Master of Technology Innovation and Leadership (MTechInnnovLead)
Master of Technology Innovation and Leadership (MTechInnnovLead)
Program Code
MTIL
Program Faculty
Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Economics
Academic Year
2025
These Program Rules should be read in conjunction with the University's policies (https://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies).
Overview
The Master of Technology Innovation and Leadership is designed to provide a comprehensive, up-to-date understanding of concepts, techniques and professional applications in technology innovation and leadership to graduates of various disciplines.
The Master of Technology Innovation and Leadership is an AQF Level 9 Masters qualification with a standard full-time duration of 2 years. Students may be eligible to complete the program in a full-time standard duration of 1.5 years on the basis of prior learning.
Program Learning Outcomes
- Critically analyse, reflect on and synthesise technological market, economic, business and environmental data to improve the management and leadership of technological innovation.
- Describe to specialist and non-specialist audiences, emerging technologies within a specific technical domain and their potential to address industry needs.
- Plan, lead and communicate technological innovation that is respectful of ethical, social, cultural and environmental issues and concerns.
- Design and conduct self-directed academic or applied research that harness technological innovation to support and encourage enterprising and/or creative human endeavor.
Conditions
Interruption of program: Students must apply for permission from the Faculty before taking a Leave of Absence. Any extension of the leave without approval will result in the loss of place in the program but an application may be made to be re-admitted to the program subject to the admission procedures in place at the time.
Program Maximum Duration: As specified in Table 1 of the Coursework Academic Programs Policy, this program must be completed within a Maximum Duration which includes any periods of non-enrolment, leave of absence or approved study at other institutions for credit towards a Program.
Academic Program Rules for Master of Technology Innovation and Leadership
There shall be a Master of Technology Innovation and Leadership.
Qualification Requirements
To qualify for the degree of Master of Technology Innovation and Leadership, students must complete satisfactorily a program of study consisting of the following requirements with a combined total of not less than 48 units, comprising:
- Core Courses to the value of 12 units.
- Entrepreneurship/Business Closed Electives to the value of 12 units.
- Technology Closed Electives to the value of 12 units.
- Research courses to the value of 9 units. If studying a PhD pathway, research courses to the value of 12 units.
- Elective to the value of 3 units. This is not required if studying a PhD pathway.
Core Courses
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Core Courses
To satisfy the requirements for Core Courses students must complete courses to the value of 12 units.
Core Courses
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ENTREP 7000 Leading New Product Innovation 3 ENTREP 7001 Navigating Commercialisation Pathways 3 ENTREP 7002 Strategic Innovation Management 3 ENTREP 7003 Entrepreneurial Business Development 3 -
Research
To satisfy the requirements for Research, students must complete courses to the value of either 9 units, or 12 units if completing the PhD pathway.
All of the following courses must be completed:
If studying 9 units of Research
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value COMMERCE 7039 Business Research Methods (M) 3 and
Courses to the value of 6 units from the following:
BUSINESS 7002 Advanced Deloitte Internship (3 units)
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ABLEINT 7001 ABLE Internship Postgraduate 3 ENTREP 7020 Design Thinking 3 ENTREP 7900 eChallenge 3 or
All of the following courses must be completed:
If studying the PhD pathway
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ENTREP 7061A Research in Entrepreneurship Part 1 0 ENTREP 7061B Research in Entrepreneurship Part 2 12
Electives
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Entrepreneurship/Business Closed Electives
To satisfy the requirements for Entrepreneurship/Business Closed Electives students must complete courses to the value of 12 units.
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value COMMGMT 7027 Strategic Management (M) 3 ENTREP 5036 Entrepreneurial Concepts and Mindset 3 ENTREP 7022 Creativity and Innovation 3 PROJMGNT 7038 Project Leadership and Communication 3 -
Technology Closed Electives
To satisfy the requirements for Technology Closed Electives students must complete courses to the value of 12 units.
Courses to the value of 12 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value COMMGMT 7031 Artificial Intelligence for Business 3 COMP SCI 7212 Human and Ethical Factors in Computer Science 3 COMP SCI 7327 Concepts in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning 3 COMP SCI 7328 Concepts in Cyber Security 3 MATHS 7027 Mathematical Foundations of Data Science 3 MATHS 7105 Data Literacy 3 -
Electives
Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:
Any postgraduate coursework course offered by the University that is available to the student. This is not required if studying a PhD pathway.