MSc Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship
Programme description
The MSc in Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship explores the strategies and business processes that promote innovation and creativity in organisations, including the fundamentals of enterprise development and entrepreneurship. It produces graduates who aspire to strategic roles within the private and public sectors and who lead these organisations through innovative change.
More specifically, the programme provides opportunities for students to develop an advanced understanding of:- The social, political, economic and global business environmental contexts within which innovation and creativity are managed;
- Current research on the enterprising management of innovation and creativity within specific industries or technology clusters;
- The nature of developments in intellectual property rights and the management of those rights within a strategic framework; and
- The leadership requirements for developing new enterprises and leading organisational transformation.
Who is the programme for?
This programme is aimed at students who intend to seek roles in organisations where innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship are defining features. This can include innovation consultancy, product development and management and business support. It is also aimed at those who want a postgraduate management education that will prepare them to start their own business.
Professional skill development
On a professional level, students will:
- Develop strategic, creative, and critical-thinking skills;
- Act autonomously in planning and implementing research projects to a professional standard; and
- Learn and deploy professional communication skills - including written, oral and presentation skills.
Programme structure
The programme is modular in structure, comprising 180 credits, which are studied on a full-time (12 months) basis. All students will take the following compulsory modules (140 credits):
Compulsory modules
All students will undertake the following compulsory modules:
NBS8035 Understanding and managing creativity (20 credits)
NBS8036 Enterprise and entrepreneurship (20 credits)
NBS8062 Research methods (20 credits)
NBS8213 Managing design and product development (10 credits)
NBS8214 Innovation and technology strategy (10 credits)
NBS8039 Dissertation (60 credits)
Students will then select one of the following streams to study (40 credits):
Stream A Innovation and creativity
NBS8007 Understanding organisations (10 credits)
NBS8040 Creative industries (10 credits)
NBS8134 Business enterprise policy (10 credits)
NBS8055 Exploring e-business (10 credits)
Stream B Enterprise and entrepreneurship
NBS8033 Business enterprise for postgraduate students (20 credits)
NBS8088 Marketing (10 credits)
NBS8237 Finance and financing for entrepreneurs (10 credits)
Degree Programme Director profile
Dr Chris Ivory is a senior lecturer at Newcastle University Business School. A social scientist, his research interests include innovation and technology management, history of technology, critical management approaches to project management, and the management of complex projects. Chris is a member of the British Academy of Management and the European Academy of Management and an Advance Institute of Management (AIM) scholar.
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Entry Requirements
Candidates are required to hold a minimum upper second class first degree (2:1) or international equivalent.
Applicants whose first language is not English require IELTS 6.5 or equivalent, with no less than 6.0 in any element. Pre-sessional courses in English language are provided by the University and successful completion of these may be a condition of entry.Fees
Fees per academic year 2012-13
UK/EU: full time £8,500
International: full time £15,165
Please refer to our Tuition Fees section for information about changes to fees and fee discounts.
Funding and Finance - MSc Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship
- Course Code: 5117
- Further information about the MSc Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship and programme fees
- Postgraduate Funding opportunities
- How to apply
Related Programme of Interest:
MA Arts, Business and Creativity
