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Management, Entrepreneurship and Innovation MSci Integrated Masters MSci

  • UCAS code: N310

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Start date(s):

  • September 2024

Go beyond a standard management degree and stand out to employers. Build deeper expertise in entrepreneurship and innovation with an integrated Master's degree.

Course overview

The initial three years of this programme aligns with our existing Business Management BA programme.

We’d invite those interested in this MSci and looking to join us in September 2026 to apply for the Business Management BA.

Once you join the Business Management BSc, you can easily transfer onto this Management, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Integrated Masters in stage 2 or 3. We can support you with this and this is something we can discuss with you when you join us.

About this degree

This four-year MSci is designed for students who want to go beyond a standard management degree.

You’ll start by building a strong foundation in management, entrepreneurship and innovation.

You'll then progress into Master’s-level study. This will focus on complex problem solving, strategic decision making, and venture creation.

Throughtout the programme, you’ll deepen your expertise through advanced projects and active hands-on learning.

You’ll graduate with an undergraduate Master’s qualification. This offers broader career options and a more distinctive profile, and will help you stand out to employers.

Why choose the MSci?

The MSci offers more depth than a standard three-year degree. You’ll move into integrated Master’s-level study. This gives you more time to tackle complex problems and apply your learning through substantial projects.

The flexible structure means you can:

  • graduate after Stage 3 with a BSc, or
  • continue to the full MSci pathway and graduate with an undergraduate Master’s qualification

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Your course and study experience - disclaimers and terms and conditions  
Please rest assured we make all reasonable efforts to provide you with the programmes, services and facilities described. However, it may be necessary to make changes due to significant disruption, for example in response to Covid-19.

View our Academic experience page, which gives information about your Ãå±±½ûµØ study experience for the academic year 2025-26.

See our terms and conditions and student complaints information, which gives details of circumstances that may lead to changes to programmes, modules or University services.

Quality and ranking

Professional accreditation and recognition

All professional accreditations are reviewed regularly by their professional body.

Modules and learning

Modules

The information below is intended to provide an example of what you will study.

Most degrees are divided into stages. Each stage lasts for one academic year, and you'll complete modules totalling 120 credits by the end of each stage. 

Our teaching is informed by research. Course content may change periodically to reflect developments in the discipline, the requirements of external bodies and partners, and student feedback.

Optional module availability
Student demand for optional modules may affect availability.

Full details of the modules on offer will be published through the Programme Regulations and Specifications ahead of each academic year. This usually happens in May.

To find out more please see our terms and conditions

You’ll build foundations in:

  • Accounting and finance
  • Global business
  • Management and organisation
  • Marketing
  • Digital business
  • Professional skills

Compulsory modules

Module Credits
Introduction to Non-Specialist Accounting and Finance 20
Global Business Environment 20
Management and Organisation 20
Academic and Professional Skill Development 20
Digital Business 20
Introduction to Marketing 20

Develop analytical capability through research methods, operations strategy and management, and human resource management.

Personalise your degree with optional modules in areas such as:

  • Enterprise
  • Innovation and technology management
  • Analytics
  • Sustainability
  • Global marketing
  • Business law

You’ll also have the option to take an intercalating year between Stages 1 and 2. This could be a work placement or study abroad.

Compulsory modules

Module Credits
Research Methods 20
Operations Strategy and Management 20
Human Resource Management and the Future of Work 20

Optional modules

Module Credits
Interpreting Company Accounts 20
Business Enterprise 20
Introduction to Innovation and Technology Management 20
Understanding Work and Organisations 20
Managing Change 20
HR to Improve Working Lives 20
Business Analysis and Analytics 20
Introduction to Sustainability – Theory and Practice 20
Introduction to Business Law 20
Global Marketing 20

Apply entrepreneurial tools in enterprise and entrepreneurship with lean innovation and international entrepreneurship.

We also offer a creativity/innovation module and electives spanning:

  • CSR/ethics
  • strategy
  • communication
  • social ventures
  • new product development

Compulsory modules

Module Credits
Enterprise and Entrepreneurship with Lean Innovation 20
International Entrepreneurship 20

Optional modules

All candidates shall take 20 credits from the list below:

Module Credits
Innovation and Creativity 20
Management of Creativity, Design and Innovation 20

All candidates shall take 60 credits from the list below:

Module Credits
Corporate Social Responsibility and Ethics 20
The Responsible Management Practitioner 20
Contemporary Issues in International and Comparative Business 20
Strategy, Organisations & Society 20
Corporate Communication and Social Media 20
Tackling Social Issues via Social Ventures 20
New Product and Service Development 20

Progress to master’s-level enterprise and innovation modules, including:

  • Policy
  • Open innovation
  • Technology entrepreneurship
  • Sustainability management and growth

You’ll also deliver the Venture Creation in Action capstone and graduate ready to lead innovation in organisations.

