Study a specialization within Global Management of Social Issues

Global management of social issues addresses the topic of sustainable development by adopting an interdisciplinary, multilevel perspective. In particular, it draws on the disciplines of human resource studies, organization studies, and sociology to understand complex social challenges and trigger the social and economic drivers of sustainable development.

The Master’s programs Sociology, Organization Studies and Human Resource Studies offer the possibility to choose for a track in the specialization global management of social issues.

Politics, Policy and Societal Development track

Politics, Policy and Societal Development (track of MSc Sociology)

Address global societal challenges such as poverty, migration, climate change, or humanitarian interventions from a societal, policy and political perspective. In this track of the MSc Sociology you will get a macro-level perspective on sustainable development and you will understand the triggers of it, based on the theories and methods pertinent to the specialization Global Management of Social Issues.

Politics, Policy and Societal Development track

Organizing for Global Social Challenges track

Organizing for Global Social Challenges (track of MSc Organization Studies)

Address global societal challenges such as poverty, migration, climate change, or humanitarian interventions from the viewpoint of organizations and private businesses. In this track of the MSc Organization Studies you will get a meso-level perspective on sustainable development, based on the theories and methods pertinent to the specialization Global Management of Social Issues.

Organizing for Global Social Challenges track

People Management for Global Social Challenges track

People Management for Global Social Challenges (track of MSc Human Resource Studies)

Address global societal challenges such as poverty, migration, climate change, or humanitarian interventions and focus on the drivers of sustainable development from the viewpoint of workforce and labor market. In this track of the MSc Human Resource Studies you will get a micro-level perspective on sustainable development, based on the theories and methods pertinent to the specialization Global Management of Social Issues.

People Management for Global Social Challenges track

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Study a specialization within Global Management of Social Issues

Politics, Policy and Societal Development (track of MSc Sociology)

Organizing for Global Social Challenges (track of MSc Organization Studies)

People Management for Global Social Challenges (track of MSc Human Resource Studies)

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