University of Queensland
Graduate Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Innovation
- Delivery: Face to Face
- Study Level: Postgraduate
- Duration: 6 months
- Course Type: Graduate Certificate
Learn to shape, test and advance new ideas through design thinking, entrepreneurial leadership and innovation management, supported by UQ’s commercialisation expertise and innovation ecosystem.
Course overview
Turn promising ideas into practical opportunities for business and society. The University of Queensland’s Graduate Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Innovation is designed for professionals and aspiring entrepreneurs seeking to solve problems, create new products or services and support growth or positive change.
You will explore creativity and design thinking, idea management, innovation capability and entrepreneurial leadership. Flexible course choices allow you to connect these themes with areas such as business execution, data and artificial intelligence, sustainable energy, food entrepreneurship or social enterprise. Lectures, tutorials, seminars and workshops provide different settings in which to examine how organisations turn ideas into products, services and business models.
Delivered face-to-face at UQ’s St Lucia campus, the course can be completed in half a year of full-time study or the part-time equivalent. You can also access UQ’s network of mentors, innovation hubs and accelerator programs, including UQ Ventures. After completing the qualification, you may be eligible to continue into UQ’s Master of Entrepreneurship and Innovation.
Key facts
26th July, 2027
What you will study
At UQ, a unit represents the value of individual courses that contribute to the total unit requirements of a program. Most UQ courses have a value of two units, though some may vary depending on the program or course structure.
To earn the Graduate Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Innovation, you must complete eight units or four courses, as detailed below. Unless otherwise noted, each course is worth two units.
Flexible core units
Complete four to eight units from the following:
- Creativity for Innovation and Design Thinking
- Idea Management
- Managing Innovation
- Building Innovation Capability
- Entrepreneurial Leadership
Elective units
Complete up to four units from courses within the following elective fields:
- Agri-Food Chains and Product Design
- Biotechnology and Life Sciences
- Business Management and Execution
- Climate Technology and Sustainable Energy
- Food Entrepreneurship
- Data and AI for Business Growth
- Digital Design and Human-Centred Transformation
- Social Enterprise and Community Impact
The number of elective units completed depends on the number of flexible core units selected. Visit the university website for the complete course options within each elective field.
Entry requirements
Academic requirements
To be eligible for this course, applicants must meet at least one of the following requirements:
- Hold a bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline.
- Hold a bachelor’s degree or equivalent in any discipline and have at least three years of relevant full-time equivalent work experience.
- Have completed post-secondary studies and have at least five years of relevant full-time equivalent work experience.
- Have at least seven years of relevant full-time equivalent work experience.
Where admission is based on a previous qualification, applicants must have achieved a minimum Grade Point Average of 4.0 on UQ’s seven-point scale.
Relevant disciplines and professional fields include biotechnology, business, commerce, commercialisation, computer science, data analytics, economics, energy, engineering and business administration, entrepreneurship, environmental management, food sciences, health services, international development, international relations, information systems, innovation, management, science, strategy, sustainability and agricultural, information, nanotechnology or biotechnology-related technology.
Applications based on post-secondary study or relevant work experience are individually assessed by the university.
English language requirements
Applicants must provide evidence of at least one of the following:
- An IELTS overall score of 6.5, with no individual band score below 6.0.
- A TOEFL internet-based score of 87, including at least 19 in listening, 19 in reading, 21 in writing and 19 in speaking.
- A PTE Academic overall score of 64, with no communicative skill score below 60.
- Another form of English language evidence accepted by the university.
OET is not accepted for this course.
Contact the university for further information.
Recognition of Prior Learning
You may be eligible for recognition of prior learning if you have previously studied or have relevant work experience. This will help to reduce the number of units that you need to study to finish your course. Contact the university for more information.
Outcomes
Career outcomes
Potential career outcomes include:
- Founder
- Innovation Lead
- Business Development Manager
- Account Executive
- Growth and Operations Manager
- Technology Transfer Manager
- Product Specialist
- Marketing Manager
- Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability Consultant
- Innovation Analyst
Fees and FEE-HELP
Indicative annual fee in 2026: $20,392 (Full-fee paying place)
Indicative annual fees are based on your first year of study.
A student’s annual fee may vary by:
- The number of units studied.
- 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.