Management, Entrepreneurship and Innovation MSci Integrated Masters MSci

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What is Clearing?

Each year, universities may have spaces left on their courses after the application window has closed in June.

UCAS Clearing is your opportunity to snap up one of these places, even if you didn't apply to the university prior to the June deadline.

It also gives you a second chance to go to university if you didn't get the grades you needed for your firm and insurance offers.

How do I get in touch?

Our Clearing entry requirements may differ from those advertised. Please contact our friendly advisers to find out if you’re eligible for a place. You can get in touch through our hotlines: 

• For domestic students please call us on 0800 073 5050
• If you’re an International student calling from outside the UK, call: +44 191 222 5000

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Course overview

This four-year MSci is designed for students who want to go beyond a standard management degree.

You’ll start by building a strong foundation in management, entrepreneurship and innovation.

You'll then progress into Master’s-level study. This will focus on complex problem solving, strategic decision making, and venture creation.

Throughtout the programme, you’ll deepen your expertise through advanced projects and active hands-on learning.

You’ll graduate with an undergraduate Master’s qualification. This offers broader career options and a more distinctive profile, and will help you stand out to employers.

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Your course and study experience - disclaimers and terms and conditions  
Please rest assured we make all reasonable efforts to provide you with the programmes, services and facilities described. However, it may be necessary to make changes due to significant disruption, for example in response to Covid-19.

View our Academic experience page, which gives information about your Newcastle University study experience for the academic year 2025-26.

See our terms and conditions and student complaints information, which gives details of circumstances that may lead to changes to programmes, modules or University services.

Quality and ranking

Professional accreditation and recognition

All professional accreditations are reviewed regularly by their professional body.

Modules and learning

Modules

The information below is intended to provide an example of what you will study.

Most degrees are divided into stages. Each stage lasts for one academic year, and you'll complete modules totalling 120 credits by the end of each stage. 

Our teaching is informed by research. Course content may change periodically to reflect developments in the discipline, the requirements of external bodies and partners, and student feedback.

Venture Creation in Action

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This Venture Capstone mirrors how start ups and innovation teams actually work. You'll solve real problems, adapt fast, and make decisions with evidence. Through rapid cycles of build–measure–learn, you'll take an initial idea to a tested solution. Real feedback will help to refine your direction.

Optional module availability
Student demand for optional modules may affect availability.

Full details of the modules on offer will be published through the Programme Regulations and Specifications ahead of each academic year. This usually happens in May.

To find out more please see our terms and conditions

You’ll build foundations in:

• Accounting and finance
• Global business
• Management and organisation
• Marketing
• Digital business
• Professional skills

Compulsory modules

Module	Credits
Introduction to Non-Specialist Accounting and Finance	20
Global Business Environment	20
Management and Organisation	20
Academic and Professional Skill Development	20
Digital Business	20
Introduction to Marketing	20

Develop analytical capability through research methods, operations strategy and management, and human resource management.

Personalise your degree with optional modules in areas such as:

• Enterprise
• Innovation and technology management
• Analytics
• Sustainability
• Global marketing
• Business law

You’ll also have the option to take an intercalating year between Stages 1 and 2. This could be a work placement or study abroad.

Compulsory modules

Module	Credits
Research Methods	20
Operations Strategy and Management	20
Human Resource Management and the Future of Work	20

Optional modules

Module	Credits
Interpreting Company Accounts	20
Business Enterprise	20
Introduction to Innovation and Technology Management	20
Understanding Work and Organisations	20
Managing Change	20
HR to Improve Working Lives	20
Business Analysis and Analytics	20
Introduction to Sustainability – Theory and Practice	20
Introduction to Business Law	20
Global Marketing	20

Apply entrepreneurial tools in enterprise and entrepreneurship with lean innovation and international entrepreneurship.

We also offer a creativity/innovation module and electives spanning:

• CSR/ethics
• strategy
• communication
• social ventures
• new product development

Compulsory modules

Module	Credits
Enterprise and Entrepreneurship with Lean Innovation	20
International Entrepreneurship	20

Optional modules

All candidates shall take 20 credits from the list below:

Module	Credits
Innovation and Creativity	20
Management of Creativity, Design and Innovation	20

All candidates shall take 60 credits from the list below:

Module	Credits
Corporate Social Responsibility and Ethics	20
The Responsible Management Practitioner	20
Contemporary Issues in International and Comparative Business	20
Strategy, Organisations & Society	20
Corporate Communication and Social Media	20
Tackling Social Issues via Social Ventures	20
New Product and Service Development	20

Progress to master’s-level enterprise and innovation modules, including:

• Policy
• Open innovation
• Technology entrepreneurship
• Sustainability management and growth

You’ll also deliver the Venture Creation in Action capstone and graduate ready to lead innovation in organisations.

