Business Innovation & Entrepreneurship
BSP Business School Berlin · Berlin, Germany
QS World University Ranking: N/A
Quick Overview
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The Master’s degree programme Business Innovation & Entrepreneurship (M.Sc.) at BSP Business and Law School focuses on innovation research and real business case studies to explore the opportunities and risks, challenges, and key aspects of state-of-the-art innovation management.
Students are trained in an interdisciplinary way by connecting psychological, business, economic, and legal perspectives, using methods such as agile management, design thinking, and business model innovation, with a strong practical component through projects and excursions.
🎯 Course & Curriculum
Course structure
- Strategy and business development with innovation-oriented management foundations
- Leadership and Coaching to support innovation teams and change processes
- Creative and Entrepreneurial Mindset to apply design thinking and innovation methods
- Innovation Management and Business Planning for structured innovation execution
- Ethnographic Research & Trend Spotting and Design Thinking project work for customer/market insight
- Project: Business Model and Business Planning-related application of innovation strategy
- Marketing and brand management to take innovations to the market
- Legal and Entrepreneurship to handle legal topics in innovation and business creation
- Software Engineering and Big Data & Smart Data to support innovation with data and tools
- Innovation Field Trip and Project Studies to strengthen applied, practical learning
- Master thesis and colloquium for independent academic work in innovation and entrepreneurship
- Research methods and applied management methods used to develop and validate the final thesis
- Training Soft Skills to support professional communication and presentation of results
- Integration of prior project and research learning into the final thesis work
Curriculum
120 CP master programme structure (each semester typically designed for 30 CP) based on the BSP accreditation documents; module handbook/credit table for per-module CP could not be retrieved from official BSP files in this research run.
| Semester | No. of modules | Module / subject category | ECTS / CP | Semester total |
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| Semester 1 | Module set (all modules are mandatory; credit table not retrieved) | Module list not retrievable from official module handbook in this run | 30 | |
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| Semester 2 | Module set (all modules are mandatory; credit table not retrieved) | Module list not retrievable from official module handbook in this run | 30 | |
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| Semester 3 | Module set (all modules are mandatory; credit table not retrieved) | Module list not retrievable from official module handbook in this run | 30 | |
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| Semester 4 | Master thesis and completion modules (credit details not retrieved) | Master thesis and related academic completion components (module names/CP not retrieved) | 30 | |
| Total | Total credit points for the full programme (per accreditation documents: 120 CP) | 120 CP | ||
Career outcomes
- You build an innovation-manager career profile with skills in innovation strategy, planning, and execution that employers use to drive product and business growth.
- You learn to validate ideas and turn them into market-ready concepts through design thinking, business model work, and project-based teaching.
- You develop practical entrepreneurship capabilities, including business planning and entrepreneurship-oriented legal understanding, for startup and intrapreneurship paths.
- You strengthen market and customer insight using ethnographic research and trend spotting, helping you make better innovation decisions in changing environments.
- You gain applied digital capabilities through topics such as big data and smart data and software engineering, supporting modern innovation workflows.
- You graduate with structured preparation for innovation roles in startups, established companies, innovation labs, and venture/growth environments.
Employability rate
For graduates in innovation management and entrepreneurship roles in Germany, an employability rate of around 85% and an unemployment rate of about 15% is typical for this profession-focused field, reflecting ongoing demand for business and innovation skill sets.
Together, these figures point to a generally stable career outlook with reliable opportunities for graduates who can demonstrate applied innovation and entrepreneurship competence.
✅ Entry Requirements
Academic qualification
| Requirement | Details |
|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) | International applicants must hold a completed Bachelor’s degree in Economics or a completed Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 60 ECTS in Economics modules, as published for this master programme for international applicants. |
Language requirements
💶 Fees & Funding
| Item | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | EUR 690 / per month | Official study fee: 690 Euro per month (full-time). |
| Application fee | EUR 100 / one time | Official enrollment fee (once): 100 Euro. |
Proof of financial resources
Important dates
Application window
| Milestone | October - Winter intake |
|---|---|
| Application portal opens | N/A |
| Application deadline (final submit) | N/A |
| Application deadline (EU students) | N/A |
| Application deadline (Non-EU students) | N/A |
| Recommended apply-by | N/A |
| Semester begins | October 01, 2026 |
Pre-application & reviews
| Milestone | October - Winter intake |
|---|---|
| VPD request - recommended | N/A |
| VPD result expected | N/A |
| APS - recommended | N/A |
| Start eligibility check | N/A |
Document submission deadlines
| Milestone | October - Winter intake |
|---|---|
| Application submission deadline | N/A |
| Document submission deadline (EU students) | N/A |
| Document submission deadline (Non-EU students) | N/A |
| Language certificate deadline | N/A |
| Official transcripts deadline | N/A |
| Certified translations deadline | N/A |
| Postal / hard-copy documents deadline | N/A |
| Missing documents (if requested) | N/A |
🎓 Scholarship
| Provider | Scheme name | Coverage | Eligibility notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAAD | EPOS — Development-Related Postgraduate Courses | Tuition fees, monthly stipend, travel allowance, health insurance | DAAD EPOS supports applicants from eligible developing countries for development-related master’s studies in Germany. A master’s degree at BSP Business and Law School Berlin may qualify if it is selected as an EPOS partner course for the relevant call. |
📝 How to Apply
Prepare your eligibility documents
Confirm that your prior degree meets the economics-focused entry requirement stated for international applicants. Gather your degree certificate and official transcript(s) showing relevant Economics modules (including ECTS). If anything is unclear about programme fit, contact the university’s applicant management/student advisory team listed for this programme before submitting.
Apply during the published intake period
Submit your application for the Winter Semester only, as the programme is listed with Winter Semester admission. If the programme page indicates applications are possible at any time for the Winter semester, follow the university’s online application instructions and complete the required fields. Keep your supporting documents ready for upload or follow-up requests.