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LAUNCHPAD (MA WITH ENTREPRENEURSHIP) This is your chance to forge a new tech company with a £15,500 stipend, while honing your business and technical skills. Launchpad offers you paid opportunities to drive the development of a high growth potential technology start-up, while earning an MA in Entrepreneurship with no attached fees. Launchpad brings together teams of software engineers, digital creatives and business people to solve industry challenges - taking on briefs from companies like Amazon. You’ll benefit from business support, mentoring and training. Through the MA you’ll gain knowledge in entrepreneurship, business governance, management and negotiation coordinated with the development phase of your business. This means you’ll apply your newly acquired skills at the precise moment they’re needed, leaving as a director of a viable start-up with a full Master’s degree.
Why study here? Stipend of £15,500 during the first year An MA in Entrepreneurship, with no attached fees Collaboration with an industry partner with identified demand The opportunity to have a stake in an industry-tested business Established network of industry connections
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Penryn Campus 1 year full-time 01326 213886
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Discovering Researching 1 Developing Researching 2 Executing
Assessment You’ll need to complete a series of academic assessments directly applied to your business. These include market research, a project plan and a business plan.
Entry requirements A first degree with a minimum of 2:1 or equivalent industry experience. Launchpad start-ups require a number of skill sets, so we welcome applications from people with various graduate and professional backgrounds who possess entrepreneurial ambition. Typically, these include: □□ □□ □□ □□ □□
Programmers Entrepreneurs Digital designers e.g. UI/UX 3D artists and animators Game designers and developers
As this course involves setting up a business in the UK we regret that it’s not available to international (non-EU) applicants who would require a Tier 4 Student Visa. For any enquiries, email: launchpad@falmouth.ac.uk
falmouth.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/launchpad
