Description

Can you turn innovation into a successful business? Combine your interests in technology, innovation and business with this programme.

Career Opportunities  

Whether you want to start your own business or become a manager in the private or public sector, a degree in Innovation & Business will provide a good foundation for your future career.
You will be qualified for jobs such as: 

• Development engineer 
• Product developer 
• Project manager 
• Manager of technological departments 
• International product manager 
• Marketing manager 
• Innovation manager 
• Strategic procurement engineer 
• Entrepreneur 
• Consultant 
• Teacher 
• Researcher

Watch career testimonials from former students of the programme

About the programme

You need more than just a good idea to launch a new product – you need technical knowledge and business expertise.
This programme combines innovation, business sense and entrepreneurship with engineering and research methods.
You learn how to create and market products based on a sound knowledge of engineering combined with user knowledge. Whether you dream of working in an existing business or starting your own, we provide you with the fundamental principles of product and service development.

You will have the opportunity to specialise and get hands-on experience in, for example:
• Innovation management and scientific methods
• Entrepreneurship and project management
• Design and creativity
• Company administration and management
• Development of mechatronic products
• Development and manufacturing of mechanical products
• Development of intelligent electronic products

Admission  

Requirements for entering the Master programme in Innovation and Business are one of the following:

1. A bachelor's degree in Innovation & Business
2. A bachelor's degree in Product Development and Innovation
3. A bachelor's degree in Interaction Design.
4. A bachelor's degree in Mechatronics.

Applicants with a similar bachelor’s degree may also apply if their academic qualifications correspond with the bachelor degrees mentioned above.

Additional requirements may apply for the different profiles of the masters programme.

In addition, documentation will be required verifying that your proficiency in English is at a specified level. 
Read about the language requirements of the University of Southern Denmark

Apply directly at the University of Southern Denmark with all relevant documentation.

To find out whether the level of your foreign certificate or diploma satisfies the general entry requirements, you should contact the University of Southern Denmark directly. A list of the most commonly recognized exams and diplomas can be found at the Danish Agency for Higher Education here 

Tuition Fees and Scholarships

No tuition fees for EU/EEA/Swiss students.
There is a tuition fee for all full-time degree students who hold a citizenship from outside of EU/EAA/Switzerland.

SDU offers 75 scholarships yearly. The scholarship consists of two parts: full tuition fee waiver and a grant, to help cover living costs amounting to $ 950 per month before taxes. Candidates must come from a non-EU/EEA country and be eligible to pay tuition fees. The scholarship will be awarded to the best qualified of the eligible applicants. All eligible applicants who are offered a study place, will automatically be considered for the scholarship. No separate application is needed. The best-qualified candidates based on points will be awarded the scholarship.

For Further Information

You find information of the Danish Agency for Higher Education here

You will find information about the Danish assessment of foreign qualifications in Guide to diploma recognition

About the Educational System in general visit the section The Danish Higher Education System