University Master's Degree in Cooperativism and Socio-Business Management
Online
DURATION
1 up to 2 Years
LANGUAGES
Spanish
PACE
Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
Request application deadline
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2024
TUITION FEES
EUR 7,320 / per course
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning
Introduction
The University Master's Degree in Cooperativism and Socio-Business Management develops skills for the comprehensive management of cooperatives and social economy organizations within one of the leading cooperative ecosystems in the world: the Mondragon Cooperative Experience.
This international master, with 60 ETCS credits, is 100% online with the possibility of a stay at Mondragon. The methodology, based on cases and challenges, promotes the practical application of competencies and experiential learning, equity and democracy.
The master offers two itineraries: the professional itinerary and the research itinerary. Choosing the research itinerary (methodology modules: 20 ECTS), once the master's degree is finished, you will be able to carry out the doctoral thesis. Regardless of the itinerary chosen, the master has 60 ECTS.
This university master's degree is directed by the LANKI Institute for Cooperative Studies , a benchmark in cooperative research.
We highlight
- You will learn through active and collaborative methodologies
- You will have a teaching team committed to your professional and personal development
- You will delve into the most advanced management models and experiences
- You will know the Mondragon Cooperative Experience from the inside
Methodology
The organization of the teaching-learning process is based on the principles of the educational model of Mondragon Unibertsitatea , Mendeberri 2025, which are:
- Implementation of active methodologies.
- Interdisciplinarity.
- Design of evaluation systems aligned with the development of competencies.
- Main role of the student.
- Learning personalization.
- Digitization.
Within this framework, learning methodologies based on problems, cases, challenges, and projects are proposed that make it possible to enter real professional situations. They also promote student reflection on the development of their skills and the monitoring of their professional and personal development by the teaching team.
The learning modality of this master is online, with the possibility of a 15-20 day stay in the Basque Country to learn first-hand about the Mondragon Cooperative Experience. The online mode allows the student greater flexibility in the learning process and to be able to decide when and at what pace to work within the marked program.
Master's Thesis
The Master's Thesis (TFM) constitutes the backbone of the master's degree. The preparation of the TFM is carried out throughout the Master, not only at the end of it. Often, the starting point of the TFM is a real (practical) situation that is subject to improvement, to whose development the master's subjects contribute directly. Likewise, the Master's Thesis may consist of a research project that gives access to the doctorate.
Career Opportunities
Graduates of the Master in Cooperatives and Socio-Business Management will develop practical skills for the comprehensive management of cooperatives and other social economy companies, or research in this area.
In addition to deepening their knowledge of cooperativism, specifically, they will be trained to perform management and leadership functions in the following areas:
- Organizational participation.
- Cooperative culture and team facilitation.
- (Intra)preneurship and innovation.
- Marketing and digital transformation.
- Strategy.
- Talent development.
- Intercooperation.
- Social transformation.
Program Outcome
Overall objective
- The overall objective of the Master in Cooperatives and Socio-Business Management is to provide both young graduates and active professionals with the necessary skills to manage, innovate, develop, research and lead cooperatives and other social economy organizations.
Specific objectives
- It provides a broad theoretical and practical base of cooperativism both nationally and internationally – with a special emphasis on MONDRAGON – as one of the most emblematic cooperative experiences in the world.
- Develop skills for the management of advanced participatory organizations by coherently integrating different management areas: Strategy, Marketing and Digital Transformation, Cooperative Culture, Talent Development, Intercooperation and Entrepreneurship and Innovation.
- Prepares researchers in the area of cooperativism and social economy, through a research itinerary that gives access to the Doctorate.
Curriculum
- Cooperativism in the 21st century. The Mondragon cooperative experience
- Advanced Participatory Organizations
- Cooperative culture and team facilitation
- Intrapreneurship and Innovation
- Connecting business and society
- Experiencing Mondragon and other OES
- Marketing and digital transformation
- Strategic vision
- Talent development
- Cooperative networks: Intercooperation in Mondragon
- Economic-financial management
- Legal Regime
- Quantitative Research Methodology
- Qualitative Research Methodology
- Master thesis (TFM)
Admissions
Program Tuition Fee
Scholarships and Funding
Mondragon Unibertsitatea offers several subsidies and lines of financing so that no one is left without studying for financial reasons.
Official scholarships
For students of the Basque Autonomous Community
General Scholarship (Basque Government):
- Scholarship to carry out university studies and other higher studies.
- Scholarship for academic excellence to reward high-performing students.
Public price subsidies (agreement between the Basque Government and Mondragon Unibertsitatea ).
For students from outside the Basque Autonomous Community
General Scholarship from the Ministry of Education and Sciences (MEDC).
Grants from the Faculty of Humanities and Educational Sciences
- Help for large families.
- Help for victims of gender violence.
- Help for victims of terrorism.
- Aid to work as an intern in various areas of the faculty. Extracurricular practices.
Aid for university mobility
- Subsidies to study abroad.
- Complementary subsidies to study abroad.