Innovation Management in Social and Education Sector Master’s Programme

Are you ambitious and work in a public institute, the non-economic sector or with and for non-governmental organisations and want to develop management skills? Does lifelong learning present a challenge for your personal development? Are you ambitious and want to engage in complex management tasks in social and educational institutions? Getting a master’s degree in social and education sector will open new opportunities for promoting your career.

In-demand competencies that you will develop

Leadership and management

Managing others so as to build relationships and advanced strategies for successful operations.

Innovation management

Mastering change in business management and strategic innovation management through creative thinking.

Organisation and management of social activities

Creating interdisciplinary connections and enabling networking for various target groups in diverse social and cultural communities.

Social competencies and excellent communication

Cooperating with various target groups for successful, ethical, and sustainable development.

Innovative education

Mastering the latest trends and integrating innovations by using modern technologies.

Programme structure

1st year (60 ECTS)

Compulsory Courses

Economic, environmental and social aspects of sustainable development and glocalisation 9 ECTS
Advanced technology supported enterprise management 9 ECTS
Creative human resource management for competitive advantage 9 ECTS
Innovative business processes, relations and models 9 ECTS
Funding non profit organisations 9 ECTS
Research methodology 9 ECTS
Public policy and project management in the public sector 6 ECTS

2nd year (60 ECTS)

Study field: Social

Kreativno upravljanje z inovacijami v storitveni dejavnosti 6 ECTS
Theory and practice of Charity and Solidarity 6 ECTS
Measuring and Assuring the Quality of life 6 ECTS

Study field: Innovative online Education

Innovations in online learning 6 ECTS
Trends in online education 6 ECTS
Management of online education 6 ECTS

Compulsory Courses

Integrative project 6 ECTS
Elective courses 1 and 2 (6 ECTS + 6 ECTS)
Master's thesis 24 ECTS

Elective courses list

Elective courses are chosen by the student from a common pool of elective courses, provided they are not also compulsory courses within the student’s program. The faculty offers those elective courses for which a sufficient number of students have registered.

Business for Social Responsibility and Business Ethics 6 ECTS
Intelectual Property 6 ECTS
Chinese with Asian Business Culture 6 ECTS
Cognitive behavioural coaching 6 ECTS
Communication and Lobbying 6 ECTS
International Business Law 6 ECTS
International marketing 6 ECTS
International Business Finance 6 ECTS
Measuring and Assuring the Quality of life 6 ECTS
Advanced Artificial Intelligence for Business Innovation and Digital Management 6 ECTS
Personal coaching 6 ECTS
Positive Psychology 6 ECTS
Attraction, Selection, and Employment of Staf 6 ECTS
Educational psychology 6 ECTS
The Psyhology of Leadership 6 ECTS
Sustainable and smart mobility systems 6 ECTS
Sustainable human resource management and Health and Safety Management 6 ECTS
Energy management in cities, smart buildings and processes 6 ECTS
Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and Business Intelligence (BI) 6 ECTS
Big Data Management 6 ECTS

Curricula of Elective Courses