University of Edinburgh Business School

MSc in ondernemerschap en innovatie

Semester 1

September–December

Compulsory courses

• Entrepreneurial Finance
• Entrepreneurship and New Venture Creation in Context
• Managing Innovation in Context

Semester 2

January–May

Compulsory courses

• Management Consultancy in Practice: Innovation and Entrepreneurship
• Doing Research for Business

Option courses (Group 1) - Choose 1

• Design Thinking (1): History and Theory
• Digital Business: Transforming Organisations in the Digital Era
• Sustainable Knowledge-based Business

Option courses (Group 2) - Choose 1

• Design Thinking (2): Practice
• Digital Business: Competing in the Age of Platforms
• Family Business Management
• Organising for Social Change
• Technology Entrepreneurship and Commercialisation

Summer

May-August

Dissertatie / Capstone - Kies 1

• Dissertation (Entrepreneurship and Innovation)
• Business Plan Capstone

Our Entrepreneurship and Innovation programme combines theoretical and empirical perspectives with the development of practical skills and opportunities for the application of knowledge to real-life organisational issues faced by those establishing and managing innovation-driven organisations.

Knowledge and understanding

By the end of the programme, students will have knowledge and understanding of:

• Key concepts underpinning entrepreneurship and its application in the recognition and exploitation of product/ service/ process opportunities
• Key concepts underpinning innovation and the issues associated with developing and sustaining innovation within organisations
• How to design creative strategies for pursuing, exploiting and further developing new opportunities
• Issues associated with securing and managing financial resources in new and established organisations

Graduate attributes

By the end of the programme, students will be able to:

• Theorie en praktijk op het gebied van innovatie, ondernemerschap en ondernemend ondernemen kritisch toepassen
• Ontwikkel levensvatbare creatieve en innovatieve duurzame oplossingen op het gebied van innovatie en ondernemerschap
• Respond positively and effectively to problems in unfamiliar contexts
• Apply new ideas, methods and ways of thinking
• Engage with a range of stakeholders to deliver creative and sustainable solutions to specific problems
• Communicate effectively both orally and in writing
• Effectief samenwerken met collega's met uiteenlopende vaardigheden en ervaringen. Ook kunt u kritisch reflecteren op uw eigen werkwijze bij het samenwerken met collega's met uiteenlopende vaardigheden, ervaringen en denkwijzen.
• Houd rekening met de ethische en milieugerelateerde kwesties en verantwoordelijkheden waarmee managers rekening houden bij het nemen van beslissingen.

Career Development

Our MSc in Entrepreneurship and Innovation will help you to develop business skills that are essential in a wide range of different organisations. Our dedicated Student Development Team is here to help you become equipped to maximise your potential in the global market.

Graduate employment

De MSc in Entrepreneurship and Innovation biedt studenten de mogelijkheid om vaardigheden te ontwikkelen die toepasbaar zijn in uiteenlopende organisaties, nieuwe en bestaande ondernemingen en een breed scala aan sectoren.

The programme prepares students for a range of careers including:

• Managers of innovation within existing organisations
• Policy and business development roles
• Venture founders
• Taking on more serious roles within a family-run business