Digital Innovation and Intrapreneurship, Master of Arts

These are the requirements for the Master Digital Innovation and Intrapreneurship

With your Master in Digital Innovation and Intrapreneurship you will work, for example, as a Project Manager Innovation, as an Innovation Specialist or as a Manager Innovation & Application Development.

A first degree from a state-recognised or state-run university, such as a Bachelor's or Master's degree, is required. The final grade of your degree should be at least "Satisfactory".

Depending on the scope of your first degree, there are additional requirements:

• If your first degree comprises 240 ECTS and you can prove at least 1 year of qualified professional experience, you can be enrolled immediately in the Master's programme.
• If your first degree comprises 210 ECTS and you can prove at least 1 year of qualified professional experience, you can be enrolled immediately in the Master's programme Digital Innovation and Intrapreneurship.
• If your first degree comprises 180 ECTS, you take courses amounting to at least 30 ECTS and additionally prove professional experience of at least 1 year. Alternatively, you prove at least 2 years of qualified professional experience.

You prove your English skills via TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo English test, Cambridge certificate or similar. If you wish, you can also take a free English course at the IU at level B2.

In addition, you can have extensive prior achievements recognised in order to shorten the study time in distance learning and to save tuition fees. For example, achievements you have made in previous Master's programmes can be recognised. The university can also recognise extensive professional experience in the field of digital innovation and intrapreneurship. It is best to submit your application for recognition together with your application.

This is the content of the online study programme Digital Innovation and Intrapreneurship

This Master's degree at IU comprises about 8 modules, which you take and complete in the course of 2 semesters of standard study time. Each module has a scope of 5-10 credit points (ECTS) and concludes with an examination such as a term paper or a written exam. In total, you will earn 60 credit points from module to module and from semester to semester.

The typical study plan for the full-time programme in Digital Innovation and Intrapreneurship is as follows:

• Semester 1: Innovation and Entrepreneurial Ecosystems, Entre- and Intrapreneurship, Digital Business Models, Disruptive Innovation, Hybrid Project Management in Digital Transformation, Advanced Research Methods
• Semester 2: Seminar: Current Topics of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Elective A, Master Thesis

As a specialisation, you can choose from these exciting modules: Start Up Lab, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science and Analytics, Big Data, IT Project and Architecture Management, Corporate Finance and Investment, Consumer Behaviour and Brand Management, Leadership and Change, Performance Management, Product Development and Design Thinking, Agile Start-Up Methods.

This is how flexible the standard period of study is in the Digital Innovation and Intrapreneurship distance learning programme

At the IU International University of Applied Sciences, you can choose one of 3 study models for your part-time distance learning programme:

• In the full-time study, the standard period of study is 2 semesters. You can extend the standard period of study by up to 2 semesters at no additional cost. The full-time study programme in Digital Innovation and Intrapreneurship is particularly suitable for all those who do not work or only work a few hours a week.
• In the Part-time study I, the standard period of study is 3 semesters. You can extend the standard period of study by up to 2 semesters without additional costs. Part-time study I is suitable, for example, if you work part-time alongside your studies.
• In Part-time study II the standard period of study is 4 semesters. You can extend the standard period of study by up to 2 semesters without additional costs. Part-time study II is particularly suitable if you are heavily involved in your career alongside your distance learning.

By the way, you can also take a vacation semester during the course of your studies, at no additional cost.

How does online study at IU work?

Study that adapts to your life: In online studies at IU, you learn flexibly and digitally when you want to learn and where you want to learn.

In the Master's distance learning programme Digital Innovation and Intrapreneurship at IU International University of Applied Sciences, there is no compulsory attendance - you learn continuously from home, in the library of your choice or wherever you can learn best.

You take your modules and courses when you want. This means that you can usually arrange your study plan and semester schedule flexibly yourself.

Central to the IU distance learning program are your interactive learning scripts. You receive the scripts in printed form as well as digitally as a PDF and for your tablet. The smart IU Learn app gives you access to both the scripts for your Digital Innovation and Intrapreneurship degree program and scripts from all other distance learning programs at IU.

You can also access supplemental materials, such as videos, through myCampus, IU's online campus. You can exchange information with your lecturers and fellow students in live virtual formats, for example, via the interactive courses.

And exams? If you wish, you can write them as online exams. You can take an online exam around the clock as soon as you feel sufficiently prepared for the subject matter. Alternatively, you can write the exam at one of the IU's numerous exam centers throughout Germany.