Description
Brief criteria pertaining to strategic entrepreneurship (two years).
UTBILDNINGSPLAN
Strategic Entrepreneurship (Two Years), 120 högskolepoäng
Programstart: Hösten 2015
Internationella Handelshögskolan, Box 1026, 551 11 Jönköping • BESÖK Gjuterigatan 5, Högskoleområdet
TEL (vx) 036-10 10 00 • FAX 036-30 21 41 • E-POST [email protected] • www.ju.se
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UTBILDNINGSPLAN
Strategic Entrepreneurship (Two Years), 120 högskolepoäng
Strategic Entrepreneurship (Two Years), 120 credits
Examensbenämning
Filosofie masterexamen med huvudområdet företagsekonomi
Master of Science (120 credits) with a major in Business Administration
Programbeskrivning
Programme aims
The Strategic Entrepreneurship programme focuses on improving entrepreneurial effectiveness, both for
creating and launching new startups and for identifying and developing new opportunities in existing
organizations. This includes challenges for business creation as well as how companies can revive their
entrepreneurial spirit to achieve strategic renewal. By building on state-of-the-art research results as well
as on conducting practical projects and gaining start-up experience, this programme addresses how
organizations at any stage of maturity can be innovative and benefit from entrepreneurial thinking. The
education is meant to prepare the students for international careers in business positions that require
strategic decision-making and to prepare the students for starting their own businesses.
Mål
General aims
Second cycle education shall essentially build on the knowledge students acquire in first cycle education
or corresponding knowledge. Second cycle education shall involve a deepening of knowledge, skills and
abilities relative to first cycle education and, in addition to what applies to first cycle education, shall;
further develop the students’ ability to independently integrate and use knowledge,
develop the students’ ability to deal with complex phenomena, issues and situations, and
develop the students’ potential for professional activities that demand considerable independence or
for research and development work
Programme specific learning goals
Knowledge and Understanding
Graduates of the programme will have a general knowledge and understanding of business administration
principles and a specialized and considerably deep knowledge in the field of strategic entrepreneurship
Corresponding Objectives:
Graduates of the programme will be able to
demonstrate knowledge and understanding in business administration, including both broad
knowledge in the field of business administration and a considerable degree of specialised
knowledge of entrepreneurship;
demonstrate considerably deep insight into current research and development work in strategic
Programkod: JAS23
Fastställd av: VD 2014-12-17
Version: 3
Programstart: Hösten 2015
Utbildningsnivå: Avancerad nivå
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entrepreneurship;
demonstrate specialised methodological knowledge in business administration and specifically
related to management tools applicable in strategic entrepreneurship; and
demonstrate understanding of issues of strategic entrepreneurship and how they can be interpreted
with different theoretical approaches.
Skills and Abilities
Graduates of the programme will have acquired the skills to integrate knowledge critically and
systematically and to analyse complex issues encountered for a career that includes strategic decision-
making and entrepreneurship activities, and be effective communicators of activities associated with those
skills.
Corresponding Objectives:
Graduates of the programme will be able to
demonstrate an ability to integrate knowledge critically and systematically and analyse, assess and
deal with complex phenomena, issues and situations associated with strategic entrepreneurship,
even with limited information;
demonstrate the ability to identify and formulate issues critically, independently and creatively as
well as to plan and, using appropriate research methods, undertake advanced tasks within
predetermined time frames so as to contribute to the development of knowledge and evaluate this
work;
demonstrate an ability in speech and writing to report clearly on strategic entrepreneurship issues
and discuss their conclusions and the knowledge and arguments on which they are based, in
dialogue with different national and international audiences; and
demonstrate the skills required for participation in research and development work or to work
independently in other advanced contexts, including in academic research related to strategic
entrepreneurship.
Judgement and Approach
Graduates of the programme will understand the scientific, social, ethical, and personal responsibility
aspects of practical work and research in business administration, including the role, use, and
development of knowledge and the ethical aspects and possibilities of scientific endeavor.
