Tilburg University is a research university located in the city of Tilburg in the Netherlands. It was founded in 1927 and offers a range of bachelor's, master's, and PhD programs in fields such as economics, law, social sciences, humanities, and theology. The university is known for its expertise in fields such as economics, business, psychology, and law, and is home to a number of research institutes and centers focused on these areas. Tilburg University has a strong international focus, with students from over 100 countries and partnerships with over 150 universities worldwide. It is also a member of several international research and educational networks.

Program content
Block 1: August - October
Organizing Strategy and Entrepreneurship
Focus on organizations and their strategies, and develop a serious game based on a question brought in by a client organization.
Types of instruction: lectures, coaching, serious gaming sessions
Evidence Based Interventions
Develop behavioral, process and technological interventions based on cases and meta-analytic evidence from empirical studies.
Types of instruction: lectures, workshops, group assignments
Complexity within Organizations
While working in small teams, you analyze complex problems in real contemporary cases and present possible interventions.
Types of instruction: lectures, workshops
Societal Developments and Institutions (block 1 and 2)
Analyze how societal developments affect industries and organizations.
Types of instruction: lectures, group assignments, group presentations, practitioner's report
Block 2: October - January
Organizational Dynamics
Develop an intervention on teams in organizations and present it to the client organization you are studying. You will also host an intervention.
Types of instruction: workshops, group assignment
Interorganizational Relationships
Analyze real-life (organizational) network data to solve a case and present it to a consultancy firm.
Types of instruction: lectures, workshops, network assignment
Societal Developments and Institutions (block 1 and 2)
Analyze how societal developments affect industries and organizations.
Types of instruction: lectures, group assignments, group presentations, practitioner's report
Master's Seminar Organization and Management Studies
Prepare for your Master's thesis by producing an Individual Research Proposal (IRP) on one of the pre-selected themes related to research programs of the department.
Block 3 and 4: January - June (Master's thesis)
During the second half of the Master's program, you will write your Master's thesis, supervised by a member of the department, and supported by your fellow students in Thesis Circles.

Thesis circles
During the Master's thesis project, you will be assigned to a Thesis Circle consisting of a small group of students with similar research themes, supervised by one or more knowledgeable member(s) of the department. In this circle, individual research results are presented and discussed, and you give and receive feedback to and from your fellow students.

Examples of Thesis Circles are*:
Gaming/simulation and open strategy
Teams in organizations: what really makes them work?
Intrafirm networks and innovation
Dynamic composition of top management teams
Complex collaboration and serious gaming
Social hierarchy and teams
Problems of organizing between organizations
Organizing regional resilience
Multiple-team membership in organizations
Private equity and organizational issues.
* The themes are subject to change

Watch a trial lecture
Do you want to experience what a lecture of this Master's program is like? Watch the recording of a lecture and get an impression what to expect.

You will need to book the accommodation after you have been accepted.

You can choose to live on campus or off campus in private accommodation.

• Make a booking online after you have been accepted (in this case please let us know your choice when you apply).
• Register when you arrive - its not possible to reserve a room before arriving. You can arrive a few days before and book it