How long is the MSc in Global Entrepreneurship?

One year full-time, two years part-time online. The MSc in Global Entrepreneurship schedules cohort calls across UK and APAC time zones.

Can the MSc in Global Entrepreneurship be studied online?

Yes. The MSc in Global Entrepreneurship runs fully online, on-campus in London and by distance learning, all assessed against the same senior capstone.

Is the MSc in Global Entrepreneurship recognised by UK employers?

Yes. The MSc in Global Entrepreneurship is designed around IOEE senior, BCC and IOE&IT senior-practitioner competencies used across UK scale-up ecosystems.

What are the entry requirements for the MSc in Global Entrepreneurship?

A UK 2:2 honours degree or three years of founder or senior-operator experience, plus IELTS 6.5 for international applicants. A pitch deck is welcome on application.

What does the MSc in Global Entrepreneurship cost?

Tuition varies by route and domicile. Contact LSIBM admissions for the current fee schedule and scholarship eligibility for the MSc in Global Entrepreneurship.

MSc in Global Entrepreneurship | LSIBM London | Harold International College of London

Course Overview

The MSc in Global Entrepreneurship at the London School of International Business and Management (LSIBM) prepares scaling founders, senior operators and entrepreneurs-in-residence to run cross-border ventures, institutional investor rounds and multi-country executive teams from a UK base. Sitting in the International Business & Trade faculty at master's level, the programme runs one year full-time on-campus in central London, two years part-time online, or by distance learning, closing with a dissertation or sponsor consulting project.

The programme is designed around IOEE senior, British Chambers of Commerce and IOE&IT senior-practitioner competencies, with a UK Corporate Governance Code thread. You will graduate ready to lead a Series A, B or growth-stage round in UK venture markets and step into founder-CEO or chief growth officer roles at cross-border scale-ups. The sections below detail modules, audience and progression.

Key Features

Curriculum designed around IOEE senior, BCC and IOE&IT senior-practitioner competencies.
Three study modes — central London campus, fully online with UK / APAC cohort calls, or by distance learning.
Fortnightly senior founder clinic with UK scale-up leaders and institutional investors.
Substantial dissertation, sponsor consulting project or applied capstone defended in front of a working panel.
Structured executive-application coaching in the final term.
Assessment blend of exams, an investor-ready plan and a defended capstone.

What You Will Learn

Global entrepreneurship at master's level is taught as senior craft — scaling, institutional rounds, multi-country operations, governance, exit.

Institutional investor rounds — Series A, B and growth-stage UK venture capital.
Multi-country expansion sequencing under UK tax and legal constraints.
International group structuring for a UK-headquartered venture.
Global hiring, share options and international payroll at scale.
Building an international executive team and non-executive board.
Corporate governance under the UK Corporate Governance Code.
M&A, secondary rounds and exit-readiness.
Founder wellbeing and leadership at scale-up pressure.
Family-business governance for cross-border succession.

Who This Course Is For

Scaling founders preparing for Series A / B / growth rounds in UK venture markets.
Senior operators inside cross-border scale-ups.
Entrepreneurs-in-residence at UK venture capital or corporate venturing firms.
Consultants specialising in scale-up engagements.
International founders planning a UK-based scale-up pivot.

Career Pathways

Graduates typically move into founder-CEO, chief growth officer and international operating roles across UK and cross-border scale-ups. Typical destinations include:

Founder / CEO (cross-border venture)
Chief Growth Officer
Managing Director (region)
Head of International Expansion
Entrepreneur in Residence
Non-Executive Director (scale-up)

The MSc in Global Entrepreneurship supports IOEE senior, IOE&IT senior and IoD membership progression.

Entry Requirements

A UK 2:2 honours degree in a relevant discipline, or an equivalent international qualification. Applicants with three years of substantive founder or senior-operator experience may apply on a portfolio route; a founder story or pitch deck is welcome on application.
GCSE English Language at grade 5/C (or equivalent) is required for domestic applicants; international applicants meet the language rule below.
IELTS 6.5 overall (no band below 6.0) for non-native English speakers.
A short statement of intent (600 words) explaining research or applied interests, plus two references (one academic, one workplace or professional-body).

Why Study at LSIBM

The London School of International Business and Management (LSIBM) is a specialist business-education provider based in central London and part of Harold International College. Postgraduate cohorts run in small tutor-visible groups, are shaped by working senior practitioners (partner-level at a Big Four firm, Fellow-level at CIM or CIPD, CFA charter-holders in investment routes) and close with a substantial dissertation, sponsor consulting project or applied capstone defended in front of a working panel.

London puts the City, Canary Wharf, Whitehall, Companies House, the FCA, the Bank of England, the West End and the major consulting, banking and multinational headquarters within a short tube ride of every classroom. LSIBM postgraduates attend a fortnightly senior-practitioner clinic and a structured executive-application coaching programme in the final term.

Apply for the MSc in Global Entrepreneurship

Step into the senior track with the MSc in Global Entrepreneurship. Click Enrol Now and admissions will reply within one working day with intake dates, dissertation supervisor allocation guidance and the current fee schedule. LSIBM postgraduates are supported by dedicated executive-application coaching in the final term.