Master of Science in Business Process Control and Supply Chain Management. Specialization: Frontiers in Management Accounting and Process-based Control Linnaeus University

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The program corresponds to the global competition requirements of efficiency, coordination, management control, and development of business processes within and between companies in supply chains. It contains two different specializations; the front in business and management control, and the front in logistics and supply chain management.

Degree

Master of Science (120 credits) in Business and Economics with specialization in Business Process Control and SCM, Frontiers in Management Accounting & Process-­based Control. (Main field of study: Business Administration).

This is Linnaeus University

Linnaeus University is a modern, international university in the southeast of Sweden. We are located in two nature-loving cities, one by the Baltic sea and one surrounded by lakes in the greenest city in Europe. More facts about Linnaeus University:

• Founded in 2010 through a merger between Kalmar University and Växjö University;
• Located in Kalmar and Växjö;
• 44,000 enrolled students;
• 2,200 enrolled international students;
• 6th largest university in Sweden in terms of the number of students;
• 780 partner universities in more than 80 countries;
• 100-degree programs on the first-cycle level, 8 of them taught in English;
• 80-degree programs on the second-cycle level, 35 of them taught in English.

Växjö

Roughly 15 minutes by bike from the city center, you will find Linnaeus University’s campus. It is like a small society with a university, student accommodation, and student life. Here you become part of a creative knowledge environment.

What will you come across on an excursion in Växjö – the city of contrasts? You will find good restaurants, a celebrated hockey team, and cozy cafés where you can enjoy a latte with lingonberry flavor. In Växjö, beautiful nature is always just around the corner; the city is surrounded by lakes and forests. Students like the combination of the city center and the active student life on campus. Your dream of the future starts here!

After graduation, you can work both nationally and internationally within a broad area. In today’s labor market, there is demand for business graduates that can integrate with other companies and work for the end customer with an offensive and business-oriented approach. The program prepares both for a professional career related to the management and control of business processes in supply chains, as well as an academic career. Some relevant job titles of alumni students and in the business life are Business Process Developer, Business Development Planner, Business controller, and Management Consultant.

The two-year program is composed of the two fields of logistics/supply chain management and management accounting, a combination that is unique of its kind. One common theme in the program is to find and create efficiency within supply chains together with supplier networks, in order to fulfill those demands of value creation for the end customer that a competitive market imposes. Another important theme is, by developing and deployment of process-oriented information and control methods, to develop and streamline processes within parts of the own company and not the least between companies.

On the specialization; Frontiers in management accounting & business process control, you deepen your knowledge from the bachelor’s level. The first semester contains the courses Contemporary perspectives in management accounting (which approaches contemporary MA research and practice to design and work with modern management accounting systems), and advanced economic analysis, information systems & risk management (creating in-depth knowledge and abilities to work with goals, information, and analyses in modern Management Accounting Systems). After the first semester, you will study the integration of supply chains, the design of process-based control models and inter-organizational management accounting, research methodology, and e-business management. The master's program is concluded with a master's thesis. It is possible to graduate with a general master's degree after one year. The program is held in English and recruits students from all over the world.