Since its inception, the objective of the Executive Master Media Innovation has been to educate students who can develop insightful media-related research and innovative, market-oriented media products. In order to do this, students are exposed to a wide variety of topics including media theory, business models, emerging technologies, user-centred design, communication theory, and more.

Focus

The Executive Master Media Innovation offers students a programme that trains them to systematically obtain the strategic skills necessary to be innovators. You will learn to look beyond the surface of digital media to reveal some very decisive core processes (ontologies), understand the way in which they function, and obtain the ability to apply these skills in creative innovative and future-orientated media products.

International

The Master Media Innovation is a highly international programme; not only are a large percentage of our students and lecturers international, but students will also come into contact with international researchers and industry partners during the programme. The media industry is a global industry, and graduates of the Master Media Innovation are equipped to work in that industry. 

The Executive Master Media Innovation is an international programme with lecturers from a number of academic and commercial disciplines in the field of digital media. The programme has a unique, multidisciplinary approach; training students to acquire analytical skills and to look beyond the surface of digital media, while encouraging them to apply those skills practically in innovative media concepts.  The programme takes place online and covers 12 months; it is comprised of four modules (44 ECTS), an industry case (3 ECTS) and a graduation project (13 ECTS). 

Details on these aspects can be found as follows:

Media Theory (11 ECTS credits)

The Media theory module introduces you to the field of (contemporary) Media Studies and Media Theory. Media Studies is defined as an academic interdisciplinary field of study that deals with the content, history and effects of various media. In order to reflect this interdisciplinary nature, the module will introduce several theoretical angles and subjects including, but not limited to, transmedia, semiotics, digital (media) ethics, and narratology.

Business (11 ECTS credits)

The Business module aims at providing you with knowledge, tools and practical insight necessary in managing intellectual property, strategy, innovation, business models, and consumer behaviour. Besides generic concepts and topics, particular characteristics in the media and entertainment industry will be emphasised.

Media Technology (11 ECTS credits)

Media Technology has been developed on the basis of three pillars: methods for understanding and eliciting user requirements; principles for prototyping the user interface and user interaction for the proposed concept; and aspects addressing the technical feasibility of the proposed concept. The backdrop framework of the module is human-computer interaction (HCI) and user-centred design. The module assumes that students possess no prior technical or programming knowledge and is thus suitable for students from all disciplines.

Research and Communication Studies (11 ECTS credits)

The objective of this module is twofold; first, it provides you with a solid understanding of research methods and the general knowledge and basic practical skills of conducting applied scientific research at master's level and applying research insights to create innovations. Secondly, it gives you a theoretical grounding in communication theory and academic skills and theory based argumentation in general. These two objectives are thus entwined throughout the duration of the programme.

Industry case (3 ECTS credits)

Since a considerable amount of the teaching material has a strategic content, the Executive Master Media Innovation also utilises an industry case study, which is presented to the you alongside the four modules. Every year, a different industry client is selected and offers a real-world case to our master's students, giving them the opportunity to utilise theory obtained within the programme and apply this theory to the solution of real-world problems. Every year involves a unique case but the core concept - students using their knowledge of media theory, business and technology, to solve core problems and suggest conceptual solutions - remains a consistent factor. The industry client is involved in establishing the case problem, providing formative feedback, and helping to provide assessment of the student’s final work. Examples of clients are: IBM, KLM, and Samsung.

Final graduation project (13 ECTS credits)

In the final part of the programme, students choose one of two graduation options; either a pure-thesis or a product-based graduation track. In both options, you will write a thesis in which you reflect on the knowledge acquired, while in the product-based graduation track you will also work under supervision in creating conceptual documentation and an electronic prototype of your innovative idea.

An innovator who has completed this master’s in media is equipped to initiate, design and manage complex processes, seamlessly integrating technology, content, design, business and market analysis. They anticipate future market needs and timing, and translate analytical insights into creative product development. 

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