The University of Essex MSc Entrepreneurship and Innovation is taught at Essex Business School. It uses innovative and interactive teaching, such as group working and applied projects, to develop students’ practical business knowledge and employability skills. Essex hones students’ entrepreneurial spirits, so they can have the capabilities and confidence to launch their own venture, manage their family business or introduce innovative ideas to improve performance at existing organizations.

This course explores the entrepreneurial issues and challenges high on the agendas of businesses, governments, policy-makers, researchers, educators and wider communities across the world. Students explore topics including: economic, sociological, psychological and managerial theories of enterprise creation theories and practices of entrepreneurship; entrepreneurship skills; strategic innovation management; new venture development; how to prepare a business plan.