MSc in Innovation and Entrepreneurship
HEC Paris
MSc
Offered by HEC Paris
Taught in English
Engage in group discussions with professors and peers
18-24 months
20 courses total, 20 hours per week
100% online
Hands-on learning from anywhere, no travel required
22,950-24,950 Euro total cost
Develop an entrepreneurial mindset, drive innovation, and advance your business leadership career
Being an innovative and entrepreneurial-minded business leader takes a unique skill set. In these world-class programs from HEC Paris, you'll learn essential techniques and strategies for identifying and developing new and high-potential commercial opportunities and build the skills necessary to lead business development, drive product innovation, and launch new business ventures. You'll earn your MSc in Innovation and Entrepreneurship from Europe's highest-ranked business school and prepare for career advancement through your ability to create value and ensure the success and sustainability of your organization.
You can choose from one of two available paths in order to ensure you learn exactly the skills you need to advance to the next level of your career: The MSc in Innovation and Entrepreneurship or the Executive MSc in Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
MSc in Innovation and Entrepreneurship
This path is an ideal choice if you’re an aspiring business leader who is eager to master a specialized set of skills in the areas of business development, product innovation, and entrepreneurship. Through hands-on opportunities ranging from pitch training and business games to creating and submitting an individual business plan, you’ll gain career-ready experience and develop an expanded set of applied skills. You’ll also have the chance to listen to exclusive talks, join interactive sessions, and connect with start-up founders at Station F, described by Poets & Quants as “the most impressive incubator in Europe.” You will also have the opportunity to network virtually and in person with your fellow classmates.
Executive MSc in Innovation and Entrepreneurship
For current business leaders looking to build upon their existing business development, product innovation, and entrepreneurship skills, the Executive MSc in Innovation and Entrepreneurship from HEC Paris represents an ideal way to prepare for the next stage of your career. In this program, you'll engage in a unique team project where you'll be mentored by highly experienced industry professionals and benefit from close collaboration with founders and entrepreneurs at Station F, the world's largest start-up campus. You’ll also have the opportunity to meet for in-person workshops and networking sessions that will take place throughout the program. There will also be networking opportunities and workshops available remotely. With a degree from HEC Paris, Europe's highest-ranked business school, and a new suite of advanced skills, you'll be ideally positioned to drive innovation and create value at your current organization or launch groundbreaking new business ventures.
Learn how to
- Develop innovative and high-potential commercial opportunities
- Drive innovation and business development
- Create products or services in a start-up context or within an existing organization
- Apply your studies by working on a team project, mentored by leading professors and highly experienced professionals
Key Benefits
- Achieve an online degree from the #1 ranked business school in Europe (2022 Financial Times) without having to leave your home or workplace
- Network remotely with respected business people, successful entrepreneurs, and classmates
- Get team coaching from an experienced business expert
- Apply your skills to a team project designed to commercialize an idea, product, technology, or business proposition
Hear from our learners
"My project aimed at producing protein biotechnologically in order to feed the Earth’s growing population in a sustainable way."
— Efthymia L.
MSc in Innovation and Entrepreneurship"This is the most complete degree I’ve found on the market."
— Rahima K.
MSc in Innovation and Entrepreneurship"The MSIE provides me a global vision on innovation and it is compatible with my personal timetable."
— François L.
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You can earn a career credential and credit towards the MSIE degree with a MasterTrack® Certificate program. If admitted to the full MSIE program, you won’t need to repeat any assignments you’ve completed.
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Admissions
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Academics
Upon successfully completing the program, you will have the decision-making skills to combine talent and capital, manage rapid growth, and reduce risk factors. Through the program’s focus on innovation and entrepreneurship, you’ll explore a new way of thinking when faced with different opportunities in social ventures, governments, and life.
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Careers
With the skills and experience you’ll develop in this program, you can prepare for business career success in roles such as entrepreneur, innovation management consultant, executive team member, or decision-maker launching innovative projects and making R&D investments.
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Student Experience
You will work in teams over a ten-month period on an entrepreneurial project of choice, from the planning stages to successful collaboration and execution. You’ll receive mentoring from experienced entrepreneurs and business leaders on a weekly basis. As a successful graduate, you can advance your project onto its next phase by applying for seed funding from HEC Paris. This allows projects to come to fruition at HEC’s incubator, based at Station F, the world’s biggest startup campus.
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About HEC Paris
Specializing in management education and research, HEC Paris offers a complete and unique range of educational programs for the leaders of tomorrow: Masters programs, Summer School, MBA, PhD, Executive MBA, TRIUM Global Executive MBA, open-enrollment and custom executive education programs.
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There are two ways to explore the MSIE curriculum and get started. Earn a career credential with a MasterTrack® Certificate program in Innovation Management & Entrepreneurship or Leading Innovation with Creativity.
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