study content

During their studies, students acquire a wide range of skills in several areas:

Module: Future Skills and New Work

In this module, current forms of cooperation in an organization are presented. In addition, business models are focused on in terms of development, evaluation and implementation.

Topic areas include:

• Digital business models
• new work
• platform economy
• design thinking

Module: Knowledge culture and innovation management

Knowledge and innovation management are presented as integral and indispensable parts of the organization of a company. Process models and methods for managing knowledge as a resource and promoting innovation are taught at the event.

Topic areas include:

• Creativity and idea management
• open-knowledge
• change management
• Digitally controlled knowledge management

Module: People and organization

In this module, classic basic skills for solving complex tasks and processing challenging projects are taught and trained. Competencies in the area of ​​efficient self-management, leadership and communication are reflected, deepened and applied. Ethical and legal issues are examined.

Topic areas include:

• Agile and creative work
• leadership and leadership
• (Digital) ethics
• lean management

Module: Scientific specialization

The module deepens the knowledge of the students in the discipline of their first university degree and enables them to work independently and solve problems.

Topic areas include:

• Deepening of the scientific concept of the respective discipline
• Presentation and application of typical methods (e.g. statistical evaluation of data collected from surveys or experiments)

course of study

In the Future Skills and Innovation master's programme, there is a continuous alternation of coordinated projects and learning phases.
The course starts with the interdisciplinary cooperation project (see graphic), in which the cross-functional project teams are supervised by an expert board consisting of professorial mentors. The focus here is on the development of knowledge networks. Depending on the professional fit, one of the board members supervises a student as a mentor over the entire duration of the course in the individual project and the master's thesis.

In the individual project, the students focus on current issues of the partner company. The knowledge transfer takes place with innovative didactic concepts (learning by need, inverted classroom) and needs-based. Extensive and independent self-study phases characterize this master’s degree. Students should have a high degree of self-motivation and independence. What is new about this Master's course is that the course enables learning independent of time and place.

About StudiumPlus

A full university degree, intensive practical experience, and above-average career opportunities: This is the prospect StudiumPlus offers motivated and high-achieving young people. StudiumPlus is an innovative dual study programme. It is backed by three strong partners: the Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen (THM), the largest university of applied sciences in Hesse; the Competence Center for Dual Studies StudiumPlus e. V. (CCD), which unites over 950 partner companies and institutions; and the Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Central Hesse, led by the Lahn-Dill Chamber of Industry and Commerce.

For more information, contact StudiumPlus.

study programme

The courses of the degree programme are listed below. The numbers indicate the scope of the event per week (SWS) or the credit points (CrP) that you receive for successfully participating in the event. There are 210 in total credit points to acquire.

The detailed study programme can be found in module manual.

perspectives

Graduates of the Future Skills and Innovation master's programme:

• Implement organizational innovations in the partner company
• Integrate new technologies into existing company processes, products and services, especially in the area of ​​research and development
• Develop new products
• Possess leadership skills and take on management tasks

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