20May
PostgraduateCourse summary
Overview Prepare to launch or grow your business on this entrepreneurial Master's degree. Develop business ideas to pitch to investors during the course as you learn how business works in different countries, and graduate ready to bring ideas to the market in a global environment. You'll explore topics including business, product development, and the process of innovation management in large companies as you prepare for your career as an entrepreneur. Use your own business ideas to inform your studies and identify, test and market a business idea in groups. You'll develop your business knowledge and understanding and critically evaluate a company that you choose. You'll work with students from a range of backgrounds on projects, activities and assessments, and learn from industry experts throughout the course. By the time you graduate you'll have all of the skills and knowledge you need to run your own business. This course is suitable for students from any academic background with an interest in business and innovation. You do not need to have studied innovation management in the past to apply. What you'll experience On this course you'll:
- Hear from industry professionals and guest speakers from companies including HP
- Access industry networking opportunities
- Network with students from a range of backgrounds
- Hear from regular entrepreneurial guest speakers including course graduates
- Benefit from the Entrepreneurs in Residence program
- Access student startup and career support throughout your studies, and for up to 5 years after you graduate
- Careers and opportunities*
- Marketing
- New product development
- Innovation
- Research and development
- Technology
- Engineering
- Project management
- Administration
- The arts
Modules
The University of Portsmouth is passionate about creating career-focused modules that do more than support your studies, they empower your academic journey and prepare you for what comes next. We design modules that have: • Clear themes and skills development as you progress through each year • Assessments that feel meaningful, often based on real-world tasks rather than isolated exams • Career-enhancing opportunities such as placements, live projects, enterprise and volunteering For a full list of the modules you will study on this course, please visit https://www.port.ac.uk/study/courses/postgraduate-taught/msc-innovation-management-and-entrepreneurship#modules
Professional bodies
Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.
- Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
Entry requirements
A second-class honours degree in a relevant subject, or equivalent professional experience and/or qualifications.
English language requirements
| Test | Grade | Additional details |
|---|---|---|
| IELTS (Academic) | 6.5 | English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.5 with no component score below 6.0. |
| PTE Academic | 65 | An overall score of 65 with a minimum of 62 in each skill. |
| TOEFL (iBT) | 91 | 91 with a minimum of 20 in Reading, 19 in Listening, 21 in Speaking and 20 in Writing. |
| Cambridge English Advanced | Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) (taken after January 2015). An overall score of 176 with no component score less than 169. | |
| Cambridge English Proficiency | Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE) (taken after January 2015). An overall score of 176 with no component score less than 169. | |
| Trinity ISE | Trinity College Integrated Skills in English (ISE) Level III with a Pass in all 4 components. |
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| EU | £18600 | Year 1 |
| England | £11850 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £11850 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £11850 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £11850 | Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | £11850 | Year 1 |
| Republic of Ireland | £11850 | Year 1 |
| International | £18600 | Year 1 |
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
If you're an EU student you may be eligible to receive our EU Scholarship. More information about this scholarship can be found here: port.ac.uk/study/international-students/tuition-fees/tuition-fees-for-eu-students
Fees are accurate at the time of publishing and are subject to change at any time without notice. Please check the course page on our website for the most up to date fee information.
All fees are subject to annual increase.
For more information about fees, go to port.ac.uk/study/masters-and-postgraduate-taught/fees-and-funding
Provider information
University of Portsmouth
University of Portsmouth
Mercantile House
Hampshire Terrace
Portsmouth
PO1 2EG