The aim of the MSc Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management is to enable students to attain the essential critical knowledge of entrepreneurship, strategy and innovation management theory and its application. It aims to develop people who think differently, giving you the skills you need to take new and exciting ideas to market, and create successful businesses around them.
The course also gives students the opportunity to explore and critically assess what it means to be entrepreneurial and innovative in today's global market environment. It will give you insights into and practical experience of the issues facing new business ventures and renewing established businesses through fostering creativity, design, and new ways of thinking. It builds theoretical knowledge alongside the core business skills needed to start new enterprises and transform existing ones through innovations in product, process or business models.
You will also discover how to use innovation to make a difference in your own business and in other organisations, and learn about important areas of entrepreneurship including product development, intellectual property, and entrepreneurship theory and practice. The course builds core knowledge, raised to new levels by highlighting the networks and relationships needed for collaborative work in increasingly international markets for goods and services. You will then select from a range of options to focus your learning and execute a major practical exercise to help launch your new career.
Our expert academic team will guide your studies and help you develop a global perspective of the business world. We work closely with employers and professional bodies to ensure you have appropriate and relevant study opportunities for your personal and professional development.
The MSc Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management is delivered on a traditionally taught method with scheduled lectures, seminars and tutorials during taught semesters and the online learning environment. Combined, these allow students to develop skills for life in the knowledge economy.
The programme team has a commitment to high quality research led teaching, and they incorporate a wide variety of learning and teaching techniques to form a collaborative partnership with students to facilitate depth of learning and criticality. In this way, they are able to foster group interaction and allow students to engage with ideas, questions and discussions and learn from each other's pool of knowledge.
Modules have a structured approach in their design and students access the course content via Moodle, the virtual learning environment. All staff are developing modules to offer students a shared learning experience with other students and module tutors. They involve varying levels in using discussion boards and blogs and more interactive learning tools and techniques as well as the self-study materials.
Assessments relate directly to learning outcomes and one assessment usually covers a range of learning outcomes. Candidates are assessed in taught modules and by means of a dissertation or business plan module.
Summative assessment - for this programme is both challenging and creative. Students will face an assessment diet that focuses extensively upon the use of authentic assessment tasks and problem-based learning. Assessment on this programme, like the teaching is blended, with a wide variety of assessments, written tasks will require students to approach such tasks in unique and distinct ways (essay, business reports, business plan, case study analysis). Students will be required to present work verbally individually and as a group, to an audience. The completion of an end of programme research project will establish and capture the students independent study skills.
Support for students and their learning
A range of support is provided prior to and during the programme, including:
Student Charter
Induction Programme
University Student Handbook
Student Programme Handbook
Library and study skills packages
Library and learning resources
Tutorials
Open door policy to staff, especially programme director, year tutor and module leaders
University-wide IT facilities as well as programme-specific computer rooms
Access to Student Services including those offered by Disability support, Counselling,
Mental Health support, Finance and Welfare advice, I-Zone, Out of Hours assistance, Chaplaincy and Health Service.
Student Union representation and services including advocacy and support.
This course has a clear focus on both Entrepreneurship and Innovation and allows students to tailor their project to their own needs with the choice between a practical project or a Dissertation.
The course is delivered by research focused staff and incorporates input from Entrepreneurs and senior academics in the area of Entrepreneurship and Innovation.
Students on the MSc Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management will be encouraged to participate in the
Santander Universities Entrepreneurship Awards for students. The annual business pitching competitions aims at providing a financial boost to students and graduate business ventures in their early stages.
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