Master of Science in Innovation, Manufacturing Management and Entrepreneurship (IMME)

Course Details

 Master of Science in Innovation, Manufacturing Management and Entrepreneurship (IMME)

Description:

The M.Sc. in Innovation, Manufacturing Management and Entrepreneurship (M.Sc. IMME) is a five- term (18-month) postgraduate programme, designed to provide graduates with the technical skills, personal development and industrial experience needed to be effective in their industrial, business or entrepreneurial careers.  The programme exposes the graduates to a number of business and technical subject areas, which cover the fundamentals of strategy, marketing, entrepreneurship, human resource management, operations management and process design.

The programme is a combination of taught courses, industry projects, and an individual research project.  It also includes an international study tour intended to expose graduates to best practices in regional and global business and industrial settings.  Graduates are required to develop a new-venture proposition, where they complete a business plan for launching a new business venture or a business solution in an existing company.

Programme Venues: Agora Campus, Chaguanas

Mode of Delivery and Duration: Part Time:  Eighteen (18) months

Available Full Time:No
Available Part Time:Yes

Programme Venue(s):

1. Chaguanas Campus

Entry Requirements

1. Persons holding a Bachelor's degree from an approved university with a B+ average or Upper Second Class honors or an equivalent GPA.
2. Persons holding a Bachelor's degree with a lower than B+ average but with compensating experience and/or qualifications.
3. Persons with significant industrial/managerial experience with a significant number of advanced courses in entrepreneurship/ design.  These persons will be subjected to an assessment by a departmental panel for suitability.

Mature Student Entry:

An applicant who may not possess all the stipulated minimum academic qualifications for admission to the programme may be accepted as a Mature Student provided that upon assessment, he/she possesses critical elements of academic and/or industry experience to enable successful entry into the programme.