快活视频

Master of Business Administration (MBA):
Entrepreneurship

In association with Draper University, Silicon Valley.

Are you an entrepreneur, a leader, thinker and motivator who would like to gain key business management skills? Then discover more about this truly innovative MBA which will provide all the core business and financial knowledge and skills you need, combined with a five week entrepreneurial study abroad course in the heart of Silicon Valley, USA, at Draper University, where you will be given the opportunity to pitch your business idea direct to potential investors.

鈥淚 founded Draper University in 2012 with a vision and belief that in order to change the world we have to change education.听 Draper University aims to teach entrepreneurship globally in an entirely new way.听 I鈥檓 thrilled that, with 快活视频, The American International University in London, we can share our approach with students of this new MBA in Entrepreneurship.鈥

– Tim Draper, American venture capitalist

Top reasons to study this programme:

  • Unique study abroad experience at Draper University, helping you develop as an entrepreneur and accelerate your ideas to launch a start-up
  • Develop your ability to manage strategically both a business and teams within the workplace
  • Gain a UK and US degree by studying this MBA, opening more doors for career opportunities
  • Apply business principles to real-life situations through case studies and projects
  • Study in London, the world鈥檚 top student city and home to many world leading business and financial organisations

Key Facts

  • FEES (Spring 2024)听UK / EU, US & INTERNATIONAL – 拢21,800
  • FEES (Fall 2024) UK / EU, US & INTERNATIONAL – 拢22,890
  • START DATE September
  • LOCATION Chiswick Park Campus & Draper University (Silicon Valley, California, USA)
  • SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE Find out more >>
  • INTERNSHIPS Optional 2-6 months internships in UK / US / International via Global Career Center
  • DURATION 1 Year (full-time)
  • ACCREDITATION Office for Students approved University with Taught Degree Awarding Powers / Middle States Commission on Higher Education (US)

Enhance your employability

Our students have gone on to a range of successful careers in finance, business, media and not-for-profit organisations thanks to the unique teaching experience at 快活视频. We spoke to those alumni as well as faculty members and employers about career prospects for future students graduating with a dually accredited liberal arts degree.

New for Fall 2021, this MBA programme really is unique.

It gives you the opportunity to gain an MBA, one of the most prestigious degrees in the world, at an international and specialist University in London. In fact, you will get two degrees, one from the US and one from the UK, creating more opportunities on graduation. 听What is more, this programme also provides an entrepreneurial twist, which will set you apart from the competition.

That鈥檚 because this MBA, organised in in partnership with , includes an innovative five-week, 鈥楬ero Training鈥 programme.听 This fully residential and immersive learning experience has been created for ambitious entrepreneurs who are looking to build on their skill sets, expand their network, get ahead in launching a business, and seeking opportunities to pitch for investment.

The first semester begins with a thorough study of economic analysis for managers, global marketing strategy and explores how to manage both organisations and people.

In the second semester, you will move on to examine the principles of strategic management, financial management and how to conduct business research as well as a course exclusive to this MBA at 快活视频, entrepreneurship and innovation management.

The MBA faculty team at 快活视频, which includes both academics and experienced industry professionals, is collaborative and supportive. They practice the latest teaching methods which stimulate critical thinking and creativity and encourage you to explore boundaries in your thinking and actions.

In the third semester, you will then live and study for five weeks in Silicon Valley, in California, USA, at Draper University.听 This section of the MBA programme is designed to develop your skills in entrepreneurship, innovative thinking, providing a technology and business mind-set in the epicentre of Silicon Valley surrounded by top innovators and entrepreneurship leaders.

With this course at Draper University, you can learn to think like an entrepreneur with modules such as future and innovation, VC training, being a great mentor, corporate entrepreneurship and Silicon Valley immersion.

Every week, you will be completing 40 hours of learning which will enable the progression of your business and the development of your network in Silicon Valley.

