Honours Degree in Technology Management
The Elite Graduate Program “Honours Degree in Technology Management“ complements respective main studies, is pursued simultaneously and completed with a certificate. It is the aim of the Elite Graduate Program to support exceptional students in the area of the application of theory and methods. Practical experiences in technology research, product development and entrepreneurship empower students to take on leadership positions in society and industry.
| Degree | Honours Degree |
| Duration of study | Two to four semesters (add-on study program) |
| Place of study | Munich |
| Admission requirements | Student at a Bavarian University (Diploma, Bachelor or Master study program), after the third Bachelor semester |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Head | Prof. Dr. Klaus Diepold |
| Coordinator | Daniela Breidenstein Contact the coordinator |
| Further information | Website Honours Degree in Technology Management |
The Elite study program “Honours am Degree in Technology Management“ at the Center for Digital Technology and Management (CDTM) consists of complementary courses that contain the complete “Innovation Cycle”. This includes a Trend-Seminar, a course on product development just as well as a course on market strategy, electives and a stay abroad.
Within the 7 weeks full-time “Trend Seminar”-course students learn how the business environment in a certain industry may develop in the future by analyzing trends, describing future scenarios and developing promising business ideas in cooperation with industry partners. In the course “Managing Product Development“ students develop a prototype and product or service vision in small interdisciplinary teams. Together with an industry partner students will be guided through the product development cycle in 12 weeks: from problem definition and ideation to prototyping and agile development. In the end students present their prototypes during a demo day. Within the market strategy course, the “Entrepreneurship Laboratory”, teams of students work on business challenges presented by project partners, ranging from pricing over marketing to company strategy. Optional subjects round off these core courses and complement the program with a variety of additional topics.
The courses are held in close cooperation with top-class partners from industry and practice. A stay abroad of at least four months is a compulsory part of the program "Honours Degree in Technology Management". To this end, exclusive partnerships have been established with top international universities in Europe, North America and Asia. The program is complemented by at least two months of practical experience.
This program is specifically motivating since interdisciplinary teams cooperate with business enterprises to create innovative solutions for real problems. Thereby students learn the craft of successful innovators.
Prof. Dr. Klaus Diepold
