Master's Degree in Economic Development and Innovation

The Master consists of 60 ECT credits, with a mandatory common core and two optional specialties (Research and Innovation Management and Sustainability and Circular Economy). It is organized in four modules:

The core sustainable development and innovation module is mandatory and is made up of 10 subjects of which 9 must be taken (27 ECTS):

• Models of Accumulation and Structural Change
• Ecological Economy and Sustainability
• Innovation Economy
• National and Regional Innovation Systems
• Trade, Innovation and Sustainability
• Environmental and innovative policies
• Strategic Planning and Design of Programs and Projects
• Measurement and Indicators of Sustainability and Innovation
• Evaluation and Financing of Investment Projects (Recommended elective for professional academic orientation)
• Applied Research Methodology and Techniques in Development, Sustainability and Innovation (Recommended elective for research orientation)

The specialization Module is optional, and you must choose between the specialization options of Research and Innovation Management or the specialization of Sustainability and Circular Economy. Within each of the modules, 9 subjects are offered, of which the student must take 7 (21 ECTS).

Research and Innovation Management Specialty:

• Frontiers of Sciences and Technologies
• Sectoral Guidelines and Innovation Guidance
• Economics of Science and Innovation Policies
• Policies and Programs to Support R&D and Innovation
• Design, Evaluation and Management of research projects
• Industrial and Intellectual Property: Economy and Law
• Strategic Innovation Management
• Implementation of Innovation Management Systems
• Creation of Technology-Based Companies

Sustainability and Circular Economy Specialty

• Resources and Sustainable Development
• Circular Economy
• Policies for the Circular Economy: Taxation and Financing
• Circular and Sustainable Business Models
• Tools for the Evaluation of the Circular Economy
• Urban Development and Sustainability
• Rural Development and Sustainability
• Sustainability, Social Development and Inequality
• Sectoral and Territorial Structure of the Galician Economy

The last module, Application, is mandatory, has a teaching load of 12 ECTS and the subjects vary depending on the chosen orientation. It differs depending on the successive orientation by the student:

Academic-professional orientation

1. External internships: 6 credits

2. Final Master's Project: 6 credits

Research orientation

1. External research internships: 6 credits

2. Final Master's Project: 6 credits

Students who come from degrees other than Economics or Business Administration (or equivalent degrees) must necessarily take complementary training. There are three introductory subjects:

• Introduction to Economics (3 credits)
• Introduction to Business and Finance (3 credits)
• Introduction to Econometrics (3 credits)

The teaching regime is face-to-face and class attendance is mandatory. There is the option of requesting part-time enrollment, which consists of taking 30 ECTS credits in two academic years.

The master's schedule is in the afternoons. The teaching languages will be Galician and Spanish. In specific cases (conferences, seminars, etc.) in which foreign speakers participate, these sessions will be taught in English.

The fundamental objective of the Master's Degree in Economic Development and Innovation is to provide participants with advanced training, of a specialized and multidisciplinary nature, aimed at academic-professional or research specialization in the field of R&D and innovation management. innovation and sustainable development and the Circular Economy.

INNOVATION MANAGEMENT SPECIALTY

• Strategic direction of innovation in the company
• Management of R&D&I projects in companies, technology centers and research groups at universities
• Consulting specialized in innovation management
• Consulting specialized in entrepreneurship
• Entrepreneurship
• Research career (direct access to the doctoral program)

SPECIALTY SUSTAINABILITY AND CIRCULAR ECONOMY

• Design and management of regional and local development policies for sustainability in public institutions
• Design and application of circular economy and sustainability projects in both the public and private spheres
• Design and management of circular and sustainable development programs and projects at the local, regional or sectoral level.
• Sustainable entrepreneurship.
• Direction and management of regional or local development groups
• Consulting specialized in sustainability and circular economy
• Research career (direct access to the doctoral program)