStudies
ThesisManagementStudie
6A
6
24or12
33
Total: 69or81
Total:
MME
MME+prerequisites
MME+
prerequisite
s+Upgrade
HBO
internship
Total1+2+3
Total0+1+2+3(includinginternship)
120
150
Total0+1+2+3(exemptioninternship+upgrade
HBOinternship=150-24+12)
138
MME Brochure 2016-2018
page 32
B1 Consumer Studies: profile Communication Philosophy and Technology HBO Bachelor
B1
ConsumerStudies:profileCommunicationPhilosophyandTechnologyHBOBachelor
Code
Coursename
0.PrerequisitePart
A
MAT-12806
MathematicsinSocialScience
B
YRM-20806
ResearchDesign&ResearchMethods
C
MCB-20806
PrinciplesofConsumerStudies
D
CPT-22306
Communcation&Persuasion
E
SCH-20806
LifestylesandConsumption
1.CommonpartMME
1 CPT-3XX06
2 YSS-3XX06
3 YMC-60909
4 YMC-60303
5 YSS-3303X
Period
Credits
1M,2A
1A,2M
1M
2M
3
Total:
PhilosophyandEthicsofManagement,EconomicsandConsumerBehaviour
1M
InterdisciplinaryThemesinFoodandSustainability
2M,3
AcademicConsultancyTraining
all
ModularSkillsTraining
all
SeminarSocialSciences
Total:
2.SpecialisationpartConsumerstudies
6 YSS-3AA06
ConsumerTechnologyandInnovation
7 MCB-30806
SensoryPerceptionandConsumerPreference
5M
5A
Total:
3.ProfilePart
8
9 MCB-30306
10 MAT-20306
11 YSS-3BB06
12 CPT-71324
13 CPT-81333
ConsumerBehaviour
AdvancedStatistics
AdvancedConsumerStudies
InternshipStrategicCommunication
ThesisStrategicCommunication
6
6
6
6
6
30
6
6
9
3
3
27
6
6
12
1A
4
all
6
6
6
6M
6
24or12
33
Total: 69or81
Total:
MME
MME+prerequisites
MME+
prerequisites
+Upgrade
HBO
internship
Total1+2+3
Total0+1+2+3(includinginternship)
120
150
Total0+1+2+3(exemptioninternship+upgrade
HBOinternship=150-24+12)
138
MME Brochure 2016-2018
page 33
B2 Consumer Studies: profile Consumer Technology & Product Use HBO Bachelor
B2
ConsumerStudies:profileConsumerTechnology&ProductUseHBOBachelor
Code
Coursename
0.PrerequisitePart
A
MAT-12806
MathematicsinSocialScience
B
YRM-20806
ResearchDesign&ResearchMethods
C
MCB-20806
PrinciplesofConsumerStudies
D
SCH-20806
LifeStyles&Consumption
E
FQD-50806
UsageOrientedProductDesign
1.CommonpartMME
1 CPT-3XX06
2 YSS-3XX06
3 YMC-60909
4 YMC-60303
5 YSS-3303X
Period
Credits
1M,2A
1A,2M
1M
3
1A
Total:
PhilosophyandEthicsofManagement,EconomicsandConsumerBehaviour
1M
InterdisciplinaryThemesinFoodandSustainability
2M,3
AcademicConsultancyTraining
all
ModularSkillsTraining
all
SeminarSocialSciences
Total:
2.SpecialisationpartConsumerstudies
6 YSS-3AA06
ConsumerTechnologyandInnovation
7 MCB-30806
SensoryPerceptionandConsumerPreference
5M
5A
Total:
3.ProfilePart
8
9 MCB-30306
10 MAT-20306
11 YSS-3BB06
12 FQD-70824
13 FQD-80833
ConsumerBehaviour
AdvancedStatistics
AdvancedConsumerStudies
InternshipConsumerTechnology
ThesisConsumerTechnology
6
6
6
6
6
30
6
6
9
3
3
27
6
6
12
1A
4
all
6
6
6
6M
6
24or12
33
Total: 69or81
Total:
MME
MME+prerequisites
MME+
prerequisites
+Upgrade
HBO
internship
Total1+2+3
Total0+1+2+3(includinginternship)
120
150
Total0+1+2+3(exemptioninternship+upgrade
HBOinternship=150-24+12)
138
MME Brochure 2016-2018
page 34
B3 Consumer Studies: profile Economics of Consumers & Households HBO Bachelor
B3
ConsumerStudies:profileEconomicsofConsumers&HouseholdsHBOBachelor
Code
Coursename
0.PrerequisitePart
A
MAT-12806
MathematicsinSocialScience
B
YRM-20806
ResearchDesign&ResearchMethods
C
MCB-20806
PrinciplesofConsumerStudies
D
MAT-20306
AdvancedStatistics
E
SCH-20806
Lifestyles&Consumption
1.CommonpartMME
1 CPT-3XX06
2 YSS-3XX06
3 YMC-60909
4 YMC-60303
5 YSS-3303X
Period
Credits
1M,2A
1A,2M
1M
all
3
Total:
PhilosophyandEthicsofManagement,EconomicsandConsumerBehaviour
1M
InterdisciplinaryThemesinFoodandSustainability
2M,3
AcademicConsultancyTraining
all
ModularSkillsTraining
all
SeminarSocialSciences
Total:
2.SpecialisationpartConsumerstudies
6 YSS-3AA06
ConsumerTechnologyandInnovation
7 MCB-30806
SensoryPerceptionandConsumerPreference
5M
5A
Total:
3.ProfilePart
8
9 MCB-30306
10 ECH-22306
11 YSS-3BB06
12 ECH-70424
13 ECH-80433
ConsumerBehaviour
EconomicsofConsumption,WelfareandSociety
AdvancedConsumerStudies
InternshipEconomicsofConsumersandHouseholds
ThesisEconomicsofConsumersandHouseholds
6
6
6
6
6
30
6
6
9
3
3
27
6
6
12
1A
4
5A
6
6
6
6M
6
24or12
33
Total: 69or81
Total:
MME
MME+prerequisites
MME+
prerequisites
+Upgrade
HBO
internship
Total1+2+3
Total0+1+2+3(includinginternship)
120
150
Total0+1+2+3(exemptioninternship+upgrade
HBOinternship=150-24+12)
138
Course in italics is possible after consultation with the course coordinator
MME Brochure 2016-2018
page 35
B4 Consumer Studies: profile Marketing and Consumer Behaviour HBO Bachelor
B4
ConsumerStudies:profileMarketingandConsumerBehaviourHBOBachelor
Code
Coursename
0.PrerequisitePart
A
MAT-12806
MathematicsinSocialScience
B
YRM-20806
ResearchDesign&ResearchMethods
C
MAT-20306
AdvancedStatistics
D
MCB-20806
PrinciplesofConsumerStudies
E
SCH-20806
LifeStylesandConsumption
1.CommonpartMME
1 CPT-3XX06
2 YSS-3XX06
3 YMC-60909
4 YMC-60303
5 YSS-3303X
Period
Credits
1M,2A
1A,2M
all
1M
3
Total:
PhilosophyandEthicsofManagement,EconomicsandConsumerBehaviour
1M
InterdisciplinaryThemesinFoodandSustainability
2M,3
AcademicConsultancyTraining
all
ModularSkillsTraining
all
SeminarSocialSciences
Total:
2.SpecialisationpartConsumerstudies
6 YSS-3AA06
ConsumerTechnologyandInnovation
7 MCB-30806
SensoryPerceptionandConsumerPreference
5M
5A
Total:
3.ProfilePart
8
9 MCB-30306
10 ECH-22306
11 MCB-31306
12 MCB-70424
13 MCB-80433
ConsumerBehaviour
EconomicsofConsumption,WelfareandSociety
CreatingFrameworksforMarketingandConsumerBehaviour
InternshipMarketing&ConsumerBehaviour
ThesisMarketing&ConsumerBehaviour
6
6
6
6
6
30
6
6
9
3
3
27
6
6
12
1A
4
5A
6
6
6
6M
6
24or12
33
Total: 69or81
Total:
MME
MME+prerequisites
MME+
prerequisites
+Upgrade
HBO
internship
Total1+2+3
Total0+1+2+3(includinginternship)
120
150
Total0+1+2+3(exemptioninternship+upgradeHBO
internship=150-24+12)
138
Course in italics is possible after consultation with the course coordinator
MME Brochure 2016-2018
page 36
B5 Consumer Studies: profile Sociology of Consumers & Households HBO Bachelor
B5
ConsumerStudies:profileSociologyofConsumers&HouseholdsHBOBachelor
Code
Coursename
0.PrerequisitePart
A
MAT-12806
MathematicsinSocialScience
B
YRM-20806
ResearchDesign&ResearchMethods
C
MAT-20306
AdvancedStatistics
D
MCB-20806
PrinciplesofConsumerStudies
E
SCH-20806
LifeStylesandConsumption
1.CommonpartMME
1 CPT-3XX06
2 YSS-3XX06
3 YMC-60909
4 YMC-60303
5 YSS-3303X
Period
Credits
1M,2A
1A,2M
all
1M
3
Total:
PhilosophyandEthicsofManagement,EconomicsandConsumerBehaviour
1M
InterdisciplinaryThemesinFoodandSustainability
2M,3
AcademicConsultancyTraining
all
ModularSkillsTraining
all
SeminarSocialSciences
Total:
2.SpecialisationpartConsumerstudies
6 YSS-3AA06
ConsumerTechnologyandInnovation
7 MCB-30806
SensoryPerceptionandConsumerPreference
5M
5A
Total:
3.ProfilePart
8
