CQUniversity
Graduate Certificate in Leadership and Entrepreneurship
- Delivery: Online
- Study Level: Postgraduate
- Duration: 6 months
- Course Type: Graduate Certificate
Familiarize yourself with the essential concepts of business leadership, entrepreneurship and social and business innovation.
Course overview
The Graduate Certificate in Leadership and Entrepreneurship is a dedicated fee-free postgraduate qualification available under CQU's Graduate Guarantee. The Graduate Guarantee is an initiative to support you if you cannot secure career-related employment within six months of graduation from the undergraduate degrees.
The Graduate Certificate in Leadership and Entrepreneurship has been developed specifically to enhance your employability under the Graduate Guarantee. From 2022, if you complete any of the undergraduate degrees and cannot secure part-time or full-time employment in a relevant field within six months, the Graduate Guarantee will support your continued learning at no cost.
The course will introduce you to key concepts in business leadership, entrepreneurship and social and business innovation. The units within the Graduate Certificate in Leadership and Entrepreneurship are drawn from the well-regarded MBA (Leadership) to offer you up-to-date and industry-relevant knowledge to complement your discipline.
To apply to study the Graduate Certificate in Leadership and Entrepreneurship for free under the Graduate Guarantee, you must:
- Have graduated from a CQUniversity undergraduate degree in 2022 or later.
- Have been looking for employment in your discipline of study for a minimum of six months following your graduation.
- Have not gained full or part-time employment in your discipline of study.
- Maintain an up-to-date portfolio / LinkedIn profile..
- Provide a statutory declaration that the above is true.
Key facts
What you will study
The Graduate Certificate in Leadership and Entrepreneurship consists of four core units. Each standard unit is designed to take 144 hours to complete, which equates to four to six months of full-time study for the full course. The units are:
- Disruption, Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- People, Leadership and Culture
- Strategic Marketing
- Social Innovation
Entry requirements
To apply to study the Graduate Certificate in Leadership and Entrepreneurship for free under the Graduate Guarantee, you must:
- I graduated with an undergraduate degree from CQUniversity in 2022 or later.
- Have been looking for employment in your discipline of study for at least six months following your graduation.
- Have not gained full or part-time employment in your discipline of study.
- Maintain an up-to-date Portfolium / LinkedIn profile.
- Provide a statutory declaration that the above is true.
You must apply between six and 12 months after graduation and complete your free Graduate Certificate within 12 months of commencement. If you need to take longer, you can purchase any remaining units after twelve months.
Outcomes
Career outcomes
Graduates can apply the knowledge and skills they learn in this course in disruption and entrepreneurship, human resources, marketing, and social and business innovation to their current work in organisational settings or to new initiatives requiring an innovation mindset. Students can also apply for the Graduate Diploma of Business Administration (Leadership) or MBA (Leadership) for further extension at higher levels of study.
Learning outcomes
- Evaluate business theories and practices from a leadership and entrepreneurship perspective to improve business performance.
- Communicate effectively to build a culture of confidence, integrity and innovation in an organisational environment.
- Analyse, develop and communicate marketing strategies to achieve strategic outcomes effectively.
- Innovate in legally, financially and socially responsible ways to solve problems and create new opportunities.
Fees and FEE-HELP
Indicative first-year tuition fee in 2025: $7,200 (domestic full-fee paying place)
The indicative first-year fee is the approximate cost of enrolling in this course for one academic year for a full-fee paying place. For a graduate certificate, this is usually four units studied full-time over one term or part-time over two terms.
A student’s annual fee may vary in accordance with:
- The number of units studied per term.
- The choice of major or specialisation.
- Choice of units.
- Credit from previous study or work experience.
- Eligibility for government-funded loans.
Student fees shown are subject to change. Contact the university directly to confirm.
FEE-HELP loans are available to assist eligible full-fee paying domestic students with the cost of a university course.