Master of Science in Innovation through Business, Engineering and Design. Specialization: Business
Växjö, Sweden
MSc
DURATION
2 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
15 Jan 2027
EARLIEST START DATE
Aug 2027
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
About: The Master of Science in Innovation through Business, Engineering and Design is a two-year (120 credits) programme in Business Administration at Linnaeus University. It blends multidisciplinary theory, emerging technologies and social values to produce sustainable, resource-efficient solutions. You’ll study in English on campuses in Växjö and Kalmar and can study abroad.
Career Outcomes: The programme trains you in project and innovation management, product and process development, business and system development and social entrepreneurship. You’ll gain skills in design strategy, systems thinking and sustainability. Graduates can pursue career opportunities as innovation managers, product managers, business developers, sustainability consultants or founders.
The two-year master’s program in ‘Innovation through Business, Engineering, and Design provides students with an understanding of how multidisciplinary knowledge supported by theoretical insight and emerging technologies can bridge with the social needs and values of our societies to provide the best possible local and global futures.
Degree
Master of Science or Master of Science in Business and Economics (120 credits) with specialization in Innovation through Business, Engineering, and Design
(Main field of study: Business Administration)
This is Linnaeus University
Linnaeus University is a modern, international university in the southeast of Sweden. We are located in two nature-loving cities, one by the Baltic sea and one surrounded by lakes in the greenest city in Europe. More facts about Linnaeus University:
- Founded in 2010 through a merger between Kalmar University and Växjö University;
- Located in Kalmar and Växjö;
- 44,000 enrolled students;
- 2,200 enrolled international students;
- 6th largest university in Sweden in terms of the number of students;
- 780 partner universities in more than 80 countries;
- 100-degree programs on the first-cycle level, 8 of them taught in English;
- 80-degree programs on the second cycle level, 35 of them taught in English.
Växjö
Roughly 15 minutes by bike from the city center, you will find Linnaeus University’s campus. It is like a small society with a university, student accommodation, and student life. Here you become part of a creative knowledge environment.
What will you come across on an excursion in Växjö – the city of contrasts? You will find good restaurants, a celebrated hockey team, and cozy cafés where you can enjoy a latte with lingonberry flavor. In Växjö, beautiful nature is always just around the corner; the city is surrounded by lakes and forests. Students like the combination of the city center and the active student life on campus. Your dream of the future starts here!
Students engage with local and international companies and organizations to train in the innovation process in teams with different competencies and work in an environment of collaborative creativity. This unique learning model empowers program participants with the right skills and methods to apply business-, engineering- and design-led perspectives to complex societal issues by a co-creative approach and guides them to further evaluate innovative products and services to create a sustainable effect on the people and the planet.
Complimentary to the core academic studies, students engage with IKEA, the program’s main industrial partner. IKEA contributes with Democratic Design principles, the latest methods, and tools as well as workshops and tutoring to train product development processes in real-time, thus giving the students a hands-on opportunity to corporate projects and providing them the opportunity to implement knowledge and practices for IKEA’s goal to create a better everyday life for the many people.
The uniqueness of the program is that it has students from three different faculties - Business, Engineering, and Design and brings together a diversity of competencies, backgrounds, and experiences to enable the innovation process in all its complexity to address the challenges that humankind is facing regarding environmental and social issues. Eventually, the program deepens students’ understanding not only of knowledge and skills that influence the innovation process but also trains them in the professional way of working in a context where many fields of knowledge and practices are interacting.
Program of three disciplines
The program is offered in three different disciplines, business, engineering, and design.
The program trains students in project and innovation management, process and product development, business and system development, and social entrepreneurship. Students develop in-depth knowledge in business, but there is also interaction and sharing with the subject areas of design and technology. Students who complete the program will be able to create sustainable solutions that take into account function and form as well as resource efficiency.
International opportunities
The language of tuition is English. In this way, you will become prepared not only for a career in Sweden but also for a career in international contexts. The program admits students from all over the world, which means that you will get international and multicultural experiences throughout the program. Further opportunity for internationalization is provided through the opportunity to study a semester abroad at one of our partner universities around the world.
Moving to a new country, starting studies and a new life is a big step. Luckily for you, our students have already been through the process! Therefore, they would like to invite you to a webinar for students by students.
