Master of Science in International Entrepreneurship and Management
Southampton, United Kingdom
MSc
DURATION
1 year
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2027
TUITION FEES
EUR 32,500 *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* EU and international student | EUR 16700 UK student
Key Summary
About: The MSc in International Entrepreneurship and Management teaches entrepreneurship. You study strategy, business processes, innovation and international expansion through case studies and experiential learning, taught by academics with entrepreneurial experience. The University of Southampton provides career services, a multicultural setting and a wide range of merit and competitive scholarships to help fund your studies.
Career Outcomes: You'll be ready to found or manage a business, lead a family business, take managerial roles in entrepreneurial firms, work on entrepreneurship policy for government, or pursue academic research. Career opportunities include founder, family business leader, international manager, policy developer, and academic researcher.
The MSc in International Entrepreneurship and Management equips you with knowledge and skills to understand enterprise and entrepreneurship through a global lens. You'll explore key aspects of strategy, business processes, and innovation, while examining entrepreneurship across different regional and national contexts. The program places particular emphasis on understanding the international context and how enterprises grow and expand globally. You'll study from leading academics who combine rigorous theoretical frameworks with practical entrepreneurial experience. The course combines global case studies, experiential learning opportunities, and industry expertise to prepare you for diverse career paths, whether you're planning to start your own business, lead a family enterprise, take on a managerial role in an entrepreneurial venture, influence entrepreneurial policies, or pursue academic research in the field.
You study full-time over 12 months. The first 9 months comprise taught modules across 2 semesters with exams. Core modules include: Dissertation (15,000 words), Enterprise Entrepreneurship and New Business Venturing, Family Business, Global Entrepreneurship, and Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Leadership. Optional modules allow you to specialise in areas such as Corporate Finance, Innovation and Technology Transfer, alongside optional electives in human resource management, operations management, or finance. Academic supervision for your dissertation begins in semester 2, with the final 3 months focused on your independent research project.
You'll be qualified to start your own business, lead a family business, take on managerial roles in entrepreneurial ventures at local or global level, work for government or non-government organisations developing entrepreneurial policies and activities, or pursue academic research in entrepreneurship and management. You'll have knowledge of strategy, innovation, business processes, and international growth, equipping you to drive entrepreneurial activity in various organisational contexts.
Your career options include founding and managing your own enterprise, leading a family business, taking on management roles in entrepreneurial organisations at local, national, or global level, working in policy development for government or non-government organisations focused on entrepreneurship, or pursuing academic and research positions in entrepreneurship and management. The program prepares you for diverse roles wherever entrepreneurial thinking and international business growth are valued.
You're a good fit for this program if you're interested in starting your own business, playing a leading role in a family business, taking on a managerial role in a large local or global entrepreneurial venture, working for a government or non-government organisation with a focus on entrepreneurial policies and activities, or pursuing academic research in entrepreneurship and management. You should hold a 2:1 degree in engineering, humanities, mathematics, physical sciences, information systems, management, social sciences, or languages.