University of Tartu

MA in Innovation and Technology Management

The programme aims to educate specialists who can implement ICT solutions to management processes of enterprises and thus help companies grow through more added value created. Qualified students should have a bachelor's degree or equivalent in economics, mathematical sciences, technology sciences (including IT)We welcome students who would not only like to be programmers or system managers but are also interested in management, innovation and entrepreneurship. We can also turn it another way around – students who already are interested in the latter but would like to know more about implementing ICT solutions to those processes. 

The specialisation in "Innovation and Digital Management "(full degree at the University of Tartu) comprises the following modules:

• Basic module (30 ECTS)
• Speciality Module 1: Digital Business Analysis (30 ECTS)
• Speciality module 2: Innovation Management (36 ECTS)
• Optional courses (3 ECTS)
• Master's Thesis (18 ECTS) and master's seminar (3 ECTS)

The specialisation in "Analytics for Business "(leading towards the double degree with Ghent University) comprises the following modules:

• Basic module (21 ECTS) to be taken at the University of Tartu;
• Speciality module 1: Digital Business Analysis (31 ECTS) to be taken jointly at the University of Tartu (12 ECTS) and Ghent University (19 ECTS);
• Speciality module 2: Innovation Management (44 ECTS), to be taken jointly at the University of Tartu (36 ECTS) and Ghent University (8 ECTS);
• Optional courses (3 ECTS) can be taken at the University of Tartu or Ghent University;
• Master's thesis (18 ECTS) and master's seminar (3 ECTS) to be taken at the University of Tartu.

Examples of courses:

• Data Munging, Visualisation and Communication
• Decision Making and Choice Behaviour
• Innovation Policy
• Business Analysis
• Business Process Management
• Business Growth Strategies
• Operations and Supply Chain Management

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Upon completion the curriculum successfully, a student:

• has a systemic overview of innovation theories and innovation policy;
• has deep knowledge in some field of research and/or application of innovation or technology management;
• is independently able to identify and formulate research questions in the field of innovation and technology management as well as find suitable methods to answer those;
• can collect, analyse and interpret data of company from strategic and operational level using appropriate methods and evaluation criteria to measure the productivity of the company;
• can use different methods to analyse company business processes to propose improvements and to measure implementation efficiency;
• is able to do business with digital products and manage those;
• is familiar with developments in technology and has a positive attitude towards life-long learning;
• is collaborative and can communicate with different stakeholders, is able to lead meetings and workshops.

We welcome students who would not only like to be programmers or system managers but are also interested in management, innovation and entrepreneurship. We can also turn it another way around – students who are already interested in the latter but would like to know more about implementing ICT solutions to those processes.

After graduation, students have an opportunity to work as innovation or process managers in any company that is already implementing or planning to implement ICT solutions in their processes. Students can also start their own company, especially as a consultation business in implementing ICT solutions or work in the public sector in innovation policy or digitalisation. Student can also continue their studies at PhD level.

Why study Innovation and Technology Management at UT?

• An interdisciplinary programme combining management, innovation, digitalisation and IT.
• Turn your business ideas into reality with the help of UT sTARTUp Lab and participate in weekly start-up and entrepreneurship events.
• Study at the Delta Centre, which is one of the most modern centres of digital technology, mathematics and entrepreneurship in the Nordic region.