Engineering with Innovation and Entrepreneurship MSc

London, Bloomsbury

In an age of technological innovation, there are unlimited opportunities for anyone with the ability to apply new technical knowledge in commercial contexts. This one-year MSc equips you with a comprehensive understanding of multiple world-changing technologies, and the entrepreneurial and managerial skills to bring exciting new solutions to market. 

UK students International students
Study mode
Full-time
UK tuition fees (2025/26)
£20,500
Overseas tuition fees (2025/26)
£39,800
Duration
1 calendar year
Programme starts
September 2025
Applications accepted
Applicants who require a visa: 14 Oct 2024 – 27 Jun 2025
Applications close at 5pm UK time

Applications open

Applicants who do not require a visa: 14 Oct 2024 – 29 Aug 2025
Applications close at 5pm UK time

Applications open

Entry requirements

A minimum of an upper second-class Bachelor's degree from a UK university in a suitable engineering subject, or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard. Candidates with qualifications in other subjects allied to engineering will also be considered.

The English language level for this programme is: Level 1

UCL Pre-Master's and Pre-sessional English courses are for international students who are aiming to study for a postgraduate degree at UCL. The courses will develop your academic English and academic skills required to succeed at postgraduate level.

Further information can be found on our English language requirements page.

If you are intending to apply for a time-limited visa to complete your UCL studies (e.g., Student visa, Skilled worker visa, PBS dependant visa etc.) you may be required to obtain ATAS clearance. This will be confirmed to you if you obtain an offer of a place. Please note that ATAS processing times can take up to six months, so we recommend you consider these timelines when submitting your application to UCL.

Equivalent qualifications

Country-specific information, including details of when UCL representatives are visiting your part of the world, can be obtained from the International Students website.

International applicants can find out the equivalent qualification for their country by selecting from the list below. Please note that the equivalency will correspond to the broad UK degree classification stated on this page (e.g. upper second-class). Where a specific overall percentage is required in the UK qualification, the international equivalency will be higher than that stated below. Please contact Graduate Admissions should you require further advice.

About this degree

This multidisciplinary Master’s has been designed specifically to help engineers to develop entrepreneurial skills. 

Co-delivered by UCL Mechanical Engineering and the UCL School of Management, you’ll learn to harness the transformative power of emerging technologies to propel commercial applications and business innovation. 

Throughout this programme, you’ll hone your business skills through practical exercises in entrepreneurship and project management, helping you understand how to effectively commercialise your talents and expertise in emerging technologies and markets. 

This MSc allows you to create a learning pathway to help you define and achieve your innovation goals. You’ll choose modules to refine your skills in areas such as biomedical engineering, advanced computer applications, control and robotics, entrepreneurial finance or advanced materials science, based on your specific area of interest. 

Who this course is for

This programme is for students with a relevant first degree - for example, in engineering, physics or applied mathematics - who want to enhance their technical skills, knowledge, and understanding of innovation and entrepreneurship. It will prepare you to drive innovation and lead technology and engineering developments in roles across a wide range of sectors.

What this course will give you

This programme offers you the following benefits and opportunities.

  • A postgraduate degree from a top-ranked university. UCL is consistently ranked among the best universities globally (ranked 9th in the latest QS World University Rankings 2025), providing you with a prestigious qualification that is highly regarded by employers worldwide. 
  • The chance to study at UCL Mechanical Engineering, the first in the world to introduce laboratories in engineering education in 1878. 
  • A Master’s degree accredited by the IMechE on behalf of the Engineering Council which means that on completion of this MSc, you can meet the academic requirements to register as a Chartered Engineer. 
  • Learn skills to analyse new and sustainable energy systems and assess their viability in different contexts according to their technical limitations, their key parameters and applications, and their relationship with the energy grid and local environment.
  • Develop expertise in a range of topics, including advanced materials science, manufacturing technologies, healthcare engineering, and robotics. 
  • Collaborate with peers and industry partners on individual and group design projects, using everything you’ve learned to design and deliver a working prototype.
  • Gain innovative entrepreneurship skills, learning to develop commercial opportunities through a deep understanding of how personal, technical and market factors influence successful outcomes. 
  • Tools, techniques and strategies of effective project management and administration, learning from leading experts at the UCL School of Management. 
  • Study in the world's best city for university students (QS Best Student Cities 2024). UCL’s Bloomsbury campus is in the heart of a London district famous for its cultural and educational institutions.

The foundation of your career

Recent graduates from this MSc have gone on to roles in everis Consulting, Zenobe Energy, ULS Robotics, and Williams Grand Prix Engineering Ltd, among others. 

UCL Mechanical Engineering alumni regularly go on to successfully launch their own enterprises, including environmental firm Greenr, custom-fit cycle helmet company Hexr, and biomedical outfit Oxford Heartbeat.

Employability

The skills and knowledge acquired through this Master’s will leave you all set for an exciting high-level career in engineering project management and leadership, across a wide range of technical environments.

Networking

You’ll have regular opportunities to connect, collaborate and build professional contacts as part of your Master’s. 

  • Take part in regular seminars, to hear from expert academic speakers from different universities around the world talking about topical research issues, and network afterwards. 
  • Explore tailored events at both the faculty and departmental level facilitated by UCL Careers, UCL’s alumni team, and UCL Innovation and Enterprise. 
  • Enjoy and organise student-led events, such as industry visits or guest lectures, with a focus on specific industrial sectors relevant to your studies. 
  • Reap the benefits of the UCL Innovation and Enterprise entrepreneurship skills programme, including events, enterprise bootcamps, and more.

