This video gives an overview of the MBA Entrepreneurship course at Nottingham University Business School.
The MBA in Entrepreneurship provides students with the opportunity to integrate advanced teaching and learning in management with a focused and practical approach to entrepreneurship education. The aim of the variant is to enable students to develop entrepreneurial creativity and awareness within the context of a well-rounded management education, and to encourage the application of entrepreneurial skill sets across a variety of settings.
The Entrepreneurship variant provides students with access to an expansive network of organisations across a range of industries, as well as state-of-the-art learning and enterprise development facilities. Primary among these is the Enterprise Lab, which provides student entrepreneurs with bespoke infrastructure, as well as business advice and support.
Upon completion of the variant, students will have:
A broader appreciation for entrepreneurship in its various contexts
Improved their understanding of the role of entrepreneurship in the economy
Sharpened their creative problem solving skills
Increased their alertness to opportunity
Reflected on their own skill sets and thinking styles
Developed one or more entrepreneurial ideas of their own
Engaged with industry in a variety of contexts
Integrated the taught material across the spectrum of the broader MBA
Who should consider the MBA in Entrepreneurship?
We believe that the skills associated with successful entrepreneurship are valuable in any context, so we encourage all students to consider the benefits of such a specialisation.
Whether you are looking to start your own business, or improve your ability to grow and manage an existing business, the MBA in Entrepreneurship can help.
We believe that the Entrepreneurship variant may be especially appealing to the follow groups:
Experienced managers looking to enhance their entrepreneurial skill set
Seasoned entrepreneurs looking to improve their managerial skills
Public sector professionals dealing with organisational or career change
Social entrepreneurs
Why an MBA in Entrepreneurship with us?
The MBA in Entrepreneurship benefits from several key areas of strength:
A University-wide focus on Entrepreneurship
The University of Nottingham and Entrepreneurship go hand in hand. The University was awarded the prestigious Entrepreneurial
University of the Year by the Time Higher in 2008, and the Business School and the Institute for Enterprise and Innovation (UNIEI)
are internationally recognised as pioneers in the area of Entrepreneurship Education.
Superb Facilities
The Enterprise Lab is a bespoke entrepreneurial environment offering infrastructure, advice and support to students engaged in enterprise activity.
Industry Contacts
The Business School and UNIEI are extremely well-connected in the local business community. Students on the Entrepreneurship variant have every opportunity to benefit from this.
Integrative Learning
Integrative learning is central to the Nottingham MBA approach, and entrepreneurship education provides a unique platform for multi-disciplinary engagement and learning. The variant also makes extensive use of SimVenture ™, a business start-up simulation designed to help students understand the complexity of starting and running their own business.
A Commitment to Sustainability
The Entrepreneurship variant supports the development of sustainable enterprise by encouraging students to consider the implications of their entrepreneurial motivations and decision making. The variant links well to the CSR MBA by encouraging students to consider entrepreneurship in other contexts (i.e. social entrepreneurship) and by placing an emphasis on Business Ethics in any context.
