Entrepreneurship MSc 12 months Postgraduate Programme By UCL |TopUniversities
Programme Duration

12 monthsProgramme duration

Tuitionfee

44,400 GBPTuition Fee/year

Application Deadline

25 Jun, 2027Application Deadline

Starting Month

SepStarting Month

Programme overview

Main Subject

Business and Management Studies

Degree

MSc

Study Level

Master's

Study Mode

On Campus

Entrepreneurship plays a vital role in driving innovation, creating jobs, and solving real‑world problems through scalable solutions. The Entrepreneurship MSc, one of the first of its kind in Europe, is a venture‑focused master’s course that combines lean start‑up experimentation, product and market innovation, and exposure to live start‑up environments to help you build high‑impact, technology‑enabled ventures. It is designed for students who want more than theoretical knowledge of entrepreneurship, offering a structured path from idea generation to market testing and investment readiness.


From Term 1, you’ll engage in customer discovery, product development, and rapid prototyping, learning how to identify market needs, design minimum viable products, and test business models in competitive markets. The curriculum is structured around themes such as venture creation and experimentation, product and market innovation, venture finance and growth, technology‑driven entrepreneurship, and founder leadership and resilience. You’ll apply lean start‑up principles and pitch ideas to experienced founders, investors, and industry professionals, receiving feedback that shapes your ventures in real time.


Entrepreneurship students benefit from a range of networking opportunities beyond the core curriculum,  including the annual MSc Entrepreneurship Pitch Day, where selected students present start‑up ideas to investors and industry experts, and through real entrepreneurship projects and proximity to accelerators, incubators, and venture funds, and from integration with UCL Innovation and Enterprise, giving access to technical resources, mentoring, and potential incubator and accelerator support. The course is delivered at the UCL School of Management’s Canary Wharf location, situating you in one of the world’s leading start‑up and innovation hubs. A study‑abroad option at Singapore Management University offers additional exposure to Asia’s dynamic start‑up ecosystem, extending your experience of global entrepreneurship and innovation and broadening your understanding of international venture markets.

Programme overview

Main Subject

Business and Management Studies

Degree

MSc

Study Level

Master's

Study Mode

On Campus

Entrepreneurship plays a vital role in driving innovation, creating jobs, and solving real‑world problems through scalable solutions. The Entrepreneurship MSc, one of the first of its kind in Europe, is a venture‑focused master’s course that combines lean start‑up experimentation, product and market innovation, and exposure to live start‑up environments to help you build high‑impact, technology‑enabled ventures. It is designed for students who want more than theoretical knowledge of entrepreneurship, offering a structured path from idea generation to market testing and investment readiness.


From Term 1, you’ll engage in customer discovery, product development, and rapid prototyping, learning how to identify market needs, design minimum viable products, and test business models in competitive markets. The curriculum is structured around themes such as venture creation and experimentation, product and market innovation, venture finance and growth, technology‑driven entrepreneurship, and founder leadership and resilience. You’ll apply lean start‑up principles and pitch ideas to experienced founders, investors, and industry professionals, receiving feedback that shapes your ventures in real time.


Entrepreneurship students benefit from a range of networking opportunities beyond the core curriculum,  including the annual MSc Entrepreneurship Pitch Day, where selected students present start‑up ideas to investors and industry experts, and through real entrepreneurship projects and proximity to accelerators, incubators, and venture funds, and from integration with UCL Innovation and Enterprise, giving access to technical resources, mentoring, and potential incubator and accelerator support. The course is delivered at the UCL School of Management’s Canary Wharf location, situating you in one of the world’s leading start‑up and innovation hubs. A study‑abroad option at Singapore Management University offers additional exposure to Asia’s dynamic start‑up ecosystem, extending your experience of global entrepreneurship and innovation and broadening your understanding of international venture markets.

Admission Requirements

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A minimum of an upper second-class Bachelor’s degree from a UK university or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard. Together with the academic requirements, applicants normally must have a demonstrable interest in pursuing an entrepreneurial venture or career and must have undertaken entrepreneurial activities, and not simply aspire to entrepreneurship. Under certain circumstances, candidates with an exceptional entrepreneurial background, but not meeting the above criteria, will be considered. Your personal statement is your opportunity to explain your reasons for applying to study this particular MSc programme and how you hope to develop your future career as an entrepreneur with reference to the compulsory modules we offer. This programme requires that applicants have clear entrepreneurial ambitions, so you need to provide evidence of having begun to pursue these.

25 Jun 2027
1 Year
Sep

Tuition fees

Domestic
21,500 GBP
International
44,400 GBP

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