Management (Enterprise and Innovation), MSc

Enhance your Understanding of the Nature of Entrepreneurism

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Course Overview

Have you always wanted to start your own business? Does working for yourself and setting your own agenda and goals appeal to you? If you have the entrepreneurial drive, commitment and determination, you can work from anywhere in the world and the sky is the limit. 

The MSc Management (Enterprise and Innovation) at Swansea University will give you a theoretical understanding of the nature of entrepreneurism, the role of entrepreneurs in the economy and the operating models of entrepreneurial businesses.

This programme will equip you with the skills to found, operate and grow your own business. This programme will also be relevant if you want to work in a large organisation and you’re interested in entrepreneurial change.

You will also learn about management in an interconnected global community as well as core management concepts such as managing financial resources, operations management, human resource management and marketing management to give you a solid grounding in a range of dynamic business principles.

Accredited by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) the only chartered professional body in the UK dedicated to promoting the highest standards in management and leadership excellence, the course is open to students from any discipline who would like to work in business or management. Upon successful completion of the relevant mapped modules within the MSc Management you will qualify for CMI’s Level seven Certificate in Strategic Management and Leadership.

Why Management (Enterprise and Innovation) at Swansea?

  • The School of Management is accredited by AACSB International, the world’s largest business education association, connecting business schools, businesses and learners, to create the next generation of great leaders. 
  • Open to applicants with no existing experience of business or management related subjects
  • All modules are taught by our world-class faculty who have industrial and academic knowledge
  • Professional body accreditation, which can help to accelerate your career
  • Based in the £22 million School of Management building on the Bay Campus
  • Business & Management Studies is ranked 83rd in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025

Your Management (Enterprise and Innovation) Experience

From the moment you arrive at the School of Management we will work with you to help build your skills and experience to enhance your career prospects.

You will have unlimited one to one bespoke careers advice from our dedicated careers team. You can go on a work placement or internship through the Swansea Paid Internship Network (SPIN) or the Week of Work initiative.

All our students benefit from co-location with industry at the innovative Bay Campus. Our facilities boast dedicated teaching space and study areas, and extensive IT facilities equipped with the latest hardware and specialist software.

Management (Enterprise and Innovation) Employment Opportunities

We have an excellent track record of placing our graduates with major multinational companies.

Your Management (Enterprise and Innovation) programme, with its CMI accreditation, will give you the opportunities to work across a wide range of sectors and thrive within this competitive market.  

Your next step could lie in any of these roles:

  • Entrepreneur
  • Business Development Manager
  • Management Consultant

Modules

Students starting in September or January will study the same core modules as part of the programme. Dates for January intake to be confirmed.

Disclaimer: Module selection options may change