9 MCB-30306
10 ECH-22306
11 YSS-3BB06
12 SCH-70424
13 SCH-80433
ConsumerBehaviour
EconomicsofConsumption,WelfareandSociety
AdvancedConsumerStudies
InternshipSociologyofConsumersandHouseholds
ThesisSociologyofConsumersandHouseholds
6
6
6
6
6
30
6
6
9
3
3
27
6
6
12
1A
4
5A
6
6
6
6M
6
24or12
33
Total: 69or81
Total:
MME
MME+prerequisites
Total1+2+3
Total0+1+2+3(includinginternship)
120
150
MME+
prerequisites+
UpgradeHBO
internship
Total0+1+2+3(exemptioninternship+upgradeHBO
internship=150-24+12)
138
Course in italics is possible after consultation with the course coordinator
MME Brochure 2016-2018
page 37
C1 Economics and Governance: profile Agricultural Economics & Rural Policy Analysis HBO
Bachelor
C1
EconomicsandGovernance:profileAgriculturalEconomics&RuralPolicyAnalysisHBOBachelor
Code
Coursename
Period
Credits
0.PrerequisitePart
A
MAT-12806
MathematicsinSocialScience
1M,2A
6
B
YRM-20806
ResearchDesign&ResearchMethods
1A,2M
6
C
ECH-21806
Micro-economics
2M
6
D
AEP-21306
Econometrics
1M,2M
6
E
ENR-20306
EnvironmentalEconomics&Policy
3
6
Total:
30
1.CommonpartMME
1 CPT-3XX06
2 YSS-3XX06
3 YMC-60909
4 YMC-60303
5 YSS-3303X
PhilosophyandEthicsofManagement,EconomicsandConsumerBehaviour
1M
InterdisciplinaryThemesinFoodandSustainability
2M,3
AcademicConsultancyTraining
all
ModularSkillsTraining
all
SeminarSocialSciences
Total:
2.SpecialisationpartEconomicstudies
6 YRS-3XX06
AdvancedEconometrics
7 ENR-31806
TheoriesandModelsinEconomics
2A
4
Total:
3.ProfilePart
8 PAP-30806
9 AEP-20806
10 MAT-20306
11 AEP-30306
12 AEP-70424
13 AEP-80433
Governance,TrustandPolicyChange
InstitutionalEconomicsandEconomicOrganisationTheory
AdvancedStatistics
EconomicsforEuropeanIntegration;Agricultural,Rural
andRegionalPolicyAnalysis
InternshipAgriculturalEconomics&RuralPolicy
ThesisAgriculturalEconomics&RuralPolicy
6
6
9
3
3
27
6
6
12
3
1A,5A
all
6
6
6
5A
6
24or12
33
Total: 69or81
Total:
MME
MME+prerequisites
MME+
prerequisites
+Upgrade
HBO
internship
Total1+2+3
120
Total0+1+2+3(includinginternship)
150
Total0+1+2+3(exemptioninternship+upgrade
HBOinternship=150-24+12)
138
MME Brochure 2016-2018
page 38
C2 Economics and Governance: profile Development Economics HBO Bachelor
C2
EconomicsandGovernance:profileDevelopmentEconomicsHBOBachelor
Code
Coursename
0.PrerequisitePart
A
MAT-12806
MathematicsinSocialScience
B
YRM-20806
ResearchDesign&ResearchMethods
C
ECH-21806
Micro-economics
D
AEP-21306
Econometrics
E
ENR-20306
EnvironmentalEconomics&Policy
1.CommonpartMME
1 CPT-3XX06
2 YSS-3XX06
3 YMC-60909
4 YMC-60303
5 YSS-3303X
Period
Credits
1M,2A
1A,2M
2M
1M
3,5M
Total:
PhilosophyandEthicsofManagement,EconomicsandConsumerBehaviour
1M
InterdisciplinaryThemesinFoodandSustainability
2M,3
AcademicConsultancyTraining
all
ModularSkillsTraining
all
SeminarSocialSciences
Total:
2.SpecialisationpartEconomicstudies
6 YRS-3XX06
AdvancedEconometrics
7 ENR-31806
TheoriesandModelsinEconomics
2A
4
Total:
6
6
6
6
6
30
6
6
9
3
3
27
6
6
12
3.ProfilePart
8 DEC-21806
9 AEP-20806
PAP-30806
10 MAT-20306
Macro-economicsandInternationalTrade
InstitutionalEconomicsandEconomicOrganisation
Governance,TrustandPolicy
AdvancedStatistics
4
1A,5M
3
all
11 DEC-30306
12 DEC-70424
13 DEC-80433
CentralThemesinEconomicsandDevelopment
InternshipDevelopmentEconomics
ThesisDevelopmentEconomics
5A
6
6
6
6
24or12
33
Total: 69or81
Total:
MME
MME+
MME+prerequisites
prerequisites
+Upgrade
HBO
internship
Total1+2+3
120
Total0+1+2+3(includinginternship)
150
Total0+1+2+3(exemptioninternship+upgradeHBO
internship=150-24+12)
138
MME Brochure 2016-2018
page 39
C3 Economics and Governance: profile Spatial & Regional Economics HBO Bachelor
C3
EconomicsandGovernance:profileSpatial&RegionalEconomicsHBOBachelor
Code
Coursename
0.PrerequisitePart
A
MAT-12806
MathematicsinSocialScience
B
YRM-20806
ResearchDesign&ResearchMethods
C
ECH-21806
Micro-economics
D
AEP-21306
Econometrics
E
MAT-22306
QuantitativeResearchmethodology&Statistics
1.CommonpartMME
1 CPT-3XX06
2 YSS-3XX06
3 YMC-60909
4 YMC-60303
5 YSS-3303X
2.SpecialisationpartEconomicstudies
6 YRS-3XX06
7 ENR-31806
Period
Credits
1M,2A
1A,2M
2M
1m,2M
3,4
Total:
6
6
6
6
6
30
PhilosophyandEthicsofManagement,EconomicsandConsumerBehaviour
1M
InterdisciplinaryThemesinFoodandSustainability
2M,3
AcademicConsultancyTraining
all
ModularSkillsTraining
all
SeminarSocialSciences
Total:
6
6
9
3
3
27
AdvancedEconometrics
TheoriesandModelsinEconomics
6
6
12
2A
4
Total:
3.ProfilePart
8 AEP-22806
9 DEC-21806
10 AEP-20806
PAP-30806
Spatial&RegionalEconomics
Macro-economicsandInternationalTrade
InstitutionalEconomicsandEconomicOrganisation
Govenance,TrustandPolicy
11 AEP-30306
12 AEP-70824
13 AEP-81333
EconomicsforEuropeanIntegration;Agricultural,Rural
andRegionalPolicyAnalysis
InternshipRegionalEconomics
ThesisregionalEconomics
5M
4
1A,5M
3
6
6
6
5A
6
24or12
33
Total: 69or81
Total:
MME
MME+
MME+prerequisites
prerequisites
+Upgrade
HBO
internship
Total1+2+3
Total0+1+2+3(includinginternship)
120
150
Total0+1+2+3(exemptioninternship+upgradeHBO
internship=150-24+12)
138
MME Brochure 2016-2018
page 40
C4 Economics and Governance: profile Environmental Policy HBO Bachelor
C4
EconomicsandGovernance:profileEnvironmentalPolicyHBOBachelor
Code
Coursename
0.PrerequisitePart
A
MAT-12806
MathematicsinSocialScience
B
YRM-20806
ResearchDesign&ResearchMethods
C
AEP-21306
Econometrics
D
ECH-21806
Microeconomics
E
ENR-20306
EnvironmentalEconomicsandEnvironmentalPolicy
1.CommonpartMME
1 CPT-3XX06
2 YSS-3XX06
3 YMC-60909
4 YMC-60303
5 YSS-3303X
Period
Credits
1M,2A
1A,2M
1M
2A
3,5M
Total:
PhilosophyandEthicsofManagement,EconomicsandConsumerBehaviour
1M
InterdisciplinaryThemesinFoodandSustainability
2M,3
AcademicConsultancyTraining
all
ModularSkillsTraining
all
SeminarSocialSciences
Total:
2.SpecialisationpartEconomicstudies
6 YRS-3XX06
AdvancedEconometrics
7 ENR-31806
TheoriesandModelsinEconomics
2A
4
Total:
6
6
6
6
6
30
6
6
9
3
3
27
6
6
12
3.ProfilePart
8 ENP-30306
PAP-30806
9 AEP-20806
10 MAT-20306
InternationalEnvironmentalPolicy
Governance,TrustandPolicyChange
InstitutionalEconomicsandEconomicOrganisationTheory
AdvancedStatistics
4
3
1A,5A
all
11 ENP-32306
12 ENP-70424
13 ENP-80433
AdvancedEnvironmentalEconomicsandPolicy
InternshipEnvironmentalPolicy
ThesisEnvironmentalPolicy
5A
6
6
6
6
24or12
33
Total: 69or81
Total:
MME
MME+
MME+prerequisites
prerequisites
+Upgrade
HBO
internship
Total1+2+3
120
Total0+1+2+3(includinginternship)
150
Total0+1+2+3(exemptioninternship+upgradeHBO
internship=150-24+12)
138
MME Brochure 2016-2018
page 41
C5 Economics and Governance: profile Environmental Economics & Natural Resources HBO
Bachelor
C5
EconomicsandGovernance:profileEnvironmentalEconomics&NaturalResourcesHBOBachelor
Code
Coursename
Period
Credits
0.PrerequisitePart
A
MAT-12806
MathematicsinSocialScience
1M,2A
6
B
YRM-20806