Corresponding Objectives:
Graduates of the programme will be able to
demonstrate an ability to make assessments in business administration, taking into account relevant
scientific, societal and ethical issues and also demonstrate awareness of ethical aspects in research
and development work;
demonstrate insight into the possibilities and limitations of science/research, its role in society and
people's responsibility for how it is used; and
demonstrate an ability to identify their personal need for further knowledge and to take
responsibility for developing their knowledge.
International perspective
Graduates of the programme will demonstrate an international perspective.
Corresponding Objectives:
Graduates of the programme will be able to
demonstrate knowledge and understanding of concepts and theoretical perspectives related to
strategic entrepreneurship activities in a global context and
demonstrate an ability to solve problems and exercise analytical skills for strategic entrepreneurship
Strategic Entrepreneurship (Two Years), 120 hp 2(6)
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activities in a global environment.
Entrepreneurial perspective
Graduates of the programme will be prepared for practical and research activities connected to the field of
strategic entrepreneurship.
Corresponding Objective:
Graduates of the programme will be able to
demonstrate substantially in-depth knowledge about strategic entrepreneurship and skills related to
that area.
The above are in accord with the intended learning outcomes set for a two-year Master's degree by
Swedish National Agency for Higher Education.
Innehåll
The masters programme Strategic Entrepreneurship (Two Year) provides a deepening education in the
field of business administration for those already holding a bachelor degree and having a substantial
amount of business administration in their undergraduate studies.
This programme aims at helping the students improve their entrepreneurial effectiveness, both for
creating and launching new start-ups and for identifying and developing opportunities in existing
organizations to help them unleash their growth potential. Some companies are in direct need of reviving
their entrepreneurial spirit to achieve strategic renewal. By building on state-of-the-art research results as
well as on practical projects and start-up experiences, this programme addresses how organizations can be
innovative and benefit from it.
The curriculum design of these master programs draws on JIBS’ core research areas, entrepreneurship,
renewal and ownership. The programme combines learning about strategic entrepreneurship through
academic, theoretical contents, applicable to practice, with learning for entrepreneurship. The curriculum
also includes training in entrepreneurship. Associated attitudes and practices are grounded already in the
introductory course of the program.
The programme sequence is presented in the below tables. The first course, Entrepreneuring: Person and
Process, aims at informing the students about the features of and need for an entrepreneurial mind-set
and at helping them to develop and practice such a worldview. As a point of departure it delivers an
introduction to different theoretical perspectives on and facets of entrepreneurship as well as to the
concept of “entrepreneuring” (that is entpreneurship as a process). Thus the core of this course is to
provide a foundation for the programme as well as learning for and in entrepreneurship (for example,
through identifying and developing venture ideas for a new start-up as well as for an established
organization).
In parallel with Entrepreneuring: Person and Process, that communicates the ideological pillars of the
program, the students take the course Entrepreneurial Growth, which provides an introduction to
learning about entrepreneurship and managing an entrepreneurial firm. In this course, academic work is
in focus, through lectures, literature discussions, as well as writing of academic texts. Case studies and
guest lectures construct a bridge to the world outside the academy.
Building on these two initial courses, the second term starts with the course Creating a New Venture,
which focuses on learning for and, partly, in entrepreneurship. Students here exercise a new venture
creation process - or, for those students who already have established a venture, new venture development
process. This process is supported on the practice side by the local Science Park, external experts (e.g. in
intellectual property and tax issues) as well as entrepreneurs reporting about their own experiences. On
the academic side a senior faculty member provides academic input and support the students in reflecting
upon this process. In parallel runs the course Advanced Research Methods in Business Administration.
This course focuses on both qualitative and quantitative research methods to prepare students for their
master thesis projects as well as more generally for the task of collecting and evaluating information.
