PROGRAMME SPECIFICATION
Programme Specification – MSc Technology Entrepreneurship
Programme title:
MSc Technology Entrepreneurship
Final award (BSc, MA etc):
MSc
(where stopping off points exist they should be
detailed here and defined later in the document)
Cohort(s) to which this programme
specification is applicable:
From 2013 intake
(e.g. from 2008 intake onwards)
Awarding institution/body:
University College London
Teaching institution:
University College London
Faculty:
Engineering Sciences
Parent Department:
Management Science and Innovation
(the department responsible for the administration of
the programme)
Departmental web page address:
https://www.msi.ucl.ac.uk/
(if applicable)
Method of study:
The programme can be taken either full-time or part-time.
Full-time/Part-time/Other
Criteria for admission to the
programme:
See: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/prospectivestudents/graduate/taught/degrees/technology-entrepreneurship-msc
Length of the programme:
(please note any periods spent away from
UCL, such as study abroad or placements
in industry)
Level on Framework for Higher
Education Qualifications (FHEQ)
(see Guidance notes)
Relevant subject benchmark statement
(SBS)
One calendar year full-time, two calendar years part-time
Level 7: Master’s Degree
QAA Benchmark Statement: Master's degrees in business and
management
(see Guidance notes)
Brief outline of the structure of the
programme
and
its
assessment
methods:
(see guidance notes)
Students must take eight core courses (assessed by either
coursework and/or written exams) and submit a 10,000-15,000-word
dissertation.
Board of Examiners:
Name of Board of Examiners:
Management Science and Innovation Board (MSING)
Professional body accreditation
(if applicable):
N/A
Date of next scheduled accreditation visit:
EDUCATIONAL AIMS OF THE PROGRAMME:
The MSc Technology Entrepreneurship at UCL provides recent graduates with the skills and knowledge to allow
them to participate effectively in the creation and growth of high-impact, technology-based business ventures.
PROGRAMME OUTCOMES:
The programme provides opportunities for students to develop and demonstrate knowledge and understanding,
qualities, skills and other attributes in the following areas:
A knowledge and understanding of:
A: Knowledge and understanding
Teaching/learning methods and strategies
The analysis and evaluation of data and
options required to inform sound
managerial decisions relating to a new
business opportunity
The integration of entrepreneurial theory
and practice along with an understanding
of the practicalities and limitations of
existing management frameworks in the
context of a specific new business
opportunity.
Through a structured programme of one-hour or twohour seminars and classes that cover topics relating to
the generation of new business concepts, the
assessment of feasibility and the execution of
appropriate business models and strategies.
Teaching methods include group and project based
activities along with case-based teaching. Students will
be required to attend all classes, study extensively on
their own and make effective contributions to groupbased activities.
Students will be assessed by a variety of methods that
include: class participation; open-book and ‘unseen’
examinations, long essays; presentations and group or
individual course work.
Through group and individual project and dissertation
assignments that relate to the market, technical and
financial viability of a new business opportunity.
B: Skills and other attributes
Intellectual (thinking) skills - able to:
Teaching/learning methods and strategies
The programme aims to help students:
Throughout the programme, all courses will introduce
information that will need to be assessed critically and
will demonstrate that how conflicting interpretations arise
from the same information.
Develop and encourage creativity at the
individual, team and enterprise scale.
Critically evaluate evidence and strategy
in the context of emerging business
opportunities.
Assess, quantify and where appropriate
mitigate critical risks and uncertainties
arising from incomplete or imperfect
information
Assessment:
Particularly through group and individual project and
dissertation assignment.
C: Skills and other attributes
Practical skills - able to demonstrate
skills that relate to:
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Teaching/learning methods and strategies
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The planning and completing a
research topic within a given time
scale
Experience of gathering and
evaluating primary and
secondary research material
Critical evaluation, analysis and
synthesis of research material
An appreciation of the difficulties
of data gathering and analysis
The selection and application of
appropriate techniques of
analysis to data
An understanding the way data
gathering relates to later analysis
and conclusions
The presentation, justification and
defence of a research findings
through the writing of reports and dissertations
through ‘hands-on’ instruction
through group and individual presentations
through seminar and class discussion
through visits to libraries and institutes
through tutorial support and supervision
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Assessment:
Open-book and ‘unseen’ examination, course work,
long-essay, class participation and dissertation.
D: Skills and other attributes
Transferable skills - able to
demonstrate:
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Time management of a complex
project over an extended period
Understanding the role of
academic research in a broader
business context
Skills in academic writing,
scholarship, referencing and
authorship
Confidence applying
dissemination skills in areas of
new knowledge.
Teaching/learning methods and strategies:
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reports, course work, dissertation
using data bases, consulting on-line library
catalogues, using web-site material
seminar presentations
seminars, library visits, ‘hands-on’ instruction
reading, class discussion
Assessment:
Presentations, course work, long-essay, class
participation and dissertation.
The following reference points were used in designing the programme:
 the Framework for Higher Education Qualifications:
(http://www.qaa.ac.uk/en/Publications/Documents/Framework-Higher-Education-Qualifications-08.pdf);
 the relevant Subject Benchmark Statements:
(http://www.qaa.ac.uk/assuring-standards-and-quality/the-quality-code/subject-benchmark-statements);
 the programme specifications for UCL degree programmes in relevant subjects (where applicable);
 UCL teaching and learning policies;
 staff research.
Please note: This specification provides a concise summary of the main features of the programme and the
learning outcomes that a typical student might reasonably be expected to achieve and demonstrate if he/she takes
full advantage of the learning opportunities that are provided. More detailed information on the learning outcomes,
content and teaching, learning and assessment methods of each course unit/module can be found in the
departmental course handbook. The accuracy of the information contained in this document is reviewed annually
by UCL and may be checked by the Quality Assurance Agency.
Programme Organiser(s)
Dr David Chapman
Name(s):
Date of Production:
22nd August 2008
Date of Review:
September 2014
Date approved by Head of
Department:
September 2014
Date approved by Chair of
Departmental Teaching
Committee:
Date approved by Faculty
Teaching Committee:
October 2014
January 2015