ResearchDesign&ResearchMethods
1A,2M
6
C
ECH-21806
Micro-economics
2M
6
D
AEP-21306
Econometrics
1M,2M
6
E
ENR-21306
EnvironmentalEconomicsandEnvironmentalPolicy
3,5M
6
Total:
30
1.CommonpartMME
1 CPT-3XX06
2 YSS-3XX06
3 YMC-60909
4 YMC-60303
5 YSS-3303X
PhilosophyandEthicsofManagement,EconomicsandConsumerBehaviour
1M
InterdisciplinaryThemesinFoodandSustainability
2M,3
AcademicConsultancyTraining
all
ModularSkillsTraining
all
SeminarSocialSciences
Total:
2.SpecialisationpartEconomicstudies
6 YRS-3XX06
AdvancedEconometrics
7 ENR-31806
TheoriesandModelsinEconomics
2A
4
Total:
6
6
9
3
3
27
6
6
12
3.ProfilePart
8 AEP-20806
9 ENR-31306
PAP-30806
10 MAT-20306
InstitutionalEconomicsandEconomicOrganisationTheory
Economics&ManagementofNaturalResources
Governance,TrustandPolicy
AdvancedStatistics
3,5M
4
3
all
11 ENP-32306
12 ENR-70424
13 ENR-80433
AdvancedEnvironmentalEconomicsandPolicy
InternshipEnvironmentalEconomics&NaturalResources
ThesisEnvironmentalEconomics&NaturalResources
5A
6
6
6
6
24or12
33
Total: 69or81
Total:
MME
MME+
MME+prerequisites
prerequisites
+Upgrade
HBO
internship
Total1+2+3
120
Total0+1+2+3(includinginternship)
150
Total0+1+2+3(exemptioninternship+upgradeHBO
internship=150-24+12)
138
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C6 Economics and Governance: profile Public Administration & Policy HBO Bachelor
C6
EconomicsandGovernance:profilePublicAdministration&PolicyHBOBachelor
Code
Coursename
0.PrerequisitePart
A
MAT-12806
MathematicsinSocialScience
B
YRM-20806
ResearchDesign&ResearchMethods
C
AEP-21306
Econometrics
D
ECH-21806
Micro-economics
E
ENR-201306
EnvironmentalEconomicsandEnvironmentalPolicy
1.CommonpartMME
1 CPT-3XX06
2 YSS-3XX06
3 YMC-60909
4 YMC-60303
5 YSS-3303X
2.SpecialisationpartEconomicstudies
6 YRS-3XX06
7 ENR-31806
Period
Credits
1M,2A
1A,2M
1M,2M
2A
1M
Total:
6
6
6
6
6
30
PhilosophyandEthicsofManagement,EconomicsandConsumerBehaviour
1M
InterdisciplinaryThemesinFoodandSustainability
2M,3
AcademicConsultancyTraining
all
ModularSkillsTraining
all
SeminarSocialSciences
Total:
6
6
9
3
3
27
AdvancedEconometrics
TheoriesandModelsinEconomics
6
6
12
2A
4
Total:
3.ProfilePart
8 DEC-21806
9 PAP-30806
AEP-20806
10 MAT-20306
Macro-economicsandInternationalTrade
Governance,TrustandPolicyChange
InstitutionalEconomicsandEconomicOrganisationTheory
AdvancedStatistics
4
3
1A,5M
all
11 ENP-32306
12 PAP-70324
13 PAP-80333
AdvancedEnvironmentalEconomicsandPolicy
InternshipPublicAdministration&Policy
ThesisPublicAdministration&Policy
5A
6
6
6
6
24or12
33
Total: 69or81
Total:
MME
MME+prerequisites
MME+
prerequisites+
UpgradeHBO
internship
Total1+2+3
Total0+1+2+3(includinginternship)
120
150
Total0+1+2+3(exemptioninternship+upgradeHBO
internship=150-24+12)
138
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D 1.1 Management in Life Sciences: profile MST Management of Innovations HBO Bachelor
D1.1MST
ManagementinLifeSciences:profileManagementofInnovationsHBOBachelor
Code
Coursename
0.PrerequisitePart
A
MAT-12806
MathematicsinSocialScience
B
YRM-20806
ResearchDesign&ResearchMethods
C
YSS-3FF06
IntroductiontoManagementandLifeSciences
D
MST-24806
SupplyChainManagement
E
MST-24806
AdvancedManagement&Marketing
1.CommonpartMME
1 YMC-60909
2 YMC-60303
3 YSS-3303X
AcademicConsultancyTraining
ModularSkillsTraining
SeminarSocialSciences
2.SpecialisationpartMST
4 MST-23406
5 MCB-20806
6 YSS-3ZZ06
NewVentureCreation
PrinciplesofConsumerStudies
Technology,InnovationandStrategy
Period
Credits
1M,2A
1A,2M
1M
2M,4
3
Total:
6
6
6
6
6
30
all
all
Total:
9
3
3
15
Total:
6
6
6
18
5M
1A
4
3.ProfilePart
7
8
9
10
MST-55306
MST-55306
MST-50806
MAT-20306
11 MST-31306
12 MST-70424
13 MST-80433
EconomicsofScienceandTechnology
PrinciplesofEntrepreneurship
BusinessandSociety
AdvancedStatistics
3
1A
6A
all
6
6
6
6
AdvancedBusinessStrategy
InternshipManagementStudies
ThesisManagementStudie
6A
6
24or12
33
Total: 75or87
Total:
MME
MME+prerequisites
MME+
prerequisites+
UpgradeHBO
internship
Total1+2+3
Total0+1+2+3(includinginternship)
120
150
Total0+1+2+3(exemptioninternship+upgradeHBO
internship=150-24+12)
138
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D 2.1 Management in Life Sciences: profile ORL Management of Business and Supply Chains
HBO Bachelor
D2.1ORL
ManagementinLifeSciences:profileManagementofBusinessandSupplyChainsHBOBachelor
Code
Coursename
Period
Credits
0.PrerequisitePart
A
MAT-12806
MathematicsinSocialScience
1M,2A
6
B
ORL-20306
DecisionScienceI
1A,2A
6
C
YSS-3FF06
IntroductiontoManagementandLifeSciences
1M
6
D
YRM-20806
ResearchDesignandResearchMethods
1A,2M
6
E
MST-21306
AdvancedManagement&Marketing
3
6
Total:
30
1.CommonpartMME
1 YMC-60909
2 YMC-60303
3 YSS-3303X
Total:
9
3
3
15
SupplyChainManagement
Accounting
DecisionScienceII
AdvancedSupplyChainManagement
2M,4
1A,4
5M
5A
Total:
6
6
6
6
24
8 BEC-52306
9 MST-55306
10 MAT-20306
FinancialandBusinessManagement
EconomicsofScienceandTechnology
AdvancedStatistics
1M
3
all
6
6
6
11 ORL-30806
12 ORL-70424
13 ORL-80433
OperationsResearch&Logistics
InternshipOperationsResearch&Logistics
ThesisOperationsResearch&Logistics
6A
6
24or12
33
2.SpecialisationpartORL
4 MST-24806
5 BEC-22806
6 ORL-30306
7 YSS-3YY06
AcademicConsultancyTraining
ModularSkillsTraining
SeminarSocialSciences
all
all
3.ProfilePart
StudentscanalsocompleteaninternshipwithInformationSystems
Total:
MME
MME+prerequisites
MME+
prerequisites+
UpgradeHBO
internship
Total: 69or81
Total1+2+3
Total0+1+2+3(includinginternship)
120
150
Total0+1+2+3(exemptioninternship+upgradeHBO
internship=150-24+12)
138
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D 1.2 Management in Life Sciences: profile MCB Management of Innovations HBO Bachelor
D1.2MCB
ManagementinLifeSciences:profileManagementofInnovationsHBOBachelor
Code
Coursename
0.PrerequisitePart
A
MAT-12806
MathematicsinSocialScience
B
YRM-20806
ResearchDesign&ResearchMethods
C
YSS-3FF06
IntroductiontoManagementandLifeSciences
D
MST-24806
SupplyChainManagement
E
MST-21306
AdvancedManagement&Marketing
1.CommonpartMME
1 YMC-60909
2 YMC-60303
3 YSS-3303X
2.SpecialisationpartMCB
4 MST-23406
5 MCB-20806
6 YSS-3ZZ06
AcademicConsultancyTraining
ModularSkillsTraining
SeminarSocialSciences
NewVentureCreation
PrinciplesofConsumerStudies
Technology,InnovationandStrategy
Period
Credits
1M,2A
1A,2M
1M
2M,4
3
Total:
6
6
6
6
6
30
all
all
Total:
9
3
3
15
Total:
6
6
6
18
5M
1A
4
3.ProfilePart
7
8
9
10
FQD-50806
MST-55306
MAT-20306
ECH-22306
11 MCB-31306
12 MCB-70424
13 MCB-80433
UsageOrientedProductDesign
EconomicsofScienceandTechnology
AdvancedStatistics
EconomicsofConsumption,WelfareandSociety
1A
3
all
5A
6
6
6
6
CreatingFrameworksforMarketingandConsumerBehaviour 6A
InternshipMarketing&ConsumerBehaviour
ThesisMarketing&ConsumerBehaviour
6
24or12
33
Total: 75or87
Total:
MME
MME+
MME+prerequisites
prerequisites