In the third study period, the course Corporate Entrepreneurship and Strategic Renewal picks up on the
Strategic Entrepreneurship (Two Years), 120 hp 3(6)
focus on practice-oriented activity introduced in the Entrepreneuring: Person and Process course. It
introduces the topic of entrepreneurship in established organizations, both in terms of state-of-the-art
research findings and of a course project conducted for a company in need of business renewal and of
reviving its entrepreneurial spirit. For many start-ups as well as established organizations it is a challenge
to secure enough financial resources for developing and growing the company. How this can be achieved
is covered in the course Entrepreneurial Finance, which runs in the fourth study period.
Advanced International Trade, Marketing and Export Management, is a course in which students work
in multi-cultural teams to prepare internationalization plans for regional small and medium-sized
companies, in a course supported by the main Swedish export associations and support agencies. This
course is followed by the course Family Business Development, which draws on the world-class research
conducted at JIBS’ Centre of Family Enterprise and Ownership (CeFEO). It introduces aspects of
strategic entrepreneurship in family- owned and owner-managed companies, the predominant type of
companies in most countries worldwide.
The third semester consist of 30 elective credits and give the opportunity for students to build a custom-
made profile in composition of course package and choice of university. The recommendation is to select
master level courses within the specialization but some complimentary topics might be relevant given
students’ personal preferences and career-plans. Students are limited to choose courses within the fields of
business administration, economics, statistics, economic geography, commercial law and language. For
international exchange, students choose the courses at a partner university in coordination with JIBS
faculty, and accreditation of the courses is also conducted by JIBS faculty. An option to international
exchange is to stay at JIBS during the third semester with the same limitation on types of courses as there
are for students studying abroad. The elective semester at JIBS can include an academic internship of 7.5
or 15 credits as part of the course package. The program specificInternship in Entrepreneurship (7.5 or
15 ECTS credits) is conducted in an existing entrepreneurial organization or the student’s own venture.
These internship activities provide further relevant practical insights, and are complemented throughout
with guided academic reflections relating the activities to relevant readings in order to advance the
students in becoming reflective practitioners.
The fourth and last, semester consists of a 30 credit thesis course. The thesis in business administration
should cover a topic of strategic entrepreneurship.
All courses are taught in English. Due to the fact that Jönköping International Business School (JIBS) has
an exchange programme including a wide range of partner universities, and the fact that this masters
programme and other programmes at JIBS are open to students from around the world, the courses have
a diverse international participation of students. The international atmosphere is reinforced with
international subject matter in this programme, in particular its consideration of how to optimally take
advantage of opportunities being made available through globalization.
The education is meant to prepare the students for work in business positions that require contributions
for strategic decision-making and to prepare the students for starting their own businesses. The education
is also meant to prepare students for research in the areas of entrepreneurship and strategic renewal,
possibly within doctoral studies.
Kurser
Obligatoriska kurser
Kursbenämning Hp Huvudområde Fördjupning Kurskod
Advanced International Marketing,
Trade, and Export Management
7,5 Företagsekonomi A1N MLMR23
Advanced Research Methods in Business
Administration
7,5 Företagsekonomi A1N JABR24
Corporate Entrepreneurship and
Strategic Renewal
7,5 Företagsekonomi A1N ENLR23
Creating a New Venture 7,5 Företagsekonomi A1N ENMR23
Strategic Entrepreneurship (Two Years), 120 hp 4(6)
Valbara kurser
Valfria högskolepoäng
1) For all 2-year master programmes, in the autumn of the 2nd year students have options for courses
either at JIBS or through exchange. The elective courses noted during this period are default courses at
JIBS if the students do not participate in exchange, academic internship or actively select other courses.
The default courses at the optional semester are subject to change.
Programöversikt
Undervisning och examination
To pass a course, the student needs to fulfill all the course requirements. Examination will be executed by
written exam, oral exam or term papers. Different methods of examination can be used within a single
course. The student will be offered at least three examination opportunities in each examine section. The
university is not obligated to offer re-exams in courses a student has already passed. Mandatory
workshops and assignments can figure within the frame of the course.
All courses offered by JIBS will be graded according to the following six levels: A-E constitutes a pass and
FX or F is equal to a fail.
