Entrepreneurship and Innovation

University of Queensland

About

The Master of Entrepreneurship and Innovation is a 1.5 year degree for students seeking to improve their understanding of entrepreneurship and innovation in modern business, thereby improving business productivity, economic growth and global competitiveness.

The program will provide students with the skills to encourage innovation and entrepreneurship within their organisation, be it a corporation, a start-up, a research organisation or in the public sector.

The program undertakes an interdisciplinary approach that utilises UQ's leading position in sciences and the commercialisation of those sciences, and allows for students to learn how to manage new ideas to maximise growth impact within a specialist field of study.

Structure

Courses

See the course list for courses that can be studied as part of the Master of Entrepreneurship and Innovation.

Click on the course code to view the Course Profile, for further information including advice of courses with shared teaching activities.

Majors/Specialisations

Studies may be undertaken in the following specialisations. Please click on the major(s) that are of interest to you for more information.

Master of Entrepreneurship and Innovation

  • Biotechnology Field of StudyDesign and Information Technology Field of StudyFood Entrepreneurship Field of StudySocial and Community Entrepreneurship Field of StudySustainable Energy Field of Study

Entry requirements

To complete the Master of Entrepreneurship and Innovation

To fulfil the requirements of the Master of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, a student must complete the requisite number of courses chosen from the course list in accordance with the Program Rules.

A student is required to obtain 24 units from the MEI List comprising - 8 units from Part A; and 8 units from Part B; which may comprise a field of study; and 4 units from Part C; and 4 units from Part B, C or D or other courses approved by the executive dean.

Students should be aware of the University of Queensland policies and rules which govern the conduct of UQ programs. These may be found on the UQ policies and rules page on the my.UQ website.

Early exit points

Based upon course selection, students may be able to exit this award with the:

  • Graduate Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Innovation (#8)

Institution