Compulsory modules

All candidates shall take the following modules:

Module Credits
Business Enterprise Policy 10
Managing Innovation and Creativity 10
Technology and Entrepreneurship 10
Theorising Enterprise and Entrepreneurship 10
Open Innovation Management 10
Introduction to Sustainability Management 10
Entrepreneurial Strategy 10
New Venture Creation in Action 40

Optional modules

All candidates shall take further optional modules to a value of 10 credits from the following:

Module Credits
Sustainable Innovation Consultancy Project 10
Digital Transformation for Social Good 10

Teaching and assessment

Teaching methods

Throughout the programme you will tackle real-world business and innovation challenges. This will strengthen your understanding of the concepts and enable you to apply them in practical situations.

You will build a portfolio of outputs that show what you can do, not just what you know.

You will attend lectures and seminars. You'll also take part in interactive, experience-based activities. These will be delivered through workshops and problem-solving sessions. You'll work both individually and with others.

Assessment methods

You'll be assessed through a combination of:

  • Essays

  • Examinations – practical or online

  • Group work

  • Portfolio submission

  • Presentations

  • Projects

  • Reports

Skills and experience

Practical skills

You’ll learn how to work on real problems using the tools and methods used in business and innovation. This includes:

  • framing and solving complex, uncertain problems
  • using data and insight to inform decisions
  • market and competitor analysis
  • stakeholder discovery and working with teams
  • value proposition development
  • experimentation and testing ideas through prototypes

You’ll build these skills through hands-on projects and a venture-creation capstone. You'll apply theory in practical, real-world contexts.

Real business skills

Alongside practical experience, you’ll develop the core business skills employers look for, such as:

  • commercial awareness and financial insight
  • analytical and evidence-based decision making
  • operations and people management
  • innovation, venture design and entrepreneurial thinking
  • professional communication and pitching ideas

You will be ready to contribute effectively in established organisations, start-ups, and innovation-focused roles.

Opportunities

Study abroad

Experience life in another country by choosing to study abroad as part of your degree. You’ll be encouraged to embrace fun and challenging experiences, make connections with new communities and graduate as a globally aware professional, ready for your future.

You may choose to spend a year abroad as part of your degree in one of our partner institutions. If you choose to study abroad, it will extend your degree by a year.

Find out more about study abroad

Work placements

Get career ready with a work placement and leave as a confident professional in your field. You'll spend 9 to 12 months working in an organisation either in the UK or internationally. You'll receive University support from our dedicated team to help you apply for work placements. Work placements take place between Stages 2 and 3.

You'll gain first-hand experience of working in the sector, putting your learning into practice and developing your professional expertise.

If you choose to take a work placement, it will extend your degree by a year. Placements are subject to availability and must be sourced by the student.

Find out more about work placements

Facilities and environment

Facilities

Ãå±±½ûµØ Business School is one of the largest Schools in the University. We have over 4,000 students from over 85 countries. This valuable community extends beyond our current students to include:

  • regional, national and international leaders
  • over 37,000 alumni in our network, spanning 152 countries
  • leading professional and academics who are experts in their field
  • businesses and partners in academe

The Business School is the gateway to -  a landmark 24 acre hybrid city quarter. It brings together researchers, business and communities with the purpose of helping families, communities and cities around the world live healthier, longer, smarter, and easier lives.

We have two buildings – the Business School and the Frederick Douglass Centre (FDC). Both offer a range of purpose-build facilities, including.

  • computer clusters housing over 120 PCs, plus open IT spaces for laptops
  • seven large lecture theatres, plus a 750-seat auditorium – the largest in the University
  • 25 seminar and teaching spaces, many with flexible furniture to accommodate learning
  • a dedicated Student Hub and Quiet Space, providing a mix of space for group work, individual study, or quiet study
  • study pods, some with wall mounted screens, and bookable rooms for working in groups or individually
  • a contemporary café, refurbished in 2025
  • two dedicated hubs for employability support and events
  • a Bloomberg lab with over 20 terminals, so you can experience a real trading room floor
  • Experimental and Behavioural Economics Lab, a state-of-the-art research facility for conducting studies in experimental economics and economic psychology
  • a flexible conference room with panoramic views across the city and St. James’ Park, which doubles up as a large flexible teaching space

Accessibility

The Business School values individual differences and the diversity this brings. Our buildings are accessible and user friendly. We have a range of adjustments that can support you when moving around our buildings, such as lifts and accessible toilets. The FDC also offers gender-neutral toilets.