For most workshops and mandatory assignments, only Pass or Fail is given.
Förkunskapskrav
The applicant must hold the minimum of a Bachelor’s degree (i.e the equivalent of 180 ECTS credits at
Entrepreneurial Finance 7,5 Företagsekonomi A1N ENNR23
Entrepreneurial Growth 7,5 Företagsekonomi A1N ENOR23
Entrepreneuring; Person and Process 7,5 Företagsekonomi A1N ENRR23
Family Business Development 7,5 Företagsekonomi A1N ENQR23
Master Thesis in Business Administration
(Two Years)
30 Företagsekonomi A2E EXBV23
Kursbenämning Hp Huvudområde Fördjupning Kurskod
Advanced Leadership
1
7,5 Företagsekonomi A1N MGSR23
Consumer Behavior
1
7,5 Företagsekonomi A1N MLOR23
Market Communication in a Digital
World
1
7,5 Företagsekonomi A1N MLSR23
Organising and Leading Change
1
7,5 Företagsekonomi A1N MGOR2
3
Årskurs 1
Termin 1 Termin 2
Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4
Entrepreneurial Growth, 7,5
hp
Advanced Research Methods
in Business Administration,
7,5 hp
Advanced International
Marketing, Trade, and Export
Management, 7,5 hp
Entrepreneurial Finance, 7,5
hp
Entrepreneuring; Person and
Process, 7,5 hp
Creating a New Venture, 7,5
hp
Corporate Entrepreneurship
and Strategic Renewal, 7,5 hp
Family Business
Development, 7,5 hp
Årskurs 2
Termin 3 Termin 4
Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4
Valfria poäng, 30 hp Master Thesis in Business Administration (Two Years), 30 hp
Advanced Leadership
1
, 7,5 hp Market Communication in a
Digital World
1
, 7,5 hp
Consumer Behavior
1
, 7,5 hp Organising and Leading
Change
1
, 7,5 hp
Strategic Entrepreneurship (Two Years), 120 hp 5(6)
an accredited university) with at least 90 ECTS credits in business administration, economics, industrial
engineering and management, or equivalent. At least 60 ECTS credits must be in business
administration.
Villkor för fortsatta studier
To be eligible for abroad studies, the student should, at the time of the abroad studies application, have
completed at least 70 percent of the programme course credits scheduled prior to the study abroad.
The following requirements need to be met for students to proceed to the second academic year within
the program:
Within the program the student must not fall behind more than 30 credits.
Examenskrav
To obtain the Master of Science (120 Credits) with a major in Business Administration, the student must
complete the course requirements of at least 120 credits at the higher education level that were not used
for the bachelor degree, with at least 90 credits overall in second-cycle courses and at least 60 of those
second-cycle credits in business administration, and furthermore the 30 credit course Master Thesis in
Business Administration (Two-Years) must be completed.
Requirements to complete the programme are (1) completing the requirements for the Master of Science
(120 Credits) with a major in Business Administration and (2) completing all courses that are listed as
mandatory courses in the Contents section, or their equivalent. The thesis in business administration
should cover a topic of strategic entrepreneurship.
Kvalitetsutveckling
Our cooperation with JSA, the student organization, is crucial. This work is conducted on two levels,
programs and courses.
Programme level
On the program level students elect student representatives for each track of the program and each study
year of the program. The student representatives and the program managers meet regularly to discuss
courses and the progress of the programme. The representatives stay in contact with course coordinators
to share the overall impression and student experiences from courses, in addition, the programme
manager, student representatives, JSA and faculty meet annually to discuss the entire program.
Course level
On the course level, program developers and course responsible meet shortly after the course has started.
The purpose is to ensure that the course is working well and if necessary make minor changes. After each
course is finished all students perform course evaluations on the Ping-Pong, and program developers
evaluate the course on the aggregate level and communicate with program manager and course
responsible.
Strategic Entrepreneurship (Two Years), 120 hp 6(6)
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Brief criteria pertaining to strategic entrepreneurship (two years).
