入学要求 Requirement：
学术要求： A first- or second-class undergraduate honours degree.
英语要求：IELTS 6.5, with not less than 6.5 in Writing and 6.0 in the other sections. Internet TOEFL with 90 overall including 24 in Speaking and 25 in Writing.
学费 Tuition Fee：2011/2012 £12,795
课程特征 Course Features：
This programme focuses on the innovative organisation and practical problem-solving skills required for creative management practice and research.
课程内容 Course Content ：
Autumn term: you take the short introductory course Introducing Science, Technology and Innovation Studies. You also take Economic Perspectives on Innovation ▪ Managing Innovation ▪ Research Skills and Tools for Innovation Studies ▪ Technology and Innovation Systems ▪ Tools for Innovation Management.
Spring term: you choose two options from Energy Policy and Sustainability ▪ Entrepreneurship ▪ Environmental Policy and Industrial Technology ▪ Information and Communication Technologies Policy and Strategy ▪ Innovation for Sustainability ▪ Managing Innovation in Complex Product Systems ▪ Managing Technology in a Global Environment ▪ The Management of Technological Risks ▪ The Political Economy of Science Policy. (Not all options may be offered in the year. Additional options may be available.)
Attendance at the Introduction to Statistical Research Methods course is compulsory. You are required to complete coursework exercises and an assessment for this course.
Spring and summer terms: you undertake a Technology Management Project that actively involves you in practical and creative processes within technology-based companies. You attend a Research Design, Planning and Management workshop and carry out supervised work on your MSc dissertation.
教学与评估 Teaching and Assessment：
Courses are assessed by a combination of coursework, multiple-choice questions, essays, the design of a tool-box of techniques for analysis and management of innovation processes, a briefing paper, a project proposal, analysis assignments, a combination of group and individual reports, a presentation and a dissertation of 10,000-15,000 words. Your final degree result is based on a combination of dissertation (50 per cent) and assessment of the options you choose (50 per cent).