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International Technology Management (MSc) (2021 Entry)

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  • Course Code
  • P-H1S7
  • Course Type
  • Postgraduate Taught
  • Qualification
  • MSc
  • Duration
  • Full-time: 1 year
  • Part-time: This option is no longer available (updated 12/05/21)
  • Department of Study
  • WMG
  • Location of Study
  • University of Warwick


International Technology Management MSc will teach you how to deliver value and benefit to customers through the exploitation of innovation and technological change. Offered by the interdisciplinary WMG department this MSc aims to create flexible individuals who can analyse business opportunities, operationalise technologies, and innovate in ways of working.


This degree is designed for STEM graduates who aspire to a leadership position in high-tech, high-growth, globally operating companies. Technology Management is of strategic importance to companies and governments worldwide and is essential for national competitiveness and prosperity. This course focuses on emerging technologies and the approaches, tools and techniques to manage these technologies in a global, collaborative environment. You will gain the expertise to manage the development, acquisition and operation of technology, and to contribute to the management of international operations. The programme aims to create flexible individuals who can analyse business opportunities, operationalise technologies, and innovate in ways of working. This course is pending accreditation by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) on behalf of the Engineering Council as meeting the requirements for Further Learning for registration as a Chartered Engineer. Candidates must hold a CEng accredited BEng/BSc (Hons) undergraduate first degree to comply with full CEng registration requirements.


Core Modules

  • Technology Management
  • Emerging Technologies for Business
  • Systems Thinking and Systems Engineering
  • Managing Innovation and Change
  • International Joint Ventures
  • Technology Consultancy

Optional Modules

Two elective modules should be chosen from this wide list of options, allowing you the flexibility to tailor the course in line with your specific interests:

  • Project Planning, Management and Control
  • Global Business Environment
  • Collaborative Product Development
  • Product Design and Development Management
  • Supply Chain Integration
  • Organisations, People and Performance
  • eCommerce
  • The Virtual Factory
  • The Digital Workplace
  • Leadership

Teaching

This course has two components – a taught component and a research component (dissertation) each accounting for 50% of your time and effort.

For the taught component, we blend lectures with seminars, syndicate exercises, simulations, and case studies. Each module is delivered intensively over one full week or two half weeks, and classes are deliberately kept small to encourage interaction. Larger scale lectures are delivered for some modules and are backed up by seminar and syndicate activities.

Our module leaders have extensive industry experience. Guest speakers from industry also contribute regularly, bringing real-world insight into your learning experience.

Assessment

At the end of each module, you will be given a Post Module Assignment (PMA) based on the learning objectives of that module. This is a piece of assessed written work which should take around 60 hours to complete (or 110 hours for 15 Credit modules). Most modules also have some in-module assessed work.

For the research component, each student undertakes a major individual project, which will develop your research and analytical skills and enable you to specialise. This project accounts for 50% of your overall credits and is submitted in the form of a dissertation of approximately 20,000 words at the end of the year.


Minimum requirements Mid 2:ii undergraduate degree (or equivalent) in a STEM subject. Graduates from other backgrounds who have been working within a technology environment will be considered on a case by case basis

English language requirements Band A
IELTS overall score of 6.5, minimum component scores not below 6.0

International Students
We welcome applications from students with other internationally recognised qualifications. For more information please visit the international entry requirements page.


For up-to-date information concerning fees, funding and scholarships for Home, EU and Overseas students please visit Warwick's Fees and Funding webpage.

Scholarships

The WMG Excellence Scholarship is a merit-based award open to offer-holders across all full-time WMG programmes. Over 50 scholarships ranging from 10% to 50% tuition fee discount will be awarded for 2021 entry.


Graduates from WMG have gone on to work for a variety of employers including: Airbus, Amazon, AstraZeneca, Barclays, Bloomberg, Ernst & Young, GSK, Jaguar Land Rover and Siemens. They have pursued roles such as: project engineers, business and financial project management professionals; design and development engineers; technical product managers, investment and business analysts and advisers and management consultants.

Our department has a dedicated professionally qualified Senior Careers Consultant offering impartial advice and guidance together with workshops and events throughout the year. Previous examples of workshops and events include:

  • Warwick careers fairs throughout the year
  • WMG Future Fest
  • Options in Engineering sector event
  • Careers for experienced hires
  • Careers in Cyber Security
  • Careers in healthcare
  • Careers in project management

There are a number of different ways to visit the University of Warwick throughout the year. We host bespoke PG visits, where you can talk directly with your chosen department and explore our campus through a personalised tour. WMG also organises events for prospective students including a weekly Live Chat so you can connect directly with the department to speak with staff and students from WMG. For more about university wide open days and tours, visit our Postgraduate Visits page.