MSc Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management

If you are looking to develop your own start-up, launch the next big digital platform, grow an existing family business, use innovation as a catalyst for change in a multinational organisation, or create a social enterprise to have the maximum positive impact, then this course is for you.

Our new MSc in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management will give you both the theoretical understanding of the latest start-up and tech thinking, as well as the practical skills to navigate a complex future and lead accelerated business growth. The programme is designed to craft your business skills to enable you to manage uncertainty, develop robust initiatives, and lead accelerated business growth in your chosen venture.

You will learn from professionals and practitioners who have experience across the spectrum of entrepreneurship and innovation, as well as leading academics who will integrate the latest research and thinking into their teaching.

We will not only equip you with fundamental business skills, but also expose you to new ideas, ways of working, and the tools and frameworks that are essential to being an entrepreneur in the ‘age of acceleration’.

Incorporating practical activities, including hackathons, design sprints, and live business cases, you will develop your entrepreneurial skills and learn first-hand how to adapt and manage innovation.

Programme structure

The programme is divided into units of study called modules which are assigned a number of 'credits'. The credit rating of a module is proportional to the total workload, with 1 credit being nominally equivalent to 10 hours of work.

Please note that programme structures may be subject to change.

Learning and teaching

The MSc in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management is not your typical postgraduate programme. You will be exposed to a wide variety of innovative learning experiences, such as hackathons and design sprints, in conjunction with more traditional approaches such as lectures, group-work and tutorials.

You will ‘learn by doing’ with a small cohort of like-minded students, looking to disrupt traditional ways of working and affect change.

Every effort is made to offer a high standard of diverse learning experiences making each subject accessible. This will range from pre-online learning to one-to-one coaching.

Modules are assessed through a mixture of group work, coursework, project work and examinations; the weighting of each of these components will vary according to the academic requirements of the module.

Entry requirements 2020

• UG degree 2:2 in any subject and IELTS 7.0 or above no less than 6.0 in any section.
• IELTS (Academic) At least 7.0 overall and no less than 6.0 in any other section.
• TOEFL IBT* At least 100 with minimum scores of 21 for writing, 21 for listening, 22 for reading and 23 for speaking.

International students

If you are an international student, please visit our international equivalency pages to enable you to see if your existing academic qualifications meet our entry requirements.

Careers

The MSc in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management will equip you to work quickly and confidently in identifying opportunities and transforming them into tangible ventures. This programme builds the knowledge and skills to allow you to determine your own career path, be that creating impact through social entrepreneurship, implementing innovation into a multinational organisation, accelerating the growth of a family business, or creating the next successful digital start-up in a garage – it’s up to you.

Developing your skills and career prospects

The University of Exeter Business School provides a wide range of support to help you develop skills for employability and enterprise.

The University of Exeter , in the south-west of the UK, is one of the top universities in the world. Our two locations in Exeter and Cornwall offer beautiful campuses in vibrant communities and are ideal environments in which to study and live.

We received our Royal Charter in 1955, although our predecessor institutions, the Royal Albert Memorial College and the University College of the South West of England, were established in 1900 and 1922 respectively.

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Why Exeter?

Here are just a few reasons to choose the University of Exeter:

• TEF Gold award for teaching excellence
  • Consistently delivering outstanding teaching, learning and outcomes for our students
• Research excellence
  • 98% of our research is of international quality, with 82% rated world-leading or internationally excellent
• Top 200 of universities worldwide
• Graduate employability
  • 95% of graduates in employment or further study six months after graduation (DHLE Survey 2015/16)
• Member of the prestigious Russell Group of research-intensive universities
• Sporting success
  • 5th in the 2016-2017 British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) championship
• International reputation
  • winner at the What Uni? Student Choice awards 2015 & 2017
• Support for students
  • our support staff are on hand to support you throughout your degree, from our Wellbeing and Disability Services, to support for care leavers, mature and estranged students
• Beautiful campuses
  • the University of Exeter has won Green Flag Awards for its picturesque and eco-friendly campuses
• A perfect location
  • choose from a vibrant city centre location (Exeter) or the quirky seaside community of Penryn, near Falmouth (Cornwall), both with coast and countryside on the doorstep, offering an abundance of outdoor activities.