"The MICL intends to dispel that myth, by training leaders who are intrinsically innovative, and can turn their new ideas into practice, no matter what sector they work in."

Neill added that the course would be "akin" to an MBA, albeit at a "considerably lower cost".

The university said that graduates of the course could go on to gain senior management roles in either the private or the public sector, in areas such as systems engineering, business analysis, interaction design and computing games, in the IT sector.

Applications to the course can be made .