Course Schedule

The M.Sc. will be delivered mainly by asynchronous e-learning and this offers students a great degree of autonomy and flexibility.  The online component will be complemented by four intensive residential seminars of one week each, spread over two years (one week at each partner University). Find out more

Creativity and Idea Generation

An increased focus on developing creative thinking tools and idea generation techniques across the world indicates a broadly shared view that creativity is crucial to success.  This module offers a variety of perspectives on creativity. Students will gain an understanding of the implications of creativity and its applications. Interactive workshops will enable students to apply the tools of creative thinking in organisations.

Creativity study-units:

• Creativity: Idea Generation, Methods and Applications
• Creativity and Innovation in the Media
• The Application of Creativity and Innovation to Digital Technologies
• Creativity: Psychological Perspectives

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Innovation Management

Innovation usually concerns products, services and processes, but innovation management does not just encourage 'innovation' as in technical or reseach and development.  It also gauges the impact of sustainability of innovation, managing both the demand and supply variables over medium to long-term time frames.

Innovation Management study-units:

• Innovation Management
  
• Patent Management/IPR
  
• Design and Innovation

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Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship involves cultivating an attitude to recognize opportunities and to take risks - this requires the skill of creativity and it allows for the generation of alternatives, possibilities and and an ability to search for multiple ways in which to recognize, develop and implement ideas and projects.  Entrepreneurship should not only be considered as an area where people are encouraged to set up their own business, although this is an important aspect which should not be neglected as new start-ups are essential for a healthy economy and subsequent increased employment opportunities.

Entrepreneurship involves the performance necessary to put ideas into practice. A broader interpretation of the concept of entrepreneurship involves the acquisition of skills and competencies which are valuable to foster the entrepreneurial spirit both for those who intend to start up their own business and for those in employment.

Entrepreneurship study-units:

• Introduction to Entrepreneurship
• Business Enterprise and Entrepreneurial Behaviour
  
• Business Opportunities: From Ideas to Action

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Foresight / Futures Studies

Foresight involves taking a leap into the distant future to create scenarios and visions. It is possible to design, create and work towards specific scenarios and visions in an attempt to act now, either to arrive at a desirable future or to mitigate unfavourable circumstances.

A number of methodologies are available and are applied mainly in the areas of policy (ICT, science and technology, environment and energy) as well as in private organisations (corporate foresight). The design of novel and desirable future scenarios draws on the skills of creativity as it involves the generation of novel ideas and possibilities. The implementation of policies to arrive at a desirable future requires knowledge of strategic innovation.

Foresight study-units:

• How can we explore the future?
  
• Futures research methods
  
• Futures Research in Practice

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Research Methods

A module on research methods will also be included to enable students to develop a deeper understanding of empirical research involved in the four main subject areas of this M.Sc. programme.

Research Methods study-unit:

• Research Processes and Methods

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Dissertation

Students will be required to complete a dissertation worth 30 ECTS during the fourth semester to reach the 120 ECTS total to achieve the master’s award.

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Postgraduate Diploma

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