Departments at the School of Business, Innovation and Sustainability
The School of Business, Innovation and Sustainability has four departments.
Department of Business Studies
The Department of Business Studies conducts education and research with a particular focus on business economics.
Subject groups within the department are marketing, organisation and leadership, accounting/finance, economics, and law. The department’s research and education focuses on strategic management, international marketing and entrepreneurship, as well as economics.
The department is responsible for
- Business Administration and Economics Programme (four years),
- Construction and Real Estate Economics Programme (three years),
- International Marketing Programme (three years),
- Master’s Programme in Auditing and Banking (one year),
- Master's Programme in Strategic Entrepreneurship for International Growth (two years),
- Study Programme in Business and Economics (three years).
Department of Construction and Energy Engineering
The Department of Construction and Energy Engineering conducts education and research within construction and energy.
On the construction engineering programme, the focus is on construction design and project planning, partly on construction design and project management. The focus of the Energy Engineering Programme is renewable energy.
In energy engineering, research is conducted in district heating, wind power and smart energy use. In district heating, for example, low-temperature systems and the expansion of district heating in Europe and China are managed.
Construction engineering research is conducted within, among other things, management and organisation of construction processes, innovations, quality management in construction and sustainable construction in developing countries.
Department of Engineering and Innovation
The Department of Engineering and Innovation conducts education and research in mechanical engineering and innovation science, with a focus on technological development and organizational changes, innovation processes, and industrial dynamics.
The research focuses on innovation and product development work, functional surfaces, digital manufacturing, business models, and ecosystems.
The department is responsible for
- Innovation Management track within the Master's Programme in AI, Design, and Innovation for Professionals (one year),
- Master of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering, Sustainable Design and Innovation (five years),
- Master's Programme in Mechanical Engineering (one year),
- Master's Programme in Industrial Management and Innovation (two years),
- Programme in Innovation Engineering (three years).
Department of Environmental and Biosciences
The Department of Environmental and Biosciences conducts education and research in environmental science and biomedicine.
On the Biomedicine Programme - specialisation in exercise physiology, the body’s structure and function at molecular, cell, organ and entire body level are studied.
There are two different programmes within environmental science: Environment, Innovation and Sustainability, as well as Nature Conservation and Species Diversity. Here, studies include sustainability issues, nature conservation and environmental changes.
