Ever wanted to launch your own start up?

Have you ever had a ground-breaking business idea but didn’t know how to develop it further? QUT's Diploma in Entrepreneurship provides you with a framework for entrepreneurial thinking and gives you the tools to create innovative solutions to business problems.


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Ever wanted to launch your own start up?

Have you ever had a ground-breaking business idea but didn’t know how to develop it further? QUT's Diploma in Entrepreneurship provides you with a framework for entrepreneurial thinking and gives you the tools to create innovative solutions to business problems.


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Highlights

  • Develop your entrepreneurial thinking to give you the tools to problem solve and develop innovative solutions.
  • Connect into the QUT entrepreneurial community with direct access to our entrepreneurs-in-residence.
  • Gain automatic entry into the second year of QUT’s Bachelor of Business degree.
  • Study your choice of accounting, advertising, economics, behavioural economics, finance, financial planning, human resource management, international business, management, entrepreneurship and innovation, marketing, or public relations.
  • Graduate with deep knowledge and experience in your chosen major, equipping you as a professional in your chosen discipline.
  • Develop business skills and be able to think creatively and critically, communicate professionally, make ethical business decisions and work in a global context.
  • Graduate with two qualifications in the same time it takes to do one by completing a Diploma in Entrepreneurship and a Bachelor of Business degree.

Highlights

  • Develop your entrepreneurial thinking to give you the tools to problem solve and develop innovative solutions.
  • Connect into the QUT entrepreneurial community with direct access to our entrepreneurs-in-residence.
  • Gain automatic entry into the second year of QUT’s Bachelor of Business degree.
  • Study your choice of accounting, advertising, economics, behavioural economics, finance, financial planning, human resource management, international business, management, entrepreneurship and innovation, marketing, or public relations.
  • Graduate with deep knowledge and experience in your chosen major, equipping you as a professional in your chosen discipline.
  • Develop business skills and be able to think creatively and critically, communicate professionally, make ethical business decisions and work in a global context.
  • Graduate with two qualifications in the same time it takes to do one by completing a Diploma in Entrepreneurship and a Bachelor of Business degree.

Why choose this course?

This course will provide you with a framework for entrepreneurial thinking and give you tools to problem-solve and develop innovative solutions. These core skills are highly valued in any organisation and across all levels of business.

You’ll get to put these skills into practice when you go through the process of launching your own side hustle.

Immerse yourself in QUT’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. You’ll have access to QUT foundry co-working spaces, our entrepreneurs-in-residence, and current or past students who are running their own start-ups.

Upon the completion of your Diploma in Entrepreneurship, you will gain guaranteed entry into the second year of QUT’s Bachelor of Business, where you will build upon your foundational knowledge by choosing from one of 12 Business majors to specialise in:

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What to expect

Starting in the Diploma in Entrepreneurship, you will be introduced to entrepreneurial thinking and develop the tools to problem solve and develop innovative solutions. There is also a strong focus on the development of academic skills required at university, preparing you for successful study.

Once you have completed your diploma, you will build upon your knowledge by specialising in an area of business by choosing one of 12 majors.

All units adopt a blended approach to learning. On-campus classes are supported by online activities, helping you to become an independent learner. You’ll benefit from additional contact hours with experienced QUT educators in smaller class sizes allowing a more personalised learning experience.

Careers and outcomes

Careers and outcomes

Graduates of this course will have a broad range of career possibilities.

For more information on the career outcomes of each Bachelor of Business major, please review careers and outcomes on the relevant course page:

Details and units

Diploma in Entrepreneurship

You must complete 96 credit points to meet the course requirements for the Business pathway. Once you have successfully completed the diploma, you will be automatically offered a place in the Bachelor of Business. Your diploma units will be credited into your degree.

Bachelor of Business

The Bachelor of Business structure consists of 288 credit points with:

  • business core units (96 credit points),
  • a primary major (96 credit points); and
  • complementary studies (96 credit points).

Upon completion of the Diploma in Entrepreneurship, you will complete the remaining 192 credit points of the Bachelor of Business. As part of this course, you must choose a major.

Requirements

ATAR/selection rank threshold
60.00

These thresholds are the lowest adjusted scores to which QUT made an offer in Semester 1, 2024.

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Course code
EE18
QTAC code
409762
Delivery
  • Gardens Point
  • Kelvin Grove
Duration
3 years full-time
6 years part-time
Entry
February and July
Entry
Deferment

You can defer your offer and postpone the start of your course for one year.

Assumed knowledge

Before you start this course, we assume you have sound knowledge of the subject/s listed below. If you don't have the subject knowledge, you can still apply for the course but we strongly encourage you to undertake bridging studies to gain the knowledge:

  • English, or Literature, or English and Literature Extension, or English as an Additional Language (Units 3 & 4, C)

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Offer guarantee

If you achieve an ATAR or selection rank of 60.00 or higher (including any adjustments) and satisfy all other admission requirements, you are guaranteed an offer for this course.

VET guarantee

If you have completed an AQF certificate III, certificate IV, diploma or higher, and satisfy all other admission requirements, you are guaranteed an offer for this course.

Deferment

You can defer your offer and postpone the start of your course for one year.

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I completed secondary school in Australia

ATAR/selection rank
60.00
Offer guarantee

If you completed secondary school in Australia and achieve an ATAR/selection rank of 60.00 or higher (including any adjustments) and satisfy all other admission requirements, you are guaranteed an offer for this course.

VET guarantee

If you have completed an AQF certificate III, certificate IV, diploma or higher, and satisfy all other admission requirements, you are guaranteed an offer for this course.

Minimum English language requirements

Don't have the English language score you need? We can help!

We offer English language programs to improve your English and help you gain entry to this course.

When you apply for this course, we will recommend which English course you should enrol in.

Scholarships

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