Leadership and Organisation: Societal Changes - Power and Resistance
Freestanding course
Freestanding course, master’s level
15 credits
Malmö | daytime | 100%
9 November 2026 - 17 January 2027
Applications open 16 March
International students
International students
Full tuition fee: 27,000 SEK
EU/EEA students are generally not required to pay tuition fees.
About the course
Course content
The aim of the course is to enable students to develop knowledge and a critical understanding of how major societal challenges – such as globalization, environmental change and digitalization – affect organisations, processes of organising, and leadership. The course also aims to improve students’ understanding of change, power, and resistance in processes of organising.
The course consists of two modules:
1. Change, power and resistance (5 credits): To meet the challenges that organizations are facing, alternative ways of leading and organizing are needed. The first module focuses on the concepts of change, power and resistance in relation to societal changes. A stakeholder perspective is also introduced.
2. Societal challenges – effects on Leadership and Organization (10 credits): This module deepens the analysis of societal challenges and their implications for organization and leadership. Focus will be on topics such as the effects of
Entry requirements and selection
Entry requirements
Bachelor's degree, consisting of 180 credits. The equivalent English 6 in of Swedish upper secondary school.
Selection
100% University credits completed
Course literature
Current literature list is available in the syllabus for the course
Course evaluation
Malmö University provides students who participate in, or who have completed a course, with the opportunity to express their opinions and describe their experiences of the course by completing a course evaluation administered by the University. The University will compile and summarise the results of course evaluations. The University will also inform participants of the results and any decisions relating to measures taken in response to the course evaluations. The results will be made available to the students (HF 1:14).
