MSc in
MSc Entrepreneurship & Innovation Management
University of Surrey
Key Information
Campus location
Guildford, United Kingdom
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
1 - 2 year
Pace
Full time, Part time
Tuition fees
GBP 22,000 / per year *
Application deadline
Request info
Earliest start date
Sep 2023
* full-time UK students: £13,900 | part-time UK students: £7,000/year; overseas students: £11,000/year
Introduction
Why choose this course
Entrepreneurship and innovation management are essential for growth strategies in a world faced by technological disruption. This programme will prepare you for these challenges and opportunities– whether your future career is in a large organisation, an emerging-growth company or as part of a start-up.
We combine an academic foundation with practical experience to reinforce your skills. This may include a digital marketing Corporate Challenge with SMEs or market research project working with start-ups based in SETSquared Partnership - Surrey, typically ranked one of the top university business incubator worldwide by UBI Global.
You can also tailor your learning through a choice of optional modules and final project, while benefitting from mentoring expertise to help you fulfil your career aspirations.
What you will study
This course is designed to give you both practical and academic experience.
During your studies, you’ll gain skills in the following:
- Entrepreneurship theory
- Innovation management
- Product-market research based on lean start-up
- Business modelling and scaling
- Business planning skills
- Digital marketing and social media.
You’ll also gain practical experience in:
- Research project with start-ups based in Surrey Research Park
- Digital skills including social media and website development
- Applied digital project with external stakeholders.
Your final project will apply your cumulative learning to develop a project related to your future aspirations. It may be either a business plan based on your own business idea, or a consulting project developed with a corporate stakeholder.
Course highlights
Every year, we’re impressed by our students’ unbridled enthusiasm for learning by doing, something which reflects our practical approach to entrepreneurship and innovation.
Last year, the MSc cohort had many significant milestones and achievements.
Among other things, they:
- Participated in the SETSquared Partnership Bootcamp
- Successfully designed and built three websites in the module Digital Project Development
- Worked with start-up companies in the SETSquared Partnership to develop product-market research as part of our New Business Venturing module
- Participated in a corporate challenge where 95 students and 17 teams helped 9 SMEs develop their digital marketing strategy
- For their final project, many students completed consultancy projects with local businesses, while other students develop original business plans which may lead to the launch of real businesses.
Professional recognition
MSc - Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)
Accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).
Admissions
Curriculum
Modules
Modules listed are indicative, reflecting the information available at the time of publication. Please note that modules may be subject to teaching availability, student demand and/or class size caps.
The University operates a credit framework for all taught programmes based on a 15-credit tariff. Modules can be either 15, 30, 45 or 60 credits, and additionally for some masters dissertations, 90 credits.
Year 1 (full-time)
- Digital Innovation
- Digital Marketing Strategy
- Entrepreneurship and the Digital Economy
- Global Strategy Implementation
- Internet of Things
- New Business Venturing
- Accounting & Finance for Business
- Advanced Topics in Computer Vision and Deep Learning
- Digital Project Development
- Entrepreneurship & Innovation Management Msc Final Project
- Global Strategy
- Independent Business Project
- Innovation Management
- Marketing Analytics
Optional modules for Year 1 (full-time) - FHEQ Level 7
Part Time:
September Start
First semester (semester 1 according to the academic calendar) you will study these three compulsory modules (15
credits each):
MANM104 - Entrepreneurship and the Digital Economy
MANM537 - Digital Innovation
MANM298 - New Business Venturing
And you will need to choose ONE of the following optional modules (15 credits each):
EEEM048 - Internet of Things
MANM397 - Global Strategy Implementation
MANM534- Digital Marketing Strategy
Second semester (semester 2 according to the academic calendar) you will study these three compulsory modules (15
credits each):
MANM297 - Accounting and Finance for Business
MANM115 - Innovation Management
MANM468 - Digital Project Development
And you will need to choose ONE of the following optional modules (15 credits each):
MANM533 - Marketing Analytics
MANM407 - Global Strategy
EEEM071 - Advanced Topics in Computer and Deep Learning
MANM539- Independent Business Project
In addition you will complete the below dissertation module (60 credits) with submission at the end of the Summer period:
MANM538 - Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management MSc Final Project
February Start
First semester (semester 2 according to the academic calendar) you will study these three compulsory modules (15
credits each):
MANM297 - Accounting and Finance for Business
MANM115 - Innovation Management
