MSc Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship at University of Bristol

Programme overview

Are you driven by a profound purpose to tackle society's most pressing challenges? Our MSc in Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship provides the essential entrepreneurial toolkit for creators, activists, and leaders who want to build sustainable ventures that generate profound positive social and environmental impact. Our programme is built on the principle of learning by doing.

What you will study

Our degree is delivered through a series of hands-on units designed to build your toolkit for creating sustainable, positive change. The programme is structured across three distinct phases, and assessment is based entirely on real-world individual and group coursework, with no traditional exams. Term 1: Becoming a social innovator.

Career pathways

This programme equips you with the skills to lead and thrive in the growing impact economy. Our graduates are prepared for senior roles where they can create measurable social and environmental change, when launching their own venture or transforming an existing organisation from within.

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Application information

Entry requirements

You will typically need an upper second-class honours degree or an international equivalent in any discipline. If you are currently completing a degree, we understand that your final grade may be higher than the interim grades or module/unit grades you have achieved during your studies to date. We will consider your application if your interim grades are currently slightly lower than the programme's entry requirements and may make you an aspirational offer. English language: profile level C.

Domestic applicants: GBP 21,000 a year (2027/28). full-time per year; 2027 entry, subject to annual review. Source

International applicants: GBP 37,700 a year (2027/28). full-time per year; 2027 entry, subject to annual review. Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: One year full-time

Apply through the official page: https://www.bristol.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/apply/start-application/

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