In 2006, the Danish Government introduced a national program for user-driven innovation. As part of the program, the Ministry for Research, Technology and Development gave universities possibilities for obtaining funding for new research and education programs with relevance for consumer knowledge and user competencies. As a result, University of Copenhagen proposed a new masters in Business Anthropology.

In response to requests from the business world for anthropological competencies, the Department of Anthropology at Copenhagen University is developing the two-year Masters programme Anthropology and People-Centred Business. The participants in the programme will be trained to be an academic part of business relations, where they develop and use anthropological methods, abilities and knowledge.

The first class is expected to begin in September 2009. The programme is foreseen to consist of 8 courses, a 16-week field study or internship, and a Master’s thesis. A maximum of 15 students will be admitted to the programme annually.

Read more:
http://antropologi.ku.dk/uddannelser/nuvstuderende/erhvervskandidat/

Source: Department of Anthropology, University of Copenhagen.