Why study this course?
Entrepreneurship is built on people skills: reading a room, building a team, earning trust, and making decisions when the answers are not obvious. As AI takes on more technical work, these capabilities matter more, not less. This programme is built around that reality. You will leave not just with a business plan, but with the human capabilities to make it work.
- Complete an entrepreneurship project rather than a traditional dissertation. Take a real business idea from concept to action plan and graduate with something tangible to show for your year.
- Work one-to-one with an individual mentor throughout the programme. Our network spans venture capital, global corporations, and successful founders, the majority of them ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø alumni.
- Build the people skills that hold businesses together: team leadership, stakeholder management, customer understanding, and decision-making under pressure.
- Learn to work with AI as a thinking tool. Entrepreneurship today requires knowing when to use it and when human judgment matters more.
- Study with a small international cohort at one of the UK's highest-ranked universities, with access to practitioner guest speakers and a strong alumni network.
- Develop an entrepreneurial mindset that is useful across sectors, whether you go on to start a business, join a startup, or bring a more creative approach to an existing organisation.
Teaching
A mix of interactive small group teaching and lectures, seminars and guest speakers.
Class sizes
Groups range from 5 to 30 students.
Dissertation
An entrepreneurship project: taking a real business idea from concept to action plan, supported by an academic supervisor and a dedicated industry mentor.
Assessment
A mix of exams and coursework, including traditional written assignments and individual and group projects allowing you to demonstrate your creative skills, innovative ideas and approaches.
Modules
The ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø degree structure is designed to be flexible. You study compulsory modules delivering core learning together with optional modules you choose from the list available that year.
Course information may change. Module information and course content, teaching and assessment may change each year and after you have accepted your offer to study at the University of ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø. We display the most up-to-date information possible, but this could be from a previous academic year. For the latest module information, see the module catalogue.
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- Strategic Innovation Management
- Scenario Thinking and Strategy
- International Marketing
- Managing Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs)
- Managing Natural Resources
- Marketing and Society
- Financial Technology (FinTech)
- Behavioural Finance
- Financial Systems
- Sustainable Finance
- Leadership in Organisations
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Entrepreneurship MSc students will complete an entrepreneurship project rather than a traditional dissertation.
Alongside an academic supervisor, students will have the benefit of an entrepreneur mentor for this final project.
What it will lead to
Careers
This programme will prepare students to undertake an entrepreneurial activity, from launching their own business to working for a start-up or bringing an entrepreneurial mindset and a creative approach to an existing organisation.
Rather than a traditional dissertation, students complete an entrepreneurship project: a full business concept developed from the ground up, with a validated business model and a pitch they can take directly into the job market. This gives graduates something concrete to point to that most postgraduate students cannot. Every student is also paired with a senior mentor, offering guidance and network that extends well beyond graduation into a lasting professional connection.
Our graduates work in a variety of organisations in the public and private sectors, in roles ranging from marketing and brand management, business development and analysis to consulting, sales, finance and investment, policy advice, supply chain management, and much more. 
We are committed to supporting your career aspirations, whatever stage your career is at.
Our Careers Centre can help connect you to our extensive global alumni community for advice and mentoring, as well as offering career coaching, bespoke workshops, employer connections, experiences, and application support.
The Careers Centre also offers one-to-one advice to all students as well as a programme of events to assist students in building their networks and developing skills to create their own successful careers.
Our International Education and Lifelong Learning Institute can also support you with academic and professional skills development.
Go your own way
Our offers training and start-up support for those looking to freelance as well as create their own business.
It has an active entrepreneurship community, giving you access to experienced and expert mentors and an investor network, as well as one-to-one advice to help you realise your commercial potential.
Further your education
Management graduates can pursue PhDs at St Andrews or beyond. Funding includes and Business School studentships, offering RCUK-level stipends and fee waivers for home and EU students.
Why ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø?
Every student on the MSc in Entrepreneurship is matched with an individual mentor from our network of practitioners: venture capitalists, senior executives, and founders, the majority of them ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø alumni. This is not a group workshop or a panel event. It is a one-to-one relationship that runs the full length of the programme and is built around each student's own goals.
