MA in Leading Innovation and Change — Lead from Cote d'Ivoire
Change creates opportunities for people who can turn ideas into action. Study the MA in Leading Innovation and Change online while living in Cote d'Ivoire, and develop ways to think about innovation, leadership and organisational change.
Offered by York St John University in exclusive partnership with Robert Kennedy College, the programme brings internationally applicable theory into a flexible learning experience. You can continue building your career where you are while preparing to lead what comes next.
Earn a British Degree with International Recognition
Graduating with a degree awarded by York St John University gives you a British qualification that can help you present your expertise to employers and collaborators internationally. It is a way to demonstrate your commitment to advanced study and professional growth.
Recognition requirements can vary by country, employer and profession, but a British degree can be a valuable credential when pursuing opportunities across borders. The programme’s ideas about leading innovation and change can be applied in a wide range of international settings.
Study 100% Online
You can complete the programme entirely online without relocating or putting your life in Cote d'Ivoire on hold. Study alongside your professional and personal commitments, wherever you do your best work.
Online delivery makes it easier to plan a route through the degree that suits your circumstances. As completion time can vary, consult the course catalogue for current information about the programme’s expected duration and study requirements.
Learn Without Scheduled Online Attendance
You do not need to be online at specific times or dates to attend live classes. That freedom can make it easier to fit study around work, family responsibilities and changing schedules.
Rather than organising your day around a fixed lecture time, you can decide when to engage with learning materials and contribute to your studies. You will still need to meet applicable academic deadlines, but the learning experience gives you room to manage your time.
Take Your Studies Wherever You Go
Whether you are at home, travelling for work or moving between destinations, you can keep learning from anywhere in the world. Your studies do not have to stop when your location changes.
The mobile app lets you download study materials and watch lectures offline. It is a practical way to make use of travel time or continue studying when a reliable internet connection is not available.
Show What You Know Through Open-Book Assessments
Open-book assessments offer an alternative to classical question-and-answer exams. Instead of focusing on recalling information under closed-book conditions, you can draw on learning resources as you develop your responses.
This approach gives you an opportunity to demonstrate how you interpret concepts, build arguments and apply ideas about innovation and change. Those are valuable habits for professionals making decisions in complex organisations.
Learn from Faculty with Global Academic Experience
Faculty and tutors include graduates of world-renowned universities such as Oxford, Harvard, EPFL, the University of Basel and Washington University in St. Louis. Their varied academic backgrounds can bring different perspectives to your learning.
As you explore leadership and change, that breadth can help you consider challenges from more than one angle. It is an opportunity to learn within an academic community shaped by international experience.
Join a Truly International Learning Community
Students from more than 130 countries bring a wide range of experiences and viewpoints to the learning community. Studying alongside people with different professional backgrounds can broaden how you think about leading change across organisations and borders.
Alumni work for international organisations and companies including the United Nations, Google, the ICRC, the World Bank, Microsoft, Intel, Samsung, Tencent, Siemens and Sony. Their career paths illustrate the breadth of the wider alumni community, though individual career outcomes will vary.
Plan Ahead with Interest-Free Monthly Instalments
Programme fees can be paid in up to 18 monthly interest-free instalments. This option can help you spread payments over time as you plan for your studies.
Being able to anticipate monthly payments may make it easier to fit a master’s degree into your budget. Check the current fee information for the applicable amounts and payment terms.
Bring New Perspectives to Opportunities in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire’s cocoa and cashew sectors, along with the wider food-processing industry, offer opportunities for graduates interested in improving how organisations develop products, coordinate teams and adapt to change. The programme’s leadership and innovation concepts can help you approach challenges across agricultural value chains with a more strategic perspective.
In logistics and trade, the ports of Abidjan and San-Pedro connect businesses to regional and international markets. Graduates working with supply chains, transport or related services may find the programme’s approaches useful when evaluating new processes, guiding teams through change or considering how organisations respond to evolving demands.
Growing digital services, financial technology and infrastructure initiatives also create space for people who can connect ideas with implementation. Whether your ambitions lie in an established organisation or a new venture, studying innovation and change can help you ask sharper questions, work with others and pursue opportunities in Cote d'Ivoire with confidence.
Ready to explore what your next chapter could look like? Request our course catalogue to learn more about the programme.