Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
MSc in Innovation and Technology Management
Milan, Italy
MSc
DURATION
2 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
05 May 2027*
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2027
TUITION FEES
EUR 9,370 / per year **
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* for non-EU students | 23 June 2027 for EU students
** non-EU residents | €6,904 for EU residents per year
Key Summary
About: The MSc in Innovation and Technology Management at Università Cattolica prepares students to understand modern business models and adopt or launch technology-driven ventures. Learning objectives include macroeconomic and technological analysis, legal aspects of technology adoption, economic and financial evaluation of innovation projects, market analysis, implementation, and relational skills internationally.
Career Outcomes: Graduates access multiple career opportunities as managers in large firms and SMEs, consultants, technology-transfer officers, incubator or accelerator staff, research staff, and start-up founders. They'll work in ICT, energy, science-based start-ups, manufacturing, agri-food, textiles, health, banking, insurance, public administration, and service sectors focusing on innovation and R&D management.
The program is designed to familiarize students with features of today's most promising business models, and to provide them with the necessary tools, not only for adopting these models in medium-large businesses with pre-established structures but also for launching new business initiatives in the form of start-ups.
Learning objectives
The specific learning objectives of the M.S.c in Innovation and Technology Management include:
- The ability to understand macroeconomic scenarios and technological developments with a significant impact on the organization and management of businesses. The program offers the fundamental economic and technological understanding students need in order to frame and analyze business contexts in which companies operate and the potential applications of new technologies.
- Knowledge of legal matters: the program includes courses designed to address the legal implications of implementing technology adoption programs, both in terms of civil and criminal law.
- The ability to analyze innovation projects economically and financially. The program provides students with knowledge of the performance-measurement and capital-budgeting tools required to evaluate projects on an economic and financial level.
- The ability to recognize the potential for innovation in products and processes, and to plan and carry out implementation projects, evaluating them on an ex-post basis. The program provides students with an understanding of the market and customer needs analysis.
- Relational skills. The program is designed to provide students with the relevant relational skills for operating in a business context that, by its nature, will be multidisciplinary and highly international.
The teaching calendar is organized in three quarters (Fall, Winter, and Spring terms).
Students will follow the same pathway in the first year, after which, in the second year, students will be able to choose between two pathways:
- Curriculum in Innovation Process Management, designed for students seeking careers in large-sized companies, mostly providing new technologies and consultancy. Students will learn how to manage and organize a process of change, including in terms of risk evaluation and financial concerns, and how to implement a plan, both on a corporate and business level.
- Curriculum in Entrepreneurship, suitable for students interested in working in managerial and entrepreneurial roles in small and mid-sized enterprises facing processes of digital transformation or students wishing to launch or participate in new entrepreneurial ventures. It includes courses on nurturing and managing business initiatives and launching a start-up; managing product development and innovation financing, and marketing new product/service ideas also by innovative tools.
First Year
- IT Coding, Tools, and Security
- Intellectual Property and Labor Law
- Materials Physics and Technologies + Lab. Technologies in Action
- One Elective Course among:
- Economics of Innovation
- Global Challenges and Firm Strategies
- Two Elective Courses:
- Management Control Systems and Performance Measurement
- Omnichannel Management
- Organizing and Leading Change
- Project and People Management
- One Elective Course among:
- Cross-Cultural Negotiation
- History of Innovation
- Privacy and Security
- Work Psychology and Smart Working
Second Year
- Applied Statistics for Business Analytics
- Choose one Elective Course between the following two:
- Strategies for Emerging Technologies or
- Marketing Innovation
- Choose one Elective Course between the following Two:
- Strategic Supply Chain Management or
- Design Thinking and Start-up Launch
- Choose one Elective Course between the following two:
- Finance and Risk Management or
- Project Financing and Open Innovation
- Elective Courses
- Internship or Stage Digital
- Thesis
Degree Awarded: Laurea Magistrale in Innovation and Technology Management
Non-European residents
Candidates can request the “UCSC International Scholarship” while filling out the online application.
The UCSC International Scholarship is an annual tuition fee reduction promoted by Università Cattolica to foster the access of international students to degree programs.
The discount covers about 37% of the total cost.
Applicants are notified of the award by email when they receive an offer for admission.
For the academic year 2022/23, the tuition fee applicable to students who receive the UCSC International Scholarship is € 6,050.
This scholarship is automatically extended from year to year for the normal duration of the degree program. Successful candidates must maintain full-time enrolment status to finish their degrees on time. Should the candidate not graduate on the expected date, all additional costs will be at the student’s expense.
If students receive other forms of financial aid (scholarships and accommodation offered by EDUCatt), the UCSC International Scholarship will not be awarded.
To be a graduate of the degree in Innovation and Technology Management is to have multiple career opportunities, both as manager in large enterprises and SMEs, supporting business change processes and developing product and market analysis or innovation processes, and as start-upper and partner of a new venture creation.
Graduates from the ITEM master’s programme are prepared to enter careers in fields focused on innovation in: large companies in the manufacturing or services sectors; small and medium-sized enterprises; consultancy firms; international organizations; agencies offering technology transfer and support for new innovative businesses; science and technology parks; business incubators and accelerators; and in universities and other research institutions.
The ITEM master’s degree not only provides employment opportunities in sectors where innovation is central to strategic action (science-based start-ups, large ICT firms, specialists in/producers of digital technologies, energy sector businesses and organizations) but also in more traditional sectors where innovation is linked to the adoption and conceptualizations of new technologies, such as: textiles and clothing, furniture, agri-food, banking, insurance, health and public administration, and all traditional manufacturing sectors in general.