Strategic Management: Consultancy
Learn how to recognize business challenges and design strategies to ensure long-term success. The Consultancy track of the MSc Strategic Management specializes in the development of skills you need for advising firms on various contemporary strategic issues.
Program and courses
Become a strategic management consultant and master implementation, selection of tools, data collection, analysis, and presentation of your strategic solutions. Apply these skills by advising real companies.
Taught by renowned professors representing some of the world's leading expertise in the discipline, with a variety of small-scale teaching methods like workshops and coaching sessions.
Strong links with business practice through real-world cases, practical assignments and guest lectures.
Opportunity to pursue a dual degree in collaboration with one of our foreign partner universities.
In the first semester of the regular program, you can also apply for the following on top of programs:
- The Extended Master, which adds a traineeship of half a year to the regular Master's program.
- The QTEM network program, which adds an additional year to the program which you spend at a QTEM partner university and corporate partner.This Consultancy track of the Master Strategic Management only starts in September. If you want to take the Entrepreneurship track, you must start the Master Strategic Management program in January.
Typical courses are:
- Business Level Strategy
- Strategic Consultancy
- Corporate Level Strategy
- ECTS transcript – If you are still completing your Bachelor’s degree, upload an ECTS transcript showing the subjects you have studied, your grades, and the number of credits awarded. Your Bachelor’s diploma must be uploaded later, as soon as you receive it.
- Bachelor’s diploma – If you have already graduated, upload your Bachelor’s diploma. A separate ECTS transcript is not required.
Note: Your Bachelor’s degree must be in the same or a related field as the Master’s programme you are applying for. The university will check whether you have completed enough relevant subjects and ECTS credits.
Important! View the full requirements on the university’s official website. Requirements may vary depending where you completed your bachelor education.
Applicants have to prove their English language skills either by an internationally recognized language test or upon previous studies. Usually English language skills can be proved by the following documents:
- TOEFL iBT*
- IELTS Academic
- A Cambridge English qualification
- Higher education degree completed in English
- Secondary education completed in English in a country or school qualification accepted by the university
- An English subject and grade on your secondary school leaving certificate that meet the university’s requirements
- Other
Important: Accepted methods and minimum results depend on study programme and the country where you completed your education. Check the official requirements for your chosen study programme.
*Use the Kastu promo code LTU1000102 when registering for TOEFL iBT and receive a 5% discount.
You must have a solid academic basis in the following areas in order to qualify for the Master's in Strategic Management program:
Management and Organization (6-12 ECTS)
Economics (6-12 ECTS)
Finance (6-12 ECTS)
Marketing (6-12 ECTS)
Accounting (6-12 ECTS)
Research methods and Academic Training (6-12 ECTS)
Mathematics (6-12 ECTS)
Statistics (6-12 ECTS)
Note that these requirements are indicative, the final assessment lies with the admissions committee.
It is compulsory for this program to submit your GMAT score.
The average GMAT score of accepted students at Tilburg University is 600.
The GMAT institutional code for Tilburg University is VMV-LT-02.
Exemptions from the GMAT requirement
Students with a relevant degree from one of the official partner universities of the Tilburg School of Economics and Management are exempted from the GMAT requirement.
Career prospects
The Master's program in Strategic Management prepares you for jobs that require the ability to identify, analyze and solve the major strategic issues faced by various types of organizations - valuable expertise that delivers abundant career opportunities.
Graduates work or start for example as:
Management Trainee at Achmea Holding
Trade Consultant Financial Logistics at Rabobank Nederland
Advisor Performance Improvement at Ernst & Young
Alumni facts
Average number of months until first paid job: 2.4
Is (very) satisfied with the Master's program: 92%
Gross monthly income one year after graduation: € 2,704
Source: National Alumni Survey, 2016 | n=28
