Master Program in Business Studies with an International Focus

Education facts

Code: SFIFA

This is a one-year programme from which students graduate with a Degree of Master of Science (60 credits) in Business and Economics, Main Field of Study: Business Administration and Management. Within the subject Business Administration and Management, students can choose between the three above-mentioned specialisations. In the first semester of the programme, students take three research-related courses. The first two courses (Corporate Social Responsibility in an International Perspective and Knowledge Management) are obligatory for all students. After these two courses, students choose an elective specialisation course: International Business and Marketing or Accounting and Control in Global Enterprises or Studies of International Human Resource Management. In preparation for the upcoming thesis project, students will take a course in research design and methodology during the spring semester, where the focus will be on how to conduct a literature review; on understanding the underlying scientific theories of Business Administration; and on immersion in the various research methods and strategies relevant for a thesis. The programme ends with a master thesis in which students independently work with frames of reference, data collection, processing and presentation of data.

Entry requirements

A Bachelor‘s degree in social sciences or a Bachelor‘s degree in technology with social science focuses comprising at least 180 credits. The applicant‘s education must also include at least 30 credits in business administration (for instance, accounting, marketing, organisation theory) including a minimum of 7, 5 credits in research methods applicable to social science or business and English 6/English level 2

Education offerings

Each offering has its own dates and conditions. Closed offerings are retained as history and do not mean that a new application is open.

• Master Program in Business Studies with an International Focus

  Dalarna University

  Borlänge

  Start date: 31 August 2026

  End date: 6 June 2027

  Pace of study: 100 %