International Technology Management Course (G30-TMI)

Learning journey

2 years · English

Year 1 Introductory courses (required core) in the methodologies of technology management for innovation Project practicums (project-based training courses), including group work and site visits Group A (Technology Development): Management of Technology and Product Development; Technology Roadmapping; Organizations for Technology Development; Advanced Technology Management; Financial Innovation and Fintech; Economics of Innovation Policy and Management; Exercise for Deep Tech Entrepreneurship; Deep Learning; Data-Driven Startup Practicum; Data-Driven Business Planning Practicum… Group B (Economic and Management Sciences): Finance and Accounting; Corporate Strategy; Comprehensive Business Administration; Global Production Systems; Risk and Regulatory Policy; Management and Policymaking for Advanced Energy Technologies; Information Science for Financial Resilience; Risk Management; Web Engineering and Business Models; Empirical Methods in Applied Economics… Year 2 Master's thesis and final examination Completion of the group rule: at least three classes from Group A, three from Group B and one from Group C · 3 classes Remaining Group A / B / C classes and further project practicums Completion At least 30 credits, accepted master's thesis, passed final examination · 30 credits At least 3 Group A classes + 3 Group B classes + 1 Group C class
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Year 1

Students enrol on 1 October at the Hongo Campus and begin the taught programme. The department describes introductory courses as the required core: Introductory courses (required core) are designed to instill the basic methodologies involved in technology management for innovation.

Core course blocks

Introductory courses (required core) in the methodologies of technology management for innovation
Project practicums (project-based training courses), including group work and site visits

Electives

Group A (Technology Development): Management of Technology and Product Development; Technology Roadmapping; Organizations for Technology Development; Advanced Technology Management; Financial Innovation and Fintech; Economics of Innovation Policy and Management; Exercise for Deep Tech Entrepreneurship; Deep Learning; Data-Driven Startup Practicum; Data-Driven Business Planning Practicum…
Group B (Economic and Management Sciences): Finance and Accounting; Corporate Strategy; Comprehensive Business Administration; Global Production Systems; Risk and Regulatory Policy; Management and Policymaking for Advanced Energy Technologies; Information Science for Financial Resilience; Risk Management; Web Engineering and Business Models; Empirical Methods in Applied Economics…
Group C (Social Strategy / Intellectual Property Management): Science, Technology, and Industrial Policy; Intellectual Property Management; Intellectual Property and Innovation Management; Global Business Strategy and Policy; Knowledge Society Management; Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy; Science, Technology and Public Policy; Introduction to the Creation of Artifacts I…
Company internship (electronics, automobile, trading, international law and consulting firms in past years)
Overseas training with transcosmos inc., about one week in the summer break
Subsidiary education programmes with their own certificates: STIG, Transdisciplinary Education Program on Resilience Engineering, Training Program for Advanced Technology Entrepreneurship, WINGS-CFS, GSDM
Supplementary Japanese courses provided if necessary, plus the free School of Engineering Japanese language classes

Company internship (electronics, automobile, trading, international law and consulting firms in past years) — domains

electronics
automobile
trading
international law and consulting firms in past years
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Year 2

The second year completes the course-group requirement and centres on TMI research and the master's thesis, written on a topic of their own choosing. The degree is awarded once the thesis is accepted and the final examination passed.

Core course blocks

Master's thesis and final examination
Completion of the group rule: at least three classes from Group A, three from Group B and one from Group C (3 classes)

Electives

Remaining Group A / B / C classes and further project practicums
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Completion

Both the programme-wide rule and the course-specific group rule apply. Programme-wide: enroll for a period of at least 2 years, complete the required courses, earn more than 30 credits, receive the necessary research guidance, and e) have the master's thesis accepted and pass the final examinations. A Master's degree (Engineering) will be granted.

Core course blocks

At least 30 credits, accepted master's thesis, passed final examination (30 credits)
At least 3 Group A classes + 3 Group B classes + 1 Group C class
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