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Study Details: 2 years
The International Master in Industrial Management (IMIM) is a unique multisite Masters programme offered through a strategic partnership of leading universities in the area of industrial management.
This 24-month programme starts at Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) for Semester 1, followed by Semester 2 at Heriot-Watt University (HWU) in Edinburgh, then your choice of Heriot-Watt Dubai (United Arab Emirates), Politecnico di Torino (Italy), Northwestern Polytechnical University of Xi'an (China) or Tecnológico de Monterrey (Mexico) for Semester 3.
Semester 4, the Master Thesis, can be studied 'anywhere in the world' at a university with links to the IMIM Consortium or other industrial or public organisations - it is organised for you as part of the programme and gives you the opportunity to put your learning into practice.
The overall aim of the program is to equip students with a science or engineering educational backgrounds with business skills relevant for pursuing managerial careers in internationally orientated manufacturing and service industries.
After the programme completion, you will be able to grasp the complexities of industrial organising and leadership. You will be able to analyse, diagnose, propose, develop and implement solutions to a range of inefficiencies in complex organisational settings. The programme will introduce you to a range of latest tools and techniques that can be applied in most types of organisations. The program structure offers both diverse and coherent set of pathways beginning with the principles of management in today's world through to the value chain and the operations within it. In addition, you are able to specialise in one of three key fields of management – innovation in industry and services; technology and entrepreneurship; or the challenges of projects execution.
Curriculum vitae (Europass CV Format)
Bachelor degree or recognised equivalent from an accredited institution (minimum 3 years full-time study) in a scientific or technical discipline, including management engineering courses
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Year 1
SEMESTER 1 (UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID, MADRID, SPAIN)
Mandatory courses
Strategic Thinking
Data Analysis for Management
Advanced Analytics for Decision-making
Industrial Marketing
Technology-based Entrepreneurship
Accounting and Corporate Finance
Industrial Dynamics and Sustainability Transactions
Business Skills
SEMESTER 2 (HERIOT-WATT UNIVERSITY, EDINBURGH)
Mandatory courses
Systems Thinking and Analysis
Project Management
And two options from:
Managing Diversity in Business
Green and Sustainable Logistics
Social Media Marketing
Branding and Communications
Research Philosophy and Practice
Year 2
SEMESTER 3 - CHOOSE YOUR PREFERRED LOCATION
HERIOT-WATT UNIVERSITY, DUBAI (UAE)
Mandatory courses
Operations Management
Strategies for Managing Supply Chains
Supply Chain Risk and Adaptation
Freight Transport and Warehouse Management
TECNOLÓGICO DE MONTERREY (ITESM) - MEXICO
Mandatory courses
Engineering Project Management
Leadership for Sustainable Development
Lean Systems, Analysis and Design
Business Innovation Project I
Innovation and Product Development
POLITECNICO DI TORINO, ITALY
Mandatory courses
Corporate Governance and Finance
Economics
Quality Engineering
Information Systems
HERIOT-WATT UNIVERSITY, MALAYSIA
A selection of optional courses from:
International Business Context
Leadership
Strategic Change
Introduction of Human Factors
Coaching Psychology
Organisational Culture
Social and Organisational Change
SEMESTER 4: MASTER THESIS
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