Economics of Innovation for Sustainable Development

Education goals

The Master’s Degree Program in Economics of Innovation for Sustainable Development is established at the University of Turin and the Cote d’Azur University.

The inter-university Master’s Degree Program with joint title has the general objective of educating and training students in the culture of Innovation.

Knowledge and understanding

Graduates of the Master in Economics of Innovation for Sustainable Development have more extensive and in-depth knowledge and understanding than those acquired in firstcycle degree courses, both in terms of content and methodology.

They often have a highly applied nature and occur in a computer room or require interactive participation through project development, research work and presentations in class, individually or in groups. As part of the Master's Degree Course, many meetings are organised with experts from public bodies and private companies.

Ability to apply knowledge and understanding

Graduates with a Master's degree in Economics of Innovation for Sustainable Development can apply economic models, legal frameworks, and management theories they have learned to real-world cases, particularly concerning the effects of the dual green and digital transitions.

These skills are achieved through an active teaching strategy that extensively includes the practice of case studies and individual and group exercises. The program develops knowledge and skills useful for managing private and public organisations and for economic analysis of relevant scenarios.

The check of the actual achievement of these abilities takes place in part through examinations, elaboration and presentation of projects and research, and in part based on the product of the student's work under the guidance of the teachers.

Making judgments

Graduates must possess the ability to process complex and/or fragmented information and to arrive at original and autonomous ideas and judgements, which must take account of ethical and social responsibilities. They are able to develop logically correct arguments with a clear identification of premises and consequences. They are also able to evaluate critically their own conduct, intervening where necessary to correct the solutions proposed.

Communication skills

Master's graduates in Economics of Innovation for Sustainable Development are able to communicate ideas, problems and solutions, whether developed by them or taken over from others, to specialized personnel and not, verbally as in writing or via computer support. Communication skills are based on a solid competence in English.

Communication skills will be supported, stimulated and examined, in order to verify the achievement of the expected results, with activities of elaboration of projects, theoretical and empirical researches, reports on in-depth topics of which the communication skills of the students will be evaluated.

Students' ICT skills will also be assessed; to this end, students will be provided with adequate ICT resources. The thesis must be written in English

Learning skills

Graduates should have acquired the tools to address, in an original and autonomous way, specific problems concerning the analysis and resolution of economic problems related to the challenges posed by innovation and technological change in the context of the digital and ecological transition.

They must also be able to put into practice the knowledge and experience gained at the university in order to carry out a professional activity in an authoritative and autonomous manner, while also acquiring the ability to be able to update culturally and professionally as part of the necessary lifelong learning.

These results can be achieved through the use of traditional teaching methods, but also through research and application activities such as the final internship associated with the thesis.

In particular, students will be supported in the preparation of their final thesis in order to verify if they have acquired the capacity for autonomy and self-organization in dealing with a given subject of study, so that to be able to go beyond what they have learnt in courses during the two years study.

After passing all the tests of the training activities included in the study plan and having acquired at least 102 credits, the student, regardless of the number of university years, is allowed to take the final exam.

The final examination consists of a written dissertation written in an original way, with the candidate's personal contribution, useful for understanding, deepening or innovating a relevant topic in the chosen discipline, applying and refining methods or carrying out empirical tests.

The work is carried out under the guidance of a supervisor and a co-rapporteur, on topics related to the disciplines studied for the degree.

The thesis must be written in English.

The course prepares for the profession of (ISTAT coding1 ):

• Entrepreneurs and CEOs of large firms (1.2.1)
• Directors and managers of large firms (1.2.2)
• Entrepreneurs and managers of small enterprises (1.3.1)
• Management Specialists in the Public Administration - (2.5.1.1.1)
• Management and control specialists in private companies - (2.5.1.2.0)
• Specialists in economic systems - (2.5.3.1.1)
• Experts in the study, management and control of social phenomena - (2.5.3.2.1)
• Researchers and technicians graduated in political and social sciences - (2.6.2.7.2)