UTBILDNINGSPLAN
Strategic Entrepreneurship (Two Years), 120 högskolepoäng
Programstart: Hösten 2015
Internationella Handelshögskolan, Box 1026, 551 11 Jönköping • BESÖK Gjuterigatan 5, Högskoleområdet
TEL (vx) 036-10 10 00 • FAX 036-30 21 41 • E-POST [email protected] • www.ju.se
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•
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UTBILDNINGSPLAN
Strategic Entrepreneurship (Two Years), 120 högskolepoäng
Strategic Entrepreneurship (Two Years), 120 credits
Examensbenämning
Filosofie masterexamen med huvudområdet företagsekonomi
Master of Science (120 credits) with a major in Business Administration
Programbeskrivning
Programme aims
The Strategic Entrepreneurship programme focuses on improving entrepreneurial effectiveness, both for
creating and launching new startups and for identifying and developing new opportunities in existing
organizations. This includes challenges for business creation as well as how companies can revive their
entrepreneurial spirit to achieve strategic renewal. By building on state-of-the-art research results as well
as on conducting practical projects and gaining start-up experience, this programme addresses how
organizations at any stage of maturity can be innovative and benefit from entrepreneurial thinking. The
education is meant to prepare the students for international careers in business positions that require
strategic decision-making and to prepare the students for starting their own businesses.
Mål
General aims
Second cycle education shall essentially build on the knowledge students acquire in first cycle education
or corresponding knowledge. Second cycle education shall involve a deepening of knowledge, skills and
abilities relative to first cycle education and, in addition to what applies to first cycle education, shall;
further develop the students’ ability to independently integrate and use knowledge,
develop the students’ ability to deal with complex phenomena, issues and situations, and
develop the students’ potential for professional activities that demand considerable independence or
for research and development work
Programme specific learning goals
Knowledge and Understanding
Graduates of the programme will have a general knowledge and understanding of business administration
principles and a specialized and considerably deep knowledge in the field of strategic entrepreneurship
Corresponding Objectives:
Graduates of the programme will be able to
demonstrate knowledge and understanding in business administration, including both broad
knowledge in the field of business administration and a considerable degree of specialised
knowledge of entrepreneurship;
demonstrate considerably deep insight into current research and development work in strategic
Programkod: JAS23
Fastställd av: VD 2014-12-17
Version: 3
Programstart: Hösten 2015
Utbildningsnivå: Avancerad nivå
1(6)
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entrepreneurship;
demonstrate specialised methodological knowledge in business administration and specifically
related to management tools applicable in strategic entrepreneurship; and
demonstrate understanding of issues of strategic entrepreneurship and how they can be interpreted
with different theoretical approaches.
Skills and Abilities
Graduates of the programme will have acquired the skills to integrate knowledge critically and
systematically and to analyse complex issues encountered for a career that includes strategic decision-
making and entrepreneurship activities, and be effective communicators of activities associated with those
skills.
Corresponding Objectives:
Graduates of the programme will be able to
demonstrate an ability to integrate knowledge critically and systematically and analyse, assess and
deal with complex phenomena, issues and situations associated with strategic entrepreneurship,
even with limited information;
demonstrate the ability to identify and formulate issues critically, independently and creatively as
well as to plan and, using appropriate research methods, undertake advanced tasks within
predetermined time frames so as to contribute to the development of knowledge and evaluate this
work;
demonstrate an ability in speech and writing to report clearly on strategic entrepreneurship issues
and discuss their conclusions and the knowledge and arguments on which they are based, in
dialogue with different national and international audiences; and
demonstrate the skills required for participation in research and development work or to work
independently in other advanced contexts, including in academic research related to strategic
entrepreneurship.
Judgement and Approach
Graduates of the programme will understand the scientific, social, ethical, and personal responsibility
aspects of practical work and research in business administration, including the role, use, and
development of knowledge and the ethical aspects and possibilities of scientific endeavor.
