Course summary
Our MSc Business Innovation and Entrepreneurial Management will give you the necessary skills to become a successful and responsible innovator and entrepreneur. Your learning on this programme will be experiential: you will engage with the latest thinking and have multiple opportunities to apply this in practice. You will benefit from academic knowledge combined with the experience and expertise of our Entrepreneurs in Residence, a group of business leaders who have successfully started and grown their own businesses. If you want to start your own venture, are looking to assume a leadership role in your family’s business or want to innovate in an existing organisation in any sector, then this is the programme for you. Learn by doing We believe that an experiential approach to teaching and learning is the best way for innovators and entrepreneurs to learn. Our modules are designed with the assumption that learning and skill development come from doing. You will learn how to be creative and innovative in your response to key global issues that require entrepreneurial solutions. You will build your capability to recognise opportunities and make critical decisions on how to best exploit them. In this way, you will develop the confidence and skill to present ideas clearly, negotiate effectively, and convince key stakeholders in high-stakes decisions. Ideal environment for aspiring innovators We offer the ideal environment for aspiring innovators and entrepreneurs, emphasising theoretical rigour and practical experience. Lancaster University Management School holds a prestigious Small Business Charter accreditation and is renowned for its entrepreneurial knowledge exchange and small business growth activities. Entrepreneurs in Residence On this programme, you benefit from engaging with the latest academic thinking and models delivered by leading professors alongside the practical, real-world experience of innovators and entrepreneurs. You will have access to mentoring, support, and advice from our Entrepreneurs in Residence (EiRs), whether you wish to explore new business opportunities or understand better how entrepreneurs think and act.
Modules
Possible core modules: New venture creation; introduction to entrepreneurship; entrepreneurship in practice; family enterprise management; corporate entrepreneurship; internationalisation and new technologies; innovation in practice 2; strategic management; innovation in practice 1; introduction to business analytics; research project; entrepreneurial financing; international business strategy; contemporary research methods in management.
Assessment method
Assessment methods include coursework, group work, examinations and a dissertation.
Entry requirements
2:2 Hons degree (UK or equivalent) in any discipline. We are looking for marks consistently at 2:2 level throughout your undergraduate studies. We may also consider non-standard applicants, please contact us for information. Relevant work experience is helpful but not essential. We may ask you to provide a recognised English language qualification, dependent upon your nationality and where you have studied previously. We normally require an IELTS (Academic) Test with an overall score of at least 6.5, and a minimum of 6.0 in each element of the test. We also consider other English language qualifications.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
No fee information has been provided for this course
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
For information about fees and funding please visit our website: www.lancaster.ac.uk/study/fees-and-funding.
Provider information
Lancaster University
Bailrigg
Lancaster
LA1 4YW