
MSc in Innovation and Entrepreneurship
HEC Paris
MSc
Offered by HEC Paris
Taught in English
Engage in group discussions with professors and peers
18 months
20 courses total, 20 hours per week
100% online
Hands-on learning from anywhere, no travel required
$22,950 Euro total cost
Drive innovation and develop an entrepreneurial mindset
Discover new business opportunities and lead innovation with an online MSc degree from HEC Paris, Europe's highest-ranked business school. This program will enable you to identify and develop innovative and high-potential commercial opportunities, and is particularly relevant for current and aspiring business leaders who aim to lead business development, drive product innovation, or launch new business ventures.
Formerly known as the Online Master’s in Innovation and Entrepreneurship (OMIE), the degree program title has been updated to MSc in Innovation and Entrepreneurship (MSIE) to reflect what is stated on the program diploma.
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
Prepare for this degree
Upon completing this certificate, you can earn college credit when you’re accepted to MSc in Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Get Started
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.
About the Program

Admissions
We are looking for in-depth information about your personal motivation and skills in order to understand how this program will help advance your professional goals.
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Academics
At program conclusion, successful applicants will have the decision-making skills to combine talent and capital, manage rapid growth and reduce “risk factors”. The program’s focus on innovation and entrepreneurship encourages students to explore a new way of thinking when faced with different opportunities in social ventures, governments, and life.
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Careers
This masters in innovation program will help you to prepare for a career in business as: An entrepreneur; A consultant in innovation management; A decision-maker for launching innovative projects and making R&D investments; A member of the executive team in a company.
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Students will work in teams over a 10-month period on an entrepreneurial project of choice, from the planning stages to successful collaboration and execution. Learners receive mentoring from experienced entrepreneurs and business leaders on a weekly basis. Successful graduates can advance their 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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Try a Degree Course
There are two ways to explore the MSIE curriculum and get started. Begin with the 'Entrepreneurship Strategy: From Ideation to Exit' online course or earn a career credential with a MasterTrack® Certificate program in Innovation Management & Entrepreneurship.
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