Management of Change

Why Management of Change?

Student profile

As a potential MScBA Management of Change student you should be interested in:

• Recognising, analysing and understanding management of change in open systems environments
  
•  Variety in differences in meaning and the way meaning will differentiate people, cultures, forms of organizing, systems and organizations 
  
• Underlining an open systems approach in which continuous interaction is a key for success  
  
• Learning about the relation between your own possibilities and your ability to play a role in management of change

Core Courses

Theories on Change

This course teaches you to cognitively and socially prepare for reading scientific literature on change.

• Learn how to frame your own experiences in order to obtain insight into change processes
  
• Get immersed in situations in which you have to manage change processes on your own

This is done by using multiple media to alternate between different perspectives and through the introduction of approaches / methods concerning diagnostics, conflict handling and intervention. The aim of the course is to become fully aware of your own multiple interests and capacities as a future change manager. You also learn to reflect on alternative ways by which you can develop methods to analyse the differing perspectives of the participants in a change process.

Theories on Change and Cross-cultural management

During this course, you are presented with state-of-the-art theoretical models, professional codes and pragmatic guides that will enable you to successfully manage different cultures at both the national and international level.

In addition, you will also be introduced to the methodological skills that are required to chart such differences (although these skills are also useful for charting organisational change). The focus will be on post-positivistic research methodologies, for these are better equipped to get a grip on the multiple experiences and meanings that characterise con-temporary organisations and societies across the globe.

Admission with Dutch Diploma

You are eligible if you hold an:

• RSM Erasmus University Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
  
• Bachelor degree in Business Administration or Business Economics from another Dutch university 

You are required to submit the results of a GMAT (very few students have scores below 600, < 570 not much change to be admitted) a TOEFL score with a minimum of 575 (paper-based) / 233 (computer-based) / 90-91 (internet-based) or IELTS score with a minimum 6.5. The institutional code for GMAT is QK8-CX-52. The institutional code for TOEFL is 7199.

You are exempt from an English test if your university education has been in English for at least 3 years.

Wiith a Dutch university (bachelor or master) degree other than in Business Administration or Business Economics, you may apply for the 2-year MSc General Management.

With a Dutch HBO degree, you may apply for a pre-master programme.

Application with a Dutch diploma

RSM Erasmus University bachelor graduates go to SIN.   

All other MSc applicants are subject to a check by the Examination Board and need to send an application package containing the following documents:

• Application Form
  
• Copy of your passport
  
• Certified copy of your secondary education diploma and grades  
  
• Certified copy of your university or HBO (higher professional) or vocational training education diploma and grades
  
• Any other certificate or diploma relevant to your application
  
• GMAT results (if applicable)
  
• TOEFL or IELTS results (if applicable)
  
• Curriculum Vitae
  
• Two letters of recommendation
  
• Motivation letter

To:

RSM Erasmus University

MSc Admissions Office

Room T05-12 

P.O. Box 1738       

3000 DR Rotterdam

The Netherlands

Admission with Non-Dutch Diploma

You are eligible if you hold a:

• Non-Dutch university Bachelor degree in Business Administration or Business Economics that equals the Dutch university Bachelor of Science degree

You are required to submit the results of a GMAT (very few students have scores below 600, < 570 not much change to be admitted) and  a TOEFL score with a minimum of 575 (paper-based) / 233 (computer-based) / 90-91 (internet-based) or IELTS score with a minimum 6.5. The institutional code for GMAT is QK8-CX-52. The institutional code for TOEFL is 7199.

You are exempt from an English test if your university education has been in English for at least 3 years in an English native speaking country.

If you obtained a university (Bachelor or Master) degree other than in Business Administration or Business Economics, you may apply for the 2-year MSc General Management.

If you obtained a Bachelor degree at a different level than the Dutch university Bachelor of Science degree, you may apply for the Bachelor programme in International Business Administration.

Application with Non-Dutch diploma

All students with a non-Dutch, Bachelor or Master diploma, need to send an application package containing the following documents:

• Application Form
  
• Copy of your passport
  
• Certified copy of your secondary education diploma and grades    
  
• Certified copy of your university or higher professional or vocational training diploma and grades
  
• Official GMAT score (institutional code for GMAT QK8-CX-52)
  
• Official TOEFL or IELTS score if applicable (institutional code for TOEFL 7199)
  
• Any other certificates relevant to your application
  
• Two letters of recommendation
  
• Curriculum Vitae
  
• Motivation letter

To:

RSM Erasmus University

MSc Admissions Office

Room T05-12                      

P.O. Box 1738                   

3000 DR Rotterdam

The Netherlands

Career Prospects

Our MScBA Management of Change graduates have seen themselves in a mirror. They are aware of their skills and possibilities in different settings and cultures. They feel at ease in an international cross-cultural context.

Graduates of the MScBA Management of Change can adapt easily in different environments. As long as an open systems approach is what characterizes the graduate.After graduation you will have an excellent basis on which you can contribute to organizations that operate in an international context. You will be able to understand the sense and sensitivity, which are needed in change processes. You can enter the international consulting field and a commercial career as change manager or agent is also possible.

With your academic background, organisational size is no longer a precondition to be effective and successful.

Graduates work in all parts of the world. Given the need for managers in companies which focus on emerging markets in Middle- and Eastern Europe as well as in Asia, there are excellent perspectives for a career with an international profile.