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Description of the title
The Master’s Degree in Science, Technology and Innovation Studies is an official degree from the Universities of Oviedo (UNIOVI), Valencia Polytechnic (UPV) and Salamanca (USAL), which arises from the merger of two masters, the Social Studies of Science and Technology by the USAL and the Scientific Culture and Innovation by the UNIOVI and the UPV.
We train experts and researchers in scientific culture, politics and citizen participation and in responsible science and innovation management, who can act as mediators between R&D&I systems and society, the business fabric or the political sphere.
The Master offers three specialties:
- Innovation Studies (UPV)
- Scientific Culture (UNIOVI)
- Science and Technology Policies and Citizen Participation (USAL)
Objectives of the degree
The objective of the Master is to provide knowledge and competencies for the promotion of experts in the culture, management and policies of science, technology and innovation.
Science, Technology and Innovation are determining factors in the economic and cultural development of today’s society. This Master will provide you with an updated knowledge of the different aspects of the science, technology and innovation system, as well as the existing mechanisms of interaction with society and business.
Career opportunities
The career opportunities for this master’s degree are diverse and span multiple sectors, offering opportunities in management, communication, mediation, policy and teaching.
- R&D Project Management: In companies, public administration departments and in the third sector (NGOs, Cooperatives, MediaLabs).
- Science and Innovation Management: In companies and public administration departments.
- Communication and Outreach: Science, technology and innovation communicators and social communicators.
- Social Mediation among Agents: Professionals and social entrepreneurs who develop a mediation work with the business, academic and social environment.
- Science and Technology Policies: Members of the Cabinets for the study of science, technology and innovation policies in public administrations and research organizations.
- Teaching and Research: University Professors and Researchers in Social Studies of Science, Technology and Innovation
Aimed primarily at
MUECTI is aimed at students from any university degree or equivalent qualification who are interested in developing a professional or research career in issues related to the culture and policy of science and innovation.
- Students of any university degree.
- Graduates with an interest in the culture and politics of science.
- Applicants aspiring to develop a research career in innovation.
Structure of the master’s program
Credits: 60 ECTS
Mandatory:24 ects |Electives:24 ects |External internships:0 ects |Final Master’s thesis (TFM):12 ects
Module 1. Module 1 :24 ects mandatory
Subject:Historical perspective of Science, Technology and Innovation studies.
Minimum credits: 6 | Character: Mandatory
Subject:New perspectives on science, technology and innovation studies
Minimum credits: 6 | Character: Mandatory
Subject:Tools for Science, Technology and Innovation Studies
Minimum credits: 6 | Character: Mandatory
Subject:Conceptual and methodological tools
Minimum credits: 6 | Character: Mandatory
Module 2. Module 2 :24 ects mandatory
Subject:Concept and dimensions of scientific culture
Minimum credits: 6 | Character: Elective
Subject:Measurement and promotion of scientific culture
Minimum credits: 6 | Character: Elective
Subject:Social communication of science
Minimum credits: 6 | Character: Elective
Subject:Instruments for the promotion of scientific culture
Minimum credits: 6 | Character: Elective
Subject:Research in scientific culture: case studies
Minimum credits: 6 | Character: Elective
Subject:Gender and scientific culture
Minimum credits: 6 | Character: Elective
Subject:External internships (Specialty: Scientific Culture)
Minimum credits: 6 | Character: Elective
Note: In this subject a maximum of 6 ECTS can be carried out in external curricular internships (the syllabus contemplates a maximum of 6 ECTS for external curricular internships).
Subject:Innovation Systems
Minimum credits: 6 | Character: Elective
Subject:Ethics and innovation
Minimum credits: 6 | Character: Elective
Subject:Innovation culture
Minimum credits: 6 | Character: Elective
Subject:Technological innovation and beyond: innovation strategies in non-conventional industries
Minimum credits: 6 | Character: Elective
Subject:Entrepreneurship
Minimum credits: 6 | Character: Elective
Subject:Innovation and Business
Minimum credits: 6 | Character: Elective
Subject:External internships (Specialization in Innovation Studies)
Minimum credits: 6 | Character: Elective
Note: In this subject a maximum of 6 ECTS can be carried out in external curricular internships (the syllabus contemplates a maximum of 6 ECTS for external curricular internships).
Subject:Models of citizen participation in science and technology
Minimum credits: 6 | Character: Elective
Subject:Models of science and technology policies in the world.
Minimum credits: 6 | Character: Elective
Subject:Science and technology management
Minimum credits: 6 | Character: Elective
Subject:Responsible and collaborative research
Minimum credits: 6 | Character: Elective
Subject:Social impact, sustainability and risk management policies
Minimum credits: 6 | Character: Elective
Subject:Societal challenges of frontier science and technology.
Minimum credits: 6 | Character: Elective
Subject:Externship (Specialization in Science and Technology Policy and Citizen Participation)
Minimum credits: 6 | Character: Elective
Note: In this subject a maximum of 6 ECTS can be carried out in external curricular internships (the syllabus contemplates a maximum of 6 ECTS for external curricular internships).
Module 3. Module 3 :12 ects final degree project
Subject:Tfm
Minimum credits: 12 | Character: Final Degree Project
Internships
During your studies you can do external internships to get closer to the professional reality. You can do them in companies, public administrations or other organizations. You will have to find the organization where you wish to do the internship yourself. Please note that internships are not compulsory to complete the master’s degree.
Curricular
They are included in the Syllabus. The subject is optional and has 6 ECTS and, therefore, a duration of 150 hours.
Extracurricular
These are internships that students may perform on a voluntary basis during their training period and that, although they have the same purposes as the curricular internships, are not part of the corresponding Study Plan. However, they will be included in the European Diploma Supplement in accordance with the regulations in force. They shall have a maximum duration of 40% of the duration of the degree. In no case may they exceed 600 hours.
Research and access to Ph.
The MUECTI is considered as a master’s degree related to the Doctoral Program in Design, Manufacturing and Industrial Process Management of the UPV.
The lines of research of the Master in Science, Technology and Innovation Studies are:
- Territorial, Organizational, Environmental and Social Innovation
- Collaboration and Co-creation of Knowledge, Education, Employment and Skills.
- Design and Evaluation of Innovation Policies
- Economics of Science, Technology and Innovation
- Science and Technology of Circular Waste Management
- Gamification in knowledge generation environments
- Science and Technology applied to Social Responsibility
- Applicability of the Innovation System concept: agents and relationships.
- The valorization of knowledge from knowledge-producing institutions
- Contributions from science and innovation to the circular economy and the bioeconomy.
- Disruptive technologies and their systemic framework: potential and possibilities for success in the field of innovation
- Research Ethics and Academic Integrity
- Responsible Research Innovation
- Ethical issues in knowledge transfer
- Ethical Challenges of Artificial Intelligence
- Priorities of innovation and knowledge transfer policies
- Mission-oriented innovation in cities
- Innovative Public Procurement
- Entrepreneurship and Entrepreneurial Ecosystems
- University-Company Relations: Knowledge Exchange and Transfer
- Entrepreneurial Organizations
- Innovation Culture
The Master’s Degree in Science, Technology and Innovation Studies is an interuniversity master’s degree in which the following participate:
- University of Salamanca
- University of Oviedo
- Polytechnic University of Valencia
Master’s Thesis
The Master’s Thesis (TFM) consists of 12 ECTS credits. It must be prepared individually and must demonstrate the knowledge and skills acquired during the teaching period.
The work will consist of the elaboration of an original research that will be presented in the form of a scientific article with the structure and format of this type of articles according to the journals in the field of social studies on science, technology and innovation or similar.
Once the TFM has been deposited, it must be defended orally before an examining board.
The TFM can only be deposited and defended once all the subjects of the Master have been passed.
