Strategy and Innovation

Overview

Students develop a blend of individual competencies necessary to be successful managers, including teamwork, communication, and leadership skills, coupled with organisational level insights into how firms can design strategies and innovate to deliver value for customers. It is suited to both recent graduates interested in developing a graduate management career and experienced managers and entrepreneurs interested in developing the skills and capabilities necessary to develop and implement strategic initiatives and lead organisations.

If you are a recent graduate seeking to build a career in management; mid-career specialist looking to move into management; or a senior manager wondering how to build effective, efficient, and innovative solutions for the operational and strategic problems of your organisation; then this is the master’s degree for you.

The Strategy and Innovation programme from Maynooth University provides you with the knowledge and skills necessary to identify and solve operational and strategic problems that real organisations face. Successful managers need to be able to analyse problems, make decisions, work in and lead teams, communicate solutions, and find innovative and effective ways to translate strategies into action. Our approach to learning is to blend the development of advanced specialist knowledge and capabilities with practical application. Our programme is focused on your career success. We develop skills that you need to be an effective manager.

Career

The programme develops you as a manager who can create value for private and public organisations with analytic, personal, and decision-making capabilities to be an effective contributor in teams that identify and solve complex operational and strategic problems faced by organisations. 

For recent graduates, this master’s gives you the skills necessary for a career in consultancy, general management, and business analysis. For those with work experience, this degree helps you transition from a role as a technical specialist into a managerial role, or to develop the skills needed to advance to senior management. The Work Placement and Business Research Project options are particularly valuable to employers, as they demonstrate your ability to apply your learning in the world of work.