The MSc programme in Innovation and Business Development at Campus Odense gives you an excellent versatile foundation for future career opportunities. The courses offer a unique combination of theory and practice to ensure a solid theoretical basis and tools readily employable in your first job.
The competences obtained during the studies in Odense can be used in curriculum development, ranging from becoming an individual business entrepreneur, working as a specialist in large multinational companies or as a consultant internationally.
Whether you want a career as self-employed or as a manager in public or private companies this degree will boost your future career. You can, for example, work in discovery and research of new ideas to planning, management and realization of business concepts in Danish and international companies.
With this programme you are qualified for a job in Denmark or abroad for example:
Technology Manager, Market Developer
Specific competences for the profile in Innovation and Business Development
Students on this profile will have greater knowledge within the main subjects in contemporary management of technological innovation and business development. Graduates with this profile therefore have expanded their knowledge within the subjects that are relevant for this profile e.g. Innovation as the key driver of long term growth and to develop sustained competitive advantages. Further, the candidate has knowledge about and skills in using methods which can support development of the enterprise, consult and manage innovation processes. Finally, the graduates will gain competencies in leading business level and corporate level projects that involve development, introduction, and implementation of new technologies and methods. As main skill, the candidates will be able to connect the technological aspects of the business with the commercial aspects.
General competences for MSc in Economics and Business Administration
All profiles in Master of Science in Economics and Business Administration at University of Southern Denmark share the same general competences. Each profile has a focus area in which the graduate will get specific knowledge, skills, and competences. Below, you can read about the general competences and the specific area of focus of the research-oriented programmes offered at Campus Odense.
Knowledge and understanding
The master programme in Economics and Business Administration supplies knowledge which, within the focus area of the profile, is based on the highest international research within a field of study. The graduate is able to understand and, on a scientific basis, reflect on the knowledge of the field/fields of study and be able to identify scientific issues of relevance
Skills
The graduate can, in a qualified manner, select and apply scientific methods and theories for collection and analysis of quantitative and qualitative data for description and complex analysis of internal and external conditions of the firm as well as theoretical issues related to these areas. The graduate can set up new models of analysis and solutions for problems based on the performed analyses. The graduate can communicate his/her knowledge and discuss professional and scientific issues with colleagues, management, and the surrounding society.
Competences
A MSc in Economics and Business Administration can, within the area of the profile, manage work and development situations that are complex, unpredictable and require new models for solutions. The graduate can independently initiate and implement professional and interdisciplinary cooperation and take on professional responsibility. The graduate can independently take responsibility for own professional development and specialization. A MSc in Economics and Business Administration allows graduates to work at solving specialist tasks within the various functional areas of organizations within the public and private sectors.
