Entrepreneurship

The Entrepreneurship MSc is designed for students who intend to start and run high-impact, innovative businesses. UCL’s networks provide access to London’s thriving entrepreneurship scene, a possible founding team and investor finance for a new business.

Students learn the necessary skills to build and scale a successful business. This includes how to develop ideas, build prototypes, and understand what customers truly want. Students learn about finance/funding, marketing, team building and all the key issues facing rapidly scaling enterprises. The focus of the teaching and student experience is around hands-on learning and entrepreneurial activity.

Students undertake modules to the value of 180 credits.

The programme consists of eight core modules (120 credits), and a research dissertation (60 credits).

Core modules

• Building High Impact Ventures
• Customer Development and Lean Startup
• Entrepreneurial Finance
• Entrepreneurial Marketing and Analytics
• Prototyping
• Strategic Management of Entrepreneurial Ventures
• Managing The Growing Firm

Optional modules

Students choose one of the following modules:

• Fintech Entrepreneurship
• Healthcare Entrepreneurship
• Retail and Consumer Entrepreneurship
• Technology Entrepreneurship

Dissertation/report

All students undertake an independent research project working with a mentor from the London start-up community and a supervisor from the UCL Entrepreneurship teaching team that includes a high-quality business or new venture plan as part of their 10,000-word dissertation.

Teaching and learning

The programme is delivered through a combination of lectures, seminars, and class discussion. Students are given the opportunity to attend weekly lectures from leading global entrepreneurs and venture capitalists. Assessment is through presentations, coursework, essays, class participation, open-book and unseen examination, and the dissertation.

A minimum of an upper second-class Bachelor's degree from a UK university or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard. Under certain circumstances, candidates with an exceptional entrepreneurial background, but not meeting the above criteria, will be considered. 
Together with the academic requirements, applicants normally must have a demonstrable interest in pursuing an entrepreneurial venture or career and must have undertaken entrepreneurial activities, not simply aspire to entrepreneurship. Applicants must also have in excess of two years' work experience. 

Emphasis is placed on applicants’ ability to begin developing their startup immediately.