Universidade Santiago de Compostela Master's Degree in Economic Development and Innovation
Universidade Santiago de Compostela

Universidade Santiago de Compostela

Master's Degree in Economic Development and Innovation

Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Master degree

1 year

Spanish, Galician

Full time

Oct 2026

EUR 854 / per year

On-Campus

Key Summary

    About : The Master's Degree in Economic Development and Innovation is designed to equip students with advanced knowledge and skills in economic strategy, innovation management, and public policy. This program typically spans one year and focuses on the key principles and practices necessary for fostering regional and national economic growth.
    Career Outcomes : Graduates can pursue diverse career paths, including roles as economic development specialists, policy analysts, and innovation consultants. The program also prepares students for positions in government agencies, NGOs, and private sector organizations that focus on economic planning and sustainable development.

The DEIN-Circular Master provides advanced, specialized and multidisciplinary training in the field of sustainable economic development and innovation, with two alternative profiles, one oriented towards R&D and innovation management and policies and the other to the Circular Economy and sustainable development.

In this course, the contents of the Master are reformulated, reinforcing its approach towards eco-innovation, sustainability, ecological transition and the Circular Economy. Combining critical theoretical training, analysis and management tools in organizations and the analysis and design of public policies, as well as internships in companies and institutions.

The DEIN-Circular Master is oriented especially to graduates in Economics and Business Administration and Management and also to graduates in other social sciences such as Politics, Sociology, Geography, Information Sciences, Law and others such as Industrial and Agricultural Engineering, Experimental Sciences. ..

The DEIN Master trains students for professional opportunities in the fields of:

  • R&D and innovation management in companies and public institutions, technology centers, R&D laboratories, etc.;
  • management of plans and projects of Circular Economy and sustainable development at regional and local level;
  • consultancy specialized in innovation management, innovation policies, European R&D projects, Innovation and Circular Economy, innovative strategies, regional and local development, sustainable development and circular economy.
  • Scientific and academic research (PhD) in these fields.