MSc in Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship
Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom
DURATION
1 up to 2 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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EARLIEST START DATE
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TUITION FEES
GBP 12,100 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* home full-time: £12,100 | international full-time: £17,500
Introduction
Why choose this course?
Innovative thinking and entrepreneurial behaviour in a global economy are in the DNA of the MSc Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship at Kingston Business School. You will develop and utilise your creativity and problem-solving skills and lead others in starting, growing and managing successfully innovative firms.
This course prepares you to start your own business or work in entrepreneurship roles. Examine management systems for innovation projects, financing and growth strategies, while getting hands-on experience, and meeting entrepreneurs, start-ups, tech giants and investors.
The Policy Pathway covers the main policy instruments for supporting start-up creation and increasing innovation in both established and newly created companies and public sector organisations.
Reasons to choose Kingston University
- MSc Innovation and Entrepreneurship students won the Best Business Pitch at the Young Enterprise National Final 2018
- Kingston is among just 5% of the world's business schools to be accredited by AACSB International.
- This course includes experiential visits to innovation exhibitions, multinational organisations and the entrepreneurial team in City Hall. You may enter competitions such as Bright Ideas and the London Mayor's Entrepreneur start-up.
- Free car parking at the Kingston Hill campus is available for students of this course. The campus can also be easily accessed by public transport. Halls accommodation is just a walk away from the classrooms.
Admissions
Curriculum
What you will study
This course provides you with the knowledge and experience of the key issues of innovation and entrepreneurship. The course emphasises the analysis and practical application of the key issues surrounding innovation management and entrepreneurship, including:
- management systems for innovation projects;
- leadership and entrepreneurial behaviour;
- lean start-up techniques;
- deep customer insights approaches;
- entrepreneurial funding and financing;
- strategies for growth and internationalisation; and
- policy interventions for supporting entrepreneurship innovation and economic growth at a regional and national level.
Please note that this is an indicative list of modules and is not intended as a definitive list. Those listed here may also be a mixture of core and optional modules.
Modules
This course is made up of five core modules.
Core modules
- Innovation Management and Entrepreneurial Finance
- Entrepreneurship and Growth of Innovative Businesses
- Management, Strategy and International Entrepreneurship
- Design Thinking for Start-Ups
- Research Proposal and Research Project
Policy pathway modules
This course is made up of 5 core modules.
Core modules
- Innovation Management, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Policy
- Entrepreneurship and Growth of Innovative Businesses
- Management, Strategy and International Entrepreneurship
- Research Proposal and Research Project
- Design Thinking for Start-Ups
Optional placement year
The professional placement year is optional. It takes place after the full-time year. It allows students to do a 12-month work placement as part of their course. The work placement is an assessed part of the course and is therefore covered by a Student Route visa.
Core modules
- Professional Placement
Please note
Optional modules only run if there is enough demand. If we have an insufficient number of students interested in an optional module, that module will not be offered for this course.
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
After you graduate
You will have the opportunity to enhance your employability skills through the practical relevance of the modules, the strong networks with industry practitioners, the exposure to external entrepreneurial competitions, the Kingston Business School networking events and the University careers and employability services. You will enhance your emotional and social skills as requested by employers across the world (World Economic Forum Report, 2018).
You will graduate ready to either start your own business or work in intrapreneurship roles such as an innovation manager, innovation consultant, change agent, chief innovation officer, business development or product manager. You will be set up to work in start-ups, SMEs, multinational organisations, governmental organisations, embassies and NGOs.
Job titles of recent graduates include project manager, co-founder, social entrepreneur, entrepreneurship and incubation manager, and PhD candidate.