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Course Overview

The Bachelor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation is a three-year full-time (or part-time equivalent) qualification designed to enable students to acquire knowledge of the concepts and theories of entrepreneurship and innovation and to apply them professionally and ethically in dynamically evolving business and commercial contexts locally and globally.

Throughout the course, students will acquire cognitive skills to source, distill and interpret relevant business and commercial information and data to analyse the complex commercial contexts of new ventures or business growth opportunities. They will be able to identify business opportunities and develop innovative ideas and ventures drawing on analytical skills and problem solving strategies. Students will use their understanding of industrial, commercial, marketing, and financial principles to inform and drive successful entrepreneurial activities. They will be able to interact, negotiate, and communicate with others clearly and succinctly to achieve interpersonal and commercial outcomes. A graduate of the course will be able to make sound judgements informed by legal, regulatory and ethical standards to guide their entrepreneurial practice and business activities.

Now more than ever the demands of contemporary business and commercial activities require creativity and innovation to drive growth and sustainability. To be an entrepreneur in an increasingly global marketplace requires critical analysis and creative thinking and a solid grounding in the principles of business development, management, communication and negotiation. Central to the challenge that Australia faces for successful development of innovation in business is the absence of a cohort of entrepreneurs who are skilled in commercialisation of business innovation and in the sustained growth of ventures. The Bachelor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation is structured so that students build the knowledge and practice the application of that knowledge to business innovation and entrepreneurial endeavours. The goal is to extend and deepen student capabilities so they become innovators who can drive the commercialisation process from idea incubation, through successful business launch, sustained growth and beyond.

Course Structure

Year one of the course provides an introduction to the theory and practice of entrepreneurship and innovation, accounting, and marketing. Students study economics, business communication and business ethics and are introduced to the principles and practices of creativity and innovation in a business context.

Year two of the course provides opportunities to broaden and deepen their understanding of entrepreneurship and disruptive innovation and what is involved in starting and building a business. These units are complemented through studies in business planning, the digital economy, and corporate entrepreneurship and innovation. Students study organisational behaviour and become familiar with the commercial law that governs entrepreneurial activity.

Year three of the course aims to consolidate and further deepen the students’ knowledge and understanding of financial management, leadership for change, intellectual property and commercialisation and integrated marketing communications. Students can select from electives in international business, global entrepreneurship, social entrepreneurship, and services marketing to broaden their understanding of the local and global business environment. The third year culminates in the capstone unit, Entrepreneurial Project in which students are mentored through a business incubation process in which they research, plan, launch and grow a new business venture.

Entry Requirement

Admission Requirements
Academic Entry Requirements	Successful completion of Year 12 or equivalent; or Successful completion of an equivalent secondary qualification either interstate or overseas (in English or see below); or Satisfactory completion of an accredited Tertiary Preparation Program or a Foundation Year Program offered by an Australian university that would enable students to gain entry to an Australian university; or Satisfactory completion of one year of accredited full-time study at a registered institute of tertiary education at AQF level 4 or above; or Admission to candidature for an undergraduate degree at an Australian University.
Minimum Age to Apply	All students (domestic and international) must be 18 years of age or over at the time that they commence the course for which they have applied.

Admission Requirements

Academic Entry Requirements

Successful completion of Year 12 or equivalent; or
Successful completion of an equivalent secondary qualification either interstate or overseas (in English or see below); or
Satisfactory completion of an accredited Tertiary Preparation Program or a Foundation Year Program offered by an Australian university that would enable students to gain entry to an Australian university; or
Satisfactory completion of one year of accredited full-time study at a registered institute of tertiary education at AQF level 4 or above; or
Admission to candidature for an undergraduate degree at an Australian University.

Minimum Age to Apply

All students (domestic and international) must be 18 years of age or over at the time that they commence the course for which they have applied.

Language Requirement
English Language Requirements	Students whose first language is not English must demonstrate competency in the English language. English proficiency can be demonstrated by providing proof of an International English Language Testing System (IELTS) overall test result of 6.0 (no band lower than 5.5 and writing at 6 or above) or equivalent English language test such as TOEFL or PTE. Other acceptable evidence of English proficiency includes: Completion of secondary education/undergraduate degree via the medium of English; or Successful completion of Year 12 secondary schooling in Australia (minimum of 1 school year to be completed in Australia within the last 2 years); or Successful completion of an Australian qualification recognised as at least AQF Certificate IV (minimum period of study of 1 school year within the last 2 years); or Successful completion of a Tertiary Studies Foundation Program (minimum period of study of 1 school year). International students who do not meet the specified English proficiency requirements may undertake an ELICOS (English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students) program prior to undertaking the course.

Language Requirement

English Language Requirements

Students whose first language is not English must demonstrate competency in the English language. English proficiency can be demonstrated by providing proof of an International English Language Testing System (IELTS) overall test result of 6.0 (no band lower than 5.5 and writing at 6 or above) or equivalent English language test such as TOEFL or PTE.

Other acceptable evidence of English proficiency includes:

Completion of secondary education/undergraduate degree via the medium of English; or
Successful completion of Year 12 secondary schooling in Australia (minimum of 1 school year to be completed in Australia within the last 2 years); or
Successful completion of an Australian qualification recognised as at least AQF Certificate IV (minimum period of study of 1 school year within the last 2 years); or
Successful completion of a Tertiary Studies Foundation Program (minimum period of study of 1 school year).
International students who do not meet the specified English proficiency requirements may undertake an ELICOS (English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students) program prior to undertaking the course.

Subjects

Subject Name	Subject Type	Fees
Accounting Practice	Core	$2,250
Accounting Information Systems	Elective	$2,250
Business Communication	Core	$2,250
Management Principles	Core	$2,250
Economics	Core	$2,250
Introduction to Marketing	Core	$2,250
Business Ethics	Core	$2,250
Organisational Behaviour	Core	$2,250
Business Planning	Core	$2,250
Small Business Management	Core	$2,250
Agile Project Management	Elective	$2,250
The Digital Economy	Core	$2,250
International Business	Elective	$2,250
Leadership and Change Management	Core	$2,250
Work Integrated Learning	Elective	$2,250
Introduction to Entrepreneurship and Innovation	Core	$2,250
Creativity and Innovation for Business	Core	$2,250
Practices of Entrepreneurship	Core	$2,250
Corporate Entrepreneurship and Innovation	Core	$2,250
Disruptive Innovation	Core	$2,250
Finance for Entrepreneurs	Core	$2,250
The Global Entrepreneur	Elective	$2,250
Integrated Marketing Communications	Core	$2,250
Product Launch, Promotion and Growth	Elective	$2,250
Social Entrepreneurship	Elective	$2,250
Services Marketing	Elective	$2,250
Intellectual Property and Commercialisation	Core	$2,250
Entrepreneurship Project	Core	$2,250
Commercial Law for Entrepreneurs	Core	$2,250
Unspecified Elective	Elective	$0
Unspecified Elective	Elective	$0
Unspecified Elective	Elective	$0
Unspecified Elective	Elective	$0

Career Opportunities

A graduate of the Bachelor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation will be industry-ready to contribute to the Australian and global economies through the entrepreneurial deployment of business innovation. Whatever the career choice of a graduate of the course, they will be equipped with the knowledge, skills and attributes to be an entrepreneur, thinking creatively and acting innovatively.

Internship or Work Placement

Students have the choice to choose BUS306 Work Integrated Learning in their third year.

Bachelor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation