Career opportunities - Master in Management of Innovation and Sustainable Business Development
Career opportunities
The MSc programme provides opportunities for careers within sustainability, innovation, entrepreneurship and management. You will develop competences and in-depth knowledge in sustainability management, innovation management, sustainable business development, change management, systems thinking, customer-driven innovation and entrepreneurship, all of which are highly attractive in the workplace. The MSc leads to a variety of career paths, and you wil be able to work at different levels in an organization including corporate management.
Among others, graduates can work in:
- Consulting - With specialized expertise in innovation, business development and sustainability you can consider a career with consultancies, giving professional advice within your area of expertise to clients.
- Private sector - In the fast-paced world of business, companies need employees with competence in sustainability, innovation and change management. Graduates are qualified for positions such as head of sustainability, ESG analyst, innovation manager, business manager or project manager.
- Public sector - Governments have a key role in enabling sustainability and change in society. They need employees with process competence in sustainability, innovation and change management.
- Entrepreneur - You will have the opportunity to work on own business ideas during the master's degree. The skills and knowledge you develop in the MSc equips you to pursue a career as an entrepreneur.
- Researcher - With our MSc, you can also continue your search for knowledge in a PhD program. See more about the research education at NTNU here.
Further studies – PhD
Do you have passion for research? Would you like to further knowledge within your discipline and make a real impact in your field? A PhD may be something for you.
Our MSc in Management of Innovation and Sustainable Business Developmeent, qualifies you to apply for admission to a PhD programme.
A PhD open up careers in senior management in academia, business and administration.
Read more about the PhD Programme at the Faculty of Economics:
What does the industry say?
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"The world is changing, so going forward, we have to understand how we can turn this into a business opportunity, and we need people who are effective agents of change to do this. The MSc programme, MISBD, is very important because it helps to build this expertise alongside a forward-looking and change-focused business community, providing the prerequisites for contributing to responsible value creation in North-West Norway."- Cecilie Myrstad, Manager Sustainability Department at Sparebanken Møre
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“This looks like a really relevant and exciting program, with so many possibilities for work in different industries within marketing, innovation and management. Any company can make use of this and graduates will fit into a wide range of roles. I wish I’d been able to take this program myself!”
- Patricia Larsen, Employer Branding Manager in Vard.
