MSc Programme

smallest start-ups and the largest multinationals. In the programme, you will gain an understanding of technology as a corporate resource and will learn how to manage knowledge in the design and development of products and services for maximum customer satisfaction, corporate productivity, profitability and competitiveness. The programme also addresses technology management in society, where it is crucial for economic growth, global trade, and the movement of goods and services across international borders.

Management of Technology

Essential skills for high-tech managers

The programme facilitates international exchange in the third semester. During the final semester, you will complete a thesis project at university or company premises. The programme has established excellent contacts within the business community.

Programme specialisations
Innovation systems The Innovation Systems specialisation further explores the interconnections between the innovation processes and strategy development at high-tech businesses. Integrated operations and supply chain management This specialisation allows you to acquire in-depth knowledge of logistics at the supply end of businesses, within their networks (production logistics), and in their distribution processes. Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship is for students who are thinking about starting their own companies or are interested in working in venture capital. You learn how to profitably exploit patents, how to create and evaluate business cases and how to write and assess a business plan. ICT systems design & e-business The ITC specialisation is especially well suited for students with an ICT background who wish to learn about the design of ICT systems and the launch of ICT ventures. Design Challenge The Design Challenge specialisation offers second year Masters students a unique opportunity to demonstrate how innovative and creative they are. Multidisciplinary student teams combine their entrepreneurial and design skills to develop practical solutions for the real world innovation problems of our corporate and governmental partners. Socio-technological specialisations This specialisation provides an opportunity for in depth studies of either sustainable development or safety & security management.

In this highly competitive high tech world, companies must constantly strive to improve their products and services and to reduce their costs. To do this successfully, most need to continuously acquire new knowledge and to apply strategic knowledge management and effective decision-making processes to their businesses. The TU Delft Masters Programme in Management of Technology equips you with the skills to manage projects or departments, to design organisations or start-ups and to advise companies in high tech businesses. With the skills you acquire, you will be able to move into positions in sectors where technology is of vital importance. Furthermore, these skills are equally valuable in the

Management of Technology curriculum

All students follow a fixed combination of courses in the first year of the programme, after which the focus turns more to the students chosen area of specialisation and to a thesis project.

First Year
1 semester
First period The Economic Foundations of Technology Management (6 EC) The Production of New Technology (6 EC) Second period The Internal Organization of the Firm (7 EC) Leading the Corporation (3 EC) Design of Technological Systems (4 EC) Integration Moment I (4 EC)
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Fourth period Knowledge Management and R&D Management (6 EC) Decision Making (6 EC) Integration Moment II (4 EC)

Third period Advanced Project Management (5 EC) Technology and Strategy (6 EC) Philosophy of Science and Technology (3 EC)

Second Year
1 semester
First period General Methods and Techniques in Research (5 EC) Ethical Aspects of Technology and Business (3 EC) Profile and colour (14 EC) Managing Technology The Corporation Design of Technological Systems Integration Moment Second period Special Methods and Techniques in Research (4 EC) Integration moment III
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Third period

Graduation project (30 EC)

1 EC = 28 hrs study, according to the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) One academic year = 60 EC Total amount of credits MSc programme = 120 EC

Free specialisation The programme also offers the opportunity for any student to design a focused, tailor-made specialisation comprised of a coherent set of related courses and assignments and geared to a particular career path. At the conclusion of the programme, you will be equipped with both the technical and the business skills to move into a position where you can help to drive business success as a manager of technology. MoT students work in countless international and national firms or organisations with a technical orientation (IBM, Microsoft, TNO, Frauenhofer, SKF, Hilti, KPN, etc.). Many also find employment in major consultancy companies. Still others choose to work for start-ups or smaller technology-oriented companies. MoT graduates work as project leaders, program managers, technology managers, R&D managers and consultants.
For further information: www.mot.msc.tudelft.nl For specific information on programme content Mr Roland Ortt, MoT Programme Manager For information on choice of master, admission etc. Ms Marja Brand and Mr Daniel Holt, Academic Counsellors For information on international admission and application Ms Toke Hoek, International Officer

Admission requirements
Graduates with a Bachelors degree from a Dutch University of Applied Sciences (HBO): Applicants with a HBO BSc degree in engineering or natural sciences can apply for admission. Applicants that have shown academic excellence at a HBO might be eligible to begin the MSc programme immediately. Others might be admitted to enrol in the bridging course (30 EC) prior to beginning of the MSc programme or during their HBO programme (see www.HBOdoorstroom.tudelft.nl). Dutch University graduates: Applicants with a BSc degree in engineering or natural sciences are eligible for admission. International applicants: International applicants with a BSc degree in engineering or natural sciences are eligible for admission.

E J.R.Ortt@tudelft.nl E studieadviseurs-tbm@tudelft.nl E Internationaloffice-tbm@tudelft.nl

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