
Gill Gourlay
Subject Leader: Marketing & Entrepreneurship
Faculty of Business and Law
DiscoverLevel:
Postgraduate
Duration:
Full Time: 1 Year
Part Time: 2 Years
Starting:
September
UK Fees 23/24:
Full Time: £8,010
Part Time: £890 (per 20 credits)
International Fees 23/24:
£16,500
Location:
For questions regarding study and admissions please contact us:
The Social Innovation Master’s degree has been designed to offer a distinctive, innovative qualification that builds skills and competence within the social enterprise sector, alongside developing investable and marketable socially enterprising solutions which address unmet social needs in original and innovative ways.
Updated 15/05/2023
In today’s increasingly interdependent and rapidly changing world, understanding the transformations of the 21st century that are characterized by uneven development, accelerated globalization, economic uncertainty, entrenched and complex social problems requires an academic approach that is interdisciplinary and focused on both innovation and commercialisation.
The Programme aims:
The taught programme is built of six 20 credit modules specific to the course which explore particular themes with regard to social innovation and its scaling and sustaining, and a 60 credit innovation synthesis module which brings together multiple perspectives into a dissertation or project of the students’ choice specific to the application of social innovation. The whole programme is based on a social venture incubation programme which addresses not only the skills development of the students but also the development of a real social venture which will be both investable and marketable. To achieve this, there will be strong tutoring support supported by access to business support, mentoring and online resources.
Please note the modules shown here relate to the academic year 23/24. The modules relating to the academic year 24/25 will be available from June 2024.
We are looking for perceptive, entrepreneurial and creative candidates who are self-motivated, passionate and enthusiastic about Social Innovation.
Applicants will normally have an honours degree with a first or upper second classification in an appropriate subject. Applications from those without a first degree will be considered subject to an evaluation of comparable industry based experience.
All International and EU students applying for a course with us must meet the following minimum English language requirements:
For information regarding English language requirements at the University, please see our IELTS page.
Fees quoted relate to study in the Academic Year 23/24 only and may be subject to inflationary increases in future years.
*Please note that the maximum period of study allowed for part-time courses is two years.
There are no additional costs for this course for students beginning their studies in September 2023. Should this change, applicants and students will be contacted by the university with details of the costs.
Fees quoted relate to study in the Academic Year 22/23 only and may be subject to inflationary increases in future years.
*Please note that the maximum period of study allowed for part-time courses is two years.
Assessment is 100% coursework. Module assessments will require fieldwork, research and practical application. Central to the learning strategy is the theme of students taking a high degree of responsibility for their own learning within a context of a work-based learning approach, which enables students to develop themselves and their ideas for social innovation within their own workplace context and gain academic credit for this activity.
Students have the opportunity to structure their own learning in a way that benefits their personal development and the development of the organisation in which they are employed.
The MA Social Innovation is designed for those currently working in the third sector who are interested in developing effective, sustainable innovations in a current role as well as those who are entrepreneurial and creatively seeking to build new social enterprises.
Students can also study for a Postgraduate Diploma in Social Innovation. To be eligible for this award, the student must successfully complete all compulsory modules (except MKTM043 Innovation Synthesis).
For a full breakdown of the course materials and modules please see the MA Social Innovation NILE site.
We offer a 20% discount on postgraduate tuition fees for students who have previously studied a full time undergraduate degree at the University of Northampton.
Subject Leader: Marketing & Entrepreneurship
Faculty of Business and Law
DiscoverOn successful completion of the programme, students will have the skills, knowledge and contacts to further progress their social venture and make a real difference in their communities.
If you study our MA Social Innovation degree, you will be able to use University of Northampton study areas, services, and facilities to help you with your studies.
Our course is specifically designed to provide you with a strong foundation for a successful career in the exciting and fast-paced world of international marketing.