Masters in Innovation and Entrepreneurship
This graduate program (new in 2007) will help businesses become more innovative and entrepreneurial and more competitive. It is designed both for those already working in businesses (and many non-profit organizations) and those who are contemplating a new business venture. It is taught at the City West Campus in Adelaide.
Just to stay in business, you have to use management approaches such as lean management, total quality management and business process improvement your competitors all use these. In addition, competitors are becoming faster at copying your new services and new products. To be really competitive, you need to continuously renew your business. This means that innovation, entrepreneurship and speed to market are the new foundations for competitive advantage.
UniSAs new Master of Management (Innovation and Entrepreneurship) will help you to identify ways for your company to build its innovation capability and manage its future in a fast changing and increasingly competitive economic and business environment.
This program includes a Graduate Certificate and Graduate Diploma as steps along the way to the Masters degree. (Further Information about the degree). Note that you can apply separately and in turn for the Graduate Certificate, the Graduate Diploma and the Masters degrees.
A special feature: the CDE Diagnostic Tools
This new program draws on work that UniSAs Centre for the Development of Entrepreneurs (CDE) has carried out in major innovation projects. It includes the use of electronic diagnostic tools that are based on international research. You will be given access to some of these leading edge tools in the course of your studies to analyse important aspects of your company and your business environment.
Who is this program for?
This Graduate Certificate is designed for graduates from any discipline background. Those who are not graduates, but have (in our judgement) enough industry experience to be able to successfully complete the course are also encouraged to apply.
We envisage that students on this course would come from these situations:
- People who are interested in setting up a new business, and are currently working in a non-business area, such as government administration.
- People already working in business, who wish to build their own capabilities to manage ventures in a more innovative and entrepreneurial manner.
- Potential intrapreneurs: owners and managers of existing companies or business units who wish to engage in corporate venturing.
- People wanting to learn about a more creative and innovative approach to management or the solution of social problems.
Experience. The Difference
Members of UniSAs CDE team have started and operated their own businesses and have worked in competitive global markets. As well as teaching, they are engaged in ongoing research programs in entrepreneurship, innovation, venture finance, and commercialization. This study program draws on leading edge knowledge and methods and is continually being revised and upgraded. This ensures that participants have access to best practice knowledge to help their companies become more innovative and entrepreneurial and more competitive in rapidly changing global markets.
Graduate Certificate in Management (Innovation and Entrepreneurship)
Note that this program replaces the Graduate Certificate in Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Campus: City West.
Mode of Delivery: Internal only (face to face)
Program Length: The program, which consists of four courses, is completed part-time over one calendar year.
Program structure: This program includes four courses:
- BUSS 5114 People, Organisations and Leadership (which is a required core course for the degree)
- One elective from the School
- Any two courses offered by the CDE
Entry Requirements: Entrants to the Program shall normally hold a relevant university degree or equivalent professional qualifications from a recognised University or educational institution. Applicants who do not meet these entry requirements will need to have six years of senior level management experience to be considered for entry and are encouraged to apply.
How to apply: Applications are accepted at any time of the year. However, students will need to take prerequisites into account when planning their study program.
All applications for this program are made online. If you'd like to apply, please go to www.unisa.edu.au/applyonline/default.asp and fill in the online form. This is not an enrolment form, and does not commit you to go ahead at this stage.
Graduate Diploma in Management (Innovation and Entrepreneurship)
Campus: City West.
Mode of Delivery: Internal only (face to face)
Program Length: The program in total consists of eight courses.
Program structure: This program includes four courses in addition to those included in the Graduate Certificate:
- Two of the remaining core courses - see below
- One elective from the School
- Any two courses offered by the CDE
The core courses are:
- ACCT 5011 Accounting for Management M
- BUSS 5300 Global Business Environment
- MARK 5025 Advanced Marketing
Entry Requirements: You may progress from the Graduate Certificate to this course. Alternatively, you can apply directly for this program if you have a university degree.
How to apply: Applications are accepted at any time of the year. However, students will need to take prerequisites into account when planning their study program.
Master of Management (Innovation and Entrepreneurship)
Campus: City West.
Mode of Delivery: Internal only (face to face)
Program Length: The program in total consists of 12 courses.
Program structure: This program includes four courses in addition to those included in the Graduate Certificate and Graduate Diploma:
- The remaining core course - see above
- Four electives from the School (which may include additional courses offered by the CDE)
Entry Requirements: You may progress from the Graduate Certificate to this course. Alternatively, you can apply directly for this program if you have a university degree.
How to apply: Applications are accepted at any time of the year. However, students will need to take prerequisites into account when planning their study program.
All applications for this program are made online. If you'd like to apply, please go to www.unisa.edu.au/applyonline/default.asp and fill in the online form. This is not an enrolment form, and does not commit you to go ahead at this stage.
Tuition fees and FEE-HELP
Tuition fees for 2007 are $2,000 per individual course. The university will send you an invoice for each course in which you are enrolled shortly after the start of the course. You then pay on that invoice - this means that you are charged on a 'pay as you go' basis. This allows you to claim fees paid from your employer (or get your employer to pay your fee) if you are eligible.
If you do not wish to pay fees as you go, you can apply for support from the federal government FEE-HELP program. This works in the same way as the former HECS scheme, where fees can be deferred and paid through the tax office, and over a period of years. You need to apply for this support when you apply to enter this degree.
Check the information on FEE-HELP on the university web site. This site includes instructions on how to apply for this program.
Further information on the Masters
You can get further information about the Masters program.
The University of South Australia reserves the right to alter, amend or delete any program, fee, course, admission requirement, mode of delivery or other arrangement without prior notice.