The Master’s programme in Digital Business & Innovation aims to answer such questions by enabling students to form a bridge between business and technology. The curriculum links information systems with innovation management, covering everything from traditional enterprise resource planning systems to chatbots, artificial intelligence and social media. But more importantly, students learn how to innovate on products, services, processes and business models in a business context by using these new technologies.

Admission requirements In order to gain admission to our Master’s programme, you need to have at least a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited research university including at least three full years of academic study amounting to a minimum of 180 EC or equivalent. We do not require a GRE or GMAT test score (but encourage you to submit if you have one). You need to have successfully completed courses and studied literature related to the core of this programme, consisting of (or equivalents of): At least 30 EC in Business Administration courses, including at least 6 EC Information Systems, 6 EC Innovation Management, and 6 EC Research Methods (apart from statistics). Information Systems courses • Baltzan, P. (2015). Business Driven Technology (6th ed.). Boston, MA: McGraw-Hill. • or: Turban, E., King, D., Lee, J., Liang, T. & Turban, D. C. (2015), Electronic Commerce: A Managerial and Social Networks Perspective. 8th Ed. Springer Text. • or: Laudon, K. C & Laudon, J.P. (2015). Management Information Systems; Managing the Digital Firm. 14th Edition, Prentice Hall. Innovation Management courses • Tidd & Bessant (2013). Managing innovation. Integrating Technological, Market and Organizational Change. John Wiley & Sons. • or: Trott (2011). Innovation management and new product development (5ed). • or: Hislop, D. (2013). Knowledge Management in Organizations, (3rd ed.). Oxford University Press. • or: Schilling, M. (2015). Strategic management of technological innovation. (5th Ed.). Boston, MA: McGraw-Hill. Research Methods courses • Textbook such as: Saunders, M.N.K., Lewis, P. & A. Thornhill (2015). Research Methods for Business Students, 7th. Edition. • or: Coursera course such as: Qualitative Methods and/or Quantitative Methods Other Business Administration courses might include (but not limited too): • Strategy • Organization Theory • Business Economics Additional requirements Beyond these formal requirements, we look for hard-working and motivated students, who are dedicated to understand the domain, have a critical attitude, and a drive to make a change. Extra-curricular experiences, ranging from business experience, entrepreneurial experiences to volunteering are appreciated. We stimulate a collaborative attitude and are proud of a rich diversity among students. English language proficiency The admission board wants to stress the intensity of the programme: reading scientific articles and writing papers will be a key part, all in a very high pace. Your English language skills, both oral and written, are extremely important in this programme. As you will have to communicate frequently with your fellow students and you will be working with and for international companies. VU Amsterdam requires all applicants to take an English test. You can already apply online without having the test results. We do advise you to plan a test date as soon as possible. Below you will find the minimum English test scores for the programme: IELTS (academic): • Minimum general score 6,5 • Minimum score writing 6,0 TOEFL • Paper based test 580 • Internet based test 92-93 Cambridge English • Cambridge Proficiency Exam A, B, C • Cambridge Advanced Exam A, B, C