Innovation Management Master

The Master's degree program in Innovation Management (M.Sc.) is a three-semester full-time course for graduates of business degree programs with a focus on innovation.

You will plan, manage and evaluate innovation processes in organizations. Contents include innovation strategies, business model development, change management and digitalization. The aim is to analyze complex problems in a structured way and derive viable decisions.

The degree program combines scientific methods with practical application through case studies, company projects and excursions.

You will develop skills in problem solving, teamwork, communication and critical analysis. Creative approaches play an important role.

After graduating, you will be qualified for work in innovation management, particularly in industries with a strong focus on digital change.

In innovation management, you can expect exciting tasks relating to the development and implementation of new ideas in companies.

You will help to successfully launch new products and services on the market and thus open up new markets.

At the same time, you will work on further developing existing products and services so that companies can clearly stand out from the competition.

Another important area is the optimization of internal processes: you help to make processes more efficient, strengthen companies and reduce costs.

You will also be involved in developing new business models in order to tap into additional sources of income and make companies fit for the future.

Idea and knowledge management also plays a central role - because innovation thrives on good ideas and the right approach to knowledge.

With a Master's degree, you are ideally prepared for a qualified position in various exciting sectors, for example

• technology-intensive companies in the chemical, pharmaceutical, automotive, medical technology and mechanical and plant engineering sectors
• dynamic, rapidly changing industries such as consumer goods or IT
• Service companies such as banks, insurance companies or management consultancies

Do you want to not only understand innovation, but actively shape it? That's exactly what this degree program is all about.

You will learn to think through innovations strategically and develop concrete solutions for practical application.

You will work directly with companies - from start-ups to international corporations - and get involved in real projects.

You will deal intensively with digitalization, artificial intelligence and new business models and learn how to use them specifically for innovation.

At the same time, you will develop your leadership skills : you will take on responsibility and learn how to lead teams successfully.

You are always close to current trends and technologies and recognize early on what will shape the economy of tomorrow.

And all this in small groups with personal support, where you are really seen and individually supported.

You will study in the heart of one of the strongest economic regions in Europe - the metropolitan area Rhine-Neckar. Around 160,000 companies are based here, including international corporations such as BASF, SAP, Roche, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen, HeidelbergCement, KSB and Fuchs Petrolub. At the same time, you will find many innovative SMEs, hidden champions and start-ups. A total of around 800,000 people work here and the region generates an impressive economic power of over 62 billion euros.

You also have excellent academic connections here: The region is home to 23 universities and colleges as well as more than 30 renowned research institutions - including the European Molecular Biology Laboratory, four Max Planck Institutes, the German Cancer Research Center and the Center for European Economic Research.

And there is also plenty to discover off campus: Thanks to the excellent infrastructure, you can get around quickly - with around 240 long-distance connections every day, well-developed public transport, eight highways in the immediate vicinity and only around 30 minutes to Frankfurt International Airport.

In your free time , you can also expect an enormous variety: over 230 museums, around 110 theaters, numerous concerts and festivals, four UNESCO World Heritage Sites, more than 120 castles and palaces as well as three large nature parks - ideal for discovering, relaxing and enjoying.

In short: in Ludwigshafen you don't just study - you are right in the middle of the action.

While you are completing your Master's degree, you have the opportunity to gain international experience - for example with an internship or a semester abroad at one of around 150 partner universities worldwide.

Whether in almost all EU countries or in exciting destinations such as the USA, Australia, Taiwan or Korea - you decide where you want to go.

You will not only develop your professional skills, but also strengthen your intercultural skills and international profile.

Your stays abroad can even be credited to your degree course or be an additional semester to expand your personal and academic development.

We are convinced that a semester abroad is a real asset to your CV - and an experience that is always worthwhile, even if it means your studies take a little longer.

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Application for the winter semester:
August 1 of the current year
Application for the summer semester:
February 1 of the current year