Entrepreneurship MSc

Students learn the necessary skills to build and scale a successful business. This includes how to develop ideas, build prototypes, and understand what customers truly want. Students learn about finance/funding, marketing, team building and all the key issues facing rapidly scaling enterprises. The focus of the teaching and student experience is around hands-on learning and entrepreneurial activity.

Students undertake modules to the value of 180 credits.

The programme consists of seven core modules (105 credits), one optional module (15 credits), and a research dissertation (60 credits).

• Building High Impact Ventures
• Customer Development and Lean Startup
• Entrepreneurial Finance
• Entrepreneurial Marketing and Analytics
• Prototyping
• Strategic Management of Entrepreneurial Ventures
• Managing The Growing Firm

Students choose one of the following modules:

• Fintech Entrepreneurship
• Healthcare Entrepreneurship
• Retail and Consumer Entrepreneurship
• Technology Entrepreneurship

All students undertake a dissertaion research project of 10,000 to 15,000 words in length. The dissertation topic is chosen by the student and typically relates to their start-up idea. It is, however, possible to research alternative commercial issues and opportunities. All students have an academic supervisor from the Entrepreneurship MSc teaching team to guide them throughout the process.

The programme is delivered through a combination of lectures, seminars, and class discussion. Students are given the opportunity to attend weekly lectures given by leading global entrepreneurs and venture capitalists. Assessment is through coursework, presentations, examinations, and the dissertation.