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Change management

Linking education to research and career preparation

Our education is research driven and incorporates the latest developments in the field. You will be taught by renowned researchers who actively conduct research into various aspects of organizational change and change management in diverse sectors.

Important topics are, for example, stakeholder and issue management, duality management, leadership, change implementation strategies, continuous improvement and post-adoption behaviour. Students’ thesis subjects can be related to staff research projects.
However, the aim of the program is, primarily, not to train researchers. The main objective is to work with and to discuss academic research as a means to develop state-of-the-art knowledge, an analytical and critical mind as well as problem-solving capabilities that are key to any career students aspire.
Next to that, through case-based assignments, simulation, guest lectures, and other activities, students apply what they learn to practical change situations. In this way, you actively co-produce your development as a future professional.
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  • Testimonial van Jaap Hofstee

    Deciding not to take the beaten track

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    After my BSc I wanted to investigate another subject area and opted for Change Management. The programme deals with developments in Change Management, the things that influence it, and project management.

    This academic year I'm combining the MSc in Change Management with an administrative internship at UniPartners Groningen, an organisation affiliated to the University that tries to bridge the gap between higher education and industry by involving students in consultancy projects in companies.

    Combining studies and administration means I have to work particularly hard, especially since the studies are very demanding. A lot is expected of you, and the lecturers are critical of everything. After my BSc in International Business & Management I decided not to take the beaten track. I wanted to investigate another subject area and opted for Change Management. The backbone of the MSc programme for me is the Field Course, which deals with developments in Change Management, the things that influence it, and project management. Your level of thinking goes up by leaps and bounds because you have to take a critical approach to the subject matter.

    I hope to graduate in six months' time. I'm not sure what I shall do then. I want to have a good think about it in the summer: whether to continue my studies somewhere else or to start working. There's a good chance I shall go into consultancy, where I'd like to do something with people, as they often play an important role in organisational change.
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    – Jaap Hofstee
  • Testimonial van Melissa Hulscher

    "There is an active Master's Community that organizes many activities where you can get to know fellow changers and create a bridge between theory and practice."

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    "After finishing my HBO Bachelor's in Human Resource Management and my pre-Master's, I started the Master's in Change Management. I learned a lot about business, but most importantly about how people behave in business and in related change projects and how you can get employees to support the change.
    The course units are given in small groups and interaction is encouraged, also in larger lectures. The lecturers are enthusiastic and they encourage you to be critical of the lecture material. The Master's is highly academic but because of this interaction and the use of cases it also has a practical orientation. There is an active Master's Community that organizes many activities where you can get to know fellow changers and create a bridge between theory and practice. If you're looking for a Master's programme with a strong business focus as well as a human side, with critical, inspiring and enthusiastic professors and a dynamic field that never gets boring, then Change Management is the one for you."
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    – Melissa Hulscher
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