Program Overview

Master of Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Overview

The Master of Innovation and Entrepreneurship is a postgraduate course designed for aspiring entrepreneurs and corporate innovators. The course offers opportunities to complete business internships and specialized programs, such as the MIT Global Innovation Bootcamp and the Curtin Ignition commercialization program.

Admission Criteria

Applicants require a bachelor's degree in any discipline. English requirements include an IELTS score of 6.5, with no band less than 6.0.

Fees and Scholarships

The 2025 fee for domestic fee-paying postgraduate students is $32,338. Fees are indicative only and based on a first-year full-time study load of 200 credits.

Location

The course is offered at Curtin Perth.

How to Apply

Applications can be made directly to Curtin. Please review information on how to apply for the campus of your choice.

Course Structure

The course is four semesters full-time or equivalent part-time study. Some units are available during the evening. International onshore students on student visas are not permitted to study on a part-time mode.

Credit

A full-time study load usually consists of 200 credits (approximately eight units) per year, with 100 credits (approximately four units) in each semester.

CRICOS

The CRICOS code for this course is A.

Career Opportunities

Graduates can pursue careers as entrepreneurs, startup founders, innovation managers, innovation engagement advisors, international business advisors, and business development managers.

Industries

Graduates can work in innovation and startups, venture capital, government and non-profit, resources and renewable energy.

What You'll Learn

• Engage critically and reflectively with contemporary knowledge and skills relating to international business, entrepreneurship, and start-ups.
• Develop entrepreneurial/intrapreneurial and innovation skills to generate innovative solutions to complex issues in international business and entrepreneurship.
• Communicate professionally and effectively with culturally diverse stakeholders and local First Peoples within the ethical and professional frameworks of international business and entrepreneurship.

Why Study Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Curtin?

• Curtin Business School is ranked highly in the Eduniversal 'Palmes of Excellence' league.
• Curtin ranks in the top 1% of universities worldwide (Academic Ranking of World Universities 2024).
• Curtin Business School is recognized as an elite global business school through its accreditations by EQUIS, AACB International, and EFMD.

Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) Specialisations

• Actuarial Financial Mathematics Specialisation
• Advertising Design Specialisation
• Animation and Game Design Specialisation
• Anthropology and Sociology Specialisation
• Asian Studies Specialisation
• Chinese Language Specialisation
• Construction Management Specialisation
• Creative Writing Specialisation
• Design Thinking and Visual Communication Specialisation
• Designing Fashion Specialisation
• Digital Design Specialisation
• Digital and Social Media Specialisation
• English and Cultural Studies Specialisation
• Environmental Planning Specialisation
• Fashion Design Specialisation
• Fine Art Specialisation
• Geography Specialisation
• Graphic Design Specialisation
• Graphics Specialisation
• History Specialisation
• Illustration Specialisation
• Interior Architecture – Applied Interior Design Specialisation
• Interior Architecture Specialisation
• International Development Specialisation
• Journalism Specialisation
• Landscape and Natural Resource Management Specialisation
• Photography Specialisation
• Principles of Planning Specialisation
• Professional Writing Specialisation
• Screen Production Specialisation
• Social Inclusion and Equity Specialisation
• Social Justice Specialisation
• Surveying and Spatial Sciences Specialisation
• Theatre Arts Specialisation
• Urban Design and Planning Specialisation
• Web Media Specialisation
• Web Presence Specialisation

Bachelor of Commerce Specialisations

• Actuarial Financial Mathematics Specialisation
• Advertising Design Specialisation
• Animation and Game Design Specialisation
• Anthropology and Sociology Specialisation
• Asian Studies Specialisation
• Chinese Language Specialisation
• Construction Management Specialisation
• Corporate Screen Production Specialisation
• Creative Writing Specialisation
• Design Thinking and Visual Communication Specialisation
• Designing Fashion Specialisation
• Digital Design Specialisation
• Digital and Social Media Specialisation
• English and Cultural Studies Specialisation
• Environmental Planning Specialisation
• Fashion Design Specialisation
• Fine Art Specialisation
• Geography Specialisation
• Graphic Design Specialisation
• Graphics Specialisation
• History Specialisation
• Illustration Specialisation
• Interior Architecture – Applied Interior Design Specialisation
• Interior Architecture Specialisation
• International Development Specialisation
• Journalism Specialisation
• Landscape and Natural Resource Management Specialisation
• Photography Specialisation
• Principles of Planning Specialisation
• Professional Writing Specialisation
• Screen Production Specialisation
• Social Inclusion and Equity Specialisation
• Social Justice Specialisation
• Surveying and Spatial Sciences Specialisation
• Theatre Arts Specialisation
• Urban Design and Planning Specialisation
• Web Media Specialisation
• Web Presence Specialisation

Bachelor of Innovation Specialisations

• Advertising Design Specialisation
• Animation and Game Design Specialisation
• Asian Studies Specialisation
• Biological Diversity Minor
• Climate Change Science Minor
• Construction Management Specialisation
• Corporate Screen Production Specialisation
• Creative Writing Specialisation
• Design Thinking and Visual Communication Specialisation
• Designing Fashion Specialisation
• Digital and Social Media Specialisation
• Environmental Management Minor
• Environmental Planning Specialisation
• Fashion Design Specialisation
• Fine Art Specialisation
• Food Science Minor
• Forensic Studies Minor
• Geophysics Minor
• Geospatial Technology Minor
• Go Global – Internship Specialisation 1
• Go Practice – Internship Specialisation 1
• Graphic Design Specialisation
• Graphics Specialisation
• Illustration Specialisation
• Indigenous Australian Cultural Studies Specialisation
• Interior Architecture – Applied Interior Design Specialisation
• Interior Architecture Specialisation
• International Development Specialisation
• Landscape Restoration Minor
• Landscape and Natural Resource Management Specialisation
• Mapping and Land Planning Minor
• Metallurgy Minor
• Mining Minor
• Optimisation Minor
• Photography Specialisation
• Principles of Planning Specialisation
• Screen Production Specialisation
• Social Inclusion and Equity Specialisation
• Social Justice Specialisation
• Strategic Studies Specialisation
• Theatre Arts Specialisation
• Urban Design and Planning Specialisation
• Web Media Specialisation
• Web Presence Specialisation