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General Recommendation for the Award of Credit 
The Reference Degree Programme “
Innovation
Management
The part-time, extra-occupational
Master programme “Innovation Ma-
nagement” offered by the Carl von
Ossietzky University Oldenburg was
chosen as the reference degree pro-
gramme for the equivalence check.
This extra-occupational Master pro-
gramme was conceived in an interdisci-
plinary and cross-institutional manner
and is directed at future leaders in the
field of innovation management. The
programme’s blended learning design
is supplemented with attendance peri-
ods, learning networks and study ma-
terials. The primary goal is the capacity
building of (future) leaders in the field
of innovation management, in particular,
from technologically strong sectors. The
degree programme started in the winter
semester 2009/10.
Admission Requirements
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First academic degree (Bachelor/Di-
ploma or Master of Arts) and
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one year of professional experience.
Workload
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120 CPs,
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compulsory section with overall 96
CPs and elective section with 24 CPs.
Qualification Goals
Graduates are qualified to significantly
initiate and shape innovative strategies
and projects within their company.
Graduates are qualified to relate their
practical experiences in innovation
management to the theoretical foun-
dations and to enhance them.
Graduates are all-rounders in mana-
ging innovations and change.
Degree Awarded
Master of Arts (M.A.)
Accreditation
On June 21,2010,theMaster programme
“Innovation Management“ was awarded
with the quality seal of the Accreditati-
on-, Certification- and Quality Assurance
Institute ACQUIN
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Selected Study Modules
Based on brief descriptions, the ex-
pert examiner selected the following
study modules due to the expected
congruence between their learning
outcomes and those of the advanced
training programme:
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Innovation and Knowledge Manage-
ment (elective section 6 CPs),
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Innovation and Marketing (compulsory
section 6 CPs),
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Consequences of Innovation and
Social Responsibility (compulsory
section 6 CPs).
For further information visit
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oldenburg.de
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