Program Overview

Master in Entrepreneurship and Business Venturing

The Master in Entrepreneurship and Business Venturing offers specialized advanced training in the field of entrepreneurship and business venturing. The purpose of the Master is to provide the best training for the identification of business opportunities and the development and practice of successful business projects.

Graduate School of Business

• Direction: Prof. Alicia Rodríguez Márquez, Prof. María Jesús Nieto Sánchez
• Language: Spanish
• Attendance: On-campus
• Credits: 60
• Campus: Getafe
• Applications: Open, with 40 places available

Programme Description

The programme and methodology of the Masters are designed from the perspective of creating a balance between academic rigour and practical application. The different subjects combine theoretical and practical classes, in which students will apply and integrate the knowledge acquired in different phases of business projects.

Curriculum

• The programme is also characterized by offering a wide range of optional subjects, allowing each student to adapt their education to their own interests, needs, and projects.
• A series of professional seminars will be given so that students can learn directly from real entrepreneurial experiences.
• Students will actively participate in various activities developed over the course, all addressing the entrepreneurial phenomenon (workshops, round tables, conferences, entrepreneurs club, etc.).
• The programme is completed with a final dissertation in which students will be required to propose and develop a viable business project that could successfully be put into practice.
• All students will carry out internships through which they will discover, firsthand, the problems and challenges of setting up a new business, developing new projects for a company, etc.

Year 1 - Semester 1

• General subjects:
  • Entrepreneurial Strategy (6 ECTS)
  • Legal and Tax Issues for Entrepreneurs (6 ECTS)
  • Management of new ventures (6 ECTS)
  • Accounting and finance for new ventures (6 ECTS)
  • Marketing for new ventures (6 ECTS)

Year 1 - Semester 2

• General subjects:
  • People Management (6 ECTS)
  • Company placement (6 ECTS)
• Electives (choose 4):
  • Technology-Based Firms: Venturing and Development (3 ECTS)
  • Information Technology and Digital Business (3 ECTS)
  • Intellectual Property (3 ECTS)
  • New company financing law (3 ECTS)
  • Managerial competencies for Entrepreneurs (3 ECTS)
  • Family Businesses (3 ECTS)
  • Data analysis for decision-making (3 ECTS)
  • Professional seminars: entrepreneurial experiences (3 ECTS)
  • Innovation management (3 ECTS)
• Master's Thesis (6 ECTS)

Admission

• Application: The request must be submitted electronically through the application system.
• Requirements: A university degree qualifying students for access to a master's degree or equivalent in the country of issue is required.
• Admission criteria:
  • Title of degree and transcripts (35%)
  • Interest and motivation of the candidate to suit the objectives of the program (30%)
  • Training and activities evidencing knowledge (10%)
  • Professional experience (10%)
  • Complementary training (10%)
  • English and other languages (5%)
• Language requirements: Check the general language requirements required to study a Masters at UC3M.

Enrollment

• Tuition fees:
  • EU students: 7,800 (130/ECTS) for the first academic year (60 ECTS)
  • Non-EU students: 11,700 (195/ECTS) for the first academic year (60 ECTS)
• Reservation fee: 800, paid once the student receives notification of admission to the masters, and deducted from the first tuition payment.
• Additional information: The indicated public prices do not include the ECTS corresponding to the Formative Complements that the student must take.

Scholarships

• UC3M Tuition Grants for Academic Year 2026/2027: A maximum of 5 grants have been announced to cover the net tuition fees for students admitted to the Master's program.
• Application deadline: 31 May 2026

Collaborations

The Master's course collaborates with various entities, including:

• 10ENTREPRENEURS
• APTENT
• ASEARCO
• BARRELTOPÍA
• BUFETE DE MARKETING
• BYLD
• CEL (CENTRO ESPAŃOL DE LOGÍSTICA)
• CHINESPAIN
• CITET (CENTRO DE INNOVACIÓN PARA LA LOGÍSTICA Y EL TRANSPORTE DE MERCANCÍAS)
• COCOPIFOOD
• CREA - ROBÓTICA EDUCATIVA
• DEL BARRIO ESTUDIO
• DOS ABRAZOS
• ECOLOGING
• ELTENEDOR
• EMPRENDE CONMIGO
• ENTRE TRÁMITES
• REPSOL FOUNDATION ENTREPRENEURS' FUND
• FINUTIVE
• FOOD IN THE BOX
• FRONTITY
• FRUITBULL
• FUNDACIÓN AMAS SOCIAL
• GENYUS SCHOOL
• HEATCONV
• HERITAE
• HUB MADRID
• INROBICS
• LIBEEN
• LIIGHT
• LYRA
• NÉMICA
• OWL PARTNERS
• POLAR DEVELOPMENTS S.L.
• PARQUE CIENTÍFICO DE LA UC3M
• SAMAIPATA VENTURES
• SONAR VENTURES
• START_UC3M
• THINK CREATIVE
• TRANSFORM ACTION
• UTW
• VIVERO DE CARABANCHEL
• VIVERO DE PUENTE DE VALLECAS
• XTRATEGY

Activities

• ALTERNATIVA EMPRENDER (Entrepreneurial Alternative): An event organized by the Master jointly with other partners, offering lectures, workshops, and a space to connect with people from different backgrounds and profiles to develop a business project.