ma DIGITALmanagement

PART TIME 15 MONTH PROGRAM, STOCKHOLM

- Rich Norman, Chief Strategic Officer at PLB Medicus in 2014

Hyper Island provides the tools and skills we should know, to help equip us for a future of changes we can’t yet comprehend.

ma DIGITALmanagement

Our M.A. in Digital Management combines a broad range of topics, including change management, digital technology, business transformation, strategy, service design and research methods with real-world applications. You will embark on a transformative journey to become adaptive, collaborative and creatively driven, empowered to go beyond conventional thinking and build value-based solutions to the challenges of today’s industry.A part-time Master’s program offers a mode of study designed to meet the time pressures and learning styles of busy professionals. This gives you the flexibility to explore the skills and knowledge you need to succeed in and transform your in-dustry.Our part-time study mode involves an average of 3 days per month over weekends (Thu-Sat) on campus combined with readings and assignments designed to be completed from home and within your own workplace, while also being supported and inspired by Hyper Island.The program comprises of five projects and an independent Industry Research Project. Each project combines industry speakers, academic and professional per-spectives, hands-on exercises, skills acquisition, collaborative teamwork, industry briefs and individual and group reflection.

flexible study mode

The flexible study mode allows you to com-bine study with your job, enabling you to get a Master’s degree and apply new skills directly within your workplace: transforming the way projects run, harnessing new in-sights and digital tools, and prototyping new aproaches to your professional practice.Activities and assignments are designed to allow you to learn within your own work-place, while also being supported and inspired by Hyper Island.

Like all Hyper Island courses, this program is project-based, experiential learning designed in collaboration with industry leaders and academics. You will be challenged to tackle real-world problems and will research, create and evaluate tangible solutions to these briefs. We’ll inspire, provoke you and stretch your thinking while providing a robust toolkit that you can use in your day-to-day work.

1/3 of the program is at work

1/3 of the program is independent study

1/3 of the program is at hyper island

industry research project

Following successful completion of the taught part of the programme, students progress to the Industry Research Pro-ject. This is your chance to put your learning to work in an independent re-search or professional context and devel-op your knowledge and understanding in a topic of your choice.

Hyper Island will help you design your project and apply it within your work-place. To successfully graduate with a Master’s degree, students will present the findings from their project using reports, videos and prototypes as appro-priate to their chosen problem to asses-sors from industry, Teesside University and Hyper Island.

Change management, transformational leadership and group dynamics

Business strategy, development and transformation

Creativity, idea generation and concept development

Digital and mobile technologies, prototyping and development

Entrepreneurship and innovation

Designing for the consumer, user-centred design and service design

Project management techniques, budgeting, pitching and planning

In this program you will practice learning-by-doing and reflection as an active learning tool. Through constant feedback, you will practice self-leadership, enhancing your ability to work effectively both as a team member and leader.

You will learn to create and run effective teams, navigate group dynamics and develop your skills in project management and leadership.

All course content is designed to meet the needs of today’s industry and is delivered by industry professionals at the forefront of their field.

You will be challenged to create solutions to real-world problems, practicing techniques of idea generation and business transformation.

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Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.

You need an approval letter from your em-ployer stating that you are released for the study days and supporting your participation in the program.

Start Aug. 31, 2015End Jan. 31, 2017Length 15 MonthsLocation StockholmApply by May 31, 2015Fee EU SEK 149 000 Non-EU SEK 199 000

In collaboration withThe programme is designed in partnership with, and accredited by Teesside University. The M.A. qualification is recognised worldwide.

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