Master's Programme in International Design Business Management - MSc in Technology (CHEM, ELEC, ENG, SCI)

Tavoite

Emme työskentele siiloissa, joten miksi meidän pitäisi opiskella sellaisissa? IDBM-maisteriohjelman opiskelijat ratkaisevat monimutkaisia todellisia haasteita monialaisissa tiimeissä ja oppivat ymmärtämään kokonaisvaltaisesti tulevaisuuden haasteita. Ohjelmassa käsitellään muotoilua laajemmin menetelmänä, ajattelutapana ja kilpailuetuna. Tämä tapahtuu keskittymällä tuote-, palvelu- ja liiketoimintamuotoiluun, tekniikkaan ja innovaatiojohtamiseen. IDBM-maisteriohjelman suorittaneilla on:

• kyky työskennellä ja johtaa erilaisia tiimejä. He osaavat hyödyntää omia vahvuuksiaan monialaisissa tiimeissä. He hallitsevat tärkeät viestintä- ja vuorovaikutustaidot yhteistyönä tehtävissä yrityshankkeissa. Heillä on elintärkeät projektinhallintataidot, mikä tekee heistä tehokkaita tiimipelaajia.
• tulevaisuuteen katsova maailmankuva. Heillä on tietämys nykyisistä ja tulevista suuntauksista, jotka muokkaavat organisaatioita ja yhteiskuntia.
• ymmärrys liiketoiminnan lisäksi myös muotoilusta ja tekniikasta. Heillä on laaja liiketoimintaosaaminen, sillä he ymmärtävät myös muotoilua ja teknologiaa, minkä ansiosta heillä on kokonaisvaltaisempi käsitys siitä, miten luodaan arvoa loppukäyttäjille.
• johtamistaidot ja kyky kehittää ja johtaa muotoilupohjaisia strategioita. He ymmärtävät, miten muotoilua johdetaan ja miten sen vaikutuksia voidaan arvioida ja analysoida. He ovat oppineet alan johtajilta, miten luodaan uusia ideoita ja toteutetaan ne muotoilupohjaisten strategioiden ja prosessien avulla.

IDBM-maisteriohjelmasta valmistuneet ovat valmiita työskentelemään merkittävissä tehtävissä muotoilun, liiketoiminnan ja tekniikan yhtymäkohdassa toimivissa tiimeissä. He kykenevät edistämään innovointia ja johtamaan uusia yrityshankkeita globaaleissa ympäristöissä.

Opetuskieli

Huom! Hakukohteen opetuskieli on englanti.

Study contents

All master students from the three tracks (Design, Science and Technology, Business) will study the same compulsory IDBM major courses during the first year of studies. The courses include topics such as creative teamwork, business model design, corporate entrepreneurship and global virtual teamwork. One of the core IDBM major courses is the six-month long Industry Project where multi-disciplinary student teams work together on real-life challenges provided by industry partners. In addition to the major studies, students are expected to complete specialisation studies in his/her own field. The amount of specialisation studies vary between IDBM study options. Further information: https://into.aalto.fi/display/enidbm and https://www.idbm.aalto.fi/.

Tuition fees

The tuition fee is €15 000 per academic year for non-EU/EEA students. More information

Structure of studies

The programme includes in total 120 cr:

•       40 cr IDBM major studies
•       20-30 cr engineering specialisation/minor studies
•       20-30 cr electives    
•       30 cr thesis

Career opportunities

IDBM prepares you for a career in creative industries and in organisations that draw on creativity, design and technology as key components of their competitive positioning. These career opportunities exist both in large multinationals and in startups, in a variety of fields as organisations are starting to recognise the importance of design in retaining their relevance and creating better value. In positions ranging from service design to design and strategy, IDBM graduates leverage design to create new products and services, often involving the latest technology.

Aalto University has well-established career services which help you get employed in Finland and abroad. Aalto students tend to find good positions with ease upon their graduation. There is also a very active entrepreneurship community at Aalto, which can help as a springboard for founding a company. Finally, if an academic career is of interest, the Master’s programme in International Design Business Management is a great foundation for doctoral studies and post-doc positions.

Internationalisation

Aalto University also offers diverse possibilities for developing one’s global competence by

• choosing courses with intercultural approach, learning foreign languages and/or becoming a student tutor for international students
• completing part of the degree abroad in an international partner university as an exchange student
• conducting practical training or Master’s thesis abroad
• taking a summer course abroad

Co-operation with other parties

IDBM is a truly multidisciplinary programme that embodies the vision of Aalto: a community of bold thinkers, where science and art meet technology and business. You have the entirely unique opportunity to study and work together with ambitious students from the schools of ARTS, Business, Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Science.  

Aalto University is well-known for bridging disciplines of business, arts, technology and science. The lively campus and freedom of choosing elective courses across the University bring students from different fields under one roof. This spontaneous multidisciplinary environment sparks new ideas, gathers enthusiasts around them and gives birth to friendships, networks, and every so often, startups.

Postgraduate study opportunities

IDBM graduates are eligible to apply for doctoral studies.

Admission requirements

Evaluation process:

Please note that the admission process is competitive and not all eligible applicants will necessarily be admitted.

The applicants will be first evaluated based on Aalto’s general eligibility requirements. Applicants meeting the general eligibility criteria for master's studies will be evaluated and ranked according to the evaluation criteria that has been decided in advance for each study option.  

The selection process for applicants who meet the general eligibility criteria comprises of two phases. 

In Phase 1, the applications are evaluated based on the following criteria:

Relevance of previous studies

Academic performance

Suitability / Motivation letter

Other areas of competence

Only the applicants who are ranked highest in the Phase 1 evaluation will be invited to Phase 2 in the selection process.

In Phase 2, the evaluation is based on the following criteria

Suitability/Interview

Some of the applicants are invited to Phase 2. The invitation to Phase 2 will be send to the applicants at latest 7 days in advance. Phase 2 consists of a face-to-face interview, which can be conducted online.

After the evaluation conducted in Phase 2, the best applicants will be selected based on the jointevaluation from Phases 1 and 2.

Programme-specific admission requirements

Study-option-specific documents requested

The documents requested from all applicants are listed on the Aalto University website (https://www.aalto.fi/en/study-at-aalto/applying-to-masters-programmes). In addition, applicants to this study option are requested to provide the following study-option-specific documents:

Motivation letter

The applicant must show his/her motivation for studying in the IDBM programme by providing a motivation letter. The letter is written in English and the maximum length of the letter is 4000 characters (including space characters). The motivation letter should answer at least the following questions:

• Why am I applying for the Master's Programme in IDBM?
• What am I expecting to learn or gain by participating in the IDBM Programme?
• What specialization area studies would I choose and why?
• The contribution I will bring to fellow students and the continued success of the IDBM Programme?

The applicant must clearly indicate in the motivation letter in which specialization area(s) listed they are interested.

(The lack of this application document will adversely affect the evaluation of your application.)

CV

The professional experience of the applicants is looked at broadly and is considered to include work  experience relevant to the IDBM programme as well as experience in artistic and scientific work, including entrepreneurship and other relevant civic activities.

Contact information

• IDBM Programme Manager Anna-Mari Saari, [email protected]  
• Learning Services of Aalto School of Chemical Engineering: [email protected]

You can read more about the programme on the programme’s website.