Royal Holloway University of London
MSc Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Egham, United Kingdom

DEGREE TYPE

MSc

DURATION

1 year

LANGUAGES

English

PACE

Full time

APPLICATION DEADLINE

EARLIEST START DATE

STUDY FORMAT

On-Campus

* The deadline for overseas applicants is 31 July 2025, and for home applicants, it is 29 August 2025.

Key Summary

About : The MSc Entrepreneurship and Innovation program focuses on developing entrepreneurial skills and innovative thinking. It offers a full-time study option, allowing students to immerse themselves in practical learning experiences. The curriculum includes modules on business development, innovation management, and startup creation, equipping students with the tools to navigate the dynamic business landscape.

Career Outcomes : Graduates can pursue various career paths, including startup founders, business consultants, and roles in corporate innovation departments. This degree prepares you to create your own ventures or drive innovation within established organizations, providing a solid foundation for success in various business sectors.

This course is designed for individuals who wish to become entrepreneurs and launch new ventures with growth potential. You will be equipped with specialist and in-depth understanding of entrepreneurship and innovation together with practical skills and will leave with a ready-to-implement business plan that has been checked by practicing entrepreneurs.

You will work on your business plan throughout the course, having a chance to refine it following feedback from academic staff and through access to an entrepreneurial mentor from the Association of Business Mentors.

Mandatory modules on this course, which is taught at our campus in central London, will introduce you to a broad range of topics and tools necessary to plan and launch a new venture and you’ll furthermore be able to focus on your personal interests or needs with the optional modules available, which include digital marketing and branding, family business, technology entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial opportunities in emerging markets. You’ll hear from visiting speakers and go on field visits to gain further knowledge and expertise from successful and highly innovative entrepreneurs and businesses.

On graduating you will have a critical understanding of entrepreneurship and innovation research, an appreciation of the impact of entrepreneurship and innovation and the processes and practices at every level.

As a student in the School of Business and Management you will join an intellectually stimulating, friendly and supportive environment and, through working closely with our expert and experienced academic staff, you will be in a position to realise your potential.

Reasons to choose Entrepreneurship and Innovation MSc at Royal Holloway:

Gain specialised understanding of entrepreneurship, how to develop a start-up and leave with a business plan.
Course is co-designed with an experienced panel of entrepreneurs and venture capital/angel investors.
You'll have access to an entrepreneurial mentor and will be able to build your professional network in London's dynamic entrepreneurial eco-system.
Understand how to respond to ethical and sustainable global challenges.
Flexibility to tailor your studies by choosing optional modules to suit your interests.

Read more about our course on our website

From time to time, we make changes to our courses to improve the student and learning experience. If we make a significant change to your chosen course, we’ll let you know as soon as possible.

Course structure

Core Modules

Venture Creation and Financial Planning
Corporate Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship and Innovation: Theory and Practice
Dissertation Preparation and Research Methods
Independent Business Research Project

Optional Modules

There are a number of optional course modules available during your degree studies. The following is a selection of optional course modules that are likely to be available. Please note that although the University will keep changes to a minimum, new modules may be offered or existing modules may be withdrawn, for example, in response to a change in staff. Applicants will be informed if any significant changes need to be made.

Technology Entrepreneurship
Business Ethics and Social Entrepreneurship
Family and Small Business Management
Start Ups & NPD

Teaching and assessment

The courses are interactive, usually offering a lecture-style background of key theories and principles in the first part, and more practical activities, exercises and group discussions in the second part of the lectures. Guest lectures are invited in different classes to give students a real-world experience on entrepreneurship. Participation from students in the classroom is a key principle for learning.

Outside the classroom, in the Autumn Term we organise a field trip to an entrepreneurship hub, and in the Spring term we organise a field trip to a small business. These provide more opportunities to visit and learn from real entrepreneurs in their environment, giving more opportunities to advance their ideas after their studies. In addition, entrepreneurship activities from student societies on campus could be integrated in the teaching process to bridge theory and practice.

Assessment

Assessment is carried out by a variety of methods. In the classroom, you will engage in a number of activities, simulations, case-study discussions and presentations where you will receive instant feedback from your lecturers.

Formal assessments include coursework in the form of individual or group assignments, but also presentations, posters, or digital media content creation depending on the course. Examinations are towards the May exam period and in-class test could take place during the last weeks of each course.

After the teaching term, students will be allocated a supervisor that will guide them through an Independent Business Research Project. The year-in-business students will be allocated a mentor that will follow their progress and work, assisting them in keeping a log and writing a similar final project. This final project gives an opportunity to test learn concepts and ideas in practice in a real business context via research and analysis.

All course information above was updated Autumn 2024 and all information was correct at that time. Please make sure you check our website course page or contact us directly for the very latest information if you are considering an application.