Innovation and Entrepreneurship (MSc) (2022 Entry)
Designed for budding entrepreneurs, for those with family businesses that need transforming, and for those wanting to bring an innovative entrepreneurial mindset to their next job, this course will allow you to apply best practice approaches to your business proposals to maximise chances of success.
It is a practical course, covering the process from generating new business ideas, developing, testing, and refining ideas, and designing the infrastructure, right through to launching the business. You will focus on how innovation can be exploited in technological and business contexts, to increase success for new product or services-based businesses.
You will cover themes such as business modelling, sales, starting a new business, innovation, leadership and financial issues. Throughout your dissertation, you will rigorously develop your own business ideas, guided by experienced mentors, so that by the end of the course you will be in a strong position to launch your own business.
We have a Business Accelerator within the department, where companies and student start-ups can get ongoing technology and business support, a large alumni network of successful entrepreneurs, and pathways for entrepreneurship visa sponsorship.
2:i undergraduate degree (or equivalent).
Candidates with a UK 2:ii (or equivalent) may be accepted upon demonstration of relevant professional experience.
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- Band A
- IELTS overall score of 6.5, minimum component scores not below 6.0
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Candidates with professional experience should include their CV with their application.
Important information
We are making some exciting changes to our Innovation and Entrepreneurship (MSc) degree for 2022 entry. Our core and optional modules are currently undergoing approval through the University's rigorous academic processes. As changes are confirmed, we will update the course information on this webpage. It is therefore very important that you check this webpage for the latest information before you apply and prior to accepting an offer.
- Business Model Generation
- Establishing a New Business
- Innovation
- Leadership
- Management of Change
- Sales and Sales Management
- Financial Analysis and Control Systems
Optional modules
Two additional elective modules should be chosen from a wide list of business and technology options, allowing you the flexibility to tailor the course in line with your specific interests.
Options include, but are not limited to:
- Leadership
- Leading Change
- LEAN Principles and Application
- Logistics and Operations Management
- Operations Strategy for Industry
- Organisations, People and Performance
- Problem Solving with Statistics
- Procurement and Inventory Management
- Product Design and Development Management
- Project Planning, Management and Control
- Quality, Reliability and Maintenance
- Reputation and Relationship Management
- Sales and Sales Management
- Service Design and Delivery
- Storage and Warehousing Techniques
- Supply Chain Management
Read the module descriptions for this course on WMG's website.
This course has two components – a taught component and a research component (dissertation) each accounting for 50% of your time and effort.
For the taught component, we blend lectures with seminars, syndicate exercises, simulations, and case studies. Each module is delivered intensively over one full week or two half weeks, and classes are deliberately kept small to encourage interaction. Larger scale lectures are delivered for some modules and are backed up by seminar and syndicate activities.
Our module leaders have extensive industry experience. Guest speakers from industry also contribute regularly, bringing real-world insight into your learning experience.
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Overall this course can accommodate up to 100 students, with most modules being delivered in smaller classes of 25-30.
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Our courses are modular in structure, with modules generally being taught in intensive one-week blocks from Monday to Friday, 9.00am - 6.00pm. Some modules will be taught over two half weeks or more, and occasionally you may be required to attend weekend sessions.
In addition to the taught component, you will have online pre-module preparation, and a substantial Post Module Assignment (PMA) following each module.
Each module accounts for 150 hours of learning time, divided between pre-work, in-module time, and post module assessment.
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At the end of each module, you will be given a Post Module Assignment (PMA) based on the learning objectives of that module. This is a piece of assessed written work which should take around 60 hours to complete. Most modules also have some in-module assessed work. There is often an opportunity to customise the PMA to your specific business idea or topic.
For the research component, each student undertakes a major individual project, which will develop your research and analytical skills and enable you to specialise. This project accounts for 50% of your overall credits and is submitted in the form of a dissertation of approximately 20,000 words at the end of the year.
Reading lists
Most departments have reading lists available through Warwick Library. If you would like to view reading lists for the current cohort of students you can visit our Warwick Library web page.
Your timetable
Your personalised timetable will be complete when you are registered for all modules, compulsory and optional, and you have been allocated to your lectures, seminars and other small group classes. Your compulsory modules will be registered for you and you will be able to choose your optional modules when you join us.