Last edit: March 10, 2011
Approved: March 11, 2011
Structure of the education
Study years, terms, and study periods are described in KTH’s guidelines, www.kth.se
Structure of the education
The programme is carried out during four terms, where the first term is taken at UPM in Madrid, the second term is carried out at POLIMI in Como and the third term is carried out at KTH. During the fourth term, the students will carry out a degree project which is supervised by one of the above named universities. The first term’s courses can be described as fundamental within the area of Industrial Economy where the students are introduced to organisation theory economical management, marketing, and strategy.
The second term is focused within the area of ”Operations Management”. The courses comprise production, quality management, and supply chain management.
The third term mainly continues the knowledge development upon the foundation provided and the intention is to integrate the specialised knowledge from the second term to one unit. The term comprises advanced courses in economical management, marketing, project management, and entrepreneurship.
During the fourth term, the students apply their theoretical knowledge through work with their degree projects which preferably are done in cooperation with partners in the industry.
Courses
The programme is course-based. Lists of courses are included in Appendix 1: Course list
Grading system
Courses in the first and the second cycle are graded on a scale from A to F. A-E are passing grades, A is the highest grade. The grades pass (P) and fail (F) are used for courses under certain circumstances.
Conditions for participation in the programme
Term enrolment
A condition in order to participate in the studies is that the student, each spring and autumn must enrol for the coming term. This is done through “Mina sidor”, between the 1st and 15th of November and the 1st and 15th of May, respectively.
By completing term enrolment, the student has confirmed their intention to study and participate in the programme. Only after that may the student be able to:
• Register for the term
• Register for courses
• Get reported results
Course registration.
Choice of optional courses (beyond the programme) is done in collaboration with the programme coordinator
In order for the student to be able to be promoted to the next coming term, it is required that the student has a maximum of 9 higher education credits remaining from the earlier term or totally.
Recognition of previous academic studies
Students have the possibility to apply for recognition of previous academic studies from course(s) at another higher education institution or university, both national and international.
KTH’s entire policy for recognition of previous academic studies can be found in KTH’s guidelines, www.kth.se
Studies abroad
Students in the programme have the possibibility to carry out the degree project in Europe.
Degree project
KTH’s rules for the degree project can be found in KTH’s guidelines, www.kth.se. Generally, a large portion of the studies must be completed before the degree project can be started.
Degree
In order to earn Degree of Master of Science in Industrial Management (Two Years), passing grades in all courses which are included in the student’s study plan are required. The study plan must comprise 120 higher education credits which include a degree project consisting of 30 higher education credits, in the second cycle.
KTH’s local degree ordinance can be found at http://intra.kth.se/regelverk/