Master's Programme in Industrial Management and Innovation

Year 1

The first year of studies will focus on the main functions of firms, including strategy, organisation, marketing, production, and research and development. You will be trained to lead innovation during courses in innovation management as well as project management. Courses in Engineering Ethics and Industrialisation connect the innovation processes in a larger industrial and societal context. During the first year, there are also elective courses for broadening and deepening some parts of the innovation work such as technology-based entrepreneurship, agile project management and supply chain management etc.

Year 2

During the second year, you specialise in the field of management of technological innovation through the course Innovation: Traditions, Theories, Trends. In the course Industrial Development Project, you will work in a group to solve a sharp industrial project related to innovation such as the potential of new materials and technologies. The course Qualitative and Quantitative Methods gives you a good base to do scientifically based investigations. During the spring, you will conduct an independent degree project together with an industrial partner or within a larger research project.

Courses within the programme

See the programme outline for courses within the programme.

The teaching consists of a variety of teaching activities including lectures, group exercises, labs, seminars, project work and field trips. During the programme, you will attend seminars where you, together with other students, discuss concrete business problems and different cases. Many courses involve working in smaller groups to teach you how to collaborate in different group constellations. You will have the opportunity to meet and interact with people with vast industrial experiences during site visits, industrial guest lectures and industrial projects.

As a student, you are expected to actively participate and take responsibility for your own learning. A lot of emphasis is on reading and scrutinising academic articles and texts within the field of innovation management and innovation. The written examination can be found in all courses and the written language is a central tool during the programme.

The teachers in the programme are active researchers with extensive expertise in their research fields and they use some of their research in their teaching. You can apply for writing the independent degree project within a research project.

The programme takes place in Uppsala at the Ångström Laboratory. The language of instruction is English.

Technology-intensive companies have great use of well-trained professionals who understand new technology and innovation and how it relates to business, organisation and society at large. In other words, there is a great need for people with broad expertise in several knowledge areas who want to engage in development and push innovation forward. The programme will train you to successfully manage complex problems where technology, organisation, business, and markets interact.

Some examples of industries and companies where our students can pursue careers are:

• the automotive industry, such as Scania and Volvo,
• the energy/utilities industry, such as ABB and Northvolt,
• steel and mechanical engineering industries, such as Sandvik and Atlas Copco,
• engineering consulting firms such as ÅF and Sweco,
• the telecom industry, such as Ericsson,
• innovation support, such as Uppsala Innovation Center,
• the university sector.

Examples of possible working positions:

• Business consultant
• Process engineer
• Innovation manager
• Product developer
• Product manager
• Project manager
• CEO
• PhD candidate
• Researcher

Career support

During your time as a student, UU Careers offers support and guidance. You have the opportunity to take part in a variety of activities and events that will prepare you for your future career.