+Upgrade
HBO
internship
Total1+2+3
Total0+1+2+3(includinginternship)
120
150
Total0+1+2+3(exemptioninternship+upgradeHBO
internship=150-24+12)
138
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D 2.2 Management in Life Sciences: profile BEC Management of Business and Supply Chains
HBO Bachelor
DBEC2.2
ManagementinLifeSciences:profileManagementofBusinessandSupplyChainsHBOBachelor
Code
Coursename
Period
Credits
0.PrerequisitePart
A
MAT-12806
MathematicsinSocialScience
1M,2A
6
B
YRM-20806
ResearchDesign&ResearchMethods
1A,2M
6
C
YSS-3FF06
IntroductiontoManagementandLifeSciences
1M
6
D
ORL-2036
DecisionScienceI
1A,2A
6
E
MST-21306
AdvancedManagament&Marketing
3
6
Total:
30
1.CommonpartMME
1 YMC-60909
2 YMC-60303
3 YSS-3303X
Total:
9
3
3
15
SupplyChainManagament
Accounting
DecisionScienceII
AdvancedSupplyChainManagement
2M,4
1A,4
5M
5A
Total:
6
6
6
6
24
8 BEC-52306
9 MST-55306
10 MAT-20306
FinancialandBusinessManagement
EconomicsofScienceandTechnology
AdvancedStatistics
1M
3
all
6
6
6
11 BEC-30306
12 BEC-70424
13 BEC-80433
AdvancedAgriculturalBusinessEconomics
InternshipBusinessEconomics
ThesisBusinessEconomics
6M
6
24or12
33
2.SpecialisationpartBEC
4 MST-24806
5 BEC-22806
6 ORL-30306
7 YSS-..
AcademicConsultancyTraining
ModularSkillsTraining
SeminarSocialSciences
all
all
3.ProfilePart
StudentscanalsocompleteaninternshipwithInformationSystems
Total:
MME
MME+
MME+prerequisites
prerequisites
+Upgrade
HBO
internship
Total: 69or81
Total1+2+3
Total0+1+2+3(includinginternship)
120
150
Total0+1+2+3(exemptioninternship+upgradeHBO
internship=150-24+12)
138
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Continuation Appendix 3. Overview Programmes for students with an Academic
background
A1 Business Studies: profile Business Economics Academic Bachelor
A1
BusinessStudies:profileBusinessEconomicsAcademicBachelor
Code
Coursename
1.CommonpartMME
PhilosophyandEthicsofManagement,Economicsand
1 CPT-3XX06
ConsumerBehaviour
2 YSS-3XX06
InterdisciplinaryThemesinFoodandSustainability
3 YMC-60909
AcademicConsultancyTraining
4 YMC-60303
ModularSkillsTraining
5 YSS-3303X
SeminarSocialSciences
2.SpecialisationpartBusinessstudies
6 YSS-3ZZ06
Technology,InnovationandStrategy
7 YSS-3YY06
AdvancedSupplyChainManagement
3.ProfilePart
Select3outof5
RO YRM-20806
RO MAT-20306
RO ORL-20306
RO BEC-22306
RO BEC-22806
8 BEC-30306
9 BEC-70424
10 BEC-80433
Period
Credits
1M
2M,3
all
all
Total:
6
6
9
3
3
27
Total:
6
6
12
4
5A
ResearchDesign&ResearchMethods
AdvancedStatistics
DecisionScienceI
CorporateFinancialManagement
Accounting
1A,2M
all
1A,2A
2A
1A
AdvancedBusinessEconomics
InternshipBusinessEconomics
ThesisBusinessEconomics
6M
6
6
6
6
24
33
Total:
Total:
MME
Total1+2+3
81
120
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A2 Business Studies: profile Information Technology Academic Bachelor
A2
BusinessStudies:profileInformationTechnologyAcademicBachelor
Code
Coursename
1.CommonpartMME
PhilosophyandEthicsofManagement,Economicsand
1 CPT-3XX06
ConsumerBehaviour
2 YSS-3XX06
InterdisciplinaryThemesinFoodandSustainability
3 YMC-60909
AcademicConsultancyTraining
4 YMC-60303
ModularSkillsTraining
5 YSS-3303X
SeminarSocialSciences
2.SpecialisationpartBusinessstudies
6 YSS-3ZZ06
Technology,InnovationandStrategy
7 YSS-3YY06
AdvancedSupplyChainManagement
3.ProfilePart
Select3outof7
RO YRM-20806
RO ORL-30306
RO INF-21306
RO ORL-20306
RO MST-21306
RO BEC-22806
RO MAT-20306
8or ORL-30806
BEC-30306
9 INF-70424
10 INF-80433
Period
Credits
1M
2M,3
all
all
Total:
6
6
9
3
3
27
Total:
6
6
12
4
5A
ResearchDesign&ResearchMethods
DecisionScienceII
DataManagement
DecisionScienceI
AdvancedManagement&Marketing
Accounting
AdvancedStatistics
1A,2M
5M
2M
1A,2A
3
1A
all
6
6
6
OperationsResearch&Logistics
AdvancedBusinessEconomics
InternshipInformationTechnology
ThesisInformationTechnology
6A
6M
6
24
33
Total:
Total:
MME
Total1+2+3
81
120
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A3 Business Studies: profile Management Studies Academic Bachelor
A3
BusinessStudies:profileManagementStudiesAcademicBachelor
Code
Coursename
1.CommonpartMME
PhilosophyandEthicsofManagement,Economicsand
1 CPT-3XX06
ConsumerBehaviour
2 YSS-3XX06
InterdisciplinaryThemesinFoodandSustainability
3 YMC-60909
AcademicConsultancyTraining
4 YMC-60303
ModularSkillsTraining
5 YSS-3303X
SeminarSocialSciences
2.SpecialisationpartBusinessstudies
6 YSS-3ZZ06
Technology,InnovationandStrategy
7 YSS-3YY06
AdvancedSupplyChainManagement
3.ProfilePart
Select3outof5
RO YRM-20806
RO MAT-20306
RO ORL-20306
RO MST-21306
RO BEC-22806
8 MST-31306
9 MST-70424
10 MST-80433
Period
Credits
1M
2M,3
all
all
Total:
6
6
9
3
3
27
Total:
6
6
12
4
5A
ResearchDesign&ResearchMethods
AdvancedStatistics
DecisionScienceI
AdvancedManagement&Marketing
Accounting
1A,2M
all
1A,2A
3
1A
AdvancedBusinessStrategy
InternshipManagementStudies
ThesisManagementStudie
6M
6
6
6
6
24
33
Total:
Total:
MME
Total1+2+3
81
120
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A4 Business Studies: profile Marketing and Consumer Behaviour Academic Bachelor
A4
BusinessStudies:profileMarketingandConsumerBehaviourAcademicBachelor
Code
Coursename
Period
Credits
1.CommonpartMME
PhilosophyandEthicsofManagement,Economicsand
1 CPT-3XX06
ConsumerBehaviour
1M
6
2 YSS-3XX06
InterdisciplinaryThemesinFoodandSustainability
2M,3
6
3 YMC-60909
AcademicConsultancyTraining
all
9
4 YMC-60303
ModularSkillsTraining
all
3
5 YSS-3303X
SeminarSocialSciences
3
Total:
27
2.SpecialisationpartBusinessstudies
6 YSS-3ZZ06
Technology,InnovationandStrategy
7 YSS-3YY06
AdvancedSupplyChainManagement
4
5A
Total:
3.ProfilePart
Select3outof6
RO YRM-20806
RO MAT-20306
RO BEC-22306
RO ORL-20306
RO MST-21306
RO BEC-22806
8 MCB-31306
9 MCB-70424
10 MCB-80433
ResearchDesign&ResearchMethods
AdvancedStatistics
CorporateFinancialManagement
DecisionScienceI
AdvancedManagement&Marketing
Accounting
1A,2M
all
2A
1A,2A
3
1A
CreatingFrameworksforMarketingandConsumerBehaviour
InternshipMarketing&ConsumerBehaviour
ThesisMarketing&ConsumerBehaviour
6A
6
6
6
6
24
33
Total:
Total:
MME
Total1+2+3
6
6
12
81
120
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A5 Business Studies: profile Operations Research & Logistics Academic Bachelor
A5
BusinessStudies:profileOperationsResearch&LogisticsAcademicBachelor
Code
Coursename
Period
Credits
1.CommonpartMME
PhilosophyandEthicsofManagement,Economicsand
1 CPT-3XX06
ConsumerBehaviour
1M
6
2 YSS-3XX06
InterdisciplinaryThemesinFoodandSustainability
2M,3
6
3 YMC-60909
AcademicConsultancyTraining
all
9
4 YMC-60303
ModularSkillsTraining
all
3
5 YSS-3303X
SeminarSocialSciences
3
Total:
27
2.SpecialisationpartBusinessstudies
6 YSS-3ZZ06
Technology,InnovationandStrategy
7 YSS-3YY06
AdvancedSupplyChainManagement
4
5A
Total:
3.ProfilePart
Select3outof5
RO YRM-20806
RO MAT-20306
RO ORL-30306