Corresponding Objectives:
Graduates of the programme will be able to
demonstrate an ability to make assessments in business administration, taking into account relevant
scientific, societal and ethical issues and also demonstrate awareness of ethical aspects in research
and development work;
demonstrate insight into the possibilities and limitations of science/research, its role in society and
people's responsibility for how it is used; and
demonstrate an ability to identify their personal need for further knowledge and to take
responsibility for developing their knowledge.
International perspective
Graduates of the programme will demonstrate an international perspective.
Corresponding Objectives:
Graduates of the programme will be able to
demonstrate knowledge and understanding of concepts and theoretical perspectives related to
strategic entrepreneurship activities in a global context and
demonstrate an ability to solve problems and exercise analytical skills for strategic entrepreneurship
Strategic Entrepreneurship (Two Years), 120 hp 2(6)
•
activities in a global environment.
Entrepreneurial perspective
Graduates of the programme will be prepared for practical and research activities connected to the field of
strategic entrepreneurship.
Corresponding Objective:
Graduates of the programme will be able to
demonstrate substantially in-depth knowledge about strategic entrepreneurship and skills related to
that area.
The above are in accord with the intended learning outcomes set for a two-year Master's degree by
Swedish National Agency for Higher Education.
Innehåll
The masters programme Strategic Entrepreneurship (Two Year) provides a deepening education in the
field of business administration for those already holding a bachelor degree and having a substantial
amount of business administration in their undergraduate studies.
This programme aims at helping the students improve their entrepreneurial effectiveness, both for
creating and launching new start-ups and for identifying and developing opportunities in existing
organizations to help them unleash their growth potential. Some companies are in direct need of reviving
their entrepreneurial spirit to achieve strategic renewal. By building on state-of-the-art research results as
well as on practical projects and start-up experiences, this programme addresses how organizations can be
innovative and benefit from it.
The curriculum design of these master programs draws on JIBS’ core research areas, entrepreneurship,
renewal and ownership. The programme combines learning about strategic entrepreneurship through
academic, theoretical contents, applicable to practice, with learning for entrepreneurship. The curriculum
also includes training in entrepreneurship. Associated attitudes and practices are grounded already in the
introductory course of the program.
The programme sequence is presented in the below tables. The first course, Entrepreneuring: Person and
Process, aims at informing the students about the features of and need for an entrepreneurial mind-set
and at helping them to develop and practice such a worldview. As a point of departure it delivers an
introduction to different theoretical perspectives on and facets of entrepreneurship as well as to the
concept of “entrepreneuring” (that is entpreneurship as a process). Thus the core of this course is to
provide a foundation for the programme as well as learning for and in entrepreneurship (for example,
through identifying and developing venture ideas for a new start-up as well as for an established
organization).
In parallel with Entrepreneuring: Person and Process, that communicates the ideological pillars of the
program, the students take the course Entrepreneurial Growth, which provides an introduction to
learning about entrepreneurship and managing an entrepreneurial firm. In this course, academic work is
in focus, through lectures, literature discussions, as well as writing of academic texts. Case studies and
guest lectures construct a bridge to the world outside the academy.
Building on these two initial courses, the second term starts with the course Creating a New Venture,
which focuses on learning for and, partly, in entrepreneurship. Students here exercise a new venture
creation process - or, for those students who already have established a venture, new venture development
process. This process is supported on the practice side by the local Science Park, external experts (e.g. in
intellectual property and tax issues) as well as entrepreneurs reporting about their own experiences. On
the academic side a senior faculty member provides academic input and support the students in reflecting
upon this process. In parallel runs the course Advanced Research Methods in Business Administration.
This course focuses on both qualitative and quantitative research methods to prepare students for their
master thesis projects as well as more generally for the task of collecting and evaluating information.
