About the Course

This program is targeted at those who are active in, or intend to enter, the entrepreneurship field. Study areas include opportunity evaluation, new venture finance, entrepreneurial marketing, corporate entrepreneurship, managing the growing business and growth venture evaluation.

Course Description:

Aims & Objectives:

The course will aim to deliver a high quality education so that upon completion students will be able to:

• Assess new ventures and opportunities
• Plan and manage rapid growth
• Integrate interdisciplinary approaches
• Apply innovative solutions

• Evaluate innovation and entrepreneurship opportunities and problems and uncover assumptions using theories and information from a range of disciplines as well as from personal experience
• Integrate learning across disciplines, over time and between academic, employment and personal spheres
• Research independently and explore with others those business or societal challenges and opportunities which lend themselves to innovative or entrepreneurial solutions
• Critically analyse theories and information drawn from literature, research and personal experience in a range of entrepreneurial contexts and stages of venture development
• Develop quantitative analytical skills to interrogate quantitative information and systematically analyse it to support the decision-making process
• Display creative thinking to a range of problem solving and decision making techniques to demonstrate entrepreneurial leadership in their field
• Inform and persuade others through presentations, processes or writing in a clear and concise manner to a professional business standard that is tailored to the situation and to stakeholder requirements
• Behave ethically and honestly in working with others in both their academic and professional contexts, their private, public and community lives

Course Structure:

• Researching Entrepreneurship and Innovation stream
• Social Entrepreneurship stream
• Globalising Business stream

Units normally carry 12.5 credit points, while double units carry 25 credit points. In each year, eight units or equivalent normally constitute a full-time load of 100 credit points and four units or equivalent normally constitute a part-time load* of 50 credit points.

*Students holding an international student visa are required to study full-time and on campus and cannot take the other study modes.

Units of Study:

Course Features

Education Abroad:

Employment Outcomes

Career Opportunities:

Graduates will learn the skills to successfully start and/or develop new enterprises, and to enhance career development within organisations.

Graduate Attributes:

The Swinburne graduate attributes signify that Swinburne intends that its teaching programs assist all its graduates to be:

• Capable in their chosen professional, vocational or study areas and an ability to engage in critical enquiry
• Entrepreneurial in contributing to innovation and development within their business, workplace or community
• Effective and ethical in work, community situations and reasoning skills
• Adaptable and able to manage change, and
• Aware of local and international environments in which they will be contributing (e.g. socio-cultural, economic, natural)

How To Apply

Entry Requirements:

• Completion of an appropriate undergraduate qualification at a credit level (GPA 2.5, GMAT 550 or equivalent) from a recognised institution, and
• Candidates who do not hold an appropriate qualification but who have significant relevant work experience (usually at least three years) and evidence of academic capability, or
• Candidates who do not have three years or more work experience can make a submission to the program coordinator outlining why they believe they are a suitable candidate for this program.

Credit Transfer:

Applicants with prior tertiary studies that satisfy part of the academic requirements of this course may be granted ‘credit’ and/or entry into the course with ‘advanced standing’. University policies apply and applicants are assessed on a case-by-case basis.  

Recognition of Prior Learning:

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) is a process where a student may be granted credit or partial credit towards a qualification in recognition of skills and knowledge gained through work experience, life experience and/or formal training. However it must be noted that RPL is not normally recognised for Undergraduate qualifications. Students may not obtain RPL for the Professional Practice units.

For further information for students considering Higher Education courses, visit the Pathways page.

Course Fees:

Scholarships:

For information about scholarships at Swinburne visit: www.swin.edu.au/scholarships

Application Procedure:

Application forms can be downloaded from the website at: http://www.swinburne.edu.au/postgrad/apply/

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