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Overview
- Degree awarded
- MSc
- Duration
- 12 months full-time or 24 months part-time
- Entry requirements
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We require a First or Upper Second class honours degree (2:1, with 60% average) from a UK university or the overseas equivalent.
When assessing your academic record we take into account your grade average , position in class, references and the standing of the institution where you studied your qualification.
- How to apply
Course options
| Full-time | Part-time | Full-time distance learning | Part-time distance learning | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSc | Y | Y | N | N |
Course overview
Develop the skills to address the challenges of innovation and technological change.
Open days
Master's Virtual Open Week
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Policy on additional costs
All students should normally be able to complete their programme of study without incurring additional study costs over and above the tuition fee for that programme. Any unavoidable additional compulsory costs totalling more than 1% of the annual home undergraduate fee per annum, regardless of whether the programme in question is undergraduate or postgraduate taught, will be made clear to you at the point of application. Further information can be found in the University's Policy on additional costs incurred by students on undergraduate and postgraduate taught programmes (PDF document, 91KB).
Scholarships/sponsorships
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- Alliance MBS Masters Scholarships for UK/EU/International students
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Contact details
- School/Faculty
- Alliance Manchester Business School
- Contact name
- Master's Admissions Office
- pg.ambs@manchester.ac.uk
- Website
- https://www.alliancembs.manchester.ac.uk/study/masters/msc-innovation-management-and-entrepreneurship/
- School/Faculty
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Alliance Manchester Business School was established in 1965 as one of the UK's first two business schools. Today, we are the UK's largest campus-based business and management school, and 'Original Thinking Applied' is at the heart of everything we do. Find out more .
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Entry requirements
Academic entry qualification overview
We require a First or Upper Second class honours degree (2:1, with 60% average) from a UK university or the overseas equivalent.
When assessing your academic record we take into account your grade average , position in class, references and the standing of the institution where you studied your qualification.
English language
For the latest information on demonstrating your English proficiency for those whose first language is not English, please see our language requirements .
English language test validity
Other international entry requirements
We accept a range of qualifications from different countries. For these and general requirements see entry requirements for your country .
Application and selection
How to apply
Advice to applicants
Your statement of purpose should cover the areas outlined below and be one page A4:
- Tell us why you are interested in the MSc Innovation Management and Entrepreneur course at Alliance MBS and how the course will impact on your future
- Describe what makes you an outstanding applicant and describe your potential to contribute to all aspects of the course.
How your application is considered
We can only process applications with the following documents:
- up-to-date English language score outlining individual element scores, or date of your test (where applicable)
- first and second year transcript (scanned copies are accepted at the time of application)
- two academic references
- statement of purpose
- copy of passport (for non-home/EU students only)
Deferrals
Re-applications
Course details
Course description
The MSc Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship is a unique master's course offered by Alliance MBS - home to Europe's largest number of innovation researchers. It can be taken as a one-year full-time course or part-time over two years.
- Learn how the innovation process works, how companies organise to take advantage of internal and external sources of innovation, how to measure innovation and forecast future innovation trends
- Gain understanding of new technologies, the new business models they enable, and the challenges and opportunities they create.
- Learn about the role of innovation for sustainability.
- Focus on developing analytical and critical skills, research training, personal communication skills and effective team-working
- Prepare for a variety of careers including a leader of innovative teams, an entrepreneur in a technology-driven organisation, academic researcher or lecturer
Authentic mastery - being able to apply these methods, tools and techniques in a real scenario - is at the heart of much of the teaching and assessment. There is a strong emphasis on research training, development of personal communication skills, team-working and presentation which gives you an excellent basis to pursue a variety of careers across all sectors, academic research or teaching.
Coursework and assessment
Units are typically assessed by a combination of:
- Written work (essay or report)
- Presentation
- Group project assessment
- Examination
The last third of the programme is spent researching and writing a dissertation of around 15,000 words, the choice of topic reflecting the student's interests and the expertise of the Manchester Institute of Innovation Research (MIoIR) .
Course unit details
You will study for 180 credits in total.
- 8 core and optional units = 120 credits
- Dissertation = 60 credits
Over the summer period, you will carry out your Research Dissertation. A list of dissertation topic areas will be presented to you toward the end of Semester 1. Dissertation topics reflect the diverse interests and expertise of research-active academics who teach on the MSc Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship course and other research and teaching staff in the Manchester Institute of Innovation Research (MIoIR) and Masood Enterprise Centre (MEC) . There are limited opportunities to undertake a dissertation related to on-going research projects or in collaboration with industry.
Examples of recent dissertation project topics include:
- Exploring the role of Corporate Social Responsibility driven eco-innovation for firm sustainability
- Opportunities and challenges from open innovation between UK universities and the pharmaceutical industry
- Dynamic capabilities and deploying big data for the development of the Chilean retail sector
- Innovation patterns in after-sales for the commercial vehicles sector in India
- Online innovative strategies to improve competitiveness and customer relationships in China
- Studying user involvement in medical device innovation processes in the UK
Course unit list
The course unit details given below are subject to change, and are the latest example of the curriculum available on this course of study.
| Title | Code | Credit rating | Mandatory/optional |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entrepreneurship, Technology and Society | BMAN61001 | 15 | Mandatory |
| Innovation Management | BMAN71471 | 15 | Mandatory |
| High Tech Entrepreneurship | BMAN71721 | 15 | Mandatory |
| Tools and Methods for Innovation Analysis | BMAN71751 | 15 | Mandatory |
| Research methods and skills | BMAN72352 | 15 | Mandatory |
| Case Studies in Technology Strategy & Innovation Management | BMAN62042 | 15 | Optional |
| Place and innovation, from Silicon Valley to Graphene City | BMAN62062 | 15 | Optional |
| Innovation for Sustainability | BMAN70372 | 15 | Optional |
| Innovation & Strategy | BMAN71662 | 15 | Optional |
| Business Creation and Development | MCEL60032 | 15 | Optional |
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Career opportunities
Graduates from the course have gone on to a wide range of careers in industry. Recent recruiters include:
ASDA, BNY Mellon, British Council, Cap Gemini, Cisco Systems, Deloitte, Deutsche Bank, HSBC, IBM, JP Morgan, Panasonic, PT Telekomunikasi, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Europe, Tesco plc and Vodafone Group Services Ltd.
Some graduates also set-up their own ventures such as ZenMate .
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