Draper University will focus on the business development and innovation aspect of the programme, while 快活视频 will provide you with all the business and management acumen of an MBA at an international university.听 It鈥檚 a winning combination.

Please note that non-US citizens will need a US Visitor (B) visa to enter the country for the five-week course at Draper University.

The MBA curriculum consists of 36 US / 180 UK credits, including 7 courses at 快活视频 (26 US/ 130 UK credits) over two semesters.

The final 10 credits in the third semester consist of an Enterprise Project and an Entrepreneur鈥檚 Learning Journal, both of which are completed following the intensive five-week training course at Draper University.

After the course, students undertake a presentation of the Enterprise Project to a panel of potential investors, gaining 6 US (30 UK) credits. The Enterprise Project seeks to provide students with the opportunity to demonstrate their capabilities in researching, planning and delivering an entrepreneurial business idea.

In addition, students complete a 3,000 word reflective learning journal, Entrepreneur鈥檚 Learning Journal course, for 4 US (20 UK) credits. The Journal is aimed at helping students identify the benefits gained from the entrepreneurial learning experience, and to help them determine in which direction their current entrepreneurial skills and business ideas need further development.

Fall Semester
  • ECN 7200 Economic Analysis for Managers

    This course exposes students to advanced applied microeconomic analysis and global macroeconomics with a management focus. Complex economic choices and decisions of economic agents are investigated within the business context, and the global macroeconomic environment is analysed concerning its multidimensional relevance for corporations.

  • MGT 7110 Managing Organisations and People

    Organisations consist of the people who work within them. The objectives of this course are therefore to raise the student's awareness of the centrality of managing organisations and people to understanding organisational functioning and effectiveness. To show how an understanding of human behaviour via the disciplinary bases of psychology, sociology and anthropology profoundly deepen our analysis of organisations. To demonstrate the core value of an understanding of managing organisations and people to a manager's ability to achieve organisational goals.

  • MKT 7100 Global Marketing Strategy

    This course sets forth principles of strategic marketing management and sets these principles within the framework of theory and practice. Students will gain a broad understanding of resource based theory from a global perspective, including the relevance and role of company resources and competitive strengths in constructing both single business and multi business strategies. Through critical appraisal of the subject, students will become aware of the role and importance of incorporating business ethics, values, and social responsibilities when creating and executing company strategy.

Spring Semester
  • ENT 7110 Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management

    This course explores two related topics: innovation and entrepreneurship. For firms to achieve and maintain a competitive advantage, they need to innovate faster and more effectively than their competitors. This course provides an overview of innovation as a complex process which goes from the recognition of opportunities to the launch of new products, services or business models. The innovation process will be complemented with an analysis of the current trends regarding the evolution of the concept of innovation. Concepts beyond product innovation such as open innovation, disruptive innovation, creativity, business model innovation and ambidexterity will be encountered throughout the course. Innovation takes place within organisations large and small. The course will also look at entrepreneurship: the process of innovation within smaller firms. It will explore the nature of entrepreneurial and innovative management within small organisations as well as more established ones. A multidisciplinary approach: linking with organisational systems to cultures 鈥 will be adopted. The course provides a variety of perspectives on the creation and evolution of entrepreneurial ventures. It covers important aspects of launching a business from initial idea to growth and international expansion. It considers planning, marketing, financial, legal, control and human elements associated with the start up, acquisition or operation of a business from the entrepreneurial point of view. The course will address the need to manage effectively in environments that are uncertain and complex, and where appropriate strategic responses have to be crafted in recognition of limited resource and indeterminate outcomes.

  • FNN 7102 Financial Management

    This course is designed to develop the students' ability to manage a company鈥檚 finances. Students will analyse and evaluate the financial performance of organisations. This is based on financial statements and market performance indicators. For this, students will be exposed to methodological approaches concerning the preparation and interpretation of financial statements. This is further supported by an in depth investigation of financial theories and their application to actual scenarios requiring financial decision-making.

