Lead, innovate and create value – Business and Management studies at Uppsala University
Business is about more than managing organisations. It is about understanding change, making decisions in complex environments and creating value for people, organisations and society.
At Uppsala University, our research-driven Master's programmes in Business and Management prepare you to tackle these challenges through analytical thinking, leadership and innovation in an international research environment.
What challenges do you want to take on?
Business and management help organisations navigate uncertainty, drive innovation and create long-term value. Explore the areas that interest you and find a programme that matches your goals.
Lead organisations through change
How can organisations adapt to new technologies, changing markets and evolving expectations? Explore leadership, strategy and organisational development in a rapidly changing world.
Research areas: Social Sustainability
Programmes: Organisation, Strategic Management Control, Leadership – Quality Management – Improvement (Bachelor's)
Build sustainable businesses
How can businesses balance profitability with environmental and social responsibility? Explore how organisations can contribute to a more sustainable future.
Research areas: Climate Change, Social Sustainability
Programmes: Sustainable Management
Drive innovation and entrepreneurship
How do new ideas become successful products, services and businesses? Learn how innovation, entrepreneurship and technology can help solve real-world challenges.
Research areas: AI – Artificial Intelligence
Programmes: Entrepreneurship, Industrial Management and Innovation
Understand global markets and create value
How do companies make decisions in an interconnected global economy? Explore finance, marketing, international business and economic development.
Programmes: Accounting, Governance and Financial Analysis, Economics, International Business, Marketing, Global Markets, Local Creativities (GLOCAL)
Turn ideas into action
Understanding business is one thing. Creating change is another.
At Uppsala University, you combine research-driven learning with opportunities to apply your knowledge in practice. Students interested in entrepreneurship can access support through Drivhuset Uppsala, where business developers help transform ideas into projects, ventures and businesses. The support is free of charge and available throughout your studies.
What to expect
Uppsala University is academically demanding. That is not a disclaimer, it is the point. You will be expected to think independently, engage with competing theoretical frameworks, work across disciplines, and grapple with problems that do not have clean solutions. The classroom at Uppsala University is not a space where information is delivered to be absorbed. It is a space where knowledge is contested, examined, and sometimes produced. Faculty expect intellectual contribution, not just participation. Knowledge here is not something you receive. It is something you create.