Why this course?
Strathclyde’s MSc in Technology Policy & Management will provide you with the context and skills to operate at the nexus of the public and private sectors. With innovation as the central thread running through your studies, you'll gain a repertoire of frameworks and tools that will enable you to formulate, contribute to and analyse the complex dynamics of technology policy and industrial strategy.
Through learning with our world-leading faculty and our networks of practitioners, Technology Policy & Management will equip you with a thorough theoretical grounding as well as a practice-based understanding of technology policy formulation, analysis and management.
Technology Policy & Management is a truly interdisciplinary programme that draws on the academic expertise of all four faculties at the University of Strathclyde:
- Strathclyde Business School
- Faculty of Engineering
- Faculty of Science
- Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
This enables you to develop a multidisciplinary perspective that will prepare you well for a wide range of boundary-spanning careers in a variety of contexts relevant to technology policy and management.
The University of Strathclyde is embedded in, and an integral part of, the Glasgow City Innovation District. The District is home to global innovative companies and organisations that have located in Glasgow to nurture and accelerate growth, improve productivity, and access world-class research and technology from the University.
Technology Policy & Management has been uniquely designed to closely align with Glasgow City Innovation District, offering you access to, and engagement with, the wide range of organisations in this rapidly growing business community. This engagement will be realised in your studies via live case studies, projects and guest lectures from our partners, offering you a truly experiential year.
What you’ll study
This interdisciplinary, blended learning programme will combine intensive, modular blocks of teaching with weekly lectures and tutorials, and online learning. The blend of learning formats is designed to cater to different learning styles and to provide you with greater flexibility and control over your learning journey.
The course includes a cross-cutting interdisciplinary module called Becoming an Effective Technology Analyst, which will run across both semesters. You'll work individually or in small groups on live case studies/consultancy projects provided by organisations based in Glasgow City Innovation District. This will enable you to develop and apply the practical skills required of a technology analyst/practitioner across a range of themes linked to the course.
In addition, you'll develop transferable cognitive and meta-skills required to be effective technology and innovation practitioners that will improve your employability prospects. These include, but are not limited to, critical thinking, creativity, being able to see multiple perspectives, individual and collective or collaborative leadership, resilience and so on.
A distinctive feature of the programme during the second semester includes the opportunity to choose a 20 credit elective, Hacking for Ministry of Defence (20 credits).
Hacking for Ministry of Defence will require you to work in teams on real problems specific to the defence sector and intelligence community whilst simulating what entrepreneurs are likely to experience in a new startup.
Note, that for this elective to run, there must be sufficient numbers of students enrolled to form teams. The ability to run or participate in this module may also depend on external factors beyond the university’s control.
Alternatively, you will be able to complete two 10 credit electives to achieve the necessary number of credits to complete the course:
- Communicating Policy (10 Credits)
- Strategy, Analysis & Evaluation (10 Credits)
Learning objectives
At the end of the programme you will have gained:
- a systematic understanding and knowledge of technology and innovation policy and broader management concepts
- a critical awareness of contemporary and pervasive issues in the academic literature and professional practice in the areas of technology policy, innovation and strategic management
- the ability to evaluate and apply a range of research techniques, frameworks and tools to create and interpret knowledge in Technology Policy & Management
- the ability to critically evaluate and analyse academic and professional research publications, case studies and press releases relevant to Technology Policy & Management
- the ability to undertake original research in a subject area of your choice relevant to Technology Policy & Management
- transferable employability skills, including teamwork, leadership, communication, negotiation, conflict resolution and presentation skills
Course content
All modules during Semester One are mandatory. Semester Two consists of mandatory as well as elective classes. Classes will be taught in a series of blended formats including block teaching, weekly sessions and online learning
- Systems thinking and Modelling
- Policy Analysis
- Regulation, concepts and practices
- Systems Engineering Concepts
- Big Data Fundamentals
- Legal, Ethical and Professional Issues for the Information Society
- Becoming an Effective Technology Analyst
- Management of Innovation
- Business Analysis
- Exploring the International Business Environment
- Making Strategy
- Dissertation
* Scholarships available for international students
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