General data
| Name of the master |
Business Innovation and Technology Management
|
Official postgraduate programme (POP)
|
POP in Tourism, Law and Business
|
| Type |
Mixed mode
|
Offered by
|
Department of Business Administration, Management and Product Design  and Department of Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Construction |
| Number of credits |
60 |
Language of instruction
|
English: 100% |
Study regime
|
Mixed mode
|
| Duration |
One academic years
|
Start of the course
|
1 October 2007 |
| Method |
Face-to-face |
Course organised by
|
Years |
| Timetable |
Evenings from 17.00 to 21.00
|
Maximum number of students
|
40 |
| Price |
Subsidised (to give a general idea of what this means, for the 2006-2007 academic year the price has been set at 24-28 € per ECTS credit; in anticipation of approval of a Government of Catalonia decree, expected by June 2007, an approximate increase of between 5% and 7% can be calculated for the 2007-2008 academic year). |
Educational objectives
The masters programme consists of 60 ECTS credits and provides specialisation in business innovation and technology management. It has an interdisciplinary orientation and an international vocation and is aimed at students from different disciplines who wish to acquire the skills necessary to carry out activities related to innovation management in all types of organisations: development processes for new products or services, management tasks in R+D departments, innovation promotion programmes in private organisations or in the public administration, etc.
This masters programme can be professionally-oriented or research-oriented, depending on the subjects taken and related assessment, and the type of masters project undertaken.
Curriculum structure
During the programme the students will work to improve or develop a wide variety of skills: ability to search for specialised information, mastery of process management, mastery of innovation management techniques, creativity, project management, ability to work in a team, leadership skills, development of entrepreneurial initiative, ability to communicate between cultures, international business management and assessment of the economic impact of new technologies.
Students can choose to follow, if they wish, one of two tracks: Business or Technology and Production. To complete the course requirements, students will have to take all the compulsory subjects, and all the optional subjects stipulated in the track description.
- Instrumental module (12 ECTS credits): university and postgraduate programme cross-disciplinary subjects
- Specific compulsory subjects (15 ECTS)
- Optional subjects (18 ECTS), to be chosen from among:
- Technology and production track
- Masters project / research work (15 ECTS)
There is a collaboration framework agreement with the ASCAMM foundation, which will allow students to do internships and research work related to their course track.
Admission profile, previous education requirements and admission and selection criteria
The most suitable profiles and previous academic training to successfully complete this masters programme correspond to the following studies: Industrial Engineering, Business Administration and Management, Organisational Engineering, Economics, Telecommunications Engineering, Computer Engineering, all Technical Engineering programmes, Chemistry, Biology and Environmental Sciences. Students with other scientific, technologic or social science profiles not included in the previous list but who are interested in aspects related with business innovation and technology management are also suitable candidates. Students must provide certified proof of an adequate level of English to follow instruction in the programme.
In the masters programme admissions process priority consideration is given to applications from students with better academic records. The academic committee will, on a case by case basis, specify any additional academic training necessary for acceptance of the applications that do not meet the established admission profile.
» More information: General entrance requeriments
Pre-registration and registration
Pre-registration must be completed online.
First pre-registration period: will begin on 2 April and will run until 1 July 2007.
Admission decisions: on 18 July 2007.
First registration period: from 20 until 30 July 2007.
If places are still available, a new pre-registration period will be open from 20 July until 19 September 2007.
» More information: Pre-registration and registration
Admission to the Doctoral programme
Students can apply for admission to the doctoral course of any Official Postgraduate Programme (POP, Programes Oficials de Postgrau) at the University of Girona provided they have completed a minimum of 60 ECTS credits in a POP programme or have an official master’s degree and have completed a minimum of 300 ECTS credits in their undergraduate and postgraduate studies at a university or other centre of higher education. The applications will be reviewed by the Doctoral Council of each programme.
» More information: POP doctoral programmes
Contact
Academic staff person in charge:
Joaquim de Ciurana
quim.ciurana@udg.edu
Academic secretary:
Montse Somovilla (Secreatry of the OGEDP Department)
montse.somovilla@udg.edu
Telephone: (34) 972 418 765
Teresa Reixach (Secretary of the EMCI Department)
teresa.reixach@udg.edu
Telephone: (34) 972 418 384
Additional information
Stays abroad
Refer to the UdG External Relations website: http://www.udg.edu/internacional/
Grants
Refer to the UdG Research website: http://portalderecerca.udg.edu/
The mobility of visiting academic staff in this masters has been partly financed by the Directorate General for Universities (State Secretariat for Universities and Research, Ministry of Education and Science)