Management Accounting and Control
Study Management Accounting and Control in Groningen and become a finance and business expert who can help organizations formulate and implement their vision and strategy.
In a world filled with countless options, how do managers make the right choices? In today's fast-paced business world, success is not just about setting strategies but executing them effectively. In the Management Accounting and Control programme, you will acquire the skills necessary to assess strategic options and make decisions that align with an organization's strategy.
What will you learn in Groningen?
- Management accounting and financial management techniques to make informed decisions;
- Insights from strategy, human behaviour, and change management topics;
- Apply your knowledge to real-world scenarios (e.g. market expansion or decisions);
- How to work with data analytics to support decision-making.
Our programme opens doors to diverse career paths, from finance and consulting to strategy and business development.
You can specialize in the following topics: Digitalisation and Artificial Intelligence, Energy Transition and Climate Change, Future Prosperity and Sustainability, or Leadership and Governance.
IELTS Academic overall score 6.5 (Speaking 6, Writing 6.5); TOEFL internet-based overall score 90 (Speaking 20, Writing 24); Cambridge C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency (overall score 176, Speaking 169, Writing 176); LanguageCert Academic: overall score 70 (min. 65 in Speaking, 70 in Writing); Pearson PTE Academic (min. 56 in Speaking, 70 in Writing).
To be eligible for admission to this Master, you need to hold an academic Bachelor's or Master's degree from a research university in one of the following - or closely related - fields: Business Economics, Business Administration, Econometrics and Operations Research, Economics and Business Economics, International Business, Technology Management, Management Control.
Checklist including brief description (max. 20 pages) of relevant courses you have taken in the field of the specific Master programme you are applying for, and of any courses in research methods and statistics. Course descriptions must include a description of topics covered in the course, learning objectives and a literature list of the course book(s) used in each course.
Job examples:
- Assistant manager/management trainee, project manager, eventually leading to general manager
- Management accountant or (business) controller, eventually leading to financial manager
- Junior consultant in the field of financial management, risk management, performance management, or change management, eventually leading to senior consultant
