Launchpad (with MA Entrepreneurship

LAUNCHPAD (MA WITH ENTREPRENEURSHIP) Location: Duration: Direct line: Penryn Campus 1 year full-time 01326 213886

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

Modules

□ 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