Graduate Certificate in Entrepreneurship (GC-ENTR)

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Overview

Award title	Graduate Certificate in Entrepreneurship
Year & campus	2022 — Parkville
CRICOS code	107113B
Fees information	Subject EFTSL, level, discipline and census date
Study level & type	Graduate Coursework
AQF level	8
Credit points	50 credit points
Duration	6 months full-time or 12 months part-time

The Graduate Certificate in Entrepreneurship is a graduate degree providing students with knowledge and skills to engage in entrepreneurial thought and action. It will provide the foundations for students to be an agent of change, either within a new venture or an established organization.

The course will provide the latest knowledge on entrepreneurship and innovation. However, the course will also adopt a practical focus. Students will learn from benchmarked companies and visiting speakers with entrepreneurial backgrounds about the key dilemmas encountered in the entrepreneurial process and the solutions that they can put into practice. A significant part of the course is designed around hands-on experience in a simulated entrepreneurial environment, where ideas are generated and refined through collaboration and iteration amongst peers.

This course is designed as a pathway to the Master of Entrepreneurship (100pts). The course may also be taken concurrently with or as part of the Master of Management (suite) (200pts) or Master of International Business (200pts) or any other 200pt university award, subject to relevant faculty approval. Students will receive the Graduate Certificate in Entrepreneurship in addition to their award.

Entry requirements

1. In order to be considered for entry, applicants must have completed either:

An undergraduate degree or equivalent with a University of Melbourne equivalent weighted average mark of least 65% or equivalent, or
At least five years of documented relevant professional work experience and a portfolio of work that demonstrates the applicant’s written and analytical skills, and
A personal statement outlining why they wish to be considered for the course.

Meeting these requirements does not guarantee selection.

2. In ranking applications, the Selection Committee will consider:

Prior academic performance and/or professional experience; and
The personal statement.

3. The Selection Committee may seek further information to clarify any aspect of an application in accordance with the Academic Board Rules on the use of selection instruments.

4. Applicants are required to satisfy the university’s English language requirements for graduate courses. For those applicants seeking to meet these requirements by one of the standard tests approved by the Academic Board, performance band 7.0 is required.

Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)

The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook. Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home

Intended learning outcomes

On completion of this course, graduates should be able to:

Learning Outcome 1: Graduates of this degree will be adept at understanding, analysing and evaluating entrepreneurial ventures.

Describe and explain foundational knowledge on entrepreneurship and innovation in both new ventures and established organizations
Identify and apply some core methods for researching entrepreneurship related problems
Evaluate the impact of some core social, cultural and environmental factors on enterprises and the market.

Learning Outcome 2: Graduates of this degree will be creative, critical thinkers in relation to entrepreneurial practice and in developing evidence-based solutions to problems in enterprises and in broader society.

Assess entrepreneurial business opportunities from ideation to implementation
Identify core issues and solutions in relation to growth for entrepreneurial business opportunities
Apply knowledge of entrepreneurial theory to analyse problems in different contexts
Demonstrate creativity and initiative in the application of knowledge to entrepreneurial practice.

Learning Outcome 3: Graduates of this degree will be effective and ethical decision makers in entrepreneurial enterprises.

Apply basic quantitative techniques to analyse enterprise decisions
Apply ethical decision-making in entrepreneurial enterprises
Apply organizational design to create sustainable enterprises
Utilise a range of tools relevant to entrepreneurial decision making
Use evidence-based research techniques to support and evaluate decisions
Execute a pop-up enterprise requiring research, validation and business processes evaluation
Apply knowledge of entrepreneurship discipline to identify entrepreneurial business opportunities.

Learning Outcome 4: Graduates of this degree will be competent in professional knowledge and skills in the entrepreneurship discipline in preparation for an entrepreneurial career.

Demonstrate collaboration skills
Demonstrate an understanding of the basic requirements to be a successful entrepreneur including self-awareness, creativity, and reflective practice
Demonstrate the capacity to successfully work independently with personal accountability
Appraise recent developments in the entrepreneurship discipline.

Generic skills

Appraisal of foundational theories, principles, and techniques
Critical evaluation of evidence in support of an argument or proposition
Problem solving and creativity through the basic application of appropriate theories, principles, techniques, and data
Communication of ideas, theories and solutions to peers and the wider community
Ability to synthesize ideas, theories and data in developing solutions to problems
Research skills including the retrieval and application of information from a variety of sources
Demonstrate a capacity to successfully engage in collaborative activities such as group-based work and activities
Interpret and effectively communicate research results, both orally and in written form, to specialist and non-specialist audiences.

Graduate attributes

On successful completion of this degree graduates will be:

Adept at analysis and evaluation of social and business problems to enable evidence-based enterprise decision making
Proficient in professional knowledge and skills in entrepreneurial practices
Skilled at identifying and implementing entrepreneurial business opportunities in a simulated real-life environment
Competent at analysing and evaluating information to enable evidenced-based entrepreneurial practice
Ethical problem solvers in enterprise creation through the application of appropriate concepts, principles and data
Strategic and critical thinkers in relation to enterprise growth and pathways to market
Effective communicators of entrepreneurship concepts to peers and the wider community
Able to conduct basic market research and to retrieve information from a variety of sources
Able to collaborate to initiate and implement entrepreneurial ventures.

Course structure

The Graduate Certificate in Entrepreneurship consists of 4 compulsory 12.5-point subjects (50 points) including an intensive winter subject. Subjects can be taken in any order.

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
MGMT90201	Entrepreneurial Practice	Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)	12.5
MGMT90227	Entrepreneurial Organisation	Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)	12.5
MGMT90030	Managing Innovation	Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)	12.5
BUSA90529	Building Entrepreneurial Ventures	Winter Term (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)	12.5

Last updated: 14 February 2023