Cardiff, United Kingdom
DURATION
1 year
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
Request application deadline
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
GBP 27,200 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* for overseas | for home: £12,200
Key Summary
Introduction
Some may disagree, but we know entrepreneurship can be taught. But it’s not easy. It requires a certain spirit, to be bold and open-minded, curious and creative, imaginative and idealistic. You must rewrite the rules. Take risks. And learn from your mistakes. Do you have what it takes?
The business of changing the world is ours.
Our MSc in Business Strategy and Entrepreneurship is designed for graduates from all disciplinary backgrounds who want to discover new ways of doing things, by launching their own company or joining an existing organisation in a development or growth position.
We promote a culture of enterprise among our students, which was recognised when we received the Small Business Charter award in 2017. We’ll help you realise your business potential, providing opportunities to learn from local businesses and social enterprises.
Our team of academic experts and business partners will prepare you for entrepreneurship and entrepreneurship, helping you explore the economic environment in which organisations operate, acquire financial backing, manage innovations and market products and services.
They’ll use internationally recognised research and real-world examples to encourage you to reflect on perspectives and practices, so you’ve got what it takes to start your own business venture or innovate in an existing organisation.
Why Study this Course
Develop your own business plan for a new venture with support from academic experts and experienced entrepreneurs.
Entrepreneurial Supervision
Develop a business model under the supervision of an experienced entrepreneur.
Plan and Pitch
Present a new venture for a start-up or existing organisation to a panel of venture capitalists.
Peer Learning and Understanding
Join a programme where diversity provides a forum for debate and an opportunity to understand how business works in different cultures.
Socially Responsible
As the world's first Public Value Business School, we're committed to delivering social improvement alongside economic development.
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
We are committed to investing up to a total of £500,000 in this high-value competitive scholarship scheme to support UK students who are planning to start an eligible Master’s programme in 2024/25.
The Scholarships are each worth £3,000 and will be awarded in the form of a tuition fee discount.
Eligibility
UK students are eligible to apply for the Scholarship. You normally need to have achieved at least a 2.1 or equivalent in your first degree to be eligible. You need to submit an application to study at Cardiff University and be made an offer to study before your fee status can be confirmed.
Curriculum
The MSc in Business Strategy & Entrepreneurship consists of taught components, directed reading, assignments, practical sessions, written examinations and a new venture plan.
The taught component covers two academic semesters, each covering four core modules.
During Stage One, you will attend lectures, practical classes and tutorials coupled with directed reading and other assignments.
Following this, in Stage Two, you will carry out a new venture plan. The aim of the new venture plan is to integrate and apply core course concepts, skills and techniques holistically, experientially and in a self-guiding context in order to construct and present a complete plan for a new business venture.
You will undertake four core modules in each semester, each worth 15 credits. These modules provide you with a thorough grounding in the theory and skills needed to become an effective entrepreneur.
Following successful completion of the taught phase, you will undertake a New Venture Plan. This consists of both group and individual components and allows you to demonstrate the theories and techniques developed in the taught phase.
Core Modules for Year One
- Economics and the Business Environment
- New Venture Creation
- Entrepreneurial Finance
- Innovation Management
- Venture Growth and Development
- Entrepreneurial Marketing
- Leadership and Personal Development
- Transformational Entrepreneurship and Innovation
- New Venture Plan
How Will I Be Assessed?
Assessment methods vary from module to module but, across your degree scheme as a whole, you can expect a mixture of exams, coursework, essays, practical work, presentations, and individual and group projects.
Program Outcome
What Skills Will I Practise and Develop?
As a result of engaging fully with this course, you will acquire and develop a range of valuable skills, both those which are discipline-specific and more generic ‘employability skills’. These will allow you to:
- Grasp complex issues with confidence
- Ask the right questions about complex texts
- Have an imaginative appreciation of different views and options and analyse these critically
- Identify and apply relevant data
- Develop practical research skills
- Propose imaginative solutions of your own that are rooted in evidence
- Communicate clearly, concisely and persuasively in writing and speech
- Sourcing, interpreting and presenting relevant numerical information – to support the composition of project reports and business cases
- Work to deadlines and priorities, managing a range of tasks at the same time
- Work as part of a team, developing a collaborative approach to problem-solving
- Use IT programmes and standard software packages, where appropriate
- Take responsibility for your own learning programme and professional development.
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
At Cardiff Business School, you’ll receive a career-changing education from world-leading academics who have different points of view. They’ll challenge your thinking as you consider the world of business from a range of alternative perspectives.
On our MSc in Business Strategy and Entrepreneurship, you’ll benefit from the knowledge and expertise of our Career Enhancer Team. They’re ready and waiting to identify events and opportunities to help you achieve your future aspirations.
We’ve developed relationships that range from the largest multinationals to the smallest micro-businesses, and include a wide variety of social enterprises and cooperatives. We use these networks to deliver value for our students through:
- Real-world case studies and insights
- Collaboration with our Public Value Entrepreneurs in Residence
- Guest lectures
- Field trips and workshops
This wide-ranging and varied learning experience will help enhance your career and demonstrate how you can make a difference along the way.
MSc in Business Strategy and Entrepreneurship graduates are likely to start their own businesses or join a company with a focus on business growth. Many graduates have also found the programme particularly relevant to roles within family businesses.
Program delivery
How will I be Taught?
Our teaching is heavily informed by research and combines academic rigour with practical relevance. Our internationally leading faculty consists of academics who are at the forefront of knowledge within their field. They bring the lessons learnt from their most recent research into the classroom, giving you access to up-to-date real-life examples and scenarios and critical business thinking.
Your teaching and learning resources will be provided and we will be responsive to your needs and views. For your part, you will need to put in the necessary amount of work both during and outside formal teaching sessions and to make good use of the facilities provided.