MSc in Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Valbonne, France
MSc
DURATION
2 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2026
TUITION FEES
EUR 19,000 / per year
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
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Key Summary
About: SKEMA Business School’s MSc in Entrepreneurship and Innovation trains students to build an entrepreneurial mindset and practical skills to launch or scale ventures. Taught in English at Sophia Antipolis, it offers a one‑year MSc (4‑year degree/240 ECTS + experience) or two‑year MSc (3‑year degree/180 ECTS). The credit‑based curriculum is 60 ECTS per year: two semesters of 21 ECTS plus an 18‑ECTS Dissertation or Business Plan. Starts September and January; tuition 2026‑27: €19,000 (one‑year) or €38,000 (two‑year).
Career Outcomes: Graduates can launch companies or join start‑ups and scale‑ups in roles such as Business Developer, Customer Success Manager, Product Manager also.
The MSc Entrepreneurship & Innovation trains students to develop an entrepreneurial mindset and the practical skills needed to launch and scale innovative ventures or to work in start‑ups/scale‑ups.
Delivered in English at SKEMA’s Sophia Antipolis campus, the programme offers two pathways: a one‑year MSc (for holders of a 4‑year degree/240 ECTS or equivalent + professional experience) and a two‑year MSc (for holders of a 3‑year degree/180 ECTS). The curriculum is credit‑based (TOTAL FULL YEAR: 60 ECTS) and is organised around two semesters (each 21 ECTS) plus a Dissertation or Business Plan (18 ECTS).
Learning methods include lectures, tutorials, and active learning through real venture projects with entrepreneurs, intrapreneurs and local incubators/business angels. Start dates: September and January. Tuition (indicative 2026‑27): One‑year MSc €19,000; Two‑year MSc €38,000 (service fee €500/yr; application fee €100).
Graduates can launch their own companies or join start‑ups and scale‑ups in roles such as SDR / Business Developer, Customer Success Manager, Product Manager. Alumni also join incubators, financiers (VC/angels), and consulting firms specialising in innovation. Recruiting companies listed on the programme page include: Airbnb, Amaris Consulting, Amazon, BpiFrance, Cap Gemini Invent, Decathlon, EY, Essilor, IbanFirst, Jow, Leroy Merlin, L’Oreal, PayFit, Sopra Steria Next, Too Good To Go, Waze, Zoom, and others.
Programme ranked among the top 10 entrepreneurial programmes (Forbes 2020). SKEMA is also cited in the Redstone Index (2024) for start‑up efficiency.
The programme is organised across two semesters (Semester 1 and Semester 2). Each semester lists mandatory modules (semester 1 = 21 ECTS; semester 2 = 21 ECTS) and elective choices (students choose two electives each semester). A Dissertation or Business Plan (18 ECTS) completes the programme, giving TOTAL FULL YEAR = 60 ECTS. Teaching mixes lectures, tutorials and project‑based work with entrepreneurs and local companies; assessments include business plans and a final dissertation/business plan.