Business Administration

Entry requirements

1. A completed Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or related area from a research university
   
   Ideally, your Bachelor's degree should cover the following courses:
   • Organisation Theory
   • Strategy
   • Marketing
   • Human Resource Management
   • Finance
   • Statistics
   • Quantitative and Qualitative Methods
   • Bachelor’s thesis of 12 EC
2. Proficiency in English
   
   In order to take part in this programme, you need to have fluency in both written and spoken English. This requirement has been satisfied when the student meets one of the following conditions:
   • Has successfully completed a three-year Bachelor's programme at a Dutch university.
   • Is a citizen of Australia, Canada (with exception of Quebec), Ireland, New Zealand, United Kingdom, or the United States of America.
   • Has successfully completed a Bachelor's programme that was taught completely in the English language in one of the following countries: EU/EEA-countries, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United States of America.
   • Has successfully completed a Master's programme from a Dutch university of applied sciences (HBO).
   All other students need one of the following certificates (TOEFL and IELTS certificates may not be older than two years). No other certificates will be accepted:
   • A TOEFL score of ≥ 90, with subscores not lower than 18
   • A IELTS score of ≥ 6.5, with subscores not lower than 6.0
   • Cambridge Certificate of Advanced English (CAE) or Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE) with a mark of C or higher
3. GMAT requirements
   Based on your academic background we might require.

Months of entry

September

Course content

You’ll need more than analytical business skills to understand today’s global business environment and to succeed in it. Our programme in Business Administration aims at multiple value creation: it devotes equal attention to economic aspects as to organisational and social processes. This attention for the complete big picture is what creates a better understanding of the importance of good management and can eventually increase the performance of all kinds of organisations.

Our specialisations will teach you the knowledge and skills you’ll need to become a well-rounded leader. You’ll have plenty of knowledge of corporate social responsibility and will be able to act independently as well as be a member of a team in any kind of organisation.

Specialisations

Business Analysis and Modelling - Looking at the individual and social ‘biases’ and ‘heuristics' that lead to suboptimal or even low quality decisions, as well as at interventions aimed at improving managerial decision-making (group decision support).

Innovation and Entrepreneurship - In this specialisation you'll come to understand how organisations can grow through innovation processes and what kind of people are needed in the company to accomplish this as well as understand the challenges that entrepreneurs face when starting their business in a changing environment.

International Business - Focusing on the global activities of multinational firms with sensitivity for institutional and cultural differences, combined with a balanced outlook on relations with various market and nonmarket stakeholders.

Marketing - This specialisation is more than just about selling products or services; it’s also about creating value with customers and other stakeholders. You’ll learn how to build and manage customer relationships and how these relationships will help you in key marketing activities such as branding and product management.

Organisational Design and Development - This specialisation uniquely combines both sides of the coin: addressing structural problems of organisational design as well as changes in the culture and social fabric of an organisation; both of which are vital for success.

Strategic Human Resources Leadership - The general aim of this specialisation is to make you capable of scientifically analysing issues involving personnel and organisation, and to enable you to think about them at the strategic level in an organisation.

Strategic Management - During this specialisation, you’ll learn to analyse, describe and deal with the influences of various stakeholders, strategy processes in organisations, internal and external environment, and internationalisation.

Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in Management - Understanding the challenges and issues related to managing gender equality, diversity and inclusion in organisations, designing interventions and give content to the social responsibility of organisations.

Integrating theory and practice

This programme is closely associated with the research carried out within the Institute of Management Research, where the focus is on research into relationship management, institutional dynamics, decision making and innovative management. The programme combines a thorough training in methodology with action-based learning: you apply the theory you have learned to concrete cases and learn to develop appropriate solutions. In our Visa Skills Lab, you can use computers to make scenario analyses and simulate decision-making processes within organisations.

To apply for this course, please contact us by e-mail.

Learn more via the Radboud University contact form.

Fees and funding

There are various scholarships available for studying at Radboud University. Some of the opportunities are described below. A full list, including detailed information, can be found on our scholarships and grants page at our website.

Radboud Scholarship Programme

Open to a select number of excellent international students. Instead of the institutional tuition fees, non-EEA students pay the legal tuition fees (€2,209). Visa and residence permit costs, liability insurance and health insurance are also covered.

Orange Tulip Scholarship

Open to students from Brazil, Mexico, Russia, Indonesia, South-Korea, Vietnam, Thailand, and China. Instead of the institutional tuition fees, non-EEA students pay the legal tuition fees (€2,209). Visa and residence permit costs, liability insurance and health insurance are also covered.

Fulbright-Radboud Scholarships

Open to excellent American students. The grant will be paid in 12 monthly instalments of 1,050 euros. International travel and the cost of the residence permit will be covered, and an extra allowance of €1150 will be paid on arrival.

Sino-Dutch Bilateral Exchange Scholarship

Open to excellent students from China. Consists of a contribution of € 16,113 towards the total costs of one year of study or research in the Netherlands.

DIKTI-Neso Scholarships

Aimed at lecturers at higher education institutions in Indonesia who wish to pursue a PhD or Master's at a university in the Netherlands. A DIKTI scholarship includes allowances for living expenses, insurance, travel costs, tuition fees and more.

Indonesian Education Scholarship (LPDP)

Open to excellent Indonesian students under the age of 35. Involves a full scholarship.

Holland Scholarship Programme

Open to excellent students from Canada, America, India and Turkey. Scholarship consists of 5,000 euros payed at the start of study.

Dutch Student Finance

EU/EEA students and Swiss students under 30 years of age are eligible if they are working at least 56 hours per month in the Netherlands, or have been living in the Netherlands for five years or more. Dutch student finance consists of four components: a basic grant, a supplementary grant (depending on the parental income), a student travel product, and a loan.