  • MGT 7130 Strategic Management

    The course explores issues relating to the strategic management of organisations, focusing on strategic analysis and evaluation, long-range planning and policy implementation. The topics covered fall into two broad themes: corporate strategy (鈥榠n which industries should we operate?鈥) and business strategy (鈥榟ow should we compete in those industries?鈥) The course covers the core strategic analysis models, and uses case studies to analyse the relationship between a firm's internal organisation and the environment in which it operates.

  • MGT 7160 Business Research

    This course discusses the main concepts and techniques involved in the field of business. The course develops four main themes: research in context which puts the student as the researcher and as the user of research; research methodology which deals with the nature and limitations of different philosophies of research design e.g. deductive versus inductive approaches: qualitative versus quantitative approaches and the role of literature: research method which deals with advantages and issues associated with the use of various data collection methods including observation, use of groups, interviewing techniques and questionnaire design. At the end of the class a research proposal for the upcoming dissertation needs to be prepared which deals with issues of planning, literature review, topic selection, access to data, schedules, action plans, writing styles and referencing systems.

Summer Semester (at Draper University)
  • ENT 7902 Entrepreneur鈥檚 Learning Journal

    MBA Entrepreneurship students will take part in an intensive, immersive five-week entrepreneurship program in Silicon Valley, CA. This formative learning experience aims to develop the essential start-up skills entrepreneurs need to launch and sustain a successful venture, gain exposure to industry experts, and network with other like-minded entrepreneurs who share their vision of changing the world.Each student will also complete a series of reflective entrepreneurial learning assessments. These assessments have been designed to help the student reflect on the skills they are learning, the benefits gained from the entrepreneurial learning experience, and to help them determine in which direction their current entrepreneurial skills and business ideas need further development.

  • ENT 7505 Enterprise Professional Project

    The Enterprise Professional Project seeks to provide students with the opportunity to demonstrate their capabilities in researching, planning and delivering an entrepreneurial business idea. Candidates are required to rigorously research and evaluate a new business idea, product, service or system within new or existing businesses or organisations. This will necessitate students integrating key knowledge, skills and learning experiences accumulated during previous postgraduate level studies in consolidating competence in undertaking an analysis of a business idea or an operational enhancement in a new or existing business or organisation. This capstone project is hence directed towards cultivating the desired attributes of professionalism, critical enquiry and problem solving, enterprise, creativity and innovation and in developing a global outlook towards futures in the students鈥 professional domain.Issues within the wider environment and operational considerations related to the business or organisation will be identified and evaluated and findings logically presented in an appropriate format. Cost implications where applicable should be fully accounted for and demonstrated. The completed The Enterprise Professional Project Presentation is intended to be of suitable quality and professionalism to demonstrate to an audience for peers, investors and industry professionals.

In terms of following up with the assessment of student learning and consistent with US liberal arts traditions, our classes rely on the system of continuous assessment on a course by course basis and throughout any given semester. This approach often involves the use of term-papers, portfolios of work, quizzes, mid-semester and final exams as well as student presentations and general class discussion. Not every component applies to every course, but most do relate to many of the classes that are offered. Many of our courses involve a site visit or require attendance at a public lecture as well.

Course content can be subject to change and is also subject to revalidation. For more detailed information on the programme specification, please find more details here.

At 快活视频 our postgraduate degree programmes, which are based on the US educational approach, are available as 1 year (full-time) or two year (part-time) options with some programmes offering even more flexibility.

The entry requirements for all postgraduate programmes at 快活视频 are the same, regardless of your chosen study option, excluding our International Business (MSc) programme

Academic Entry Requirements

  • UK first Degree minimum second class honours (2.2)
  • US Degree with a minimum CGPA of between 2.5 and 3.0
  • or international equivalent
  • Academic Interview

*All other equivalent eligible transfer credits will be determined by Admissions.

We understand that not every student is in the same situation, if you have any questions about your qualifications, please get in touch with us admissions@richmond.ac.uk.


