The National University of Ireland, Maynooth
MSc IT - Enabled Innovation
Maynooth, Ireland
MSc
DURATION
1 year
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2026
TUITION FEES
EUR 18,000
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
About: The MSc in IT‑Enabled Innovation at Maynooth University prepares graduates from any discipline for careers in digital transformation across public and private sectors. It draws on the School of Business and the Innovation Value Institute (IVI) to teach IT management, governance and socio‑technical approaches. It was shortlisted for Irish Postgraduate Course of the Year Awards in 2018 and 2019.
Career Outcomes:
Career opportunities: Graduates work in digital transformation, IT governance, innovation management, consulting or industry placements. A survey reported 100% full‑time employment and over 80% in managerial roles. Typical roles include business analyst, IT project manager and process/governance coordinator.
The MSc in IT-Enabled Innovation is primarily for graduates of any discipline who wish to pursue a career in digital transformation in the private, public, and other sectors of the economy. This programme utilises the educational resources provided by the School of Business and the knowledge found at the Innovation Value Institute (IVI) - a research centre within the university - to respond to the need for educational offerings in the management and governance of both established IT systems and new digital technologies.
Over the years, IVI has built up a wealth of expertise on what constitutes the essential management and governance difficulties facing digital technologies today and how these challenges can be met by working with leading industry partners in Ireland and abroad.
The guiding philosophy for this course is based on the idea that work, processes and the systemic characteristics of intra- and inter-organisational activities and connections are inextricably linked with IT or digital technology and cannot be separated from them. This perspective emphasises the systemic relationships, interdependencies and work context. In this socio-technical view, business and IT are intertwined and work and business processes that are supported by IT are viewed as one.
This highly renowned programme is altered annually due to the quick speed of IT innovation and its worth is recognised in the fact that it has been shortlisted for the Irish Postgraduate Course of the Year Awards in two categories for both 2018 and 2019.
The programme is intensive and fast-paced, bringing students on a high growth learning experience across the twelve months of the programme. The programme will generally be delivered through lectures, presentations and intensive workshops. We have two semesters of taught modules, during which each module is taught over four days. These four days will be time-tabled three to four weeks apart so that learning can occur between the individual teaching days and permits for reflection on content and the completion of projects and tasks, followed by less structured supervision contact over the third (summer) semester.
Themes may include:
- Digital Technology Governance
- Digital Business
- Strategic Management
- Career Planning and Development
- Analytics Live
- Disruptive & Emerging Digital Technologies
- Introduction to Sustainability in Business
- Financial Management
- Actionable Insights through Research
- Business Consulting Project (BCP)/Placement Project/Dissertation
Students graduating from this programme will have a distinctive and career defining capability. They are afforded a unique opportunity to explore and address current critical IT-Enabled Innovation challenges - learning from the lessons of many leading global organisations. The programme contributes to the career development needs of current and future IT executives in both public and private sector organisations. The teaching material takes a broad, cross-sectoral and international approach.
This programme also offers students the opportunity to work with leading companies either as a consultant, through a business consulting project or some students will complete an industry placement. The success of this course is reflected in a recent survey we conducted which showed 100% of respondents in full-time employment, with over 80% of these in managerial roles. Some of the roles our graduates fill includes business analyst, process and governance co co-ordinator, marketing executive, director, senior IT project manager, games development advisor and sales executive.
This course also provides graduates with the tools to continue their professional development long after they graduate through a specially designed Career Planning and Development module.