Management, Economics and Consumer Studies (MME) / MSc

MSc Common part


Common Part

RO1-RO2: Select 1 RO-cluster in consultation and agreement with the study adviser.
If RO1 is selected:
- YMC-60300 is an 'umbrella' code. Instead, choose and register for 3 credits worth of modular skills (MOS) courses from the second category (except for Professional Ethics and Introduction Philosophy of Science. For an overview of possible MOS courses please see under YMC-60300 in the study handbook.
- the Academic Consultancy Training (ACT) and the MOS-courses may be replaced by an entrepreneurial variant.

Note: You can opt for the selective Graduate Programme of the Wageningen School of Social Sciences (WASS). Ask your study adviser for information.


CourseEctsCS/ROPhasePeriod
YSS-34803Seminar Social Sciences3.00CSM1/21WD+2WD+3WD+4WD+5WD+6WD
YMC-60809Academic Consultancy Training9.00RO1M1/21WD, 2WD, 3MO+4WD, 5WD, 6WD
YMC-60300Modular Skills Training3.00RO1M21AF, 2AF, 3AF, 5AF, 6AF
YEI-60312Research Master Cluster: Proposal Writing12.00RO2M23WD+4WD, 5WD, 6WD





A - Business Studies



Limited choice:

RO0: Choose 0 - 3 courses depending on prior training and in consultation and agreement with the study adviser; students who have not done any natural science or life science course in their Bachelor programme must select, in consultation with the study adviser one such course instead of a RO0 course.
RO1-RO5: Choose 1 RO-cluster from RO1-RO5.
- If RO5 is selected, choose 1 of the courses from RO1-RO4.
RO6: Choose in consultation and agreement with the study adviser 1 internship; in certain cases the internship may be replaced by a second thesis with a social science chair group or the chair group FQD.

CourseEctsCS/ROPhasePeriod
CPT-38306Philosophy and Ethics of Management, Economics and Consumer Behaviour6.00CSM11MO
YSS-33806Interdisciplinary Themes in Food and Sustainability6.00CSM12MO, 3WD
YSS-32806Advanced Supply Chain Management6.00CSM15AF
YSS-32306Technology and Business Model Innovation6.00CSM15MO
BEC-22806Accounting6.00RO0M11AF
MST-31806Facility Management Innovation6.00RO0M11AF
ORL-20306Decision Science 16.00RO0M11AF, 2AF
YRM-20806Research Design & Research Methods6.00RO0M11AF, 2MO
MCB-20806Principles of Consumer Studies6.00RO0M11MO
BEC-20806Financial Management in Agriculture6.00RO0M12AF
BEC-22306Corporate Financial Management6.00RO0M12AF
MST-21306Advanced Management and Marketing6.00RO0M13WD
MAT-22306Quantitative Research Methodology and Statistics6.00RO0M13WD, 4WD
MCB-30306Consumer Behaviour: Concepts and Research Methods6.00RO0M14WD
MST-24806Supply Chain Management6.00RO0M14WD
MCB-30806Sensory Perception and Consumer Preference6.00RO0M15AF
ORL-30306Decision Science 26.00RO0M15MO
BEC-30306Advanced Business Economics6.00RO1M16AF
BEC-80433MSc Thesis Business Economics33.00RO1M21,2,3,4,5,6
ORL-30806Operations Research and Logistics6.00RO2M16MO
ORL-80433MSc Thesis Operations Research and Logistics33.00RO2M21,2,3,4,5,6
MCB-31306Creating Frameworks for Marketing and Consumer Behaviour6.00RO3M16AF
MCB-80433MSc Thesis Marketing and Consumer Behaviour33.00RO3M21,2,3,4,5,6
MST-31306Advanced Business Research (ABR)6.00RO4M15AF, 6AF
MST-80433MSc Thesis Management Studies33.00RO4M21,2,3,4,5,6
INF-80433MSc Thesis Information Technology33.00RO5M21,2,3,4,5,6
BEC-70424MSc Internship Business Economics24.00RO6M1/21,2,3,4,5,6
INF-70424MSc Internship Information Technology24.00RO6M1/21,2,3,4,5,6
MCB-70424MSc Internship Marketing and Consumer Behaviour24.00RO6M1/21,2,3,4,5,6
MST-70424MSc Internship Management Studies24.00RO6M1/21,2,3,4,5,6
ORL-70424MSc Internship Operations Research and Logistics24.00RO6M1/21,2,3,4,5,6





B - Consumer Studies



Limited choice:

RO0: Choose 0 - 3 courses depending on prior training and in consultation and agreement with the study adviser; students who have not done any natural science or life science course in their Bachelor programme must select, in consultation with the study adviser one such course instead of an RO0 course.
RO1-RO2. Choose 1 RO-cluster from RO1-RO2.
- If RO1 is selected, choose 1 thesis from RO1A.
RO3: Choose in consultation and agreement with the study adviser one internship; in certain cases the internship may be replaced by a second thesis with a social science chair group or the chair group FQD.