Support

Your teaching and learning is supported by Canvas. Canvas is a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). You'll use Canvas to submit your assignments and access your:

  • module handbooks
  • course materials
  • groups
  • course announcements and notifications
  • written feedback

Throughout your studies, you’ll have access to support from:

  • peer mentors – fellow students who can help you settle in and answer any questions you have.
  • academics
  • personal tutor – an academic member of staff to support with academic and personal issues
  • our University Student Services Team
  • student representatives
  • wellbeing colleagues
  • employability, graduate outcomes and placement and study abroad teams

Your future

You will graduate as a highly employable, solutions-oriented individual. You will have developed strong management foundations and skills that employers value, including:

  • critical thinking
  • initiative
  • collaboration
  • delivery

On graduating, you will be able to lead and innovate in both established organisations and start-ups. You'll also have capability and confidence to launch your own venture, if you choose to do so.

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Careers support

Career development and employability are woven throughout our teaching, learning and student experience.

The School has dedicated employability support and career spaces in the School to support our students on their career journey. Find out more about our employability offer.

You'll have access to a wealth of resources and support to enhance your employability, including:

  • the annual Careers Success Week event, tailored to different industry areas
  • interwoven employability provision
  • access to a dedicated placement officer within the Business School who can help you find a work placement in your area of interest
  • specialist careers and business start-up support from the University's Careers Service and the Business School's careers consultants
  • career management sessions with a careers consultant
  • work experience opportunities while studying with us
  • Business School summer internship scheme

We're also one of 140 business schools worldwide to be accredited by the EQUIS scheme for our managerial and entrepreneurial skills development.

Our Careers Service is one of the largest and best in the country, and we have strong links with employers. We provide an extensive range of opportunities to all students through our ncl+ initiative.

Visit our Careers Service website

Recognition of professional qualifications outside of the UK

Entry requirements

All candidates are considered on an individual basis and we accept a broad range of qualifications.

The entrance requirements and offers below apply to 2026 entry. 

A-Level
International Baccalaureate

Other UK and the Republic of Ireland qualifications

Alternative offers at Ãå±±½ûµØ

Through one of our contextual or alternative offer routes, you could receive an offer of up to three grades lower than the typical requirements.

Check your eligibility

Contextual offers

We use certain contextual data from your UCAS form, alongside your application, to consider challenges that you may have faced in your education and the potential effect this may have had on your qualifications. This means you may be eligible to receive a lower contextual offer.

PARTNERS offers 

One of the largest and longest support entry routes to university of its kind for students from underrepresented backgrounds. We support applicants from application through to study.

Realising Opportunities offers

A unique programme delivered in collaboration with 10 leading, research-intensive universities in the UK. The programme is open to students in Year 12/first year of college.

Pathways to Ãå±±½ûµØ offers

Pathways to Ãå±±½ûµØ, our national skills entry route, is available for specific subject areas.

High Performance Athletes

We support promising athletes at the application stage, who compete in regional, national or international levels in their sport.

Qualifications from outside the UK

English Language requirements

International Pathway and English Language courses

International Pathway courses are specialist programmes designed for international students who want to study in the UK. We provide a range of study options for international students in partnership with INTO. 

These courses are specifically designed for international students who want to study in the UK and progress onto one of our undergraduate degrees. Our , has a range of study options including:

  • International Foundation
  • International Year One
  • English Language courses

Admissions policy

This policy applies to all undergraduate and postgraduate admissions at Ãå±±½ûµØ. It is intended to provide information about our admissions policies and procedures to applicants and potential applicants, to their advisors and family members, and to staff of the University.

University Admissions Policy and related policies and procedures

Credit transfer and Recognition of Prior Learning

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) can allow you to convert existing relevant university-level knowledge, skills and experience into credits towards a qualification. Find out more about the RPL policy which may apply to this course.

Tuition fees and scholarships

Tuition fees for academic year 2026-2027

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£9,790

International students

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Year abroad and additional costs

For programmes where you can spend a year on a work placement or studying abroad, you will receive a significant fee reduction for that year. 

Some of our degrees involve additional costs which are not covered by your tuition fees.

Scholarships

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