The prestigious UK-based University of Southampton’s Business School has opened applications for the MSc in Business Strategy and Innovation Management programme commencing in September 2018. The final application deadline is June 30, 2018 but early applications by April 15, 2018 are advisable. The programme offers the latest concepts in strategy and innovation, with a prime focus on business growth and sustainability issues. It aims to equip students with crucial knowledge and skills required to develop and manage new products, services and business models in a range of sectors.

Innovation is critical if businesses are to survive and thrive and graduates with the skills to generate and implement new ideas are increasingly in demand in both the private and the public sectors. In the MSc in Business Strategy and Innovation Management programme, students explore different aspects of strategy and innovation and how they can be used to help companies and communities become more competitive; to drive a facelift in existing industries and to create new business opportunities. Students will learn the myriad impacts of innovation on the economy and society. The programme includes numerous futuristic modules which ensure that students are endowed with the latest best-in-industry international ideas and approaches. Moreover, students get afirst-hand experience on various strategic and management challenges of developing, implementing and marketing new products and services. The course content is underpinned by the extensive research expertise of university academics, belonging to vivid themes and background best suited to the course.

The course is ideal for students who have freshly concluded their undergraduate studies as well as those with substantial professional experience who are looking to advance their current career or move into business innovation sector.

Programme Duration: 1 year

Eligibility Criterion: Upper Second Class or for most universities in India, a score of around 60 percent aggregate;  the university will consider each application carefully on its merits.

Course Commencement: September 2018

Course fee: £19,000

Scholarships: Students applying for this programme are eligible for Southampton Merit Scholarships worth up to £5,000, the Chevening Scholarship and the Commonwealth Scholarships. These scholarships will be in the form of a tuition fee reduction.

Application deadline: Although the application deadline is June 30, 2018, early applications by April 15 are advisable since there are limited seats available for this course.

For more details on the course, visit https://www.southampton.ac.uk/business-school/postgraduate/taught_courses/msc-business-strategy-and-innovation.page

For more enquiries and information, please contact: Pgapply.FBL@soton.ac.uk