English Language Entry Requirements

For more information on English Language Requirements visit our How to Apply webpage.

Postgraduate tuition fees for students starting their programme this academic year can be found in the table below.

  UK EU / INT / US
  Fall 2023/Spring 2024 Fall 2024/Spring 2025 Fall 2023/Spring 2024 Fall 2024/Spring 2025
MBA inc Human Resource Management & Marketing pathways
(per year)
拢13,500 拢14,175 拢16,500 拢17,325
MBA Entrepreneurship in association with Draper University
(per year)
拢21,800 拢22,890 拢21,800 拢22,890

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In the event that a student decides after 31 January 2022 that they do not want to go to the United States they are still liable for the full 拢21,800 LESS the accommodation costs of $2625. If this happens the student will not be entitled to qualify with the MBA Entrepreneurship but they can still take an Entrepreneurship-related project/dissertation and graduate with the standard MBA on their transcript and diploma.

Students who are refused a US Visitor (B) visa will be entitled to apply for a full refund for the five-week course at Draper University.

Fees exclude any visa costs. The fee for this programme includes housing for the US segment of the programme.

We offer career support and advice through our听Careers & Internships Office听that will assist and guide you in your study choices to make sure you stand out from the crowd when you graduate. Through internships you will gain business acumen, beneficial work experiences and transferable skills which will give you a competitive advantage in a fast-paced working environment. Work while you study across 5 continents through our partners听听补苍诲听听with destinations in Spain, Argentina, South Africa, China, Japan, Vietnam and Australia.

Career Paths
American Express, BP, Citroen Algeria, Coca-Cola Servicios de Colombia, Credit Suisse, Glencore India Pvt Ltd, Laura Ashley Foundation, Merrill Lynch, Royal Bank of Scotland, Standard Chartered Bank, UBS, and the United Nations

Further Education
PhD, Parsons School of Design 鈥 New York, Central St Martins -UAL, London Business School, LSE

Optional Accredited Internship (London or International)
The Internship Programme at 快活视频 integrates industry knowledge with real working experience. Students will be challenged to relate course projects to the workplace, make contacts which may prove valuable to their future employment prospects, and gain confidence in their capabilities, creativity and communication skills. Internships are designed to be both demanding and rewarding. The internship will provide an opportunity to better understand the marketplace, using the skills learned on courses in a real-world setting, as students produce an assessed record of their experiences.

A broad education of this kind equips graduates for a wide range of careers internationally, while enabling them to develop specialist expertise in areas of particular interest.

Optional Accredited USA Internship (additional cost)
Students interested in gaining work experience in the USA during their last semester and wishing for help to secure a placement can be linked up to 快活视频鈥檚 partner GCC (Global Career Center).

This organization will offer students comprehensive career training, find them a placement with a hosting company related to their field of studies in the USA and provide all the necessary support to students with their J1 visa application.

This optional internship will incur an additional cost of $3500 (拢2600) which will cover: the J1 visa application, site visit and insurance costs ($1820), GCC鈥檚 continuous training as well as finding a placement.

The initial cost to start the coaching and training part of the programme is $1,000 and the rest of the fee is only paid once the internship has been confirmed by the host organisation/company and validated by RAIUL鈥檚 International Internship Coordinator.

An official certificate of completion will be awarded to every student having successfully completed the programme.

Visit our Careers & Internships webpage for more details on the Host Organisations and examples of Work projects.

For more information contact our Head of Careers and Internships Cecile Loyen.

You can apply for Postgraduate study using ourand follow the guide below.

  1. Apply to study this programme at 快活视频
  2. For international and US students – pay deposit, obtain CAS and obtain UKVI visa to study in the UK
  3. Start the programme in September 2021
  4. Unless you are a US citizen, in January 2022 (or four months before the Draper University course starts) you will need to apply for a Visitor (B) visa to study in the US.听 Find out more .

