Master of Science Innovation Management at Institute of Technology Carlow

The capacity of a business to innovate through new or improved products and services is fundamental to its competitive and commercial success. The objective of this unique practise focused Masters course is to cultivate an integrated professional skillset in graduates (science, engineering, design, computing and business) for the effective management of the innovation process through the development of strategic, research-led and knowledge transfer capabilities.

You will learn how new products and services are created and how they get to market as well as how innovation is managed in different types of organisation. The course is designed to connect, integrate and embed research activity within regional small and medium enterprises and to meet an identified skills gap within that sector.The course will facilitate learners to explore their own interests in an active and practical way through undertaking research projects with local companies. You will experience what it means to carry out research and how to develop real life scenarios for organisations by working in a project based way to apply the knowledge acquired through the modules.

Why choose this course?

The course is designed for students or professionals who want to gain employment or apply practical research skills in their current work environment in the area of research and innovation. It  is equally suited to final year students who wish to extend or develop a current project to a Level 9 degree for application within a real work environment.

The course will provide students with a comprehensive skill set  in research and innovation and provides a strong foundation for further postgraduate study, particularly for PhD research.

What will I be able to do when I finish this course?

On completion of this course students should be able to:

• Analyse the current innovative performance of an organisation;
• Work with a range of innovation management skills;
• Utilise a research and enquiry based approach to business problems;
• Analyse and resolve problems across a range of competing demands and disciplines/industry function perspectives;
• Understand and facilitate project delivery. 

What subjects will I study?

• Innovation Integration Management
• Applied Research Methods
• Entrepreneurship and Business
• Model Bootcamp
• Research, develop and produce three
• industry-based research papers
• Design Thinking for Innovation

Study & Career Opportunities

Graduates may pursue Level 10 (PhD) study opportunities upon successful completion of this course.