Innovation through Business, Engineering and Design – specialisation Engineering

Studying master’s in Innovation through Business, Engineering and Design – specialisation Engineering at Linnaeus University in Sweden:

The strive towards sustainable development involves both an industrial and a social transition of societies. Technologists and engineers who have in-depth understanding of other fields of knowledge will play an important part in this transition.

As a student on the master’s programme Innovation through business, engineering, and design, you will be challenged with complex issues that force you think in new ways and reflect on how your unique competence can contribute to change. Through interaction with other fields of knowledge on common projects, you will gain in-depth insights into problem-solving that will make you prepared to meet the sustainability challenges of the future.

The purpose of the programme is to give you the opportunity to develop your ability to initiate, lead, and work for the creation of innovations, together with others. You deepen your knowledge within the technical field while also collaborating and exchanging experiences and competence with other fields of knowledge. You also learn how different academic fields deal with specified knowledge and how to conduct scientific work. These aspects of the programme have been developed in a unique way by integrating academic subjects like systems engineering and design thinking. This gives the innovation process a complete and holistic perspective.

 

Necessary information:

• Duration: 2 years
• Degree awarded by: Linnaeus University
• Admission criteria: Bachelor’s degree
• Language of instruction: English
• Format: Full-time
• Semester: Autumn
• Tuition fee: 77,500 SEK (First payment)
• Tuition fee, total: 310,000 SEK
• Application Fee: 900 SEK

 

Curriculum:

• First term:

The first term comprises two courses: Local Innovation and Innovation Methods and Tools. The course Local Innovation is project based and provides knowledge and understanding of innovation and the innovation process in theory and practice. The students conduct innovation projects through an interdisciplinary process, in which each competence plays an active role. The course is divided into modules, and the students learn to work and collaborate in all parts of the innovation process, from the different subjects’ perspectives. In addition to this, the course also deals with professional skill and the importance of teamwork in the realisation of innovation processes.
The course Innovation Methods and Tools gives an overview of scientific and artistic methods, and complements the project course in that the student gets to reflect upon and evaluate the methods that are used to create knowledge or solutions, how these methods are used, and how obtained information is analysed.

• Second term:

The second term includes two courses: Global Innovation and Innovation Processes and Research Methods. The course Global Innovation discusses academic aspects of, as well as professional practice within the three main fields of study. The course is project based and focuses on identifying and formulating complex problems from a system perspective, realising an innovation process in collaboration with businesses or organisations, and formulating strategies for implementation of ideas through interdisciplinary work. The course also discusses professional skill in depth. The course Innovation Processes and Research Methods links scientific and artistic methods with research. The course also discusses the process involved in working with projects in depth.

• Third term:

In the third term students specialise in the field of design, studying courses of their own choice, corresponding to the objectives of the programme. The courses are chosen in consultation with the programme coordinator and may also include exchange studies equivalent to 30 credits within the main field of study.

• Fourth term:

In the fourth term the student conducts a degree project, in which they may collaborate across disciplines.

 

Career opportunity:

Linnaeus University Career Counselling Service: The career counselling service at Linnaeus University offers support and advice when you try to figure out how your education, your experience, and your personal qualifications can best be summarized into a powerful job application. You will get help pinpointing your skills and experience and tips and guidance on how to best design your CV and cover letter.

The programme trains you in project and innovation management, process and product development, business and systems development, and social entrepreneurship. You develop in-depth knowledge in engineering while you also interact and share with the subject areas of design and business. After completing the programme you will be able to create sustainable solutions that take into account function and form as well as resource efficiency.

 

Application Requirements:

• You must have been awarded a Bachelor’s degree (equivalent to a Swedish kandidatexamen) from an internationally recognised university.
• Be able to demonstrate proficiency in English. For most master’s level courses and programmes, the requirement is also the equivalent of the Swedish upper secondary course English 6. There are some master’s level courses and programmes where English 5 or English 7 is the requirement.
• You must provide certificates and diplomas of your completed degree(s) from an internationally recognised higher education institution.
• Transcripts of completed courses and grades for each semester included in your degree. If you have had courses credited/transferred from previous studies, you must also submit official transcripts for those courses.
• Copy of the page in your passport with your personal data and photograph, or a similar identification document.
• You must upload your documentation both in the original language and in an official translation. Accepted languages for translations are Swedish and English.

General entry requirements for second­cycle studies and specific entry requirements for this program:

• Bachelor of Science in Technology or Engineering
• 15 credits in Mathematics; Calculus I, (7.5 credits), and Linear Algebra/Vector Geometry (7.5 credits) or the equivalent.
• English 6 or the equivalent.

 

English language requirements:

Exam	score
IELTS Academic	6.5
TOFEL IBT	90
Pearson PTE Academic or PTE Academic Online	62

 

 

Deadlines and intakes:

• Mid-August: Application deadline for courses starting in the Spring semester.
• Mid-January: Application deadline for courses and programmes starting in the Autumn semester. (January 16)