Innovation Management in the Public Service

This Innovation Management in the Public Service course begins in January each year. The next intake will be in January 2018.  The closing date for applications is December 2017.

The highly successful Master of Science in Innovation Management in the Public Sector develops the leadership talent of public sector managers in order to deliver significant organisational improvement in participating organisations. It draws on the real life experience of its participants and is the only North-South programme of its kind.

This programme has been developed by LYIT and Ulster University in collaboration with the Office of An Taoiseach and the Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister who were integral to deciding on the content, structure and philosophy of the programme.

Key Features
Focused towards developing responses to key public reform agenda issues
Leading national and international best practice speakers
Discussion-based mode of delivery
8 x 2 day block delivery over 2 years
Action learning communities of practice reflective learning approach
Assessment is assignment based and centred on work issues
Dissertation held on major in-house and organisational project
Residential modules based in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.