MSc Management (Entrepreneurship and Innovation)
- MSc
Overview
What is the Management (Entrepreneurship and innovation) MSc?
The Management (Entrepreneurship and Innovation) MSc is a one-year master's for graduates wanting to build a foundational understanding of management, entrepreneurship and innovation.
Explore how organisations spot opportunities, respond to technological and societal change, and build cultures where innovation thrives. Develop strategic and leadership skills.
Who is the Management (Entrepreneurship and innovation) MSc designed for?
The programme is for graduates from any discipline who want to develop the knowledge, skills and confidence required for management and leadership roles across a wide range of organisations. No prior study in business or management is required.
What skills will you gain from this programme?
- Strategic and entrepreneurial thinking
- Creative problem solving
- Leadership and collaboration
- Financial and operational analysis
- Communication and presentation
- Innovation and opportunity evaluation
- Ethical and responsible management
- Research and project working.
By the end of the programme, you will have developed the confidence and capability to lead responsibly, think creatively and respond effectively to the challenges and opportunities facing contemporary organisations.
Why study the Management (Entrepreneurship and innovation) MSc at the University of Bristol Business School?
- Gain a broad introduction to management, strategy, finance, operations and organisational behaviour before progressing into specialist entrepreneurship and innovation study
- Examine innovation, digital transformation, sustainability and organisational change
- Be inspired by contemporary research, real organisational challenges and global business perspectives.
Discover the new Temple Quarter Enterprise Campus
The new Temple Quarter Enterprise Campus is a £500 million investment in your future. Learn in collaborative teaching spaces and access specialist facilities, including the Bloomberg Room, where you can develop practical skills using industry-standard financial and market data tools.
You can also bring ideas to life in the Design Factory, with access to a Hackspace, project labs and support from design experts and industry partners.
Through Bristol's innovation ecosystem, you will connect with businesses and organisations, while dedicated careers support will help you develop the skills, networks and experience to succeed after graduation.
Programme structure
Core and specialist options:
You'll start by building a comprehensive understanding of management principles, studying core units in:
- Management and organisation
- Finance and accounting for management
- Strategy and decision making
- Operations and marketing management.
Then you'll expand your expertise with a specialist core unit dedicated to Entrepreneurship and Innovation, which covers:
- How organisations spot and act on new opportunities
- Creating value through innovative strategies
- Responding to technological, social and economic change.
Final project
Your studies in teaching blocks 1 and 2 build the foundations for your 60-credit independent research project, completed over the summer. In this Master's Impact Project, you will plan and execute an academic, practice-based or reflective-practice project at an appropriate professional standard.
Options include:
- Independent research project
- Business-based research project
- Business practice project
- Thematic research portfolio.
Visit our programme catalogue for full details of the structure and unit content for our MSc in Management (Entrepreneurship and Innovation).
Entry requirements
You will typically need an upper second-class honours degree or an international equivalent in any discipline.
If you are currently completing a degree, we understand that your final grade may be higher than the interim grades or module/unit grades you have achieved during your studies to date.
We will consider your application if your interim grades are currently slightly lower than the programme's entry requirements and may make you an aspirational offer. This offer would be at the standard level, so you would need to achieve the standard entry requirements by the end of your degree.
We will also consider your application if your final overall achieved grade is slightly lower than the programme's entry requirements.
If your achieved grade is lower than our entry requirements, your application may be more likely to receive an offer if you have additional relevant work experience or qualifications. If you have at least one of the following, please include your CV (curriculum vitae / résumé) when you apply, showing:
- evidence of relevant work experience (five years' minimum) in:
- Business and corporate management
- Finance and accounting
- Marketing and sales
- Operations and logistics
- Public sector or nonprofit administration
- Human resources
- Project management
- Data and analytics.
- a relevant postgraduate qualification.
See international equivalent qualifications on the International Office website.
Read the programme admissions statement for important information on entry requirements, the application process and supporting documents required.
If English is not your first language, you will need to reach the requirements outlined in our profile level B.
Further information about English language requirements and profile levels.
Fees and funding
- Home: full-time
- £19,200 per year
- Overseas: full-time
- £34,500 per year
Fees are subject to an annual review. For programmes that last longer than one year, please budget for up to an 8% increase in fees each year.
More about tuition fees, living costs and financial support.
Alumni discount
University of Bristol students and graduates can benefit from a 25% reduction in tuition fees for postgraduate study. Check your eligibility for an alumni discount.
Funding and scholarships
The Business School is offering a range of scholarships for master's students starting in 2027.
Scholarships for Home (UK) Students include the Business School Advance Scholarship.
Further information on funding for prospective UK and international postgraduate students.
Career prospects
The Management (Entrepreneurship and Innovation) MSc develops the entrepreneurial mindset, leadership and innovation skills to create and grow successful organisations.
Build a strong foundation in business practice through the specialist Entrepreneurship and Innovation unit, creating group start-up pitches and individual business plans while learning to identify opportunities, manage uncertainty and drive innovation.
Develop sought-after skills in creative problem solving, decision-making, collaboration and leadership through case studies, simulations, strategic analysis and applied projects. Explore how organisations respond to technological change, sustainability and emerging markets, preparing you to lead innovation across a range of sectors.
Complete a flexible Master's Impact Project (MiP) in your final term, offering a choice of applied and research-based alternatives to the traditional dissertation. Choose from four pathways, with options for individual and team-based projects focused on research or real-world business challenges:
- Business-Based Research Project with an external organisation
- Thematic Research Portfolio
- Independent Research Project (dissertation or policy paper)
- Business Practice Project focused on consultancy, planning or simulation.
Further develop your entrepreneurial thinking through innovation challenges, networking opportunities and a full range of careers support.
What career opportunities can this programme lead to?
- Innovation Consultant
- Business Development Executive
- Entrepreneur or Start-up Founder
- Strategy Analyst
- Product or Innovation Manager
- Management Consultant
- Operations Manager
- Venture or Enterprise Development Associate.
Where do University of Bristol Business School graduates work now?
- Abercrombie & Fitch
- Deutsche Bank
- Huawei
- L'Oréal
- LG Electronics
- NHS
- World Wildlife Foundation (WWF)
- Joined startups or founded their own businesses.
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