Compulsory modules

All candidates shall take the following modules:

Module	Credits
Business Enterprise Policy	10
Managing Innovation and Creativity	10
Technology and Entrepreneurship	10
Theorising Enterprise and Entrepreneurship	10
Open Innovation Management	10
Introduction to Sustainability Management	10
Entrepreneurial Strategy	10
New Venture Creation in Action	40

Optional modules

All candidates shall take further optional modules to a value of 10 credits from the following:

Module	Credits
Sustainable Innovation Consultancy Project	10
Digital Transformation for Social Good	10

Information about these graphs

We base these figures and graphs on the most up-to-date information available to us. They are based on the modules chosen by our students in 2024-25.

Teaching time is made up of:

• scheduled learning and teaching activities. These are timetabled activities with a member of staff present.
• structured guided learning. These are activities developed by staff to support engagement with module learning. Students or groups of students undertake these activities without direct staff participation or supervision

Teaching and assessment

Teaching methods

Throughout the programme you will tackle real-world business and innovation challenges. This will strengthen your understanding of the concepts and enable you to apply them in practical situations.

You will build a portfolio of outputs that show what you can do, not just what you know.

You will attend lectures and seminars. You'll also take part in interactive, experience-based activities. These will be delivered through workshops and problem-solving sessions. You'll work both individually and with others.

Assessment methods

You'll be assessed through a combination of:

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  Essays

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  Examinations – practical or online

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  Group work

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  Portfolio submission

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  Presentations

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  Projects

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  Reports

Skills and experience

Practical skills

You’ll learn how to work on real problems using the tools and methods used in business and innovation. This includes:

• framing and solving complex, uncertain problems
• using data and insight to inform decisions
• market and competitor analysis
• stakeholder discovery and working with teams
• value proposition development
• experimentation and testing ideas through prototypes

You’ll build these skills through hands-on projects and a venture-creation capstone. You'll apply theory in practical, real-world contexts.

Real business skills

Alongside practical experience, you’ll develop the core business skills employers look for, such as:

• commercial awareness and financial insight
• analytical and evidence-based decision making
• operations and people management
• innovation, venture design and entrepreneurial thinking
• professional communication and pitching ideas

You will be ready to contribute effectively in established organisations, start-ups, and innovation-focused roles.

Opportunities

Study abroad

Experience life in another country by choosing to study abroad as part of your degree. You’ll be encouraged to embrace fun and challenging experiences, make connections with new communities and graduate as a globally aware professional, ready for your future.

You may choose to spend a year abroad as part of your degree in one of our partner institutions. If you choose to study abroad, it will extend your degree by a year.

Find out more about study abroad

Work placements

Get career ready with a work placement and leave as a confident professional in your field. You'll spend 9 to 12 months working in an organisation either in the UK or internationally. You'll receive University support from our dedicated team to help you apply for work placements. Work placements take place between Stages 2 and 3.

You'll gain first-hand experience of working in the sector, putting your learning into practice and developing your professional expertise.

If you choose to take a work placement, it will extend your degree by a year. Placements are subject to availability and must be sourced by the student.

Find out more about work placements

Facilities and environment

Facilities

Newcastle University Business School is one of the largest Schools in the University. We have over 4,000 students from over 85 countries. This valuable community extends beyond our current students to include:

• regional, national and international leaders
• over 37,000 alumni in our network, spanning 152 countries
• leading professional and academics who are experts in their field
• businesses and partners in academe

The Business School is the gateway to Newcastle Helix -  a landmark 24 acre hybrid city quarter. It brings together researchers, business and communities with the purpose of helping families, communities and cities around the world live healthier, longer, smarter, and easier lives.

We have two buildings – the Business School and the Frederick Douglass Centre (FDC). Both offer a range of purpose-build facilities, including.

