MSc in Communication and Entrepreneurship

The School of English and the Nottingham University Business School have long been at the forefront of research and teaching in the area of Communication and Entrepreneurship

This new postgraduate course provides you with an exciting opportunity to investigate communication in the context of entrepreneurship and business. The programme will introduce you to the multidisciplinary dimensions of professional communication, exploring in detail how linguistic analysis can illuminate and enhance communication in businesses and a range of other workplaces.

The principle of language study we have established at Nottingham combines theoretical and ideological dimensions with highly practical applications. The course explores the role of communication in business-related human affairs using a variety of approaches, ranging from discourse analysis and interactional sociolinguistics to corpus linguistics.

The programme operates on a modular basis, consisting of two semesters throughout which students pursue a range of taught modules (120) jointly taught by the School of English and the Nottingham Business School, followed by a jointly supervised research dissertation/project undertaken during the summer period.

You will be taught using the latest advances in teaching methods and electronic resources, as well as small-group and individual tuition. Particular features of the programme include:

• a practical grounding in communication analysis and linguistic description
• one-to-one tuition with expert members of staff
• teaching informed by active leading-edge researchers in the field
• innovative and engaging teaching methods
• access to many online resources
• All MSc students in the Schools of English and Business join a lively and thriving postgraduate community.

Course structure

The MSc in Communication and Entrepreneurship is completed by full-time study over 12 months.

The course structure below reflects the modules that will be taught and assessed in the academic year 2011/12. The course structures are updated in April of each year to show the course content for the following academic session. If you have any queries concerning the course structure please contact the PG Administrator at english-postgrad@nottingham.ac.uk.

Taught Modules

60 credits of Communication-based modules:

• Q34200 Sociolinguistics of Work (15 credits)
• Q34203 Business and Organisational Communication (15 credits)
• Q34199 Intercultural Communication (15 credits)
• Q34198 Research Methods in Applied Linguistics:Quantitative and Qualitative Methods (15 credits)

60 credits of Entrepreneurship modules

• N14G01 Creative Problem Solving (10 credits)
• N14G02 Finance and Accounting (10 credits)
• N14C15 Project Management (10 credits)
• N14G03 Marketing for Entrepreneurs (10 credits)
• N14G05 Innovation Management (10 credits)
• N14G06 Science, Technology, Arts (10 credits)

60 credits from a final project

• Research Project (60 credits)

This is a major piece of advanced work on a communication and entrepreneurship topic which you complete over the summer under the supervision of specialists from the Schools of English and Business.  The project affords you the opportunity of developing the commercial potential of your own entrepreneurial ideas and projects or enhancing communication within a specific business and commercial environment.

We will provide you with advice and guidance as you refine and enhance your research proposal and literature review, while offering close supervision as you complete your project.

Assessment

Most taught modules are assessed by written assignments and/or examination. Tutors provide feedback on practice exercises as preparation, and will give detailed comments on assignments. The objective is to provide you with the confidence to work as professional academics, at ease with the conventions of both disciplines.

In the early stages of your dissertation, your supervisors will read through and comment on your draft work. The research project itself comprises a significant piece of your own thought processes on communication in the context of entrepreneurship and business.

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