General information
Marine Innovation is a practical, personalised master’s degree in the field of innovation. The program unites professional disciplines and innovation through its course selection and the development of a personal innovation project. The program is based primarily on input and methods of innovation studies and by the end students are well acquainted with the nature of innovation and its requirements and have strengthened their professional background through a related project. They have acquired the skills needed to implement and lead projects in the field of marine innovation and can take responsibility for the work of individuals and groups. The teaching schedule is personalised. Students are generally expected to have good knowledge of both English and Icelandic in order to take advantage of all aspects the program has to offer. The program is offered by the University Centre of the Westfjords in Ísafjörður, in co-operation with the University of Akureyri and the Icelandic Innovation Centre. Program courses are taught in Ísafjörður and elsewhere in the Westfjords, while the range of courses offered by the network of Icelandic public universities, and other universities, is also utilised by the program.
Programme organization
The program is 90 ECTS and takes three terms, full-time. In most cases it begins in the autumn term. Flexibility on this is possible in collaboration with instructors and with the Master’s program committee approval. The program is organised as 45 ECTS in courses and 45 ECTS in the form of a practical innovation project. Students are asked to note that the workload per week for each ECTS is expected to be about 25-30 hours.
At the beginning of the program, each student is appointed two personal advisors: one from the Innovation Centre and an academic advisor. It is possible to swap instructors in co-operation with all stakeholders, if the focus of the innovation project changes. The student creates a teaching schedule with the advisors and the University Centre Director of Education and Teaching. Each schedule takes previous education and the student’s innovation idea into account. At the same time, the schedule must ensure all learning outcomes are met. The Director of Education and Teaching supervises the teaching schedules and ensures they are followed. The Master’s program committee must approve all teaching schedules, and changes made to them.
No compulsory core courses in the program are anticipated, as students will have diverse backgrounds, student numbers will be low and the group will be marked by the number of very different innovation project ideas. At least 15 ECTS must be courses in the student’s professional sphere of interest and are available locally at the University Centre, through University of Akureyri and/or through the network of public universities in Iceland. At least 15 ECTS must be courses in innovation/entrepreneurship and business, available for distance learning at the University of Akureyri, locally at the University Centre and/or through the network of public universities. Rough drafts of personalised teaching schedules should be compiled before study starts, but will be reviewed at the end of each semester in accordance with the learning progress and the development of the innovation project.
Courses and teaching schedules should aim to increase knowledge, skills and the student's ability to successfully tackle their innovation project. Generally, the student does not need to take the same sort of courses he/she may have taken at the undergraduate level or through other studies. If a student wishes to have an external course assessed for inclusion in the program, it must be at a master’s level or equivalent, and must meet the learning outcomes of the study and cannot be part of a degree the student has already graduated from.
Upon graduation, students are well prepared to bring their own ideas into practice, either through starting new companies or within existing businesses. The training that students receive in the program can also be used in a wide range of companies and institutions, for example in various project management. The program is good preparation for the constantly changing labour market which demands independent work and imagination.
The Master’s program committee shall adopt detailed rules for the evaluation of courses and learning plans, including evaluation of courses taken at a bachelor level.
Students graduate from the University of Akureyri with a master’s degree (90 ECTS) in Marine Innovation.
Upon graduation, students are well prepared to bring their own ideas into practice, either through starting new companies or within existing businesses. The training that students receive in the program can also be used in a wide range of companies and institutions, for example in various project management. The program is good preparation for the constantly changing labour market which demands independent work and imagination.
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Venue
Ísafjörður, Iceland
Application
Click here to apply: https://www.namsnet.is/HSVEST/applications/?Major=5
Cost:
<p>The annual registration fee for Coastal and Marine Management at the University Centre of the Westfjords is ISK 150,000 for Icelandic students and those from other EEA/EU countries, and for those who come from countries outside the EEA the registration is ISK 300,000.</p>
Prerequisites:
To be accepted to the Marine Innovation program applicants must have completed bachelor’s level university study, regardless of whether BA, BSc or BEd. The master’s committee applies further rules on entrance and the maximum number of students. Students submit an application form and must also each submit a cover letter in which they say a bit about themselves, their circumstances, why they want to enroll in this particular program and what expectations they have of it. The application must also include an introduction to the innovation project the student wishes to pursue alongside the courses. It is normal for the project and its implementation to develop as the program progresses.