• computer clusters housing over 120 PCs, plus open IT spaces for laptops
• seven large lecture theatres, plus a 750-seat auditorium – the largest in the University
• 25 seminar and teaching spaces, many with flexible furniture to accommodate learning
• a dedicated Student Hub and Quiet Space, providing a mix of space for group work, individual study, or quiet study
• study pods, some with wall mounted screens, and bookable rooms for working in groups or individually
• a contemporary café, refurbished in 2025
• two dedicated hubs for employability support and events
• a Bloomberg lab with over 20 terminals, so you can experience a real trading room floor
• Experimental and Behavioural Economics Lab, a state-of-the-art research facility for conducting studies in experimental economics and economic psychology
• a flexible conference room with panoramic views across the city and St. James’ Park, which doubles up as a large flexible teaching space

Accessibility

The Business School values individual differences and the diversity this brings. Our buildings are accessible and user friendly. We have a range of adjustments that can support you when moving around our buildings, such as lifts and accessible toilets. The FDC also offers gender-neutral toilets.

Support

Your teaching and learning is supported by Canvas. Canvas is a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). You'll use Canvas to submit your assignments and access your:

• module handbooks
• course materials
• groups
• course announcements and notifications
• written feedback

Throughout your studies, you’ll have access to support from:

• peer mentors – fellow students who can help you settle in and answer any questions you have.
• academics
• personal tutor – an academic member of staff to support with academic and personal issues
• our University Student Services Team
• student representatives
• wellbeing colleagues
• employability, graduate outcomes and placement and study abroad teams

Your future

You will graduate as a highly employable, solutions-oriented individual. You will have developed strong management foundations and skills that employers value, including:

• critical thinking
• initiative
• collaboration
• delivery

On graduating, you will be able to lead and innovate in both established organisations and start-ups. You'll also have capability and confidence to launch your own venture, if you choose to do so.

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Careers support

Career development and employability are woven throughout our teaching, learning and student experience.

The School has dedicated employability support and career spaces in the School to support our students on their career journey. Find out more about our employability offer.

You'll have access to a wealth of resources and support to enhance your employability, including:

• the annual Careers Success Week event, tailored to different industry areas
• interwoven employability provision
• access to a dedicated placement officer within the Business School who can help you find a work placement in your area of interest
• specialist careers and business start-up support from the University's Careers Service and the Business School's careers consultants
• career management sessions with a careers consultant
• work experience opportunities while studying with us
• Business School summer internship scheme

We're also one of 140 business schools worldwide to be accredited by the EQUIS scheme for our managerial and entrepreneurial skills development.

Our Careers Service is one of the largest and best in the country, and we have strong links with employers. We provide an extensive range of opportunities to all students through our ncl+ initiative.

Visit our Careers Service website

Recognition of professional qualifications outside of the UK

Tuition fees and scholarships

Tuition fees for academic year 2026-2027

The 2026 entry home fees have not yet been confirmed.

Qualification: MSci
Home students full time 4 years	Tuition fees (Year 1) Not set
International students full time 4 years	Tuition fees (Year 1) 25,750

Home Fee Students

Tuition fees are payable for each year of your course. £9,535 is the maximum fee that we are permitted to charge for home fee-paying students for the academic year 2025-26. This is set by the UK government. This fee has not yet been confirmed for 2026-27.

As a general principle, you should expect the tuition fee to increase in each subsequent academic year of your course, subject to government regulations on fee increases and in line with inflation.

Read more about fees and funding

International Fee Students

Depending on your residency history, if you’re a student from the EU, other EEA or a Swiss national, with settled or pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme, you’ll normally pay the ‘Home’ tuition fee rate and may be eligible for Student Finance England support.

EU students without settled or pre-settled status will normally be charged fees at the ‘International’ rate and will not be eligible for Student Finance England support.

If you are unsure of your fee status, check out the latest guidance here.

As a general principle, you should expect the tuition fee to increase in each subsequent academic year of your course, subject to government regulations on fee increases and in line with inflation.

Read more about fees and funding

Scholarships

We support our EU and international students by providing a generous range of Vice-Chancellor's automatic and merit-based scholarships. See our undergraduate scholarship page for more information.

Year abroad and additional costs

For programmes where you can spend a year on a work placement or studying abroad, you will receive a significant fee reduction for that year. 

Some of our degrees involve additional costs which are not covered by your tuition fees.

Scholarships

Find out more about:

• scholarships for UK, EU and international students
• Student Loans and Government financial support for UK and EU students

How to apply

Apply through UCAS

To apply for undergraduate study at Newcastle University, you must use the online application system managed by the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS). All UK schools and colleges, and a small number of EU and international establishments, are registered with UCAS. You will need:

• the UCAS name and institution codes for Newcastle University (NEWC/N21)
• the UCAS code for the course you want to apply for
• the UCAS 'buzzword' for your school or college

If you are applying independently, or are applying from a school or college which is not registered to manage applications, you will still use the Apply system. You will not need a buzzword.

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