In the third study period, the course Corporate Entrepreneurship and Strategic Renewal picks up on the
Strategic Entrepreneurship (Two Years), 120 hp 3(6)
focus on practice-oriented activity introduced in the Entrepreneuring: Person and Process course. It
introduces the topic of entrepreneurship in established organizations, both in terms of state-of-the-art
research findings and of a course project conducted for a company in need of business renewal and of
reviving its entrepreneurial spirit. For many start-ups as well as established organizations it is a challenge
to secure enough financial resources for developing and growing the company. How this can be achieved
is covered in the course Entrepreneurial Finance, which runs in the fourth study period.
Advanced International Trade, Marketing and Export Management, is a course in which students work
in multi-cultural teams to prepare internationalization plans for regional small and medium-sized
companies, in a course supported by the main Swedish export associations and support agencies. This
course is followed by the course Family Business Development, which draws on the world-class research
conducted at JIBS’ Centre of Family Enterprise and Ownership (CeFEO). It introduces aspects of
strategic entrepreneurship in family- owned and owner-managed companies, the predominant type of
companies in most countries worldwide.
The third semester consist of 30 elective credits and give the opportunity for students to build a custom-
made profile in composition of course package and choice of university. The recommendation is to select
master level courses within the specialization but some complimentary topics might be relevant given
students’ personal preferences and career-plans. Students are limited to choose courses within the fields of
business administration, economics, statistics, economic geography, commercial law and language. For
international exchange, students choose the courses at a partner university in coordination with JIBS
faculty, and accreditation of the courses is also conducted by JIBS faculty. An option to international
exchange is to stay at JIBS during the third semester with the same limitation on types of courses as there
are for students studying abroad. The elective semester at JIBS can include an academic internship of 7.5
or 15 credits as part of the course package. The program specificInternship in Entrepreneurship (7.5 or
15 ECTS credits) is conducted in an existing entrepreneurial organization or the student’s own venture.
These internship activities provide further relevant practical insights, and are complemented throughout
with guided academic reflections relating the activities to relevant readings in order to advance the
students in becoming reflective practitioners.
The fourth and last, semester consists of a 30 credit thesis course. The thesis in business administration
should cover a topic of strategic entrepreneurship.
All courses are taught in English. Due to the fact that Jönköping International Business School (JIBS) has
an exchange programme including a wide range of partner universities, and the fact that this masters
programme and other programmes at JIBS are open to students from around the world, the courses have
a diverse international participation of students. The international atmosphere is reinforced with
international subject matter in this programme, in particular its consideration of how to optimally take
advantage of opportunities being made available through globalization.
The education is meant to prepare the students for work in business positions that require contributions
for strategic decision-making and to prepare the students for starting their own businesses. The education
is also meant to prepare students for research in the areas of entrepreneurship and strategic renewal,
possibly within doctoral studies.
Kurser
Obligatoriska kurser
Kursbenämning Hp Huvudområde Fördjupning Kurskod
Advanced International Marketing,
Trade, and Export Management
7,5 Företagsekonomi A1N MLMR23
Advanced Research Methods in Business
Administration
7,5 Företagsekonomi A1N JABR24
Corporate Entrepreneurship and
Strategic Renewal
7,5 Företagsekonomi A1N ENLR23
Creating a New Venture 7,5 Företagsekonomi A1N ENMR23
Strategic Entrepreneurship (Two Years), 120 hp 4(6)
Valbara kurser
Valfria högskolepoäng
1) For all 2-year master programmes, in the autumn of the 2nd year students have options for courses
either at JIBS or through exchange. The elective courses noted during this period are default courses at
JIBS if the students do not participate in exchange, academic internship or actively select other courses.
The default courses at the optional semester are subject to change.
Programöversikt
Undervisning och examination
To pass a course, the student needs to fulfill all the course requirements. Examination will be executed by
written exam, oral exam or term papers. Different methods of examination can be used within a single
course. The student will be offered at least three examination opportunities in each examine section. The
university is not obligated to offer re-exams in courses a student has already passed. Mandatory
workshops and assignments can figure within the frame of the course.
All courses offered by JIBS will be graded according to the following six levels: A-E constitutes a pass and
FX or F is equal to a fail.
