M.Sc. in Science and Technology Policy (STP)

Admissions

Admission to STP is either through talents admission route or national university entrance exam (concour) for Iranian nationals. For international students, please seek advice from the international affairs office. The number of students admitted to this major from concour is 20 students for each year.

Requirements

Students must complete 6 core courses, 2 technology and innovation policy specialization courses, and 1 optional course according to the lists in the following tables. It is strongly recommended that students take M.Sc. thesis or capstone project as a substantive piece of research work. However, students can choose to take two additional optional courses instead of M.Sc. thesis. Please note that not all optional courses are offered during each semester. The usual length of study for this major is 4 semesters. Students often start working on their M.Sc. thesis during the third semester and defend it in the fourth or fifth semester.

  • Core Courses:

    • Public Policy Analysis
    • Introduction to Science and Technology Policy
    • Innovation Systems
    • Science and technology studies
    • Economics for policy making
    • Policy implementation
    • Statistical Methods for Public Policy

  • Optional Courses

     
    • Technology, Innovation and Development
    • Water and Environment Economics and Policy
    • Economic Development
    • Strategic Management of Technology
    • Game theory
    • Seminar on Innovation