MANM468 - Digital Project Development
And you will need to choose ONE of the following optional modules (15 credits each):
MANM533 - Marketing Analytics
MANM407 - Global Strategy
EEEM071 - Advanced Topics in Computer and Deep Learning
MANM539- Independent Business Project
Second semester (semester 1 according to the academic calendar) you will study these three compulsory modules (15
credits each):
MANM104 - Entrepreneurship and the Digital Economy
MANM537 - Digital Innovation
MANM298 - New Business Venturing
And you will need to choose ONE of the following optional modules (15 credits each):
EEEM048 - Internet of Things
MANM534 - Digital Marketing Strategy
MANM397- Global Strategy Implementation
In addition you will complete the below dissertation module (60 credits) with submission at the end of January:
MANM538 - Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management MSc Final Project
Timetable
New students will receive their personalised timetable in Welcome Week, and in subsequent semesters, two weeks prior to the start of semester. Please note that while we make every effort to ensure that timetables are as student-friendly as possible, scheduled teaching can take place on any day of the week (Monday - Friday). Wednesday afternoons are normally reserved for sports and cultural activities. Part-time classes are normally scheduled on one or two days per week, details of which can be obtained from the Academic Hive
Choose 1 optional module in the first term
Choose 1 optional module in the second term
Scholarships and Funding
About the Discounts for Surrey Graduates 2023 entry
If you are a fully self-funded Home or International student who has studied for an undergraduate degree at the University of Surrey campus in Guildford, you may be eligible for a 20 percent discount on our taught postgraduate masters program fees.
The discount applies to:
- September/October 2023 entrants
- February 2024 entrants
- February 2024 entrants. Note: if applicable and Masters's programs are running with a February intake for the 2023/24 academic year.
- This scheme is only open to 2023 postgraduate taught entry students who are not in receipt of any external sponsorship.
Postgraduate Master's Loans
A Postgraduate Master’s Loan can help with course fees and living costs while you study a postgraduate taught course.
What you'll get
You can get up to:
- £12,167 if your course starts on or after 1 August 2023
- £11,836 if your course started between 1 August 2022 and 31 July 2023
- £11,570 if your course started between 1 August 2021 and 31 July 2022
- £11,222 if your course started between 1 August 2020 and 31 July 2021
- £10,906 if your course started between 1 August 2019 and 31 July 2020
- £10,609 if your course started between 1 August 2018 and 31 July 2019
This loan is non-means tested, i.e. the amount you can request is not dependent on your or your family's income. Your loan can be used towards the cost of your course fees and living expenses.
Eligibility
To be eligible, you will need to meet a number of eligibility criteria set by the Government including residency, age and course. See the full eligibility criteria.
Not all courses at the University of Surrey are eligible for postgraduate loan funding, for example, unstructured, part-time or distance learning courses where the maximum period of registration is five years are not eligible.
Repayment
You’ll repay your postgraduate loan using a percentage of your income. Once you are earning more than £21,000 a year (or £1,750 a month), you’ll pay six per cent of the amount you earn above the £21,000 threshold.
You’ll be charged interest from the day you get the first payment.
Get more information on repaying your postgraduate loan.
How to apply
The quickest and easiest way to apply is through the Government's Postgraduate Master's Loans website.
Receiving your loan
To receive the first payment of your loan, you’ll need to have fully completed registration with the University (which includes part payment of tuition fees).
You get the first payment after your course start date, once your university or college confirms that you’ve registered.
There are specific rules around students who transfer or repeat study and how this affects eligibility. For further information, please contact the Student Records team.
If you have been accepted for the Postgraduate Master's Loan, and are having difficulties in paying your fees before your first instalment is due, please contact our Student Finance team once you’ve received a tuition fee invoice.
Please be aware this page is a summary correct as of January 2023.
Career Opportunities
We offer careers information, advice and guidance to all students whilst studying with us, which is extended to our alumni for three years after leaving the University. Our graduates have lifetime access to Surrey Pathfinder, our online portal for appointment and events bookings, jobs, placements and interactive development tools.
94 per cent of our Surrey Business School postgraduate students go on to employment or further study (Graduate Outcomes 2023, HESA).
Some of our graduates have gone on to pursue a career in:
- Large companies such as Facebook and Amazon
- Scale-ups such as Thoughtspot and Clutch Space
- Family-owned companies to expand strategies of growth
- Start-up companies that they have set up on their own, with opportunities to join the SET-Squared Partnership.
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