Science and Innovation Management – (M.Sc.)

Contents

The Master’s Programme in Science and Innovation Management consists of two academic years. You will be taking courses throughout the whole first Master’s year and the beginning of your second Master’s year.

• The first year will provide you with generic methodological and theoretical knowledge and skills. It also offers experience with applying the acquired innovation knowledge in firms and policy settings.
• The second year is dedicated to deepen and test your knowledge and skills in an area of your choice. In two elective courses, at the UU or elsewhere, you will highlight your profile. Most of the second year will be spent on your Master’s thesis, in which you will work on your own independent research project.

What kind of courses will you follow?

Innovation research methods, innovation theories, innovation practices and electives. Check the description below.

• Innovation research methods

  These methods and techniques provide the essential toolkit for the innovation specialist. You need these tools for designing a research project (the empirical cycle) and for analysing and guiding the practicality of technologies and the feasibility of innovation processes.
  Core elements:

  • patent analysis, scientometric analyses
  • participatory methods
  • functions and events in innovation systems
  • analysis of systems
  • life cycle analysis
  • surveys, case studies, cost benefit analysis
• Innovation theories These theories will provide insights into the mechanisms responsible for the innovative behaviour of firms and innovation systems. You will learn how firms decide on product and process innovations internally under the influence of external parties, such as the government. You will learn how technological characteristics are defined by the interplay of different players in the innovation system. You will be trained to use theories in an intelligent and productive way.
  Core elements:
  • relation economy-technology
  • understanding technological trajectories:
  • interaction between technology and society
  • how to use theories
  • how to contribute to theories
• Innovation practices In these courses you will learn how to understand and manage innovation processes in practice. You can exercise with the acquired methods and insights in a real life project related to innovation processes in various fields of our knowledge society.
  Core elements:
  • conditions to facilitate innovation
  • options to intervene in innovation processes in private and public settings
• Electives You can use the elective courses to acquire additional knowledge on theories or innovation application areas such as sustainability, transport and health, depending on your interests and ambitions of your Master’s thesis.

Accreditation

Accredited by: NVAO in: Netherlands

Funding details

Scholarships / Grants:

Utrecht University:
The Utrecht Excellence Scholarship offers a number of highly talented prospective, non-Dutch students the opportunity to pursue a degree in a selected number of fields at Utrecht University.
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