MSc Innovation Management & Entrepreneurship (with pathway)

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 on starting, growing and managing successfully innovative firms. Our course gives you the unique opportunity to immerse yourself into experiential visits and gain hands-on experience as you meet with successful entrepreneurs, start-ups, business consultants and investors. On this course you will benefit from being part of a cohort of students from all over the world, and will graduate into a strong global alumni network. The 'with policy' pathway will allow you to gain further knowledge into policy interventions related to entrepreneurship innovation and economic growth at a regional and national level.

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.

Teaching and assessment

Individual and group coursework, time-constrained coursework and research project that reflects real business situations or exploration of entrepreneurship, innovation or policy research topics.

After you graduate

You will have the opportunity to enhance your employability skills through the practical relevance of the modules, the strong networks with the 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 working 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.