Master of Science in Business Administration (Management and IT)

The focus of Business Administration is on how a business is organised, and on how it does business. You gain insight into the structure of a business, its internal dynamics and its external relationships with stakeholders, and you learn to understand those stakeholders better. This will enable you to make successful business decisions. The Master’s programme offers you an understanding of one of the domains that traditionally constitute an important challenge for businesses. We prepare you for managerial positions in one of the functional management domains (e.g. HRM, taxation, finance). You learn how customers think, what the importance is of a fiscal environment, how to set up an efficient HR policy, how to use IT to monitor profitability, what points to consider when financing new activities, or how to make strategic goals more feasible by means of an optimal business structure.

The main subject of 'Management and Informatics' immerses you in the management-oriented dimension of informatics systems, a field of growing importance in the digital economy. As a vital link between business and IT, graduates of this main subject are in high demand and possess diverse career opportunities. You will learn the management and analytical skills that will enable you to set up, supervise, and successfully conclude IT projects. Additionally, you understand the growing significance of information and communication in everyday business operations. You learn to guide a business through its automation and optimisation processes, connecting the operational and strategic business levels. To serve as a liaison between business and IT, a technical background is essential. Therefore, basic knowledge of security, networks, cloud computing, programming, and databases is necessary.

We offer a choice of five main subjects: Taxation, Finance and Risk Management, Management and IT, HRM and Organisational Management, and Commercial Management. Each of these main subjects encompasses a work placement in the second term, as well as the course unit ‘Strategic Management’, including a business game.

In addition to the (domain) Master’s programme described above, you can also choose a Master’s Programme in Teaching (in Dutch: Educatieve Master). Find out more at www.ugent.be/educatievemaster (in Dutch).

The Master of Science in Business Administration opens doors to executive positions in corporate life, where management is key. You acquire a broad range of competencies, allowing you find your way in the many challenges a modern business has to face. You will find yourself holding a responsible position, in which you will experience personal fulfilment. Other options are the government, public institutions or non-profit organisations.

As a Management and IT graduate you are eligible for jobs in organisations with an almost exclusive focus on IT, for instance as an analyst, project leader or IT-manager. You will likewise have job opportunities as a business consultant (who translates customer needs in accordance with materials and infrastructure) or as an IT architect and systems developer (who designs IT infrastructure plans and IT applications for the proper functioning of a company.