MAS in Applied Technology and CAS Applied Technology in Energy
New ETH Continuing Education Programme - Technology Training to Advance the Careers of Professionals with Non-Science Degrees
The new Master of Advanced Studies (MAS) in Applied Technology provides managers with the science and technology foundations needed to advance their careers - a kind of "reverse MBA" for people with a background in social sciences or economics.
Career advancement into middle and upper management often requires science and technology knowledge and understanding in addition to management skills. Professionals with science and engineering backgrounds can successfully use the MBA to develop their business knowledge and skills to advance their career. However, there has been no comparable opportunity for professionals with business or social science backgrounds to acquire the technical knowledge and skills necessary to understand the role of science and technology in their company’s success. This can slow or even stop their career advancement.
To address this need, ETH Zurich worked with industry to develop a new and innovative continuing education program, the Master of Advanced Studies in Applied Technology. This “Reverse MBA” provides training in the most important technologies impacting business today and helps participants understand how to apply these technologies in their industry.
The two-year, part-time MAS has a modular structure and consists of four CAS programmes (Certificate of Advanced Studies), which are also taken individually and completed with a CAS diploma. The first three CAS focus on specific technology areas: Information Technology, Manufacturing Technology and an elective of participant’s choice. One elective is the new CAS Applied Technology in Energy, which covers the science and practice of energy generation, transport and consumption at various scales. It will explore the technology trends that are driving change across several industries, such as energy, transportation, logistics, facility management, construction, electronics and manufacturing.
The fourth CAS in the MAS focuses on developing innovation skills within a corporate setting. For a Master's degree, students must complete the four CAS programs as well as an experimental project and the Master's thesis.
Further information is available on the MAS AT website and on the website of the CAS 3A Applied Technology in Energy.