Are you looking for a Master's degree programme in which you learn to design in complex technical environments? But do you want more than ‘just’ technical skills? For example, do you want to look beyond the design of electric vehicles and concentrate on what is needed to implement electric transportation on a large scale? And therefore work on regulations, logistics, behavioural change, financial incentives etc., in order to bring innovations to life? Then choose the unique Master's degree programme in Complex Systems Engineering and Management (CoSEM).
The socio-technical environment
In the CoSEM Master's programme we explore the innovations in complex socio-technical environments. You learn to think about more than technology alone. After all, when designing technological innovations, you have to deal with matters such as existing regulations, subsidies, distribution channels and infrastructures, as well as interests, cultures and human behaviour. In order to achieve successful innovations, these aspects must be considered and used in your socio-technical design. These kinds of designs always have an ethical dimension and an international character. The programme therefore spends a great deal on ethical issues and has an international character.
Career prospect
Nice to know: the career prospects are excellent. 90% of CoSEM graduates find a full-time job within six months of graduating. Our students find employment with major Dutch and international companies such as Shell, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Exxon, Tennet, Eneco, and with government bodies and regulatory authorities. In addition, many work for start-up companies or go into business for themselves.
Choose your area of interest from the start
The Master's degree programme takes two years. You choose one of the four tracks at the beginning of the Master's programme, meaning that you will focus on socio-technical issues in your area of interest from the start. The tracks are based on major current social themes.
The programme starts with a joint bootcamp in which you start with designing in a socio-technical system. There is a lot of room to determine the content of the programme yourself. You can choose between four different tracks. In these tracks you’ll gain profound technical knowledge that you need to make a socio-technical design.
Design projects integrate the technology, systems engineering and management aspects. To ensure an interdisciplinary approach, groups are supervised by lecturers from widely differing sections.
