Master of Enterprise
Encyclopedia
The Master of Enterprise (M.Ent.) Degree is a masters degree originally developed and offered by the University of Manchester
through the Manchester Science Enterprise Centre
(MSEC
). A number of other universities have included the MEnt in their curriculum.
The MEnt aims to stimulate enterprise combined with a number of other disciplines originally Environmental
Innovation (science), Computer
s, and Textile
s but has gone on to include an ever increasing number of subjects.
Each student gains half the degree through business enterprise modules and half through modules issued by their home department. The student, although based at MSEC through the majority of the course actually graduates from their chosen home department.
The programme is multi-disciplinary and owned by the collaborating school or department. It is modular in content (two units per semester) with a one-year long enterprise project, comprising both the subject and enterprise exploitation elements.
The programme brings together three elements:
University of Manchester
The University of Manchester is a public research university located in Manchester, United Kingdom. It is a "red brick" university and a member of the Russell Group of research-intensive British universities and the N8 Group...
through the Manchester Science Enterprise Centre
Manchester Science Enterprise Centre
The Manchester Enterprise Centre, previously Manchester Science Enterprise Centre, is an organisation at the University of Manchester that focuses on stimulating enterprise and entrepreneurship.-Methods of study:...
(MSEC
Mšec
Mšec is a market town and municipality in Rakovník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. -References:*This article was initially translated from the Czech Wikipedia....
). A number of other universities have included the MEnt in their curriculum.
The MEnt aims to stimulate enterprise combined with a number of other disciplines originally Environmental
Environmental science
Environmental science is an interdisciplinary academic field that integrates physical and biological sciences, to the study of the environment, and the solution of environmental problems...
Innovation (science), Computer
Computer
A computer is a programmable machine designed to sequentially and automatically carry out a sequence of arithmetic or logical operations. The particular sequence of operations can be changed readily, allowing the computer to solve more than one kind of problem...
s, and Textile
Textile
A textile or cloth is a flexible woven material consisting of a network of natural or artificial fibres often referred to as thread or yarn. Yarn is produced by spinning raw fibres of wool, flax, cotton, or other material to produce long strands...
s but has gone on to include an ever increasing number of subjects.
Each student gains half the degree through business enterprise modules and half through modules issued by their home department. The student, although based at MSEC through the majority of the course actually graduates from their chosen home department.
The programme is multi-disciplinary and owned by the collaborating school or department. It is modular in content (two units per semester) with a one-year long enterprise project, comprising both the subject and enterprise exploitation elements.
The programme brings together three elements:
- To extend the candidate's understanding and knowledge in his/her chosen field of entrepreneurial endeavour.
- To impart businessBusinessA business is an organization engaged in the trade of goods, services, or both to consumers. Businesses are predominant in capitalist economies, where most of them are privately owned and administered to earn profit to increase the wealth of their owners. Businesses may also be not-for-profit...
, managementManagementManagement in all business and organizational activities is the act of getting people together to accomplish desired goals and objectives using available resources efficiently and effectively...
and enterprise skills and understanding of the business processes applicable to the development of knowledge based enterprises. - To expose candidates to the processes involved in starting up and running a business.
See also
- EntrepreneurEntrepreneurAn entrepreneur is an owner or manager of a business enterprise who makes money through risk and initiative.The term was originally a loanword from French and was first defined by the Irish-French economist Richard Cantillon. Entrepreneur in English is a term applied to a person who is willing to...
- EnterpriseEntrepreneurshipEntrepreneurship is the act of being an entrepreneur, which can be defined as "one who undertakes innovations, finance and business acumen in an effort to transform innovations into economic goods". This may result in new organizations or may be part of revitalizing mature organizations in response...
- Manchester Science Enterprise CentreManchester Science Enterprise CentreThe Manchester Enterprise Centre, previously Manchester Science Enterprise Centre, is an organisation at the University of Manchester that focuses on stimulating enterprise and entrepreneurship.-Methods of study:...
- Manchester University