RO ORL-20306
RO BEC-22806
8 ORL-30806
9 ORL-70424
10 ORL-80433
ResearchDesign&ResearchMethods
AdvancedStatistics
DecisionScienceII
DecisionScienceI
Accounting
1A,2M
all
5M
1A,2A
1A
OperationsResearch&Logistics
InternshipOperationsResearch&Logistics
ThesisOperationsResearch&Logistics
6M
6
6
6
6
24
33
Total:
Total:
MME
Total1+2+3
6
6
12
81
120
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A6 Business Studies: profile Facility Management Academic Bachelor
A6
BusinessStudies:profileFacilityManagementAcademicBachelor
Code
Coursename
1.CommonpartMME
PhilosophyandEthicsofManagement,Economicsand
1 CPT-3XX06
ConsumerBehaviour
2 YSS-3XX06
InterdisciplinaryThemesinFoodandSustainability
3 YMC-60909
AcademicConsultancyTraining
4 YMC-60303
ModularSkillsTraining
5 YSS-3303X
SeminarSocialSciences
2.SpecialisationpartBusinessstudies
6 YSS-3ZZ06
Technology,InnovationandStrategy
7 YSS-3YY06
AdvancedSupplyChainManagement
3.ProfilePart
Select2outof4
RO YRM-20806
RO MST-21306
RO MAT-20306
RO BEC-22306
7
8
9
10
MST-31806
MST-31306
MST-70424
MST-80433
Period
Credits
1M
2M,3
all
all
Total:
6
6
9
3
3
27
Total:
6
6
12
4
5A
ResearchDesign&ResearchMethods
AdvancedManagement&Marketing
AdvacedStatistics
CorporateFinancialManagement
1A,2M
3
all
2A
FacilityManagementInnovation
AdvancedBusinessStrategy
InternshipManagementStudies
ThesisManagementStudie
1A
6M
6
6
6
6
6
24
33
Total:
Total:
MME
Total1+2+3
87
126
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B1 Consumer Studies: profile Strategic Communication Academic Bachelor
B1
ConsumerStudies:profileStrategicCommunicationAcademicBachelor
Code
Coursename
1.CommonpartMME
PhilosophyandEthicsofManagement,Economicsand
1 CPT-3XX06
ConsumerBehaviour
2 YSS-3XX06
InterdisciplinaryThemesinFoodandSustainability
3 YMC-60909
AcademicConsultancyTraining
4 YMC-60303
ModularSkillsTraining
5 YSS-3303X
SeminarSocialSciences
2.SpecialisationpartBusinessstudies
6 YSS-3AA06
Consumer,TechnologyandInnovation
7 MCB-30806
SensoryPerceptionandConsumerPreference
3.ProfilePart
Select3outof4
RO YRM-20806
RO MAT-20306
RO CPT-22306
RO CPT-33806
8 YSS-3BB06
9 CPT-71324
10 CPT-81333
Period
Credits
1M
2M,3
all
all
Total:
6
6
9
3
3
27
Total:
6
6
12
5M
5A
ResearchDesign&ResearchMethods
AdvancedStatistics
Communcation&Persuasion
AdvancedCommunicationScience
1A,2M
all
2M
2A
AdvancedConsumerStudies
InternshipStrategicCommunication
ThesisStrategicCommunication
6M
6
6
6
6
24
33
Total:
Total:
MME
Total1+2+3
81
120
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B2 Consumer Studies: profile Consumer Technology and Product Use Academic Bachelor
B2
ConsumerStudies:profileConsumerTechnologyandProductUseAcademicBachelor
Code
Coursename
Period
Credits
1.CommonpartMME
PhilosophyandEthicsofManagement,Economicsand
1 CPT-3XX06
ConsumerBehaviour
1M
2 YSS-3XX06
InterdisciplinaryThemesinFoodandSustainability
2M,3
3 YMC-60909
AcademicConsultancyTraining
all
4 YMC-60303
ModularSkillsTraining
all
5 YSS-3303X
SeminarSocialSciences
Total:
2.SpecialisationpartBusinessstudies
6 YSS-3AA06
Consumer,TechnologyandInnovation
7 MCB-30806
SensoryPerceptionandConsumerPreference
4
5A
Total:
3.ProfilePart
Select3outof4
RO YRM-20806
RO MAT-20306
RO FQD-50806
RO SCH-20806
8 YSS-3BB06
9 FQD-70824
10 FQD-80833
ResearchDesign&ResearchMethods
AdvancedStatistics
UsageOrientedProductDesign
LifeStyles&Consumption
1A,2M
all
1A
3
AdvancedConsumerStudies
InternshipConsumerTechnology
ThesisConsumerTechnology
6M
Total1+2+3
6
6
12
6
6
6
6
24
33
Total:
Total:
MME
6
6
9
3
3
27
81
120
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B3 Consumer Studies: profile Economics of Consumers and Households Academic Bachelor
B3
ConsumerStudies:profileEconomicsofConsumersandHouseholdsAcademicBachelor
Code
Coursename
Period
Credits
1.CommonpartMME
PhilosophyandEthicsofManagement,Economicsand
1 CPT-3XX06
ConsumerBehaviour
1M
6
2 YSS-3XX06
InterdisciplinaryThemesinFoodandSustainability
2M,3
6
3 YMC-60909
AcademicConsultancyTraining
all
9
4 YMC-60303
ModularSkillsTraining
all
3
5 YSS-3303X
SeminarSocialSciences
3
Total:
27
2.SpecialisationpartBusinessstudies
6 YSS-3AA06
Consumer,TechnologyandInnovation
7 MCB-30806
SensoryPerceptionandConsumerPreference
4
5A
Total:
3.ProfilePart
Select3outof6
RO YRM-20806
RO MAT-20306
RO SCH-20806
RO SCH-20306
RO CPT-22306
RO ECH-31306
8 YSS-3BB06
9 ECH-70424
10 ECH-80433
ResearchDesign&ResearchMethods
AdvancedStatistics
LifeStyles&Consumption
Gender&Consumerculture
Communcation&Persuasion
ConsumerDecisionMaking
1A,2M
all
3
2A
2M
5M
AdvancedConsumerStudies
InternshipEconomicsofConsumersandHouseholds
ThesisEconomicsofConsumersandHouseholds
6M
6
6
6
6
24
33
Total:
Total:
MME
Total1+2+3
6
6
12
81
120
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B4 Consumer Studies: profile Marketing and Consumer Behaviour Academic Bachelor
B4
ConsumerStudies:profileMarketingandConsumerBehaviourAcademicBachelor
Code
Coursename
Period
Credits
1.CommonpartMME
1 CPT-3XX06
PhilosophyandEthicsofManagement,EconomicsandConsumerBehaviour
1M
6
2 YSS-3XX06
InterdisciplinaryThemesinFoodandSustainability
2M,3
6
3 YMC-60909
AcademicConsultancyTraining
all
9
4 YMC-60303
ModularSkillsTraining
all
3
5 YSS-3303X
SeminarSocialSciences
3
Total:
27
2.SpecialisationpartBusinessstudies
6 YSS-3AA06
Consumer,TechnologyandInnovation
7 MCB-30806
SensoryPerceptionandConsumerPreference
5M
5A
Total:
3.ProfilePart
Select3outof6
RO YRM-20806
RO MAT-20306
RO MCB-30306
RO SCH-20806
RO SCH-20306
RO CPT-22306
8 MCB-31306
9 MCB-70424
10 MCB-80433
ResearchDesign&ResearchMethods
AdvancedStatistics
ConsumerBehaviour
LifeStyles&Consumption
Gender&Consumerculture
Communcation&Persuasion
1A,2M
all
4
3
2A
2M
CreatingFrameworksforMarketingandConsumerBehaviour
InternshipMarketing&ConsumerBehaviour
ThesisMarketing&ConsumerBehaviour
6A
6
6
6
6
6
24
33
Total:
Total:
MME
Total1+2+3
6
6
12
87
120
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B5 Consumer Studies: profile Sociology of Consumers & Households Academic Bachelor
B5
ConsumerStudies:profileSociologyofConsumers&HouseholdsAcademicBachelor
Code
Coursename
1.CommonpartMME
PhilosophyandEthicsofManagement,Economicsand
1 CPT-3XX06
ConsumerBehaviour
2 YSS-3XX06
InterdisciplinaryThemesinFoodandSustainability
3 YMC-60909
AcademicConsultancyTraining
4 YMC-60303
ModularSkillsTraining
5 YSS-3303X
SeminarSocialSciences
2.SpecialisationpartBusinessstudies
6 YSS-3AA06
Consumer,TechnologyandInnovation
7 MCB-30806
SensoryPerceptionandConsumerPreference
3.ProfilePart
Select3outof5
RO YRM-20806
RO MAT-20306
RO SCH-20806
RO SCH-20306
RO SCH-21306
9 YSS-3BB06
10 SCH-70424
11 SCH-80433
Period
Credits
1M
2M,3
all
all
Total:
6
6
9
3
3
27
Total:
6
6
12
5M
5A
ResearchDesign&ResearchMethods
AdvancedStatistics
LifeStyles&Consumption
Gender&Consumerculture
DemographyandGlobalPopulationIssues
1A,2M
all
3
2A?
