Students whose first language is not English must have a minimum of 6.5 IELTS score, with no individual score lower than 5.5.
The MSc Social Innovation & Entrepreneurship is embedded in a department which is passionate about supporting students who are dedicated to social and environmental change.
The Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship hosts the Socially Progressive Innovation and Entrepreneurship (SPIE) Research Cluster. SPIE's aim is to promote knowledge exchange and share new methodologies for socially progressive research and entrepreneurship, prompting trans-disciplinary research across real-world contexts.
Social innovation is concerned with ideas that address unmet social needs. Socially innovative ideas include restorative justice, hospices, kindergartens, distance learning and traffic calming (Mulgan et al., 2007), amongst others. These ideas are usually brought to fruition through an entrepreneurial process, which is concerned with turning innovations into viable and sustainable business models.
Never before has social innovation and entrepreneurship been so central to society: climate change, the threat of pandemics, increase in world population and poverty are only some of the mega-trends that require novel solutions and business models to implement them.
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals stem from a global urge to address such issues. In tandem with the latter, research in this area has grown significantly in recent years. This is an important area of research, practice and teaching.
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Semester 1
Creativity and Venture Planning
Mindset Lab
Issues & Trends in Entrepreneurship, Innovation & Technology
Data Lab
Strategic Innovation Management
Semester 2
Entrepreneurial Management & Leadership
Entrepreneurial Finance
Social Entrepreneurship
Social Impact Strategy
Global Innovation
Semester 3
Social Impact Project
As we emerge from the Covid-19 pandemic, many governments (including the Scottish Government) have pledged an economic recovery centred on sustainability, fairness and wellbeing. Going forward, many employment opportunities are expected to emerge in the area of sustainability and socially progressive economic development. Having a firm-level, hands on understanding of such matters will give you a competitive advantage.
You may find employment with large corporates who have socially progressive projects or divisions. (One example is EY foundation, which works with young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to create skills leading to employment).
Employment may be sought with support organisations, think-tanks and policy organisations working in the areas of social entrepreneurship of social innovation. (One example is Social Enterprise UK)
You may also take this programme because if you intend to start a social enterprise, or already have started a social enterprise but feel you would benefit from focused training.
Insurance – Single: 300 GBP per year