Accreditation

This programme has been accredited by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) on behalf of the Engineering Council as meeting the requirements for Further Learning for registration as a Chartered Engineer.

The accredited MSc will meet, in part, the exemplifying academic benchmark requirements for registration as a Chartered Engineering. Accredited MSc graduates who also have a BEng (Hons) accredited for CEng will be able to show that they have satisfied the educational base for CEng registration.

Teaching and learning

This MSc programme is delivered through a mix of tutorials, lectures, projects and practicals, which frequently draw upon real-life industry case studies.

Assessment is through examinations, presentations, essays, coursework, and your individual and group projects.

Full-time students on this programme can expect approximately 12-16 hours of contact hours a week. The exact number of contact hours and composition varies throughout the terms depending on the module choices of the student. A full-time weekly schedule will amount to 35-40 hours a week, which comprises contact time, self-directed study, and preparing for assessments.

Your individual and group project modules will see you conduct research, write up your final report, and engage in regular contact with your project supervisor(s), who will guide and support you throughout your projects.

Modules

You will undertake six taught modules, plus an Innovation and Group Design Project and an Individual Research Project. Four taught modules are compulsory and two modules can be selected from a list of optional modules. Taught modules comprise lectures, seminars and tutorials and are assessed on the basis of examinations and/or submitted coursework. 

For the Innovation and Group Design Project, you will form small groups and work on the various stages of a new product development, including conception, design for manufacture and the formulation of a business plan. You may also be given supplementary lectures on innovation and commercialisation. The Innovation and Group Design Project is assessed via written reports and presentations. 

The Individual Research Project (March to September) is carried out under the supervision of an academic member of staff and is assessed on the basis of a written report and a project presentation. 

Please note that the list of modules given here is indicative. This information is published a long time in advance of enrolment and module content and availability are subject to change. Modules that are in use for the current academic year are linked for further information. Where no link is present, further information is not yet available.

Students undertake modules to the value of 180 credits. Upon successful completion of 180 credits, you will be awarded an MSc in Engineering with Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

Accessibility

Details of the accessibility of UCL buildings can be obtained from AccessAble. Further information can also be obtained from the UCL Student Support and Wellbeing Services team.

Where you'll study

Five students in mechanical engineering lab housing multiple computers and technical equipment on tables

UCL Mechanical Engineering’s facilities are fundamental to our students’ studies and research. From a Thermofluids Laboratory focusing on fuels and emissions, and our Fluids Laboratory, to MechSpace, a large, dedicated teaching lab that sees students design and build prototypes, honing practical engineering skills. The Department also offers excellent resources in our Advanced Propulsion Lab (APL), the Advanced Characterisation Laboratories for Materials & Manufacturing (ACLMM), and now UCL East’s state-of-the-art Manufacturing Futures Lab (MFL), where we take a multidisciplinary approach to the creation of next generation sustainable manufacturing technologies, supported by a Precision Fabrication Workshop (PFW).

Fees and funding

Fees for this course

UK students International students
Fee description Full-time
Tuition fees (2025/26) £20,500
Tuition fees (2025/26) £39,800

The tuition fees shown are for the year indicated above. Fees for subsequent years may increase or otherwise vary. Where the programme is offered on a flexible/modular basis, fees are charged pro-rata to the appropriate full-time Master's fee taken in an academic session. Further information on fee status, fee increases and the fee schedule can be viewed on the UCL Students website: ucl.ac.uk/students/fees.

Additional costs

For Full-time and Part-time offer holders a fee deposit will be charged at 10% of the first year fee.

Further information can be found in the Tuition fee deposits section on this page: Tuition fees.

There may occasionally be small, incidental expenses which can be reimbursed by the department once claimed.

UCL’s main teaching locations are in zones 1 (Bloomsbury) and zones 2/3 (UCL East). The cost of a monthly 18+ Oyster travel card for zones 1-2 is £114.50. This price was published by TfL in 2024. For more information on additional costs for prospective students and the cost of living in London, please view our estimated cost of essential expenditure at UCL's cost of living guide.

Funding your studies

For a comprehensive list of the funding opportunities available at UCL, including funding relevant to your nationality, please visit the Scholarships and Funding website.

UCL East London Scholarship

Deadline: 26 June 2025
Value: Tuition fees plus £16,000 stipend ()
Criteria Based on financial need
Eligibility: UK

Next steps

Students are advised to apply as early as possible due to competition for places. Those applying for scholarship funding (particularly overseas applicants) should take note of application deadlines.

There is an application processing fee for this programme of £90 for online applications. Further information can be found at Application fees.

When we assess your application we would like to learn:

  • why you want to study Engineering with Innovation and Entrepreneurship at graduate level
  • why you want to study Engineering with Innovation and Entrepreneurship at UCL
  • what particularly attracts you to the chosen programme
  • how your academic and professional background meets the demands of this challenging programme
  • where you would like to go professionally with your degree

Together with essential academic requirements, the personal statement is your opportunity to illustrate whether your reasons for applying to this programme match what the programme will deliver.

Please note that you may submit applications for a maximum of two graduate programmes (or one application for the Law LLM) in any application cycle.

Choose your programme

Please read the Application Guidance before proceeding with your application.

Year of entry: 2025-2026

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