Our mentors include:
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ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø alumnus. Former CEO of Eurostar and Sainsbury's Bank, Head of Brand at British Airways, trained at Procter and Gamble and PricewaterhouseCoopers. Has since advised more than 250 organisations across 45 countries, including Microsoft, Diageo, and Ernst and Young. -
Former Managing Director at Citigroup in London and New York, with global compliance responsibilities across more than 100 countries, and European General Counsel at Instinet. Qualified solicitor with over 35 years in global financial services. Now holds a portfolio of Non-Executive Director roles across financial services, technology, and the private sector. -
ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø alumnus. Founding Partner of Ampezzo Capital, a private equity firm focused on growth-stage technology and media businesses. Previously CEO and Partner of Siguiente Capital in Sweden. -
Founded TES UK, a specialist wireless design services company, and led it for over 15 years before selling to Shure in 2018. Now Director of Engineering at Shure UK. Brings a combination of deep technical expertise and direct, personal experience of building and exiting a business. -
Portfolio Non-Executive Director. Started her career as a practising barrister before moving into financial services, where she held senior roles at RBS, Assured Guaranty, and Moody's across Asia, Africa, the Middle East, North America, and Europe. Brings C-suite, governance, and board experience across some of the world's most complex and regulated organisations. -
Founder of Four Seasons Health Care, making his final exit in 2004. In 2004, Robert founded and chairs Renaissance Care which currently operates 19 care homes throughout Scotland with 1,500 staff. He is also a Non-Executive Director of several companies in several different sectors and in 2023 was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the University of Stirling for his 'outstanding contribution to entrepreneurship and philanthropy'. -
ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø alumnus. Founding Partner of Curiosity Cap LLP, an FCA-authorised investment boutique focused on frontier technology and growth investments. Co-founded Blockwall in 2017, one of Germany's first institutional digital assets investment firms. Active speaker and writer on investing and emerging technology.
Students also benefit from the Masters Extra (MX) programme: a series of talks, workshops, and networking events with entrepreneurs, managers, and researchers, open to all taught Masters students in the Business School.
Alumni
As a graduate of ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø, you become part of a prestigious and globally connected alumni community. This lifelong membership offers access to career services, networking opportunities, and exclusive resources. Engaging with the University’s worldwide alumni network ensures you remain connected to ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø, no matter where your career takes you.
“Returning to ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø as a mentor is a full-circle moment for me as I co-founded my first startup as an undergraduate here. I know first hand the power of this University in shaping bold, ambitious thinkers. Entrepreneurship is an exciting but challenging path, and I’m excited to share my insights – helping students sharpen their ideas, navigate the startup ecosystem, and build ventures that make an impact.”
- Private equity investor and entrepreneur
Ask a student
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Entry requirements
- For entry onto the MSc: A 2.1 undergraduate Honours degree in any subject other than Business or Management from the UK or the equivalent international qualification.
- If you studied your first degree outside the UK, see the international entry requirements.
- We may also consider applicants who do not have an undergraduate degree. In these circumstances we expect candidates to have at least five years of relevant professional learning.
- Students with a background in business or management are advised to consider the International Business (MSc) or the Marketing (MSc)
The qualifications listed are indicative minimum requirements for entry. Some academic Schools will ask applicants to achieve significantly higher marks than the minimum. Obtaining the listed entry requirements will not guarantee you a place, as the University considers all aspects of every application including, where applicable, the writing sample, personal statement, and supporting documents.
Application requirements
- CV
- personal statement explaining why you have chosen the programme, why this subject is important to you and why you have applied to study at the University of St Andrews in particular (500 words)
- one original signed academic reference
- academic transcripts and degree certificates that confirm your current or final marks. If your transcripts are not in English, please provide certified translations. Do not send original documents as they cannot be returned.
A sample of academic writing is not required for this programme.
For more guidance, see supporting documents and references for postgraduate taught programmes.
English language proficiency
If English is not your first language, you may need to provide an English language test score to evidence your English language ability. See approved English language tests and scores for this course.
Fees and funding
- UK: £15,590
- Rest of the world: £31,450
Before we can begin processing your application, a payment of an application fee of £50 is required. In some instances, you may be eligible for an application fee waiver. Details of this, along with information on our tuition fees, can be found on the postgraduate fees and funding page.
Scholarships and funding
We are committed to supporting you through your studies, regardless of your financial circumstances. You may be eligible for scholarships, discounts or other support:
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