5M
AdvancedConsumerStudies
InternshipSociologyofConsumersandHouseholds
ThesisSociologyofConsumersandHouseholds
6M
6
6
6
6
24
33
Total:
Total:
MME
Total1+2+3
81
120
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C1 Economics and Governance: profile Agricultural Economics & Rural Policy Analysis
Academic Bachelor
C1
EconomicsandGovernance:profileAgriculturalEconomics&RuralPolicyAnalysisAcademicBachelor
Code
Coursename
Period
Credits
1.CommonpartMME
PhilosophyandEthicsofManagement,Economicsand
1 CPT-3XX06
ConsumerBehaviour
1M
2 YSS-3XX06
InterdisciplinaryThemesinFoodandSustainability
2M,3
3 YMC-60909
AcademicConsultancyTraining
all
4 YMC-60303
ModularSkillsTraining
all
5 YSS-3303X
SeminarSocialSciences
Total:
2.SpecialisationpartBusinessstudies
6 YRS-3XX06
AdvancedEconometrics
7 ENR-31806
TheoriesandModelsinEconomics
2A
4
Total:
3.ProfilePart
Select3outof4
RO AEP-20806
RO YRM-20806
RO MAT-20306
RO ECH-32306
8 AEP-30306
9 AEP-70424
10 AEP-80433
InstitutionalEconomics
ResearchDesign&ResearchMethods
AdvancedStatistics
AdvancedMicroeconomics
EconomicsforEuropeanIntegration;Agricultural,Rural
andRegionalPolicyAnalysis
InternshipAgriculturalEconomics&RuralPolicy
ThesisAgriculturalEconomics&RuralPolicy
Total1+2+3
6
6
12
1A,5M
1A,2M
all
1A
6
6
6
5A
6
24
33
Total:
Total:
MME
6
6
9
3
3
27
81
120
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C2 Economics and Governance: profile Development Economics Academic Bachelor
C2
EconomicsandGovernance:profileDevelopmentEconomicsAcademicBachelor
Code
Coursename
1.CommonpartMME
PhilosophyandEthicsofManagement,Economicsand
1 CPT-3XX06
ConsumerBehaviour
2 YSS-3XX06
InterdisciplinaryThemesinFoodandSustainability
3 YMC-60909
AcademicConsultancyTraining
4 YMC-60303
ModularSkillsTraining
5 YSS-3303X
SeminarSocialSciences
2.SpecialisationpartBusinessstudies
6 YRS-3XX06
AdvancedEconometrics
7 ENR-31806
TheoriesandModelsinEconomics
3.ProfilePart
Select2outof4
RO AEP-20806
RO YRM-20806
RO MAT-20306
RO DEC-32306
8
9
10
11
DEC-53306
DEC-30306
DEC-70424
DEC-80433
InstitutionalEconomics
ResearchDesign&ResearchMethods
AdvancedStatistics
InternationalTradeandDevelopmentPolicy
EconomicsandPolicyofAgriculturalDevelopment
CentralThemesinEconomicsandDevelopment
InternshipDevelopmentEconomics
ThesisDevelopmentEconomics
Period
Credits
1M
2M,3
all
all
Total:
6
6
9
3
3
27
Total:
6
6
12
2A
4
1A,5M
1A,2M
all
1A
6
6
6
6
24
33
5A
Total:
Total:
MME
Total1+2+3
81
120
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C3 Economics and Governance: profile Spatial and Regional Economics Academic Bachelor
C3
EconomicsandGovernance:profileSpatialandRegionalEconomicsAcademicBachelor
Code
Coursename
Period
Credits
1.CommonpartMME
PhilosophyandEthicsofManagement,Economicsand
1 CPT-3XX06
ConsumerBehaviour
1M
6
2 YSS-3XX06
InterdisciplinaryThemesinFoodandSustainability
2M,3
6
3 YMC-60909
AcademicConsultancyTraining
all
9
4 YMC-60303
ModularSkillsTraining
all
3
5 YSS-3303X
SeminarSocialSciences
3
Total:
27
2.SpecialisationpartBusinessstudies
6 YRS-3XX06
AdvancedEconometrics
7 ENR-31806
TheoriesandModelsinEconomics
2A
4
Total:
3.ProfilePart
Select2outof5
RO AEP-20806
RO YRM-20806
RO MAT-20306
RO ENR-30806
RO ECH-32306
8 AEP-22806
9 AEP-30306
10 AEP-70824
11 AEP-81333
InstitutionalEconomics
ResearchDesign&ResearchMethods
AdvancedStatistics
AdvancedMacroeconomics
AdvancedMicroeconomics
1A,5M
1A,2M
all
5M
1A
6
6
Spatial&RegionalEconomics
EconomicsforEuropeanIntegration;Agricultural,Rural
andRegionalPolicyAnalysis
InternshipRegionalEconomics
ThesisregionalEconomics
5M
6
5A
6
24
33
Total:
Total:
MME
6
6
12
Total1+2+3
81
120
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C4 Economics and Governance: profile Environmental Policy Academic Bachelor
C4
EconomicsandGovernance:profileEnvironmentalPolicyAcademicBachelor
Code
Coursename
1.CommonpartMME
PhilosophyandEthicsofManagement,Economicsand
1 CPT-3XX06
ConsumerBehaviour
2 YSS-3XX06
InterdisciplinaryThemesinFoodandSustainability
3 YMC-60909
AcademicConsultancyTraining
4 YMC-60303
ModularSkillsTraining
5 YSS-3303X
SeminarSocialSciences
2.SpecialisationpartBusinessstudies
6 YRS-3XX06
AdvancedEconometrics
7 ENR-31806
TheoriesandModelsinEconomics
3.ProfilePart
Select3outof4
RO AEP-20806
RO YRM-20806
RO MAT-20306
RO ENP-32806
8 ENP-32306
9 ENP-70424
10 ENP-80433
InstitutionalEconomics
ResearchDesign&ResearchMethods
AdvancedStatistics
SociologicalPerspectivesonEnvironmentalChange
AdvancedEnvironmentalEconomicsandPolicy
InternshipEnvironmentalPolicy
ThesisEnvironmentalPolicy
Period
Credits
1M
2M,3
all
all
Total:
6
6
9
3
3
27
Total:
6
6
12
2A
4
1A,5M
1A,2M
all
5M
5A
6
6
6
6
24
33
Total:
Total:
MME
Total1+2+3
81
120
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C5 Economics and Governance: profile Environmental Economics & Natural Resources
Academic Bachelor
C5
EconomicsandGovernance:profileEnvironmentalEconomics&NaturalResourcesAcademicBachelor
Code
Coursename
Period
Credits
1.CommonpartMME
PhilosophyandEthicsofManagement,Economicsand
1 CPT-3XX06
ConsumerBehaviour
1M
6
2 YSS-3XX06
InterdisciplinaryThemesinFoodandSustainability
2M,3
6
3 YMC-60909
AcademicConsultancyTraining
all
9
4 YMC-60303
ModularSkillsTraining
all
3
5 YSS-3303X
SeminarSocialSciences
3
Total:
27
2.SpecialisationpartBusinessstudies
6 YRS-3XX06
AdvancedEconometrics
7 ENR-31806
TheoriesandModelsinEconomics
2A
4
Total:
3.ProfilePart
Select3outof6
RO AEP-20806
RO YRM-20806
RO MAT-20306
RO ECH-32306
RO ORL-20306
RO ENR-30306
9 ENP-32306
10 ENR-70424
11 ENR-80433
InstitutionalEconomics
ResearchDesign&ResearchMethods
AdvancedStatistics
AdvancedMicroeconomics
DecisionScienceI
TheoriesandModelsinEnvironmentalEconomics
AdvancedEnvironmentalEconomicsandPolicy
InternshipEnvironmentalEconomics&NaturalResources
ThesisEnvironmentalEconomics&NaturalResources
1A,5M
1A,2M
all
1A
1A,2A
5M
5A
6
6
6
6
24
33
Total:
Total:
MME
Total1+2+3
6
6
12
81
120
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C6 Economics and Governance: profile Public Administration & Policy Academic Bachelor
C6
EconomicsandGovernance:profilePublicAdministration&PolicyAcademicBachelor
Code
Coursename
Period
Credits
1.CommonpartMME
1 CPT-3XX06
PhilosophyandEthicsofManagement,EconomicsandConsumerBehaviour
1M
6
2 YSS-3XX06
InterdisciplinaryThemesinFoodandSustainability
2M,3
6
3 YMC-60909
AcademicConsultancyTraining
all
9
4 YMC-60303
ModularSkillsTraining
