MSc in Strategic Management - Study Strategic Management in Europe

Career Opportunities

Are you interested in working as a Consultant, Project Manager or Analyst? Would you like to set up your own business? Graduates of EDHEC's Master in Strategic Management have chosen these career paths in the past. Read on to find out what this programme can do for your future...

"The MSc in Strategic Management is a great programme if you want to set up your own company or you want to work in consulting. The courses are all studied from the viewpoint of a CEO which means that you really get the global vision of the running of a company. It's like you are looking down from above, seeing how the whole company functions and everything you learn has a strategic approach."

Pierre Gauthey, MSc in Strategic Management 2006
Co-founder of "Petits-Fils"

Entrepreneurship/ Innovation

Several students who apply to this programme intend to set up their own business in the future. The course enables participants to better understand and master the contribution of entrepreneurship to innovation and emphasis is put on strategic and organisational contexts.

An international vision is present throughout all modules. The multicultural student body in the classroom and the international faculty and visiting professors from Wharton, HEC Montreal and EADA Barcelona add to this dimension.

The MSc in Strategic Management IS NO LONGER ON OFFER. As an alternative two new MSc programmes have been designed:

The MSc in Entrepreneurship

The MSc in Strategy and Organisation Consultancy

We invite you to read more about these programmes as they might meet your educational objectives and suit your profile. Do not hesitate to contact the International Admissions' Team to evaluate your profile or if you need further information or assistance.

You would like to study Strategic Management in Europe ?

Contrary to popular belief, strategic management is not only reserved for top level management. Decision making is a key part of every company and at every level. The Master in Strategic Management targets enthusiastic students interested in integrating strategic and organisational analysis and practices and who are seeking a specialisation in order to pursue their career.

The objective of the course is to provide training which will lead students to become "specialised generalists", with knowledge of the vital functions in a company and able to integrate different dimensions of the company in their strategic management decisions. As generalists they know about the various key areas in a company and as specialists they are able to extract the necessary information from these areas, judge its relevance to the situation at hand and encompass it in a sound strategic decision.

The programme teaches students not only to think systematically about how things happen in an organisation but about why they happen. Participants will learn how to build conceptual frameworks that will guide and support decisions that they will make throughout their business career. As a result, graduates are able to pursue their career in almost any industry or function of the organisation.

Professor Charles Lumbers
Programme Director

A Good Balance of Theory and Practice

Unlike other strategic management programmes, EDHEC's Master in Strategic Management has found an ideal balance between theoretical course work and hands-on practice.

Numerous case studies including the Real-Case Consulting Mission, provide the opportunity to apply existing knowledge and develop new knowledge in the treatment of practical strategic assignments. In this project students are charged with analysing and proposing a detailed solution to a specific strategic challenge facing a real company, usually in a high-technology sector.

strategic management The Entrepreneurship Project demands that students undertake a complete business-planning process based on an enterprise creation idea of their own or within the context of the Young Seedlings Trophy business plan competition.

This challenging team work is a means to develop analytical and decision-making skills and know-how in the field and is particularly appreciated by the students.