Strategic Innovation Management (with a professional placement year) MSc at University of Sussex

Programme overview

Gain the strategic, analytical and managerial skills to lead innovation and tackle complex challenges in AI, digital transformation and sustainability. Gain strategic, analytical and managerial skills essential for innovation leaders in consultancy, product and service development, business analysis across sectors.

Duration: 2 years full time | Study mode: full-time; placement year | Intake: September 2027 | Location: Brighton, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 core modules: Design Thinking for Innovative Problem Solving, Digital Transformations and Innovation, Management Research and Practice Skills, Managing Innovation, Science, Technology and Innovations: Markets, Firms and Policies, Customer Centric Innovation, Managing Intellectual Property, Innovation Management Project. Year 2 core modules: All year, MSc Professional Placement Year, Your optional placement, find an employer, draft an application.

Career pathways

When you graduate, you’ll have the strategic, analytical and managerial skills needed for careers in consultancy, innovation management, product and service development, technology and business analysis, and leadership roles across private and public sector organisations.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Degree requirements: You should have a lower second-class (2.2) undergraduate honours degree or above. Subject-specific requirements: Your qualification can be in any subject. You may also be considered for the course if you have other professional qualifications or experience of equivalent standing. English language: IELTS (Academic) Standard level (6.0 overall, including at least 5.5 in each component). Apply by 1 August 2027 (international), 1 September 2027 (UK).

Domestic applicants: GBP 18,540 a year. for full-time students, including placement Source

International applicants: GBP 33,720 a year. for full-time students, including placement Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 2 years full time

Apply through the official page: https://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/masters/apply

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