The teaching schedule is personally tailored to each student. It is anticipated that students should have good knowledge of Icelandic and English in order to take full advantage of all that the program has to offer.
Qualification
Credits:
Marine Innovation is a practical, personalised master’s degree in the field of innovation. The program unites professional disciplines and innovation through its course selection and the development of a personal innovation project. The program is based primarily on input and methods of innovation studies and by the end students are well acquainted with the nature of innovation and its requirements and have strengthened their professional background through a related project. They have acquired the skills needed to implement and lead projects in the field of marine innovation and can take responsibility for the work of individuals and groups. The teaching schedule is personalised. Students are generally expected to have good knowledge of both English and Icelandic in order to take advantage of all aspects the program has to offer. The program is offered by the University Centre of the Westfjords in Ísafjörður, in co-operation with the University of Akureyri and the Icelandic Innovation Centre. Program courses are taught in Ísafjörður and elsewhere in the Westfjords, while the range of courses offered by the network of Icelandic public universities, and other universities, is also utilised by the program.
Programme organization
The program is 90 ECTS and takes three terms, full-time. In most cases it begins in the autumn term. Flexibility on this is possible in collaboration with instructors and with the Master’s program committee approval. The program is organised as 45 ECTS in courses and 45 ECTS in the form of a practical innovation project. Students are asked to note that the workload per week for each ECTS is expected to be about 25-30 hours.
At the beginning of the program, each student is appointed two personal advisors: one from the Innovation Centre and an academic advisor. It is possible to swap instructors in co-operation with all stakeholders, if the focus of the innovation project changes. The student creates a teaching schedule with the advisors and the University Centre Director of Education and Teaching. Each schedule takes previous education and the student’s innovation idea into account. At the same time, the schedule must ensure all learning outcomes are met. The Director of Education and Teaching supervises the teaching schedules and ensures they are followed. The Master’s program committee must approve all teaching schedules, and changes made to them.
No compulsory core courses in the program are anticipated, as students will have diverse backgrounds, student numbers will be low and the group will be marked by the number of very different innovation project ideas. At least 15 ECTS must be courses in the student’s professional sphere of interest and are available locally at the University Centre, through University of Akureyri and/or through the network of public universities in Iceland. At least 15 ECTS must be courses in innovation/entrepreneurship and business, available for distance learning at the University of Akureyri, locally at the University Centre and/or through the network of public universities. Rough drafts of personalised teaching schedules should be compiled before study starts, but will be reviewed at the end of each semester in accordance with the learning progress and the development of the innovation project.
Courses and teaching schedules should aim to increase knowledge, skills and the student's ability to successfully tackle their innovation project. Generally, the student does not need to take the same sort of courses he/she may have taken at the undergraduate level or through other studies. If a student wishes to have an external course assessed for inclusion in the program, it must be at a master’s level or equivalent, and must meet the learning outcomes of the study and cannot be part of a degree the student has already graduated from.
Upon graduation, students are well prepared to bring their own ideas into practice, either through starting new companies or within existing businesses. The training that students receive in the program can also be used in a wide range of companies and institutions, for example in various project management. The program is good preparation for the constantly changing labour market which demands independent work and imagination.
The Master’s program committee shall adopt detailed rules for the evaluation of courses and learning plans, including evaluation of courses taken at a bachelor level.
Students graduate from the University of Akureyri with a master’s degree (90 ECTS) in Marine Innovation.
An online application form can be found here.
Upon graduation, students are well prepared to bring their own ideas into practice, either through starting new companies or within existing businesses. The training that students receive in the program can also be used in a wide range of companies and institutions, for example in various project management. The program is good preparation for the constantly changing labour market which demands independent work and imagination.
To be accepted to the Marine Innovation program applicants must have completed bachelor’s level university study, regardless of whether BA, BSc or BEd. The master’s committee applies further rules on entrance and the maximum number of students. Students submit an application form and must also each submit a cover letter in which they say a bit about themselves, their circumstances, why they want to enroll in this particular program and what expectations they have of it. The application must also include an introduction to the innovation project the student wishes to pursue alongside the courses. It is normal for the project and its implementation to develop as the program progresses.
The teaching schedule is personally tailored to each student. It is anticipated that students should have good knowledge of Icelandic and English in order to take full advantage of all that the program has to offer.