Whilst most of our courses do not set an exact deadline for applications, you are advised to apply early to secure your place and organise any sponsorship or funding.

Visit our听How to Apply webpage听for more information regarding Entry Requirements, admissions processes and to start your application.

If for any reason you can鈥檛 obtain a US Visitor (B) visa, then you will graduate with the standard MBA on your transcript and diploma, but you can still take an Entrepreneurship-related project/dissertation.

鈥淢y reasons for undertaking a 快活视频 MBA were to develop skills in corporate finance. The course covered relevant subjects in finance, project management, economics, entrepreneurship and global marketing strategy. The benefit of the 快活视频 MBA is that it provides a set of tools that can be used for data analysis and decision making. I would recommend the 快活视频 MBA as a valuable learning experience. It encouraged me to think strategically and apply learning outcomes that have improved my professional capability.鈥

鈥淢oving to London to complete my MBA was a once-in-a-lifetime-experience. The 快活视频 University MBA program challenges students to think critically about pressing business issues in a fast-paced global market. Students gain hands-on experience through prestigious guest speakers and site visits 鈥 and have the opportunity to learn about business through a diverse lens of perspectives 鈥 both inside and outside the classroom. It is through the program鈥檚 inimitable learning opportunities, extensive team-building exercises, and critical thinking requirements that I am well-equipped for my next corporate position.鈥

鈥淚 would never regret choosing 快活视频鈥檚 MBA program. Since day one, I had the chance of working with experienced professors who guided us through the different modules stimulating our critical and creative thinking thanks to a study-case approach. Thanks to the small size of groups, it was easy to interact, taking part in this active learning process where we received many different inputs that helped me develop new skills to better position myself in the job market.

Special mention also to the kind staff of the career canter for supporting us young professionals in our career path creating networking opportunities and providing mentorship.鈥

鈥淥ne of the most valuable lessons that I learned while enrolled in 快活视频鈥檚 MBA programme, was the importance of learning to work with individuals from different backgrounds. Getting first-hand experience to work with people from all parts of the world opened up my network to include contacts that I would have never gained with the other programmes I applied to. 快活视频鈥檚 MBA programme also invited guest speakers to tell us of their professional journeys. It was inspirational and informative; and was once again another opportunity to obtain professional connections.鈥

鈥淚 can honestly say that applying to and attending 快活视频 was one of the best choices that I have ever made. I accidentally came across the university looking for a school within the United States, but later realised that the experience, the professional network built and the events later in my life could only have started from 快活视频.

In the MBA program I learned how to magnify my strengths and truly gain an international perspective in Business. Focusing on marketing, I met professor Nastaran who challenge our MBA program to be clear, consistent and creative; all of which have stuck with me through my career thus far.

After graduation, I joined on full time with the company I did my internship with called Anything But Salads, a raw vegan health and organic company located in Hong Kong, China. I joined this company as a Chief Marketing Officer, where I leveraged my skillset learned from the MBA program. Honestly every module contributed to my success within the company. Ranging from international marketing concepts such as creating a strategy for 鈥榞o-to-markets鈥, project management working with various teams, corporate finance and organizational management. I had then an option to either stay with the newly acquired firm, explore Hong Kong for more opportunities or start my own venture.

I am currently consulting individuals and SMEs, helping them with positioning on the global marketplace. I highly suggest any prospect students to not miss the opportunity to attend this resourceful university. Live, learn and everything in between.鈥

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Founded by the legendary Tim Draper who has launched a series of venture capital firms around the world, Draper University has attracted more than 2,000 alumni from over 86 countries with phenomenal results 鈥 more than 700 start-ups have been created which have raised over USD 367 million dollars.

The focus at Draper University is to provide transformational pro-business and entrepreneurship training. The teaching is unique. It incorporates unconventional methods which mirror real world scenarios and pragmatic learning methods. The most important aspect of this learning methodology is to empower the student with the path to gaining knowledge and skills.

