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MS Entrepreneurship + Innovation (MSEI)

  • Master of Science in Entrepreneurship and Innovation (MSEI)

    Master of Science in Entrepreneurship and Innovation (MSEI)

    The program offers individuals with a passion for entrepreneurship the critical skills and knowledge they need to create the next great companies of the future. An accelerated and highly experiential degree, the MSEI can be completed in just 12 months, putting students on a fast track to launching new business opportunities within large organizations or starting their own enterprises.

    For degree requirements, please check the COURSE CATALOGUE. 

MSEI PROGRAM BENEFITS

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  • Taught by leading scholars and practitioners and leveraging some of today's most advanced educational tools and techniques, the MSEI prepares students with a sophisticated understanding of:

    - Entrepreneurial Decision Making and New Venture Entry Strategies

    - Venture Feasibility Analysis and Venture Initiation

    - Corporate Innovation and New Business Model Formulation

    - Founder’s Dilemmas-Anticipating and Avoiding Startup Pitfalls

    - New Venture Financing

APPLYING TO THE MSEI PROGRAM

Dates + Deadlines

The MSEI Program begins in Fall only.

Important Dates
Application opens: September 1, 2023
Pre-Fall & Orientation: August 13-16 & 20-22, 2024 (Mandatory in-person attendance)
Fall Classes begin: August 26, 2024

Application Deadlines for Fall 2024
Round 1: December 1, 2023 (Eligible for Scholarships)
Round 2: January 31, 2024 (Eligible for Scholarships) International applicant deadline
Round 3: March 1, 2024 (Open only to domestic students)
Round 4: April 30, 2024 (Open only to domestic students)
Round 5: May 17, 2024 (Open only to domestic students)

Applications will be considered only if spaces are available following Round 4.

  • ADMISSIONS EVENTS

    ADMISSIONS EVENTS

  • REQUEST INFORMATION

    For more information about this program please fill out THIS FORM.

  • ADMISSIONS CONTACT

    Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies
    USC Marshall School of Business
    610 Child's Way
    JFF 5th Floor, MC 3365
    Los Angeles, CA 90089-3365

    EMAIL
    Phone: 213-821-0877

  • COURSE CATALOGUE

    For degree requirements, please check the course catalogue for more details. 

MSEI PROGRESSIVE DEGREE

  • MSEI Progressive Degree Program

    MSEI Progressive Degree Program

    MSEI students complete 27 units consisting of Pre-Fall, Fall core, Spring core, and elective coursework. All MSEI students must be available to attend and complete the Pre-Fall course (BAEP 551) on 8/13/24–8/22/24 from 8:00AM–6:00PM. There are no exceptions. PDP students must be able to enroll in a minimum of 6 units of core in the 1st Fall semester and 3 units of core in the subsequent Spring semester.

MSEI FACULTY

A Message From the Director

The MSEI Program presents an integrative perspective into the process of starting a new business entity or starting a major new endeavor within an existing corporation. Whether you already have an idea and are eager to start your own business, or if you are in the discovery phase seeking to find a new idea, or if you simply want to learn more about what an entrepreneurial or corporate entrepreneurial career would be like, the MSEI Program exposes you to the challenges and endless opportunities of entrepreneurship. 

As a MSEI student, you will learn that the structure of starting and growing a new venture is an all-encompassing format for understanding an entrepreneurial career. It touches all the relevant issues — but there is more to entrepreneurship than passion, desire and perseverance. Entrepreneurs have a unique mindset, a way of looking at things that are opportunity-focused and creative. It’s about passion–doing what you love.

  • Anthony Borquez

    Anthony Borquez
    • Professor of the Practice in Entrepreneurship

    Dr. Anthony Borquez is an expert at building and scaling creative tech businesses. He is the founder of Grab, a leader in augmented and virtual reality. He also founded Blue Label Games, an early leader in mobile game development, later acquired by Konami.

  • Jeremy Brooks Dann

    Jeremy Brooks Dann
    • Lecturer in Entrepreneurship and Director, Case Program

    Jeremy Dann has served as an innovation consultant from 2000 to the present, working with such companies as Daimler-Benz, Levi Strauss, Spalding, Lockheed Martin, Guidant and General Electric. Jeremy has collaborated closely with Harvard Business School professor and innovation authority Clayton Christensen—author of The Innovator’s Dilemma—on many research, case development and consulting projects.

  • Abby Fifer Mandell

    Abby Fifer Mandell
    • Senior Lecturer in Entrepreneurship

    Abby Fifer Mandell is an award-winning educator, user researcher, master facilitator and design strategist. As senior lecturer in entrepreneurship and founding executive director of the Brittingham Social Enterprise Lab, Abby has guided hundreds of individuals and organizations to apply user-centered design to challenges faced by individuals and families worldwide. Community foci include older adults, farmworkers in California’s Central Valley, and adults diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes. Abby won the Academy of Management Innovation in Entrepreneurship Pedagogy Award in 2018. Prior to USC, Abby lectured at American Jewish University and designed educational facilities with Brailsford & Dunlavey. She is a Wexner Heritage Fellow, serves on the advisory board of United Parents and Students, and in 2023 received the USC Mentoring Award for Faculty Mentoring Undergraduate Students.

STUDENT LIFE