Management Science in Action
Management Science in Action

Management Science in Action

Are you looking for an additional research challenge? Do you want to deepen your understanding of a management subject of your choice? Are you motivated to create a beautiful end product based on your findings? Then the Honours Programme Management Science in Action is made for you. 

General

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What’s in it for you?

  • Dive deep into a management topic of your choice from your own or a related study programme
  • Invest in something that matters to you personally and to your academic field
  • Get paired with an experienced and inspiring supervisor
  • Boost your academic research skills, and prepare for your master’s degree and/or a PhD project
  • Translate your academic findings for the general audience in a creative end product of your choice
  • Enjoy a lot of freedom to shape your own project
  • Pick and match courses, trips, visits that suit your own research project best
  • Expand your network: get in touch with students and researchers from the Nijmegen School of Management

For whom is this programme?

You start in your second Bachelor's year, third Bachelor's year or pre-Master's and the programme takes one year. 

Schedule your time flexibly 

You spend an average of 6 hours per week on the honours programme. You are flexible in scheduling your own time to complete the entire research cycle of your self-chosen project. Several times a year, you attend meetings that take place in the evening. 

Starting date

To be announced
Costs
Free
Main Language
Dutch-English
Intake
Yes
Deadline registration
07 September 2025, 11:30 pm

Factsheet

Type of education
Research
Study hours
6
Result
Certificate
Organisation
Radboud Honours Academy

Contact information

If you have any questions, you can contact programme manager Floor Bessems (floor.bessems [at] ru.nl (floor[dot]bessems[at]ru[dot]nl)).

You are in charge

The Honours Programme Management Science in Action centers around your personal research project. This is your chance to investigate that one dream subject for which you don’t have space in your regular study programme. You decide on the topic, we find you the best supervisor to succeed.

Creative end product

You will present your findings in a scientific end product. How would you like to reach the general audience? You decide which form fits your own research project best. For example, you can write a popular scientific article or a conference paper, make a (short) movie or documentary, or create a teaching case or a website.

Related topics can lead to very different end products. Are you curious to see how? Check out this documentary on sanctions against Russia. Or this website on several cases of international sanctions.

Boost your skills

You continuously improve your skills while working on your research project, like academic research skills and discussion skills. But that’s not all! The Individual Honours Programme is your chance to select additional courses that will help you complete your personal research project. For example, learn how to create amazing videos, or take a university course that revolves around your research topic or teaches you the right research methodology.

Moreover, you will pick two elective skills modules developed for all honours students at Radboud University. For example, if you want to get better at talking in front of an audience, go for “Presenting skills”. If you are a writer, improve your essay writing skills in the “Effective essays” course.

Giving Back

Honours students get plenty of opportunities for personal growth. One of these opportunities is that you learn to apply your talents for the good of society. You will share the knowledge and skills that you acquired in the honours programme with your local community. For example by going to secondary schools or nursing homes, or by joining projects that focus on urban or sustainability challenges.

Interested in applying?

The application deadline is 7 September 2025. You can apply via this application form. Fill in the form and add a portfolio with the following items:

  • letter of motivation in which you clearly articulate what your motivation for application is, what makes you a suitable candidate, what your ambitions are, and what your ideas are concerning the Individual Honours Project (What research subject interests you and why? How does it complement your regular study programme?);
  • your CV;
  • your grades from Osiris.

The selection committee invites you for an interview, looking at the motivation, the ambition and the potential of each student. After this interview, the committee will make a decision regarding your admission.