CourseEctsCS/ROPhasePeriod
CPT-38306Philosophy and Ethics of Management, Economics and Consumer Behaviour6.00CSM11MO
YSS-33806Interdisciplinary Themes in Food and Sustainability6.00CSM12MO, 3WD
MCB-30806Sensory Perception and Consumer Preference6.00CSM15AF
YSS-31806Consumer, Technology and Innovation6.00CSM15MO
YRM-20806Research Design & Research Methods6.00RO0M11AF, 2MO
MCB-20806Principles of Consumer Studies6.00RO0M11MO
SCH-20306Gender and Consumer Culture6.00RO0M12AF
CPT-23306Communication & Persuasion6.00RO0M12MO
SCH-20806Lifestyles and Consumption6.00RO0M13WD
MAT-22306Quantitative Research Methodology and Statistics6.00RO0M13WD, 4WD
MCB-30306Consumer Behaviour: Concepts and Research Methods6.00RO0M14WD
ECH-22306Economics of Consumption, Welfare and Society6.00RO0M15AF
YSS-33306Advanced Consumer Studies6.00RO1M16MO
CPT-80833MSc Thesis Knowledge, Technology and Innovation33.00RO1AM21,2,3,4,5,6
CPT-81333MSc Thesis Strategic Communication33.00RO1AM21,2,3,4,5,6
ECH-80433MSc Thesis Economics of Consumers and Households33.00RO1AM21,2,3,4,5,6
FQD-80833MSc Thesis Consumer Technology and Product Use33.00RO1AM21,2,3,4,5,6
SCH-80433MSc Thesis Sociology of Consumption and Households33.00RO1AM21,2,3,4,5,6
MCB-31306Creating Frameworks for Marketing and Consumer Behaviour6.00RO2M16AF
MCB-80433MSc Thesis Marketing and Consumer Behaviour33.00RO2M21,2,3,4,5,6
CPT-70824MSc Internship Knowledge, Technology and Innovation24.00RO3M1/21,2,3,4,5,6
CPT-71324MSc Internship Strategic Communication24.00RO3M1/21,2,3,4,5,6
ECH-70424MSc Internship Economics of Consumers and Households24.00RO3M1/21,2,3,4,5,6
FQD-70824MSc Internship Consumer Technology and Product Use24.00RO3M1/21,2,3,4,5,6
MCB-70424MSc Internship Marketing and Consumer Behaviour24.00RO3M1/21,2,3,4,5,6
SCH-70424MSc Internship Sociology of Consumption and Households24.00RO3M1/21,2,3,4,5,6





C - Economics and Governance



Limited choice:

RO0: Choose 0 - 3 courses depending on prior training and in consultation and agreement with the study adviser; students who have not done any natural science or life science course in their Bachelor programme must select, in consultation with the study adviser one such course instead of a RO0 course.
RO1-RO3. Choose 1 RO-cluster from RO1-RO3.
- If RO1 is selected, choose 1 thesis from RO1A.
- If RO3 is selected, choose 1 thesis from RO3A.
RO4: Choose in consultation and agreement with the study adviser 1 internship; in certain cases the internship may be replaced by a second thesis with a social science chair group or the chair group FQD.