all
3
5 YSS-3303X
SeminarSocialSciences
3
Total:
27
2.SpecialisationpartBusinessstudies
6 YRS-3XX06
AdvancedEconometrics
7 ENR-31806
TheoriesandModelsinEconomics
2A
4
Total:
3.ProfilePart
Select3outof4
RO AEP-20806
RO YRM-20806
RO MAT-20306
RO PAP-30806
RO PAP-30306
8 ENP-32306
9 PAP-70324
10 PAP-80333
InstitutionalEconomics
ResearchDesign&ResearchMethods
AdvancedStatistics
Governance,TrustandPolicyChange
DesigningInnovativeGovernanceArrangements
AdvancedEnvironmentalEconomicsandPolicy
InternshipPublicAdministration&Policy
ThesisPublicAdministration&Policy
1A,5M
1A,2M
all
3
6M
5A
6
6
6
6
24
33
Total:
Total:
MME
Total1+2+3
6
6
12
81
120
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D 1.1 Management in Life Sciences: profile MST Management of Innovations Academic
Bachelor
D1.1ManagementinLifeSciences:profileMSTManagementofInnovationsAcademicBachelor
Code
Coursename
Period
Credits
1.CommonpartMME
1 YMC-60909
AcademicConsultancyTraining
all
9
2 YMC-60303
ModularSkillsTraining
all
3
3 YSS-3303X
SeminarSocialSciences
3
Total:
15
3.ProfilePart
4 YSS-3FF06
5 YRM-20806
6 MST-24806
7 MST-21306
8 MST-23406
9 YSS-3ZZ06
10 MCB-20806
11 MST-31306
12 MST-70424
13 MST-80433
IntroductiontoManagementandLifeSciences
ResearchDesign&ResearchMethods
SupplyChainMangement
AdvancedManagement&Marketing
NewVentureCreation
Technology,InnovationandStrategy
PrinciplesofConsumerStudies
AdvancedBusinessStrategy
InternshipManagementStudies
ThesisManagementStudie
1M
1A,2M
2M,4
3
5M
4
1A
5A,6A
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
24
33
Total:
Total:
MME
Total1+3
105
120
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D 1.2 Management in Life Sciences: profile MCB Management of Innovations Academic
Bachelor
D1.2MCB ManagementinLifeSciences:profileManagementofInnovationsAcademicBachelor
Code
Coursename
Period
Credits
1.CommonpartMME
1 YMC-60909
AcademicConsultancyTraining
all
9
2 YMC-60303
ModularSkillsTraining
all
3
3 YSS-3303X
SeminarSocialSciences
3
Total:
15
3.ProfilePart
4 YSS-3FF06
5 YRM-20806
6 MST-24806
7 MST-21306
8 MST-23406
9 YSS-3ZZ06
10 MCB-20806
11 MCB-31306
12 MCB-70424
13 MCB-80433
IntroductiontoManagementandLifeSciences
ResearchDesign&ResearchMethods
SupplyChainMangement
AdvancedManagement&Marketing
NewVentureCreation
Technology,InnovationandStrategy
PrinciplesofConsumerStudies
CreatingFrameworksforMarketingandConsumerBehaviour
InternshipMarketing&ConsumerBehaviour
ThesisMarketing&ConsumerBehaviour
1M
1A,2M
2M,4
3
5M
4
1A
6A
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
24
33
Total:
Total:
MME
Total1+3
105
120
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D 2.1 Management in Life Sciences: profile ORL Management of Business and Supply Chains
Academic Bachelor
D2.1ORL
ManagementinLifeSciences:profileManagementofBusinessandSupplyChainsAcademicBachelor
Code
Coursename
Period
Credits
1.CommonpartMME
1 YMC-60909
AcademicConsultancyTraining
all
2 YMC-60303
ModularSkillsTraining
all
3 YSS-3303X
SeminarSocialSciences
Total:
3.ProfilePart
4 YSS-3FF06
5 YRM-20806
6 MST-24806
7 BEC-22806
8 ORL-20306
9 YSS-3YY06
10or ORL-30306
MST-21306
11 ORL-30806
12 ORL-70424
13 ORL-80433
IntroductiontoManagementandLifeSciences
ResearchDesign&ResearchMethods
SupplyChainMangement
Accounting
DecisionScienceI
AdvancedSupplyChainManagement
DecisionScienceII
AdvancedManagement&Marketing
OperationsResearch&Logistics
InternshipOperationsResearch&Logistics
ThesisOperationsResearch&Logistics
StudentscanalsocompleteaninternshipandthesiswithInformationTechnology
Total:
MME
Total1+3
1M
1A,2M
2M,4
1A,4
1A,2A
5A
5M
3
6A
9
3
3
15
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
24
33
Total:
105
120
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D 2.2 Management in Life Sciences: profile BEC Management of Business and Supply Chains
Academic Bachelor
D2.2BEC
ManagementinLifeSciences:profileManagementofBusinessandSupplyChainsAcademicBachelor
Code
Coursename
Period
Credits
1.CommonpartMME
1 YMC-60909
AcademicConsultancyTraining
all
9
2 YMC-60303
ModularSkillsTraining
all
3
3 YSS-3303X
SeminarSocialSciences
3
Total:
15
3.ProfilePart
4 YSS-3FF06
5 YRM-20806
6 MST-24806
7 BEC-22806
8 ORL-20306
9 YSS-3YY06
10or ORL-30306
MST-21306
11 BEC-30306
12 BEC-70424
13 BEC-80433
IntroductiontoManagementandLifeSciences
ResearchDesign&ResearchMethods
SupplyChainMangement
Accounting
DecisionScienceI
AdvancedSupplyChainManagement
DecisionScienceII
AdvancedManagement&Marketing
AdvancedBusinessEconomics
InternshipBusinessEconomics
ThesisBusinessEconomics
StudentscanalsocompleteaninternshipandthesiswithInformationTechnology
Total:
MME
Total1+3
1M
1A,2M
2M,4
1A,4
1A,2A
5A
5M
3
6M
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
24
33
Total:
105
120
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Appendix 4. Course Descriptions of new courses in the curriculum 2016
Common courses:
CPT-3XX06 Philosophy and Ethics of Management, Economics and Consumer Studies
In this course, students learn to critically reflect on the truth claims of scientific knowledge, the basic
assumptions and key concepts of management, economics and consumer behaviour and ethical issues in
these fields as a basis for responsible professional conduct. What is the rationality, objectivity or truthvalue of scientific knowledge? Is the market the best way to regulate consumer behaviour in general and
in case of political and ethical controversies like public health, justice, welfare in particular? What are if
fact the proper roles of markets, governments and civil society organisations? What are the basic
assumptions of economics and the conceptualization of human being as homo economicus? Are economic
actors primarily selfish and rational? And what is the ethical responsibility of corporations for the solution
of societal issues? These and related questions will be addressed during this course.
YSS-3XX06 Interdisciplinary Themes in Food and Sustainability
This course is part of the Master MSc program Management, Economics and Consumer Studies and aims
to provide opportunities to students to acquire and practice interdisciplinary skills. A cross-cutting theme
in the area of food and sustainability will be the anchor point for this course.
YSS-3EE03 Seminar Social Sciences
This course is compulsory for all MSc students following one of the Social Sciences Master programmes.
