Strategic Entrepreneurship

University of Southampton School of Management
Southampton, United Kingdom

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Course Description:

'' This new programme is designed for students who are seeking an outlet for their entrepreneurial instincts. It will provide the knowledge and skills necessary to understand the entrepreneurial process and encourage the development of entrepreneurial characteristics.

It will provide you with a range of skills and abilities, supported by a strong theoretical framework, which can be used in a business enterprise of your own, or as a member of an organisation which is seeking employees capable of acting in an entrepreneurial way.

The programme is academically rigorous, yet includes a strong practical bias. It addresses a wide range of managerial, marketing and financial skills, within an entrepreneurial context.

The dissertation phase of the programme would normally comprise a fully developed business plan based on a real idea which could be taken forward to a new enterprise. In undertaking this work, you will have access to expert advice and assistance, and will produce a report that also satisfies the requirements of venture capitalists considering funding for new business opportunities.

Alternatively students write a dissertation on a topic of their choosing in the broad area of entrepreneurship. This requires the pursuit of significant research in order to develop the dissertation.

Career Destinations
Managerial posts in private sector organisations of all sizes, self-employment, business support agencies, social enterprises and consultancy firms.

Programme Structure
Full-time study on our MSc programmes follows a schedule of half-day teaching blocks. A single unit, for example, will be taught over six half-days, usually the same half-day each week e.g. six consecutive Monday mornings and half units are taught over three half-days. Unit teaching blocks will be scheduled on different half-days so that students will study several units during the same period .

Teaching takes place during the autumn, spring and summer terms with a few units scheduled for evenings and the Easter vacation. These will usually be the optional units but this is not guaranteed. Formal examinations take place in January and May/June each year at the end of each semester. If you pass the unit assessments to a satisfactory standard you are permitted to continue work until September leading to the submission of an MSc dissertation.

Core Units

Enterprise, Entrepreneurship and New Business Venturing
Finance and Accounting in the Entrepreneurial Business
Entrepreneurial Marketing
Marketing Analysis
Strategy and Leadership in Entrepreneurship
Innovation and Technology Transfer
Corporate Entrepreneurship
Optional Units

Project Risk Management 1
Project Risk Management 2
Problem Structuring
Consultancy Skills
Analytical Skills
International Business
Business Project
Management of Change
Business and Society
Practitioner’s Forum on Social Enterprise

How will you learn?
Your understanding of the subjects covered and your ability to use the knowledge and skills gained will be enhanced through a variety of methods and strategies. Some of the key learning approaches that you will experience as a student in the School will include:

Group work
Group work is recognised as vital in your development when looking forward to, or continuing in, a management role. You will be supported in learning how to form and maintain group cohesiveness to achieve clearly defined outcomes, such as a business report, a group presentation or a combination of both.

Case-studies
You will be presented with many different business case-studies that reflect the reality of decision-making and problem-solving activities in today’s business environment. The case studies are selected to reflect the specific needs of your programme or unit of study.

Learning alongside other students
Throughout your time with us you will be working alongside fellow students from a wide range of cultural and geographical backgrounds. This is a powerful resource and we are particularly keen to encourage you to set up learning networks with other students that may extend beyond the time of your study at Southampton.

To help with this style of networking you will be expected to learn to communicate with each other as well as your teachers in a variety of contexts. For example, during a large group lecture you may be given the opportunity to discuss a specific problem or complete a task in small groups, often with people who are sitting alongside you. The possible answers would be shared by the large group as guided by your teacher.

The example noted above indicates that you are expected to be an ’active’ learner through taking part in small group discussions and offering your views on many occasions.
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School Address:

School of Management
University of Southampton
Highfield
Southampton
SO17 1BJ
United Kingdom


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