Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship

This Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship MSc course fromUniversity of Bristol will develop the high-level skills and critical competencies needed for successful social innovation and entrepreneurship, through a largely practice-orientated educational approach based on collaborative teamwork across disciplines and cultures.

The Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship MSc course from University of Bristol will teach you how to apply your passion to change the world through real-world business challenges, including:

• Starting up your career and ideas in a professional supported environment
• Undertaking applied commercial projects in collaborative teams
• Learning human-centred techniques for designing and developing ideas of real social value

We welcome students from any discipline who are thinking about building a socially purposed career either in large commercial organisations or start-ups.

This program shares much of its teaching with our other MSc and MA Innovation and Entrepreneurship programs but has a specific focus on social value and social innovation.

During the program you get opportunities to work alongside social-purpose businesses and organisations to develop a deep understanding of their opportunities and challenges.

Career opportunities:

Workers with design skills are 47% more productive in their jobs and whilst already contributing £209bn to the UK economy and that value is growing at a faster rate than the rest of the economy. (Design Council, 2018)

You may create a social entrepreneurial venture or join an existing one. Whatever you choose, you'll be able to hit the ground running.

You will graduate with a portfolio of work that shows what you can do - you may even have an emergent venture. You will have built a network of contacts to draw on whether you are starting-up or seeking innovative roles.

Courses include:

• Tools and Methods for Innovation

• Client Led Brief

• Innovation Project

• Social Innovation in Practice

• Idea to Launch