CourseEctsCS/ROPhasePeriod
CPT-38306Philosophy and Ethics of Management, Economics and Consumer Behaviour6.00CSM11MO
YSS-34306Advanced Econometrics6.00CSM12AF
YSS-33806Interdisciplinary Themes in Food and Sustainability6.00CSM12MO, 3WD
YSS-35306Theories and Models in Economics6.00CSM14WD
DEC-32306International Trade and Development Policy6.00RO0M11AF
YRM-20806Research Design & Research Methods6.00RO0M11AF, 2MO
AEP-20806Institutional Economics and Economic Organisation Theory6.00RO0M11AF, 5AF
AEP-21306Econometrics6.00RO0M11MO
DEC-21806Macroeconomics and International Trade6.00RO0M14WD
ENP-30306International Environmental Policy6.00RO0M14WD
PAP-30306Designing Innovative Governance Arrangements6.00RO0M15AF, 6MO
AEP-22806Spatial and Regional Economics6.00RO0M15MO
AEP-30306The Economics and Politics of European Integration: Agricultural, Trade and Foreign Policy Analysis6.00RO1M15AF
AEP-80433MSc Thesis Agricultural Economics and Rural Policy33.00RO1AM21,2,3,4,5,6
AEP-81333MSc Thesis Regional Economics33.00RO1AM21,2,3,4,5,6
PAP-80333MSc Thesis Public Administration and Policy33.00RO1AM21,2,3,4,5,6
DEC-30306Central Themes in Economics of Development6.00RO2M15AF
DEC-80433MSc Thesis Development Economics33.00RO2M21,2,3,4,5,6
ENP-32306Advanced Environmental Economics and Policy6.00RO3M15AF
ENP-80433MSc Thesis Environmental Policy33.00RO3AM21,2,3,4,5,6
ENR-80433MSc Thesis Environmental Economics and Natural Resources33.00RO3AM21,2,3,4,5,6
PAP-70324MSc Internship Public Administration and Policy24.00RO4M11,2,3,4,5,6
AEP-70424MSc Internship Agricultural Economics and Rural Policy24.00RO4M1/21,2,3,4,5,6
AEP-70824MSc Internship Regional Economics24.00RO4M1/21,2,3,4,5,6
DEC-70424MSc Internship Development Economics24.00RO4M1/21,2,3,4,5,6
ENP-70424MSc Internship Environmental Policy24.00RO4M1/21,2,3,4,5,6
ENR-70424MSc Internship Environmental Economics and Natural Resources24.00RO4M1/21,2,3,4,5,6





D - Management in Life Sciences



Limited choice:

The specialisation Management, Innovation and Life Sciences has 2 themes, of which you have to choose 1 in consultation and agreement with your study adviser:
- RO1: Management of Innovations.
- RO2: Management of Business and Supply Chains.
RO1: If RO1 is selected, choose either RO1A or RO1B. If RO1A is selected, choose 2 of the 3 courses plus the thesis. Before starting the major thesis students should have completed either the RO1A or RO1B courses.
RO2: If RO2 is selected, choose either RO2A, RO2B or RO2C. Before starting the major thesis students should have completed either the RO2A, RO2B or RO2C courses. Also, choose in consultation and agreement with your study adviser 12 credits of courses.
RO3: Choose in consultation and agreement with the study adviser 1 internship; in certain cases the internship may be replaced by a second thesis with a social science chair group.

CourseEctsCS/ROPhasePeriod
YRM-20806Research Design & Research Methods6.00CSM11AF, 2MO
YSS-22306Introduction to Management and Life Sciences6.00CSM11MO
MST-24806Supply Chain Management6.00CSM12MO, 4WD
MST-21306Advanced Management and Marketing6.00RO1M13WD
MST-31306Advanced Business Research (ABR)6.00RO1AM15AF, 6AF
MST-23406New Venture Creation: from Idea to Business Plan6.00RO1AM15MO
YSS-32306Technology and Business Model Innovation6.00RO1AM15MO
MCB-31306Creating Frameworks for Marketing and Consumer Behaviour6.00RO1BM16AF
MST-80433MSc Thesis Management Studies33.00RO1AM21,2,3,4,5,6
MCB-80433MSc Thesis Marketing and Consumer Behaviour33.00RO1BM21,2,3,4,5,6
MCB-20806Principles of Consumer Studies6.00RO1BM21MO
ORL-20306Decision Science 16.00RO2M11AF, 2AF
YSS-32806Advanced Supply Chain Management6.00RO2M15AF
YSS-32306Technology and Business Model Innovation6.00RO2CM15MO
BEC-30306Advanced Business Economics6.00RO2BM16AF
ORL-30806Operations Research and Logistics6.00RO2AM16MO
ORL-80433MSc Thesis Operations Research and Logistics33.00RO2AM21,2,3,4,5,6
BEC-80433MSc Thesis Business Economics33.00RO2BM21,2,3,4,5,6
INF-80433MSc Thesis Information Technology33.00RO2CM21,2,3,4,5,6
BEC-70424MSc Internship Business Economics24.00RO3M21,2,3,4,5,6
INF-70424MSc Internship Information Technology24.00RO3M21,2,3,4,5,6
MCB-70424MSc Internship Marketing and Consumer Behaviour24.00RO3M21,2,3,4,5,6
MST-70424MSc Internship Management Studies24.00RO3M21,2,3,4,5,6
ORL-70424MSc Internship Operations Research and Logistics24.00RO3M21,2,3,4,5,6