Description

By working with measurements of cost, performance and risk, you will learn to identify strategic challenges within organisations, and to design the proper course of action and incentive structures to respond to them. This understanding of numbers and their organisational role will facilitate the implementation of company strategy and value creation.

The focus of the programme is on driving the company towards its goals by making its strategy operational. There is a big difference between making a strategy and making it happen. Often this process is made difficult by vaguely defined goals or differences in perception of the strategy throughout the organisation.  You will learn how to deal with these challenges by interpreting the strategy, breaking it down into smaller parts and making the goals concrete and measurable. 

Read more about the programme, the study enviroment and hear students share their insights on:
MSc in Economics and Business Administration in Accounting, Strategy and Control on cbs.dk

Career Opportunities

A core skill gained through this programme is  knowing how different systems and tools for measurements work, and how to apply them to identify or solve concrete economic or organisational problems in the organisation.

The solid understanding of company cost and value drivers also leads graduates to positions as financial analysts and investment bankers, working with valuation of companies for financial institutions, or management of financial risk in corporations.

Graduates from the Accounting, Strategy and Control concentration also find work as financial or business controllers. From this position you could for instance be evaluating internal performance and compliance of business units or employees. You could also be making budget analysis to plan and control organisational projects and initiatives.

Admission

You are qualified for (but not guaranteed) admission to the programme if you:

• Fulfil the language requirement by the application deadline
• Fulfil the academic requirements 
• Have a bachelor’s degree or will by study start

Please note: Fulfilment of the entry requirements does not guarantee admission. The programme has a limited number of places. If there are more qualified applicants than places available at a programme, there will be a selection process.

Apply directly at CBS with all relevant documentation.

Read more about the entry requirements on Entry requirements on cbs.dk

Read more about how to apply on How to apply on cbs.dk

Application fee and tuition fee

There is an application fee and a tuition fee for all full-time degree students from outside the EU, EEA or Switzerland. 

Read more about application and tuition fees at Non-EU/EEA citizens on cbs.dk

For Further Information

Find much more information about how to apply, how to prepare for life in Denmark and what studying at CBS is like at For internationals at cbs.dk

Find out whether you are qualified to apply for a graduate degree at CBS at Are you qualified? on cbs.dk