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Master in Innovation Management (MIM)

The Master in Innovation Management program is designed for professionals working in and with the public sector, who wish to pursue a career in innovation management. This program has been developed for current and future managers and leaders in the national and international public and private sector organizations, who work in the area of delivering public value.

Program Objectives

• Provide an underpinning of both the knowledge and skills needed by managers in the field of innovation management, so that students can contribute to and improve the achievement of their organization's strategic objectives to the nation's aspirations of public value;
• Encourage systems thinking within the areas of innovation management
• Provide an analytical and multi-perspective framework, to enable students to recognize, identify and evaluate key management, strategic and stakeholder issues which critically impact on organizational and national performance and the strategic direction in the context of innovation management;
• Motivate and equip students to take a leading role in innovation management, engage effectively in improving the process through which innovation is managed.

Program Outcomes

• Critically analyse and evaluate the ethical and cultural dimensions of innovation management in the public and private sectors
• Understand and apply innovation theory to processes, structures and ecosystems
• Synthesize the purpose, design, functions, and character of innovation management
• Utilise advanced problem solving skills to utilize knowledge from the external and domestic factors and drivers that determine innovation management
• Appraise and assess the role of innovation management driving local outcomes
• Demonstrate effective leadership, strategic choices and teamwork skills to solve complex innovation management problems and communicate decisions to relevant audiences.

Admission Requirements

• A minimum equivalent cumulative grade point average of 3.00 on a 4.0 scale for full admission or 2.50 (on a 4.0 Scale) for Conditional Admission.
• As the MIM is taught in English, a minimum TOEFL score of 550 on the Paper-Based, or 213 on the Computer-Based, or 79 on the Internet-Based test, or its equivalent in a standardized English language test, such as 6.0 IELTS or another standardized, internationally recognized test approved by the Ministry of Education.
• Student should provide two individual recent reference letters in English.

Program Structure

The MIM program is structured into modules, with the following details: | Module Code | Module Title | Credit Value | | --- | --- | --- | | MIM 711 | Frontiers of Innovation | 20 | | MIM 712 | Public Sector Foresight & Innovation | 20 | | MIM 713 | Service Innovation | 20 | | MIM 714 | Micro-economics of Competitiveness | 20 | | MIM 715 | Research Methods | 20 | | MIM 716 | Strategic Management and Leadership | 20 | | MIM 901 | Dissertation | 60 |

Module Description

• MIM 711: Frontiers of Innovation
• MIM 712: Public Sector Foresight & Innovation
• MIM 713: Service Innovation
• MIM 714: Micro-economics of Competitiveness
• MIM 715: Research Methods
• MIM 716: Strategic Management and Leadership
• MIM 901: Dissertation

Careers and Employability

Master in Innovation Management (MIM) graduates will find themselves working in a range of public and private sector organizations in areas of new business development, innovation project management and innovation consultancy. They will work in product and service contexts across a variety of industries. Their daily jobs will involve supporting development teams when new products are being developed, and they devise and initiate new products and services themselves, becoming new business developers. They also act as consultants to small and medium-sized enterprises, advising on organizing businesses for innovation.

Completion Requirements

Students can exit with a Post Graduate Diploma after completing 120 credits and prior to attempting the dissertation. All MIM students will need to complete a total of 180 credits for the full Master's award. Students will need to successfully complete 120 credits with an average mark of 60% or more, before being allowed to progress to the dissertation stage. Student progression to the dissertation stage will be administered by the Board of Studies following confirmation of results by the Examination Board. A student completing 120 credits of taught modules and a 60 credit Dissertation for a total of 180 credits will be eligible for an MIM award.