Program Overview

Firms that innovate will outperform those that don’t – and this MSc equips you with the knowledge and skills to lead and manage innovation at operational and strategic levels.

Focusing on new-product and service development in larger organisations, in both the private and public sectors, you develop an integrative approach that combines management of the market, technological and organisational changes while learning how to create value from innovation.

You’ll benefit from our collaboration with the OECD, Sussex Innovation Centre, Wired Sussex and other innovative organisations. You’ll also learn from visiting speakers about their innovation management practices.

Accreditation

The University of Sussex Business School is accredited by EQUIS, the most comprehensive institutional accreditation system for business and management schools. Accreditation ensures a rigorous quality control, benchmarking against international standards and is acknowledged worldwide.

CAREERS

You’ll graduate with a set of transferable skills directly relevant to a range of occupations. In particular, our MSc creates opportunities for you to work in:

• management consultancy
• product and service development
• business and technology analysis
• entrepreneurial and new venture creation and growth
• project or technology management
• global business
• R&D and innovation management
• general management in large, multinational organisations
• project-based organisations in the private and public sector.