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Graduate Certificate in Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship
Postgraduate program
Fast facts
Duration
1 year part-time up to 3 years maximum.
Study Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship
The demand for professionals with the capacity to create and implement new ideas to deliver value for their organisations is ever-increasing. The appetite for pioneering ventures has never been stronger and your capacity to provide creative, innovative opportunities for business is of growing value.
Studying Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship will help you strengthen your capacity as an organisational leader or entrepreneur and develop your creativity and adaptability to take your business or your ideas into the future.
Why study with us?
- Flexible study options - we know as an entrepreneur or busy innovator flexibility is imperative. At the University of Newcastle, you can choose to study full-time or part-time to suit your professional and personal needs. For those who need the flexibility and support to study anytime, this can be done through the University’s advanced online learning system.
- Become an organisational leader - this program will increase your value in any organisation that is driven to stand at the forefront of ever-changing technologies and the business-solutions landscape.
- Gain entrepreneurial and innovation skills - this program provides students with critical entrepreneurial and innovation skill sets to make an impact in an organisation or turn that start-up idea into a success.
- Pathway program into Masters study - this program is a pathway into the Master of Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship
- AACSB Accreditation - the Newcastle Business School is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), earned by fewer than five percent of the world's business programs.
World top 200
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for business and economics
Top 10 in Australia
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for business administration
World top 150
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for business administration
What you will study
The Graduate Certificate in Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship is innovative in itself. We promote a balanced approach to theoretical knowledge, models, and concepts, and encourage you to hone your skills and know-how to apply ideas to real-world scenarios.
Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship helps you develop your ability to showcase your unique value in the new age of business processes and turn your ideas into reality. You will study topics including:
- Entrepreneurship and Innovation
- Enterprise Development and Growth
- Creativity and Design Thinking
Program plans
Download a program plan for further details on your degree's structure and what courses you will study.
These program plans are applicable to new students. Current students should refer to the program handbook to access the plan relevant to the year they commenced.
Career opportunities
Innovation is an indispensable part of Australia’s economic advancement. Entrepreneurially-inclined professionals are the drivers of this innovation policy agenda. It has never been a better time to access start-up grants and innovation programs within government, corporations, not-for-profits and a diverse range of businesses.
If you are looking to progress in your career, the Graduate Certificate in Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship will give you the competitive edge you need. Upon completion of the program you will be differentiated by your strategic knowledge and thorough understanding of innovation and entrepreneurial processes, giving you the skills set to dive into many roles including:
- Start-up Founder
- Innovation Manager
- Entrepreneur
- Business Development Officer
- Consultant for government, organisations and communities
The Newcastle Business School is accredited with the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), earned by fewer than 5% of the world's business programs. AACSB is the premier, and longest-standing, international accrediting body for business programs and is the international benchmark for excellence in business education.