This course provides an in depth understanding of the scientific discourse in the field of social sciences.
Students learn to analyse, (peer) review and present (parts of) master thesis research. Students will be
able to review scientific papers and will participate in and reflect on research colloquia in their field of
social sciences. Students will participate in the Seminar in small groups (±15 students per group and
each group will be supervised by a tutor) during their Master thesis research. These groups will meet
each other 6 times during their thesis writing and among other activities will review each other’s work.
During their thesis research every student works on a portfolio that will be assessed.
Learning outcomes:
After successful completion of the Seminar course students are expected to be able to:
Analyse, review and present (parts of) master thesis research in social sciences.
Review scientific papers
Participate in and reflect on research colloquia in the field of social sciences.
Knowledge about the scientific discourse in the field of social sciences.
Activities: 6 meetings in subgroups during the whole thesis trajectory.
Literature: will be announced via blackboard
Examiner(s): Prof. dr. ir. Gert Spaargaren
Examination: Portfolio with assignments. The minimum mark of all assignments has to be a 5.5.
Business Studies and Management of Life Sciences:
YSS-3FF06 Introduction to Management and Life Sciences
Improvements in healthy food, a clean environment and in the combat against diseases, become possible
through a successful integration of Life Sciences and Management Sciences. Life Sciences provide a
collection of tools and techniques to produce new products and develop new processes based on
organisms or parts of organisms. Thus, Life Sciences provide important contributions to innovative
products and processes. Management Sciences provide the instruments that enable the design,
implementation and support of innovative organisational and business processes, which are required to
successfully diffuse innovative products and processes into society. Bèta-engineers are pressured by
their working environment to develop their communicative skills.; They have to work in multi-disciplinary
teams, cooperate in innovative business processes and production processes, and manage different
forms of knowledge in various networks. Béta-engineers may adopt a management role in academic
environments, in production facilities or in various supply chains. From this professional perspective,
Bèta-engineers apply their knowledge within settings in which people with different backgrounds,
different interests, different positions in the chain and knowledge institutions are represented. It is the
integration and satisficing use of these varying positions and perspectives that ensures the successful
completion of complex processes, such as product innovation, markets launchers or management a
supply chain.
In addition, Bèta-engineers must also understand the ethical issues involved in innovation for life
sciences (such as smart farming), and innovate responsibility. This involves considering the ethical
acceptability of innovations, the known and unknown risks involved, and whether they innovation
contributes towards societal needs and ‘grand challenges’.
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YSS-3ZZ06 Technology, Innovation Strategy
The concept of business model innovation is related to creativity and development of new ideas which
can be translated in business propositions supporting an organisation performance. Typically, the
primary goal of a business model innovation is to realize sources of new revenue, for example by
improving existing products, and/or processes, changing the way products are delivered to customers.
However, developing and introducing business model innovations have impacts at more than just
organisation level. Understanding business model innovation may not only support company or industry
performances, but it may also offer solutions to important societal challenges, like food security, climate
change, poverty and socio-ecological sustainability. This course takes a multidisciplinary perspective on
business model innovations. It will make clear that business model innovation is one of the most difficult
to understand phenomena in society. While trying to understand this phenomenon from a wide range of
theories coming from different business disciplines, students will develop their own business model
innovation and theoretically underpin why it would work. This requires not only an understanding of
business model innovation itself, but also on how theories can be assessed in terms of their limitations
and complementarity. The course will consist of a number of lectures addressing topics from different
knowledge domains such as innovation management, marketing, information and technology transfer,
business economics and supply chain management. During lectures several theories as well as cases will
be presented and discussed by university staff and experts from different disciplines and backgrounds.
All sessions will be interactive and students are expected to be well prepared and to participate actively
in the discussions and presentations. A critical and participative attitude is required. Next to the lectures,
participants are expected to work in teams, and write a paper/report about selected topics on business
model innovations.
YSS-3YY06 Advanced Supply Chain Management
This course provides a theoretical basis for multi-disciplinary analysis and improvement of supply chains
and networks, focusing especially on supply chain modelling methods. In this course, the focus is on
decision support methods for operational performance, tactical operations management and strategic
partnership in supply chains
MST-31806 Facility Management Innovation
Many senior managers consider facilities a necessary evil: you appreciate them but would rather spend
money and energy on something else. However, social and organisational trends, for instance,
information technology, competition, high cost of space, and employee expectations, have placed
enormous new demands on organisations’ physical facilities, pushing the awareness of the (potential)
added value of facilities into management consciousness. Nowadays, in a limited number of sectors, this
has resulted in facility management receiving a new impetus. This notion is strengthened by the
argument that the spaces which organisations occupy are an integral part of how organisations function.
Nowadays challenge for facility managers is above all to coherently integrate developments regarding
demographics (e.g. aging, independent and flexible employment), social values and behaviour (e.g.
nutrition, health, safety, social responsibility), environment (e.g. sustainability, waste) and technology
(including the Internet of Things, biotech) and physical facilities and services into an inspiring and
stimulating work environment. That environment is increasingly anytime and anywhere where people
want to meet and work. Facility Management evolves into workspace management, focused on designing
and maintaining appropriate and effective workplace experiences that support people in everyday doing
their best job. The purpose of this course is to put Evidence-Based Facility Management into a broader
perspective of market dynamics, organisational change, and the opportunities and challenges of
embracing facility design and facility innovation as managerial means to accomplish both strategic and
operational ends of organisations.
Consumer Studies:
YSS-3AA06 Consumer, Technology and Innovation
This course addresses the interfaces between consumers and technology. In the course we unravel how
the use of technologies affects consumers. But we also look at how consumers through their everyday
practices affect technologies and material outcomes. We perceive consumption as consisting of practices
in which both material (such as technologies) and human (such as values, norms and habits) aspects
come together. Furthermore, we consider the household as a primary locus of consumption. Together
material and immaterial aspects lead to consumer services (output), such as a meal, or a clean laundry
or an improved health. But they may also cause undesired side-effects (side-put) such as health risks
and pollution. In order to understand the making of such outputs and side-puts, an understanding of the
interrelatedness of material and human factors is considered crucial.
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YSS-3BB06 Advanced Consumer Studies
Advanced consumer studies shows the way a consumer studies specialist may find conceptual solutions
to a applied or scientific problem in consumer studies based on findings and conceptual contributions
from scientific literature in this field.
Economics and Governance:
YSS-3CC06 Theories and Models in Economics
This course aims to acquaint students with different methodologies of doing applied research in
economics, with an emphasis on the environment and agricultural commodity markets. Different
methodologies of making economic scenario studies are discussed at an intermediate level.
Methodologies that will be dealt with include partial equilibrium models, input-output models, applied
general equilibrium models and neo-classical growth models.
YRS-3XX06 Advanced Econometrics
This course provides a basis for doing econometric analyses independently. Besides lectures on various
econometric techniques, students learn when and how to apply these techniques during intensive
practical sessions. Moreover, the use and interpretation of econometric models is discussed. Subjects
that are covered include: linear regression models; misspecification; heteroskedasticity and
autocorrelation; endogeneity, instrumental variables and Generalized Method of Moments; Maximum
Likelihood estimation and specification tests; models with limited dependent variables; univariate and
multivariate time series modelling; panel data estimation.
AEP-30306 The Economics and Politics of European Integration: Agricultural Trade and
Foreign Policy Analysis
European integration implies that the members of the Union give up parts of their sovereignty in pursuit
of shared goals. This course focusses on this integration process, its challenges and effects. The subject
of this course is the analysis of a range of policies implemented by the European Union (EU) in order to
reach its policy goals. In the centre of the course are policies which are an integral part of the integration
process of the EU. Also other policies which are relevant for food and environment are discussed. The
course focuses on the formation and assessment of the effects of agricultural and trade policies of the EU
as well as its foreign policy regarding its neighbouring countries in the Mediterranean region and Eastern
Europe (ENP - the European Neighbourhood Policy). Moreover, environmental, regional and food policies
are dealt with. The course provides the economic as well as the political science perspective on these
policies. The course consists of several parts. First, EU integration and EU policy making are introduced.
Second, tools from micro economics (e.g. welfare analysis), and political science (e.g. discourse analysis)
frequently used for analysing policies will be presented and practiced. Third, details of the institutions of
the EU its policy instruments and a discussion of the political and economic rationales is provided. This is
necessary to ex plain specific EU policies. Fourth, the course deals with EU agricultural, food, trade and
the Neighbourhood policies. On these areas a large part of the budget is spent and they have core
importance for the EU’s future. Special attention will be given to the different sectorial policies and the
reform of the Common Agricultural Policy and its effects on farmers, the environment and on food
security. Finally, attention is paid to food trade policies and the relationship of the EU with the rest of the
world. Specific topics are international trade liberalisation, non-tariff trade barriers and regional trade
agreements. This course prepares you to write a MSc thesis in the areas of 'Agricultural Economics and
Rural Policy Analysis' (AEP group) or 'Public Administration and Policy' (PAP group).
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