MSc Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship 12 months Postgraduate Programme By University of Bristol |TopUniversities
Subject Ranking

# 151-200QS Subject Rankings

Programme Duration

12 monthsProgramme duration

Tuitionfee

36,300 GBPTuition Fee/year

Application Deadline

27 Aug, 2026Application Deadline

Programme overview

Main Subject

Business and Management Studies

Degree

MSc

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

Are you driven by a profound purpose to tackle society's most pressing challenges?


Our MSc in Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship provides the essential entrepreneurial toolkit for creators, activists, and leaders who want to build sustainable ventures that generate profound positive social and environmental impact.


Our programme is built on the principle of learning by doing. We move beyond traditional lectures and exams, focusing instead on a curriculum where you apply entrepreneurial methods directly to real-world social problems. Through collaborative, project-based work with external partners, you will gain the hands-on experience and critical skills needed to design and launch effective, scalable solutions that truly make a difference.


Programme highlights:


  • Purpose-Driven, Practice-Led: Our curriculum is centred on practical application and teamwork, not exams. We welcome students from any academic discipline who share a commitment to building a better world, whether through a social enterprise, a nonprofit, or as a champion of change within a larger organisation.
  • Practice-Led, Industry-Connected: Our curriculum is built around teamwork and solving real-world challenges, not exams. This immersive approach ensures you gain invaluable practical experience in taking a social concept from idea to market.
  • Use AI for Social Good: Explore how to use AI tools responsibly to create and scale positive change. You will learn to leverage this technology to enhance your practice and engage audiences in new ways, ensuring you are at the forefront of ethical and impactful creative work.
  • Education Excellence: The Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship is an accredited Centre of Excellence (IOEE), meaning upon graduation you will automatically qualify for an additional professional qualification—an Advance Diploma in Entrepreneurship. The Centre is also a proud national award winner for our authentic, real-world assessment, recently receiving the AGCAS Academic Employability Award (2025).
  • An Ideal Ecosystem: Bristol is a recognised hub for innovation and social enterprise, ranked one of the top five best places in the UK to start-up outside of London (Startup Cities Index, 2022). It offers a vibrant and supportive environment to begin your journey as a social innovator.

Teaching for postgraduate programmes in the Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship will be delivered at our new Temple Quarter Enterprise Campus, opening 2026. Here, a new Centre student hub, Active Learning Studios, a hands-on Maker Space and event spaces will provide the backdrop for challenge-led learning and enhanced links with businesses. 


Find out more about the Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

Programme overview

Main Subject

Business and Management Studies

Degree

MSc

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

Are you driven by a profound purpose to tackle society's most pressing challenges?


Our MSc in Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship provides the essential entrepreneurial toolkit for creators, activists, and leaders who want to build sustainable ventures that generate profound positive social and environmental impact.


Our programme is built on the principle of learning by doing. We move beyond traditional lectures and exams, focusing instead on a curriculum where you apply entrepreneurial methods directly to real-world social problems. Through collaborative, project-based work with external partners, you will gain the hands-on experience and critical skills needed to design and launch effective, scalable solutions that truly make a difference.


Programme highlights:


  • Purpose-Driven, Practice-Led: Our curriculum is centred on practical application and teamwork, not exams. We welcome students from any academic discipline who share a commitment to building a better world, whether through a social enterprise, a nonprofit, or as a champion of change within a larger organisation.
  • Practice-Led, Industry-Connected: Our curriculum is built around teamwork and solving real-world challenges, not exams. This immersive approach ensures you gain invaluable practical experience in taking a social concept from idea to market.
  • Use AI for Social Good: Explore how to use AI tools responsibly to create and scale positive change. You will learn to leverage this technology to enhance your practice and engage audiences in new ways, ensuring you are at the forefront of ethical and impactful creative work.
  • Education Excellence: The Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship is an accredited Centre of Excellence (IOEE), meaning upon graduation you will automatically qualify for an additional professional qualification—an Advance Diploma in Entrepreneurship. The Centre is also a proud national award winner for our authentic, real-world assessment, recently receiving the AGCAS Academic Employability Award (2025).
  • An Ideal Ecosystem: Bristol is a recognised hub for innovation and social enterprise, ranked one of the top five best places in the UK to start-up outside of London (Startup Cities Index, 2022). It offers a vibrant and supportive environment to begin your journey as a social innovator.

Teaching for postgraduate programmes in the Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship will be delivered at our new Temple Quarter Enterprise Campus, opening 2026. Here, a new Centre student hub, Active Learning Studios, a hands-on Maker Space and event spaces will provide the backdrop for challenge-led learning and enhanced links with businesses. 


Find out more about the Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

Admission Requirements

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176+
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3.3+
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You will typically need an upper second class honours degree or an international equivalent in any discipline.
We will consider your application if your interim grades are currently slightly lower than the programme's entry requirements and may make you an aspirational offer. This offer would be at the standard level, so you would need to achieve the standard entry requirements by the end of your degree.
We will also consider your application if your final overall achieved grade is slightly lower than the programme's entry requirement. If your achieved grade is lower than our entry requirements, your application may be more likely to receive an offer if you have additional qualifications. If you have the following, please include your CV (curriculum vitae / résumé) when you apply, showing:
  • A relevant postgraduate qualification.
  • Work experience with a minimum duration of six months, paid or internship, within social and civic industries, innovation, volunteering or charity.



English language requirements


If English is not your first language, you will need to reach the requirements outlined in our profile level C.

27 Aug 2026
1 Year
Sep

  • Candidates are required to submit references or letter(s) of recommendation for acceptance
  • Candidates are required to submit an essay(s) for acceptance

Tuition fees

Domestic
20,200 GBP
International
36,300 GBP

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