StudyQA — Master: Global Innovation Management

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In todays dynamic business environment, managers are challenged to provide innovative ideas for new products, services, markets and new business models.
In order to successfully manage innovation, there is a need to constantly explore strategic opportunities in the global market, identify those with potential and be able to respond promptly to implement them. Managers also need to develop a thorough understanding of their organisation, its processes and environment, in order to be able to coordinate innovation across a wide range of activities.
Our MSc Global Innovation Management helps you appreciate the dynamics and complexity of innovation, how to best manage it and how to enhance an organisations creativity, competitiveness and performance in the global economy. You will learn how innovation can enable firms to achieve positional advantage and superior performance.
The programme will show you how to identify the best management practices and strategies that enable firms to coordinate knowledge. You will also learn how to lead and implement innovation initiatives and apply analytical techniques within an organisation.
You will gain the critical skills to analyse the benefits and problems arising from the globalisation of innovation networks.
This Masters degree is ideal if you want to gain expertise in leading strategic innovation initiatives and to develop new ventures, products and services.
Careers with MSc Global Innovation ManagementBuilding on the Business School's expertise in strategic organisation, decision-making, business analytics, international business and economics, this Master's programme educates innovation professionals. Graduates are well-equipped with theoretical and practical knowledge and skills.
Benefiting from our strong corporate links, you can reach out to different leading and managing innovation roles in organisations characterised by a fast pace of change, high degree of creativity and market globalisation.

Compulsory Modules

Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Creation

Managing for Innovation

Operations and Supply Chain Management

Globalisation of Innovation

Strategic Management

Effective Decision Making

Research Methods

Managing and Exploiting Intellectual Capital

Optional Modules
(Choose two from the below)

Behaviour in Organisations

Business Ethics

Creative Industries Management

Management in Practice

Managing Global Logistics and Supply Chains

Compulsory Dissertation(A 12,000-word project based on either of the below)Consultancy Type Project: Conduct a real-life consultancy project in a group or individually, giving you the chance to influence an existing business and equipping you with the know-how and skills for a professional career in this area.
Research-Based Dissertation: Explore a research topic on a more analytical level - this stream is particularly useful if you wish to pursue postgraduate research.

A good quality Bachelors degree (2.1 or above) in any subject.If you are not from the UK please visit equivalent qualifications to find out about entry requirements from non-UK countries.English Language RequirementsIf English is not your first language you need to attain one of the following:TOEFL iBT: At least 92 overall with a minimum of 20 in Listening, 22 in Reading, 23 in Speaking and 22 in Writing.IELTS test you need to achieve a score of 6 or more in each section and an overall score of 6.5. English Language Requirements IELTS band: 6.5 TOEFL iBT® test: 92 IMPORTANT NOTE: Since April 2014 the ETS tests (including TOEFL and TOEIC) are no longer accepted for Tier 4 visa applications to the United Kingdom. The university might still accept these tests to admit you to the university, but if you require a Tier 4 visa to enter the UK and begin your degree programme, these tests will not be sufficient to obtain your Visa. The IELTS test is most widely accepted by universities and is also accepted for Tier 4 visas to the UK- learn more.