Management is a universal and key managerial specialty that combines the art of leadership, systems analysis, business modeling, and drive. In an era of rapid change, digital transformation, and high market turbulence, a modern manager is not simply an administrator, but a Change Manager, strategist, effective team builder, and innovator.
The specialty prepares a new generation of managers capable of designing viable business models, effectively allocating resources, motivating people, and ensuring the competitiveness of organizations in any sector of the economy.
The training of management specialists is based on studying the following objects:
- organizations of any type and ownership form: commercial sector enterprises (small, medium, large business), transnational corporations (TNCs), state and municipal institutions, non-profit organizations (NGOs), and international organizations;
- departments and functional areas: management of individual departments (marketing, HR, logistics, sales, IT, operations) or complex projects and business lines;
- management processes and systems: strategic, operational, and tactical planning, organization, motivation, control, and coordination of activities;
- organizational resources: human (human capital), financial, material, information, and time resources optimized to achieve goals;
- operating environment: internal and external business environment, market risk analysis, competitive environment, organizational culture, and communications.
Learning goals by higher education levels:
First (Bachelor's) level — training specialists capable of solving practical problems and complex specialized tasks characterized by complexity and uncertainty of conditions in the management of organizations and their subdivisions or during the learning process.
Main focuses of Bachelor's degree training:
- mastering fundamental management functions: planning, organization, motivation, and control;
- operational management skills, making routine and tactical managerial decisions;
- developing leadership qualities, communication skills, team-building abilities, and effective conflict resolution;
- utilizing databases, CRM/ERP systems, and digital tools for performance analysis and business process management.
Second (Master's) level — training highly qualified specialists and executives capable of identifying and solving complex tasks and problems in management or during the learning process, involving research and/or innovation under a high degree of uncertainty in conditions and requirements.
Main focuses of Master's degree training:
- developing and implementing organizational growth strategies, crisis management, and turning companies around;
- managing innovative projects (Project Management), changes (Change Management), and risks (Risk Management);
- conducting scientific and applied market research, developing and implementing new business models;
- strategic HR management, building corporate culture, motivation systems, and Knowledge Management.
Key competencies of a graduate:
- strategic and operational management — defining company mission, vision, and strategy, optimizing business processes, developing KPIs and OKRs;
- leadership and HR management — building and motivating high-performing teams, cross-cultural management, conflict resolution, coaching;
- Project Management — applying agile methodologies (Agile, Scrum, Kanban, Waterfall), managing project budgets, timelines, and quality;
- decision-making and analytics — SWOT/PESTEL analysis, risk assessment, justifying managerial decisions based on a Data-Driven approach;
- innovation and crisis management — business process reengineering, evaluating and implementing startup ideas, managing organizations under force majeure conditions.
Graduates of specialty D3 Management possess highly cross-functional skills, enabling them to build careers in virtually any field:
- top and middle management: company executive, Chief Operating Officer (COO), chief development officer, branch or department head;
- project and product management: Project Manager (PM), Product Manager, Scrum Master, Agile Coach in IT, retail, construction, and other industries;
- HR and personnel management: Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO), recruitment and talent development manager, corporate culture specialist;
- consulting and business analytics: business consultant in organizational management, operational analyst, process reorganization and optimization specialist;
- administrative and logistics management: Supply Chain Manager, Sales Manager, operations manager;
- public sector and NGOs: project and program manager in government bodies, grant manager in international and public organizations;
- entrepreneurship: business founder, startupper, managing partner.
Training is provided by the Department of Management and Business Administration (602)
Education is provided under the following educational programs:
| Educational Program | Degree | Mode of Study | Duration of Study |
|---|---|---|---|
| Management | Bachelor based on complete general secondary education | Full-time and Part-time | 3 years and 10 months |
| Management | Master, professional educational program | Full-time and Part-time | 1 year and 4 months |
| Logistics and Project Management in Business |