Management, Economics and Consumer Studies: Wageningen University and Research Centre

About the programme

The domain of this programme consists of business and all industry components, including production, distribution and final consumption. It covers internal and external factors, such as: managerial, economic, sociological and environmental aspects of households and businesses in the Netherlands, Europe and the rest of the world in both developed and developing countries.

Consumer Affairs has become a globalised field in research and higher education. It analyses consumers in their economic, social and ecological environment. The demand from corporate and governmental sectors as well as consumer organisations for higher education graduates in the field of Consumer Affairs is very high.

Future career

Development and Rural Innovation graduates are welcomed by a wide variety of organizations and work within a broad range of disciplines. Graduates work, for example, as facilitators at consultancies, specialists at research institutes, conflict mediators at governments, as project leaders in non-governmental organizations and sometimes setup their own companies.

Admission requirments

• A Grade Point Average (GPA) for the BSc study of at least 70% of the maximum scale.
• Fluency in English, both written and spoken.
• Good skills in mathematics and/or statistics.
• Basic computer skills.

For more concise information on admission requirements see the website of the Student Service Centre.