Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship MSc

Overview

Are you a creative thinker with boundless enthusiasm for new ideas, who wants a career where no two days are the same?

On our MSc Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship degree course, you'll develop the skills needed to spot opportunities; to visualise, develop and take new ideas to market; to launch new products and services, and to manage fast growing new businesses too.

You'll also discover how to use innovation to make a difference in your own business and in other organisations, and learn about important areas of entrepreneurship – including product development, intellectual property, and entrepreneurship theory and practice.

At the end of the course, you'll have the opportunity to a 12-month work placement. This can be self-employed if you're a UK citizen.

When you graduate, you can expect to find employment in business management or consultancy, whatever size of business. You'll also be able to pursue roles in marketing, product development, innovation, and research and development.

Entry requirements​

What you'll experience

Careers and opportunities

What you'll study on this MSc Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship degree course

Each module on this course is worth a certain number of credits.

You need to study modules worth a total of 180 credits. For example, 4 modules worth 30 credits and 1 module worth 60 credits.

Due to changing circumstances as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, we may need to make changes to courses to ensure your safety and to ensure compliance with Government guidelines. We'll provide you with as much notice as possible of any such changes. Your course leader will inform you of these. Changes may include things such as modules being taught in teaching block 2 instead of teaching block 1 and teaching activities occurring in smaller group sizes.

We use the best and most current research and professional practice alongside feedback from our students to make sure course content is relevant to your future career or further studies.

Therefore, some course content may change over time to reflect changes in the discipline or industry.

Optional work placement year

On this course, you can do a 12-month work placement. This can be self-employed (if you're a UK citizen) or working in another company.

You’ll get support with identifying your values and attributes, and researching placement opportunities that align with them. You’ll also get help with promoting yourself to employers and planning your career.

Note that securing a placement is a competitive process, so it’s not guaranteed.

Work experience and career planning

We'll help you to identify internships, voluntary roles and opportunities that will complement your studies.

When you finish the course, our Careers and Employability service can help you find a job that puts your innovation skills to work.

After you leave the University, you can get help, advice and support for up to 5 years from our Careers and Employability service as you advance in your career.

Learning support

As well as support by faculty teaching staff and your personal tutor, you can use the University’s Academic Skills Unit (ASK).

ASK provides one-to-one support in areas such as:

• academic writing
• note taking
• time management
• critical thinking
• presentation skills
• referencing
• working in groups
• revision, memory and exam techniques

Teaching​

Teaching on this course includes:

• lectures
• workshops
• seminars

How you'll spend your time

Each academic year is divided into 2 teaching blocks:

• September to December (October to December for some courses in 2020/21 only) – teaching block 1
• January to May (early February to May for some courses in 2020/21 only) – teaching block 2

How you're assessed​

For each unit you'll be assessed in a way that's relevant to test your knowledge. This will involve you thinking and working in an original way to overcome problems. At the end of the course you'll produce a dissertation related to your workplace, your future career, or a business venture.

​Course costs

Tuition fees (2020 start)

UK/EU/Channel Islands and Isle of Man students

• Full time: £9,000 (subject to annual increase)
• Part time: £4,500 (subject to annual increase)

International students

• Full time: £15,100 (subject to annual increase)
• Part time: £7,550 (subject to annual increase)

Tuition fees terms and conditions

Additional course costs

These course-related costs aren’t included in the tuition fees. So you’ll need to budget for them when you plan your spending. 

Apply

Start your application by following the link below:

• Full-time study (1 year or 2 years with optional placement year)
• Part-time study (2 years)

International students

If you're from outside of the UK, you can apply directly to us (above) or you can get an agent to help with your application. Check your country page for details of agents in your region. To find out what to include in your application, head to the how to apply page of our international students section.

If you don’t meet the English language requirements for this course yet, you can achieve the level you need by successfully completing a pre-sessional English programme before you start your course.

Admissions terms and conditions

When you accept an offer to study at the University of Portsmouth, you also agree to abide by our Student Contract (which includes the University's relevant policies, rules and regulations). You should read and consider these before you apply.