UT Dallas Marketable Skills

Master of Science in Innovation and Entrepreneurship

The MS in Innovation & Entrepreneurship provides students with experiential “real-world” practical training and nationally-ranked curriculum to successfully develop a new product in a corporate environment or create their own business concept and mature it from idea to funded company. Students will be able to:

  • Identify opportunities, create a product concept, conduct market research, evaluate different business models, and develop a team to create and deliver a new product in a competitive corporate environment.
  • Identify opportunities, create a product concept, conduct market research, evaluate different business models, and develop a team to create and deliver a new product in a competitive corporate environment.
  • Learn the requirements of and perform a successful product & business pitch to investors, customers, corporate partners, and managers.
  • Learn examples of corporate innovation philosophy and methodology and the rigorous process of venture capital funding and phases of startup growth.
  • Understand and take advantage of all the curriculum, tools and real-world external elements necessary to create a new business, such as funding sources, legal assistance, assistance networks, and the unique internal resources of UT Dallas which include the Venture Development Center, the Blackstone LaunchPad, and the Office of Technology Commercialization.