For most workshops and mandatory assignments, only Pass or Fail is given.
Förkunskapskrav
The applicant must hold the minimum of a Bachelor’s degree (i.e the equivalent of 180 ECTS credits at
Entrepreneurial Finance 7,5 Företagsekonomi A1N ENNR23
Entrepreneurial Growth 7,5 Företagsekonomi A1N ENOR23
Entrepreneuring; Person and Process 7,5 Företagsekonomi A1N ENRR23
Family Business Development 7,5 Företagsekonomi A1N ENQR23
Master Thesis in Business Administration
(Two Years)
30 Företagsekonomi A2E EXBV23
Kursbenämning Hp Huvudområde Fördjupning Kurskod
Advanced Leadership
1
7,5 Företagsekonomi A1N MGSR23
Consumer Behavior
1
7,5 Företagsekonomi A1N MLOR23
Market Communication in a Digital
World
1
7,5 Företagsekonomi A1N MLSR23
Organising and Leading Change
1
7,5 Företagsekonomi A1N MGOR2
3
Årskurs 1
Termin 1 Termin 2
Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4
Entrepreneurial Growth, 7,5
hp
Advanced Research Methods
in Business Administration,
7,5 hp
Advanced International
Marketing, Trade, and Export
Management, 7,5 hp
Entrepreneurial Finance, 7,5
hp
Entrepreneuring; Person and
Process, 7,5 hp
Creating a New Venture, 7,5
hp
Corporate Entrepreneurship
and Strategic Renewal, 7,5 hp
Family Business
Development, 7,5 hp
Årskurs 2
Termin 3 Termin 4
Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4
Valfria poäng, 30 hp Master Thesis in Business Administration (Two Years), 30 hp
Advanced Leadership
1
, 7,5 hp Market Communication in a
Digital World
1
, 7,5 hp
Consumer Behavior
1
, 7,5 hp Organising and Leading
Change
1
, 7,5 hp
Strategic Entrepreneurship (Two Years), 120 hp 5(6)
an accredited university) with at least 90 ECTS credits in business administration, economics, industrial
engineering and management, or equivalent. At least 60 ECTS credits must be in business
administration.
Villkor för fortsatta studier
To be eligible for abroad studies, the student should, at the time of the abroad studies application, have
completed at least 70 percent of the programme course credits scheduled prior to the study abroad.
The following requirements need to be met for students to proceed to the second academic year within
the program:
Within the program the student must not fall behind more than 30 credits.
Examenskrav
To obtain the Master of Science (120 Credits) with a major in Business Administration, the student must
complete the course requirements of at least 120 credits at the higher education level that were not used
for the bachelor degree, with at least 90 credits overall in second-cycle courses and at least 60 of those
second-cycle credits in business administration, and furthermore the 30 credit course Master Thesis in
Business Administration (Two-Years) must be completed.
Requirements to complete the programme are (1) completing the requirements for the Master of Science
(120 Credits) with a major in Business Administration and (2) completing all courses that are listed as
mandatory courses in the Contents section, or their equivalent. The thesis in business administration
should cover a topic of strategic entrepreneurship.
Kvalitetsutveckling
Our cooperation with JSA, the student organization, is crucial. This work is conducted on two levels,
programs and courses.
Programme level
On the program level students elect student representatives for each track of the program and each study
year of the program. The student representatives and the program managers meet regularly to discuss
courses and the progress of the programme. The representatives stay in contact with course coordinators
to share the overall impression and student experiences from courses, in addition, the programme
manager, student representatives, JSA and faculty meet annually to discuss the entire program.
Course level
On the course level, program developers and course responsible meet shortly after the course has started.
The purpose is to ensure that the course is working well and if necessary make minor changes. After each
course is finished all students perform course evaluations on the Ping-Pong, and program developers
evaluate the course on the aggregate level and communicate with program manager and course
responsible.
Strategic Entrepreneurship (Two Years), 120 hp 6(6)
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