Why choose Product Development and Innovation?
If you want a programme that combines creativity, technical knowledge and business sense, Product Development and Innovation (PDI) may be for you. As an MSc in Engineering in PDI, you gain the tools not only to come up with ideas, but also to bring them into reality.
You become qualified to design innovation processes, improve or develop new products and development processes in technology-driven companies and public organisations. The programme takes place in an international study environment, and teaching is in English.
Product Development and Innovation is for you if you…
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want to work with idea and product development
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want to combine engineering knowledge with business understanding and project management
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want to work with innovation, sustainable product development, technology development or entrepreneurship
What will you learn?
PDI is an interdisciplinary programme focusing on how technology and social science interact with the world around us. The programme gives you an engineering education with a focus on innovation and product and service system development, combined with an understanding of management and technology development processes.
As a student, you gain knowledge of developing products and processes through sustainable solutions and material choices, and you have the opportunity to specialise through electives in areas such as digital skills, environmental focus, health innovation or entrepreneurship and business development.
As an MSc in Engineering in Product Development and Innovation, you learn to develop existing practices across the professional units of organisations. You can lead product-oriented development projects, integrate new technology into development processes such as rapid prototyping, 3D scanning and 3D printing, and assess the environmental choices of products in the value chain.
Teaching format
The Master’s programme takes two years, divided into four semesters, and builds on a relevant Bachelor’s or Bachelor of Engineering degree. The Master’s part integrates reflective practice and analytical competences in design, technology and management courses in product development and innovation.
You have the opportunity to choose a research-based project, where you work with a research team to solve societal challenges within your specialisation, or you can develop your own business idea under the supervision of an interdisciplinary supervisor team.
