Graduate Certificate of Entrepreneurship
Graduate Certificate of Entrepreneurship
The Graduate Certificate of Entrepreneurship focuses on the fundamental principles of enterprise creation or renewal through the identification and analysis of new opportunities. It develops creative, innovative and entrepreneurship competencies as well as the fundamental knowledge and skills required to build a new enterprise, grow a small or medium sized…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
The Graduate Certificate of Entrepreneurship focuses on the fundamental principles of enterprise creation or renewal through the identification and analysis of new opportunities. It develops creative, innovative and entrepreneurship competencies as well as the fundamental knowledge and skills required to build a new enterprise, grow a small or medium sized business and develop a high-growth venture.
Upgrade your skills
Start and develop new enterprises
Problem solving skills
Business owner-operator
Project management
Build an innovation culture
Financing ventures
Stretch your career further
Students can enhance their career opportunities by gaining additional leadership and management skills – an important asset in a today’s complex and changing business environment. The below examples demonstrate the types of roles graduates can attain.
Entrepreneur or business owner
Corporate entrepreneur or innovator
New product developer or manager
Business development manager
Business advisor or consultant
Policy advisor or analyst
REQUIREMENTS
Applicants are required to have one of the following:
a bachelor’s degree (or higher award) in a related discipline from a recognised higher education institution or equivalent; or
a recognised bachelor’s degree (or higher award) in any discipline PLUS a minimum of two years equivalent full-time relevant professional experience; or
a minimum of three years equivalent full-time relevant professional experience
English language requirements
Satisfactory completion of one of the following:
IELTS overall band of 6.5 (Academic Module) with no individual band below 6.0
Swinburne’s English for Academic Purposes (EAP 5 Advanced level) with overall 70%, all skills 65% or above
PTE Academic: 58 (no communicative skill less than 50)
TOEFL iBT: 79 (no less than 13 in reading, 12 in listening, 18 in speaking 21 in writing)
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
Swinburne University of Technology is a public university based in Melbourne- that is among the top 3% of universities in the world. The University focuses on science, technology and innovation and offers courses well recognised by professional organisations. The Good Universities Guide 2016 awarded the University five stars for both graduate satisfaction and generic skills and four stars for teaching quality. It also features in the top 200 ranked universities in the QS Graduate Employability Rankings; and enjoys close ties with industry- providing students with invaluable workplace experience.
