Business Management and Organisation
Besides the environmental standards on emissions to air, water and soil, regional authorities, municipalities and other private group expand their company-oriented demands to the continuous improvement of environmental performance and to sustainability. Whatever type of demand is posed on a company, a company has to respond, in one way or the other, to such a demand. Within this thesis track you will use the managerial approach to analyse these kind of situations.
More about this thesis track
A Business Management and Organisation (BMO) thesis within the Urban Environmental Management programme can focus on one of three domains:
- Decision-making processes within companies;
- Organizational design and implementation of environmental care within companies;
- Accountability of the company towards stakeholders in its task environment.
From a managerial perspective the attention is drawn to one of these three domains. The managerial approach can be from an organizational point of view, from a business economics point of view, a logistical point of view or from the perspective of information flows and reporting.
Depending on the specific subject of the thesis, the supervisor and co-supervisor will be chosen by the thesis coordinator and the thesis student. If the specific subject involves aspects which are beyond the fields of attention of the department of Business Management and Organisation, a co-supervisor of another relevant department will be asked to participate.
Students can learn more about education and research related to this discipline by visiting the website of the Business Management and Organisation.
The following courses are part of the programme Urban Environmental Management when selecting the thesis track Business Management and Organisation. The listed courses include the compulsory and restricted optional subjects specific for this thesis track and those that belong to the common part of the programme. Also, there is room for optional subjects which you may use to broaden your scope or to deepen your specialisation. For more information visit the study handbook or contact the study adviser.
| Subject | Code | Period* | Phase |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory subject unless advised otherwise | |||
| Principles of Urban Environmental Management | ETE-22806 | 1 AF | M1 |
| Research Methods in Environmental Science | YRM-20306 | 1, 2 MO | M1 |
| Academic Master Cluster (AMC): select one out of these two courses** | |||
| European Workshop Environmental Sciences and Management | ESA-60312 | 6 WD | M1 |
| Academic Consultancy Training and Modular Skills Training (MOS) | YMC-60809 / YMC-60303 | 1WD, 2WD, 3WD+4WD, 5WD,6WD | M1 |
| Urban courses: select (at least) two | |||
| Planning for Urban Quality of Life | LUP-23806 | 2 AF | M1 |
| Governance for Sustainable Cities | ENP-36806 | 3 WD | M1 |
| Managing Urban Environmental Infrastructure | ETE-32806 | 5 MO | M1 |
| Planning and Design of Urban Space | ETE-33806 | 5 AF | M1 |
| Subject | Code | Period | Phase |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | |||
| Environmental Management and Industry | ENP-20806 | 1 MO | M1 |
| Entrepreneurship in the Circular Economy | BMO-33806 | 2 AF | M1 |
| Strategic Change Management and Innovation | BMO-32306 | 5 AF | M1 |
| MSc Thesis Business Management and Organisation | BMO-80436 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 | M2 |
| MSc Internship Business Management and Organisation | BMO-70424 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 | M2 |
| *MO = morning; AF = afternoon; WD = whole day | |||
| **The restricted optional subjects have to be selected in consultation with the study adviser. | |||
| This course overview is based on the Wageningen University study handbook. The study handbook is guiding in case of any discrepancy. |
Below you can see how your schedule may look like:
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