Innovation Methods and Tools

Education facts

Code: 4FE165

his master course is given together with the master course LOCAL INNOVATION 4DI710. These two courses are part of the first semester of the master’s program in ‘Innovation through Business, Engineering and Design’. The goal of the program is to provide students with an understanding of how multidisciplinary knowledge supported by theoretical insight and emerging technologies can bridge with the social needs and values of our societies to provide the best possible local and global futures. While the LOCAL INNOVATION course trains the innovation process through multidisciplinary projects carried out by students from Business, Engineering and Design, the methods course supports multidisciplinary project work. The course gives students knowledge in methods from the three fields of study as well as training in describing, explaining and applying the methods and tools necessary for an innovation process for sustainable product development.

Entry requirements

General entry requirements for second-cycle studies, plus specific entry requirements: • A minimum of 90 credits within the main field of study Business Administration (including a degree project of at least 15 credits) or the equivalent, • English B/English 6, or the equivalent.

Education offerings

Each offering has its own dates and conditions. Closed offerings are retained as history and do not mean that a new application is open.

• Innovation Methods and Tools

  Linnaeus University (Kalmar Växjö)

  Start date: 31 August 2026

  End date: 17 January 2027

  Pace of study: 25 %