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鈥淚 am so delighted about the launch of this programme. Our MBA with a pathway in Entrepreneurship is truly innovative in itself! The combination of academic tuition in London and entrepreneurial training in the Silicon Valley makes this a unique programme. Presenting ideas in front of a panel of potential investors is a fabulous opportunity that every MBA in Entrepreneurship student is looking for.鈥
– Professor Sabine Spangenberg, Associate Dean, 快活视频 Business School

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鈥淭he 快活视频 MBA programme challenges students to think critically about pressing business issues. Students gain hands-on experience through site visits, learning about business both inside and outside the classroom.鈥

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“The professors I had were absolutely wonderful and full of knowledge 鈥 one of the things I liked most of all about 快活视频. Being actual industry professionals, their approach is very much applied. This was really important to me. As someone who wishes to pursue strategies as a career, the professors helped me understand how varied the knowledge I need actually is. The teaching groups are so small, each student gets full attention; it is possible to learn so much more. I really liked the fact that 快活视频 has two campuses; one in Kensington and one in 快活视频, I felt I had lots of choices, variety and opportunities; I see my future in London because of this. Studying at 快活视频 University was a great experience.”

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Dana GrunwaldMaster of Business Administration - MBA

“My reasons for undertaking a 快活视频 MBA were to develop skills in corporate finance. The course covered relevant subjects in finance, project management, economics, entrepreneurship and global marketing strategy. The benefit of the 快活视频 MBA is that it provides a set of tools that can be used for data analysis and decision making. I would recommend the 快活视频 MBA as a valuable learning experience. It encouraged me to think strategically and apply learning outcomes that have improved my professional capability.”

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David LongbottomMaster of Business Administration - MBA

“Moving to London to complete my MBA was a once-in-a-lifetime-experience. The 快活视频 University MBA program challenges students to think critically about pressing business issues in a fast-paced global market. Students gain hands-on experience through prestigious guest speakers and site visits 鈥 and have the opportunity to learn about business through a diverse lens of perspectives 鈥 both inside and outside the classroom. It is through the program鈥檚 inimitable learning opportunities, extensive team-building exercises, and critical thinking requirements that I am well-equipped for my next corporate position.”

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Angela PascarellaMaster of Business Administration - MBA

“One of the most valuable lessons that I learned while enrolled in 快活视频鈥檚 MBA programme, was the importance of learning to work with individuals from different backgrounds. Getting first-hand experience to work with people from all parts of the world opened up my network to include contacts that I would have never gained with the other programmes I applied to. 快活视频鈥檚 MBA programme also invited guest speakers to tell us of their professional journeys. It was inspirational and informative; and was once again another opportunity to obtain professional connections.”

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Sarah Rainey, Los Angeles USAMaster of Business Administration - MBA

“I can honestly say that applying to and attending 快活视频 was one of the best choices that I have ever made. I accidentally came across the university looking for a school within the United States, but later realised that the experience, the professional network built and the events later in my life could only have started from 快活视频.

In the MBA program I learned how to magnify my strengths and truly gain an international perspective in Business. Focusing on marketing, I met professor Nastaran who challenge our MBA program to be clear, consistent and creative; all of which have stuck with me through my career thus far.

After graduation, I joined on full time with the company I did my internship with called Anything But Salads, a raw vegan health and organic company located in Hong Kong, China. I joined this company as a Chief Marketing Officer, where I leveraged my skillset learned from the MBA program. Honestly every module contributed to my success within the company. Ranging from international marketing concepts such as creating a strategy for ‘go-to-markets’, project management working with various teams, corporate finance and organizational management. I had then an option to either stay with the newly acquired firm, explore Hong Kong for more opportunities or start my own venture.

I am currently consulting individuals and SMEs, helping them with positioning on the global marketplace. I highly suggest any prospect students to not miss the opportunity to attend this resourceful university. Live, learn and everything in between.”

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