Graduate Study
Innovation Management
Program Overview
Innovation can be defined as the introduction of something new. It represents the transformation from creative genius to new products, processes, or services. As such, effectively managing innovation is an essential organizational ability that must be mastered in order to develop new technologies quickly and capitalize on new opportunities before the competition - in other words, to realize a competitive advantage.
The E. Philip Saunders College of Business MS in Innovation Management enables graduates to successfully anticipate, prepare, plan, and navigate changing markets and customer demands by building on a students previous work experience in the areas of new product or service development, marketing management, product or project management, R&D management, or strategic planning. By studying the latest techniques and methods to maximize cooperation, communication, and coordination of resources across the traditional organization silos, students will identify what their organizations require in order to create, foster, and lead continuous innovation.
46-48 credit hours
Curriculum Review
Required business courses
- Accounting for Decision Makers
- Organization Behavior & Leadership
- Introduction to Technology Management
- Marketing Concepts
- Project Management
- Innovation Management Capstone
- Commercializing New Products
- Entrepreneurship and New Venture Creation
- Managing Research & Innovation
Technology Specialization Area:
- Bioinformatics
- Ethics in Bioinformatics
- Bioinformatics Resources
- Bioinformatics Seminar
- Case Studies in Genomics
- Game Programming
- Programming for Interactive Multimedia
- 2-D Graphics Programming
- 3-D Graphics Programming
- Gamer Engine Design & Development
- Game Design
- History & Critical Analysis of Computer Games & Interactive Entertainment
- Interactive Narrative
- Game World Design
- Business and Legal Aspects of Game Development
- Software Project Management
- Themes in Software Development & Management
- Project Management
- Process Management
- Economics of Software Development
- System Security
- Principles of System Administration
- Computer System Security
- Secured Wireless and Wired Data networks
- Computer Viruses and malicious Software
- Advanced Computer Forensics
- Protocol Design and Implementation
- Enterprise Security
Admission Requirements
Unconditional admission to the MS degree in Innovation Management requires:
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university of college. Generally, applicants are expected to have formal academic training or documented experience in the areas common to program of study (e.g. biological sciences, information technology or computer science)
- A minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0 overall, or over during the junior and senior years.
- GMAT or GRE exam.
- Current resume or CV with sufficient detail to identify specific work experience tasks and levels of responsibility.
- A minimum Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score of 580 (paper-based) or 237 (computer-based), or 92 (internet based.
The admission requirements for the MS in Innovation Management ensure that students entering the program will have a strong likelihood of success in the program.