Technological Change and Industrial (Re)organisation
Course, Master's level, 1TS342
Spring 2024 Spring 2024, Uppsala, 33%, On-campus, English Only available as part of a programme
- Location
- Uppsala
- Pace of study
- 33%
- Teaching form
- On-campus
- Instructional time
- Daytime
- Study period
- 15 January 2024–17 March 2024
- Language of instruction
- English
- Entry requirements
-
160 credits in Master's Programme in Industrial Engineering and Management, including 10 credits at Master's level, or 10 credits at Master's level in Master's Programme in Industrial Management and Innovation.
Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6.
- Application deadline
- 16 October 2023
- Application code
- UU-64627
Admitted or on the waiting list?
- Registration period
- 14 December 2023–15 January 2024
- Information on registration
Spring 2024 Spring 2024, Uppsala, 33%, On-campus, English For exchange students
- Location
- Uppsala
- Pace of study
- 33%
- Teaching form
- On-campus
- Instructional time
- Daytime
- Study period
- 15 January 2024–17 March 2024
- Language of instruction
- English
- Entry requirements
-
160 credits in Master's Programme in Industrial Engineering and Management, including 10 credits at Master's level, or 10 credits at Master's level in Master's Programme in Industrial Management and Innovation.
Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6.
Admitted or on the waiting list?
- Registration period
- 14 December 2023–15 January 2024
- Information on registration
Spring 2025 Spring 2025, Uppsala, 33%, On-campus, English Only available as part of a programme
- Location
- Uppsala
- Pace of study
- 33%
- Teaching form
- On-campus
- Instructional time
- Daytime
- Study period
- 20 January 2025–23 March 2025
- Language of instruction
- English
- Entry requirements
-
Option 1: 150 credits within the Master's Programme in Industrial Engineering and Management, including 10 credits at Master's level in technology.
Option 2: 150 credits, including 90 credits in technology. Participation in Industrial Strategy and Organisation, of which 5 credits must be completed, and Innovation Management.
Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6.
- Application deadline
- 15 October 2024
- Application code
- UU-64627
Admitted or on the waiting list?
Spring 2025 Spring 2025, Uppsala, 33%, On-campus, English For exchange students
- Location
- Uppsala
- Pace of study
- 33%
- Teaching form
- On-campus
- Instructional time
- Daytime
- Study period
- 20 January 2025–23 March 2025
- Language of instruction
- English
- Entry requirements
-
Option 1: 150 credits within the Master's Programme in Industrial Engineering and Management, including 10 credits at Master's level in technology.
Option 2: 150 credits, including 90 credits in technology. Participation in Industrial Strategy and Organisation, of which 5 credits must be completed, and Innovation Management.
Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6.
Admitted or on the waiting list?
About the course
The course deepens the understanding of forces driving and resisting technological change. It also studies their impacts on the planning, implementation, and evaluation of new technologies and business models in industrial organisations. A particular emphasis is placed on technological change's ethical and political aspects. The course also contemplates critical aspects of technological transformation, including reflection on technological capitalism and the future of human labour.
The course will cover topics such as:
- digital transformations
- automation in the workplace
- the robotisation of work-related processes
- the professionalisation of digital work
- implementation of AI technologies
- the servitisation of complex technological products
- industrial transition/transformation towards more sustainable technologies.
Reading list
No reading list found.
Contact
- Study administration
- student-samint@angstrom.uu.se