Overview

The ERIM Master of Philosophy in Business Research is a two-year international research master programme in management, entirely taught in English. The overall focus of the programme is the development of academic competencies and skills at a personal level. The maximum admission of thirty students a year facilitates both customization of the programme and individual supervision, thus enabling a personal approach for the research master programme in comparison to other Master programmes.

Students participating in the ERIM Master of Philosophy in Business Research choose one of five domains of management: Business Processes, Logistics & Information Systems, Organisation, Marketing, Finance & Accounting, and Strategy & Entrepreneurship.

In the first year students follow courses on research methodology and methods, courses in management foundations, and courses in their chosen specialisation domain. In the second year students choose from a number of advanced courses on methodology and advanced (research) courses in the specialisation domain. Furthermore, ERIM research master students receive skills training (presentation skills, publishing skills, academic writing skills etc.) and actively participate in research seminars, together with ERIM faculty and visiting professors and fellows. The programme is concluded with a scientific thesis, combined with a research proposal. The research master curriculum is presented in more detail in the next section.

The programme builds on a university Bachelor degree and has the objective to offer students a thorough training in research methodology, methods and techniques, as well as training in the chosen field of expertise, required for a successful continuation in the PhD stage of the Graduate programme.

Students who have completed all course requirements of the research master programme will be granted a master degree. The diploma certificate and supplement state that the student has completed a 2-year programme ERIM Master of Philosophy in Business Research and that according to the Dutch law is awarded the MSc title. Research master students wishing to pursue a PhD need to apply for the PhD programme officially.