MSc in Sustainability Entrepreneurship and Innovation
DURATION
2 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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TUITION FEES
EUR 14,100 / per year
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
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Introduction
This Master of Science degree in Sustainability Entrepreneurship and Innovation is designed for aspiring change-makers who want to apply the tools of business to solve the world’s most urgent social and environmental problems. Whether students set out to integrate sustainability practices into a corporation, start their own purpose-driven companies, or anything in between, this MSc empowers them to drive change within teams, firms, and industries.
A two-year residential programme based in Berlin and Paris, the Master in Sustainability Entrepreneurship and Innovation builds on the latest thinking on sustainable business, entrepreneurship and innovation.
Over six terms, students will gain a practical understanding of relevant business concepts and methods, such as values-based innovation management and business modelling, as well as direct experience in the field on an internship, a consulting engagement, or a business development project.
Practical idealism
We believe students of this programme will be pragmatic idealists. Most students will have backgrounds in economics, natural sciences, or engineering. They are fluent in English and interested in pursuing an international business career that is focused on building innovative and sustainability-driven companies that aim to solve urgent issues such as poverty, degradation of natural ecosystems or climate change.
This full-time, two-year programme is taught entirely in English, but most serious sustainability problems cross borders, so students study a second language as well. Cross-cultural perspectives are further encouraged through conversations with ESCP’s international faculty and students as well as frequent speakers.
ESCP Berlin's vision of sustainability
Sustainability is a Key Academic Area at ESCP Berlin. It entails various study programmes, research projects and ESCP Berlin’s activities in the pursuit of itself becoming a sustainable organisation. This Key Academic Area is devoted to finding answers to essential questions within the field of sustainability entrepreneurship and management. Selected experts from renowned companies and NGOs support the school as a Sustainability Advisory Board.
The MSc in Sustainability Entrepreneurship and Innovation has been state-accredited by the Senate Administration for Education, Science and Research of the Federal State of Berlin. The programme is also an internationally recognized state-accredited Master of Science degree by the Accreditation Council through ACQUIN since 2020 and in accordance with the Bologna reform.
The program is also available on the Berlin campus.
Career Opportunities
Demand is up for values-based change agents and entrepreneurs: more companies than ever see sustainability as an essential part of their mission.
However, the new corporate commitment should be seen as the floor of our forecast, not the ceiling. Given the world’s many pressing concerns – climate change, aging populations, income inequality, and more – it’s hard to think of any industry or sector that could benefit more from talented and socially aware entrepreneurs.
Job titles of some of our graduates include: Sustainability Consultant - Partnerships & Social Innovation Manager - Venture Architect - Junior Corporate Development Manager - Managing Director - Impact Manager - Packing Strategy Manager
ESCP gives you the opportunity to leverage events, tools and guidelines to efficiently manage your career process after the end of your Master.
The Careers Service
Prepare your Career Plan
The Careers Service supports you in preparing a well-structured Curriculum Vitae and cover letter in order to strongly increase your chances to have an impact on companies. In addition, it also provides you with a structured method and process to prepare a career plan, in order to build and start an efficient and effective job-seeking strategy.
Job Fairs and Recruitment Day
Of particular relevance are the Job Fairs and Recruitment Day organised by the ESCP Careers Service on each campus. Thanks to these huge events you have the opportunity to directly get in touch with HR and managers of leading companies.
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Curriculum
The Master in Sustainability Entrepreneurship and Innovation (120 ECTS) teaches you what you need to know to build an entrepreneurial career that makes a difference.
Through a combination of lectures, skills instruction, and hands-on fieldwork, students learn both the theory and practice of what they need to know to become an entrepreneur who makes a difference to society and the planet.
Courses are taught by full-time ESCP faculty and successful professionals. Students also have the opportunity to meet many successful entrepreneurs and business people focused on sustainability.
Classes will be delivered on campus and/or online in accordance with government recommendations. The programme begins in September and is organised as follow:
You have to be proficient in English to follow these courses.
Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Innovation
- Sustainable entrepreneurship
- Sustainable entrepreneurship
- Strategic management
- Sustainable entrepreneurship
- Entrepreneurial finance
- Sustainability accounting
- Sustainability marketing
- Sustainable innovation
- Values-based & sustainability innovation
- Case Studies of sustainable innovation
- Sustainable innovation
- Eco-venturing, starting an eco-company
- Business models for sustainability
- Business model innovation mini project
Intercultural Management and Leadership
- Management & leadership
- Innovation project skills & management
- Management & leadership
- Leadership, teams & collaboration
- Intercultural management
Electives
(exemplary courses, the selection can vary)
- Development economics
- NGO management
- Sustainable energy management
- Sustainable finance
- Sustainability management
- Digital marketing
- Social entrepreneurship MOOC
- New business models MOOC
Research
- Research methods
- Managing complexity
- Master Thesis for MSc
Skills
- Language Courses
- Career Development
- Company Consultancy project
- Internship
Admissions
Program Tuition Fee
Accreditations
Program Admission Requirements
Demonstrate your commitment and readiness to succeed in business school by taking the GMAT exam – the most widely used exam for admissions that measures your critical thinking and reasoning skills.
Download the GMAT mini quiz to get a flavour of the questions you’ll find in the exam.