Overview
This one-year Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurial Engineering MSc program offered at University of South Carolina is a collaboration between the College of Engineering and Computing and the Moore School of Business. The program prepares students in STEM fields with the skills needed to assess not only if a concept is technically viable but how it would impact the corporate bottom line.
The MS in Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurial Engineering at the University of South Carolina teaches students about entrepreneurship and start-up practices -- with an eye toward technology development, marketplace customer discovery and commercialization.
Program Key Learning Outcomes:
- Understand the fundamentals of technology prototyping, legal protection, market sizing, business plan development, and capital raise.
- Lead entrepreneurial process including ideation, feasibility analysis, and management of organizational resources.
- Apply corporate innovation strategies including the assessment of commercial viability and transformation into business plans.
- Analyze the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, and entrepreneurial contexts.
- Identify alternative career possibilities in the context of innovation and entrepreneurship.
- Communicate effectively across the entire corporate enterprise and contribute in multidisciplinary teams.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Cases in Technology Feasibility Analysis
- Legal Aspects of Engineering & Innovation
- Developing & Launching New Ventures
- Prototype Design & Manufacturing
- Innovation and New Venture Analysis
- Management of Engineering Projects
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 12 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Credits
Delivered
Disciplines
Entrepreneurship Innovation Management General Engineering & Technology View 1864 other Masters in General Engineering & Technology in United StatesAcademic requirements
English requirements
Other requirements
General requirements
- Bachelor's Degree: From an accredited college or university (or international equivalent)
- English Proficiency Requirement
- CV/Resume
- Personal Statement/Letter of Intent
- 2 Letters of Recommendation
- Official Transcripts
Tuition Fee
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International
29760 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 14880 USD per semester during 12 months. -
National
29760 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 14880 USD per semester during 12 months. -
In-State
13734 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 6867 USD per semester during 12 months.
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Funding
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