Aarhus University School of Business and Social Sciences


The Aarhus University School of Business and Social Sciences is one of the four faculties of Aarhus University in Denmark. The school consists of seven departments: Economics and Business Economics, Management, Political Science, Law, Business Communication, Psychology and Behavioural Sciences and Department of Business Development and Technology. The main campus is located in Aarhus.
Aarhus BSS is a merger from 2007 and teaches programmes at Bachelor's, Master and PhD level along with the MBA, EMBA programmes and Summer University and Winter school courses. In 2010 Dale T. Mortensen, a Niels Bohr Visiting professor at Aarhus University, received the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences together with his colleagues Peter Diamond and Christopher Pissarides.
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History

The history of the Aarhus BSS is both old and new. On 1 January 2007, Aarhus School of Business merged into Aarhus University. In 2011, the Aarhus School of Business and the Faculty of Social Sciences at Aarhus University were merged under the name of Aarhus University, School of Business and Social Sciences. Aarhus School of Business had been founded in 1939, and the Faculty of Social Sciences consisted of several departments and faculties established between 1936 and 1969. The 2011 merger made Aarhus BSS one of the largest business schools in Europe.
The Aarhus School of Business's predecessor, The Jutland Business School, has a somewhat more extensive history. Already in the late 1800s, DJH provided business programmes to young people from Jutland who wished to follow studies within business, economics and trade. The Aarhus School of Business continually grew since its founding. In 1968 Aarhus School of Business moved from the original location downtown Aarhus to the yellow and red brick buildings which house the Aarhus School of Business today.
Thomas Pallesen is Dean of Aarhus BSS. The school's Executive Team is formed by the Dean, the Vice-Dean for research and talent development, Per Baltzer Overgaard and the Vice-Dean for education, Peder Østergaard.

Campus and student life

The School of Business and Social Sciences has its main campus around University Park, the Nobel Park, and campus Fuglesangs Allé, all located in the centre of Aarhus. In 2006, the Institute of Business and Technology in Herning was merged with Aarhus University, adding Birk Centerpark in Herning to the campus sites of School of Business and Social Sciences.
The campuses in Aarhus and Herning offer a number of facilities, including Aarhus University Sport which hosts more than 16 different sports activities and Denmark's biggest Sports Day and Friday Bar, libraries on all campus sites, student organisations like Studenterlauget and the Student Council, and cafeterias and cafes like Dale's café, Aarhus Student House and Klubben.
Accommodation at the university is possible in the University Park Dormitories.

Degree programmes

Bachelor's degree programmes

  • Business Administration, BA soc.
  • Business Administration and Commercial Law
  • Business Development Engineer - in Herning
  • Economics and Business Administration, BSc
  • Economics and Business Administration, BSc - in Herning
  • Economics and Business Administration, HA
  • Economics and Business Administration, HA - in Herning
  • Economics and Management
  • Global Management and Manufacturing - in Herning
  • Law
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Public Policy
  • Social Science

MSc programmes in economics and business administration

  • Business Intelligence
  • Business-to-Business Marketing and Purchasing
  • Commercial and Retail Management
  • Finance
  • Finance and International Business
  • Information Management
  • Innovation Management and Business Development
  • International Business
  • International Business Development - in Herning
  • International Economic Consulting
  • Management Accounting and Control
  • Marketing
  • Operations and Supply Chain Analytics
  • Strategic Communication
  • Strategy, Organisation and Leadership

Master's degree programmes in other programmes

  • Business Economics and Auditing, MSc
  • Business Administration
  • Business Administration and Commercial Law, MSc
  • Economics and Management
  • Information Technology - IT, Communication and Organisation, MSc
  • Information Technology - IT, Communication and Organisation, MSc - in Herning
  • Law
  • MSc in engineering in Technology Based Business Development - in Herning
  • Psychology
  • Political Science
  • Political Science
  • Quantitative Economics
  • Social Science

MBA programmes

School of Business and Social Sciences also teaches a one-year full-time MBA which integrates both sustainability and personal development into all courses. 25 applicants are admitted to the MBA programme every year.
The school also offers a two-year Executive MBA in Change Management and Leadership aimed at experienced managers. During the programme, managers will go on study trips to Stanford University and a university in Asia.

PhD programmes

Graduate School of Business and Social Sciences offers the following seven PhD programmes:
  • Management
  • Business Development and Technology
  • Economics and Business Economics
  • Law
  • Political Science
  • Psychology and Behavioural Sciences
  • Social Science and Business
All programmes, except Social Science and Business are available as 3-year, 4-year, and 5-year schemes.

Rankings

In 2016, Aarhus BSS is ranked no. 79 in the Financial Times ranking of business schools as well as no. 68 in the Master in Management ranking. Aarhus University is ranked no. 97 on the Leiden Ranking, no. 86 on National Taiwan University Ranking, no. 65 on Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities, no. 117 on QS World University Ranking and no. 98 on Times Higher Education World University Ranking.

Accreditations

Aarhus BSS holds the EFMD Equis accreditation, the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business and the Association of MBAs. This makes the school one of the few to have the so-called Triple Crown accreditation.
Aarhus BSS is a member of PRME, the UN-funded network consisting of business schools and universities which are all committed to integrating a number of principles for sustainability and social responsibility into their research and educational activities. So far, more than 300 institutions of higher education have joined the network.

Notable alumni

Aarhus BSS has a large network of alumni gathered in the network of AU Alumni, which aims at creating and maintaining relations between students, staff, faculty and alumni.
Notable alumni: