Graduate Certificate/

Postgraduate Certificate
of Entrepreneurship
Graduate Certificate/
Postgraduate Certificate
of Entrepreneurship
Become a workplace pioneer
Are you looking to foster innovation and change? This course
is designed to explore and challenge the way you think about
entrepreneurship, enterprise, innovation and leadership.
You will explore what entrepreneurship and innovation
looks like, how it’s been thought about, and consider your
own skills, capabilities and aspirations. You will gain a deeper
sense of your own entrepreneurial potential to support your
career development, personal goals and aspirations.
Graduate with two qualifications
Deakin University and Coventry University have come
together to create this wholly-online, internationally-
recognised qualification. We offer a borderless, globally
connected experience, uniquely designed and delivered
by two prestigious universities. Upon completion you will
graduate with two degrees, one from each institution.
Innovative learning platform
The Graduate Certificate of Entrepreneurship is delivered
entirely online via the FutureLearn platform. FutureLearn is a
highly interactive social learning experience, with unit content
delivered in easily manageable steps, allowing you to learn on
your own terms, whenever and wherever you are.

Be part of a world-class education

Deakin is a world top 1% university* and has been
rated first in Victoria for student satisfaction for nine
consecutive years^. Deakin Business School is an
internationally accredited business school in the top
1% of business schools globally (Accredited by EQUIS).
We are one of only 150 schools worldwide to hold
both AACSB and EQUIS accreditation.
Coventry secured a gold rating in the UK government’s
2017 Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) and has
been the country’s top modern university for seven
consecutive years◊. The university has also been
Awarded University of the Year for Student Experience‡.

* Academic Ranking of World Universities 2018)

^ (Australian Graduate Survey (2010–15) and QILT Student Experience Survey (2016–18)
◊ (Guardian University Guide 2013-2019)
‡ (The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2019)

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Course information
Course structure
To complete the Graduate Certificate of Entrepreneurship,
you must attain a total of 4 credit points comprising 2 credit
points of core units offered by Deakin University and 2 credit Key summary
points of core units offered by Coventry University, plus • 1 year part-time
completion of MAI010 Academic Integrity (0-credit-point
• Taught via FutureLearn
compulsory unit).
• 20 January 2020 application deadline
Each unit runs across a study period of 13 weeks, requiring
• January 2020 start date
an estimated 10-15 hours of study time per week, with the
flexibility to study one to two units per study period.
• Study period 1 – January to May
• Study period 2 – May to September
• Study period 3 – September to January

Core units
Critiquing Entrepreneurship
What makes an entrepreneur and what does it mean
to be entrepreneurial? We introduce the key ideas that
shape entrepreneurial success to enable you to develop
your own capabilities and aspirations.
Exploring Socio-economic Innovation
What constitutes innovation and what drives it? We explore
different types of innovation, different processes for being
innovative, and the outcomes of innovation in a number of
different settings. You will develop your approach to assessing
the value of innovation and your capabilities for innovation.
Strategic Change and Innovation
How can you drive and lead strategic change in organisations?
We introduce a range of frameworks for implementing
organisational change and apply contemporary models to
the dynamics of change. You will identify and develop your
capability to formulate, lead and implement strategic and
innovative organisational change.
Creating Entrepreneurial Impact
How do we ensure we have impact, and what does it
look like? Impact may be personal, social or organisational.
We introduce risk, reward and resilience, and ethics and
sustainability to explore the trade-offs that arise along your
entrepreneurial journey. We explore the entrepreneurial
ecosystem and what it means to you personally and how to
create social, economic, personal value through your actions.

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Course directors

Associate Professor Colin Higgins – Deakin University

Dr Colin Higgins is an Associate Professor in the Department of Management at Deakin University.
Colin has over 20 years experience in research, teaching and consulting in the fields of strategy,
leadership and corporate sustainability. He has held a number of leadership positions inside and
outside the university that all require the development and implementation of strategic change.

Dr Joan Lockyer – Coventry University

Dr Joan Lockyer is the Assistant Director of the International Centre for Transformational
En­trepreneurship (ICTE) at Coventry University. Formed in 2015, the Centre evolved from the
Institute of Applied Entrepreneurship (IAE). Joan joined the IAE in 2009 and transferred to ICTE,
where she continued to develop and deliver its academic programs. She has worked in higher
education for 15 years.

Ready How to apply

In order to be admitted into both Deakin

to apply? and Coventry University, applicants should

apply using the application form.

Admission requirements
To be eligible for admission, you should have
either academic or professional experience
as detailed below:

Academic Professional

• An undergraduate degree in any discipline.
• Copy of your degree certificate and transcript (scanned
and certified copy). If your documents are in a language
other than English, you will need to provide certified
translations.
• An academic referee testifying to your academic abilities
and suitability for the course.
• At least two years’ experience in relevant employment.
• A copy of an up-to-date CV.
• A professional reference from a current/former
employer testifying to your skills and abilities and
suitability for the course.

English language requirements

Applicants whose first language is not English must 1. A test qualification completed no more than two
demonstrate English language proficiency at IELTS 6.5 years prior or enrolment in this course; or
overall (with no band less than 6.0), or equivalent by 2. Ongoing residence and employment in an
providing evidence of: English-speaking country for no less than 5 years.

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Contact us
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Australia

Published by Deakin University in December 2019. While the information in this guide was
accurate at the time of publication, Deakin University reserves the right to alter, amend of
delete details of course offerings and other information published here. For the most
up-to-date course information, please visit study.deakin.edu.au/online/graduate-
certificate-of-entrepreneurship.

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