Program Overview

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Enterprise and Innovation Major

About the Course

The Enterprise and Innovation major is for students who want to develop their skills, knowledge, and practical engagement with the principles of entrepreneurship and innovation in a local and global context. You'll develop solution-based skills to complex real-world problems and learn to critically apply business solutions to them.

Quick Details

• Status: Available
• Locations: Perth (Crawley campus)
• Attendance: Full-time, Part-time
• Delivery: On-campus
• Starting dates: Semester 1, Semester 2
• Level of study: Undergraduate
• Course Code: MJD-ENTIN
• Full time/part time duration: 3 years (BBus), 4 years (BPhil[Hons])
• Honours Available: Yes
• Degrees course is available in: Bachelor of Business

You'll Learn To

• Develop an understanding of the entrepreneurial process through exposure to theoretical concepts and current developments in the field
• Identify and evaluate strategies that drive entrepreneurial performance and growth
• Understand the process of innovation management in both small and large firms
• Understand the new product development process and the role that customers play in product definition
• Critically reflect on the contemporary marketing and management theories as they apply in small business management and in particular the ability of a small business to create and maintain a competitive advantage in the market

Practical Learning Opportunities

• Capstone experience (industry project/internship/work-integrated learning)
• Work Integrated Learning (professional experience practicum)

Course Structure

Our undergraduate degrees offer you a broad range of options allowing you to combine subjects in a way that matches your career goals and personal interests.

Popular Combinations

• Business Management
• Global Business
• Management

Course Structure Details

Level 1

• Core: Take all units (12 points):
  • MGMT1136 Management and Organisations (6)
  • MKTG1342 Introduction to Enterprise and Innovation (6)

Level 2

• Core: Take all units (12 points):
  • BUSN2102 Changing the World: Social Innovation, Finance and Enterprise (6)
  • MGMT2311 Organisational Learning and Innovation (6)

Level 3

• Core: Take all units (12 points):
  • MKTG3303 New Product Development (6)
  • MKTG3314 Entrepreneurship in Practice (6)
• Option: Take unit(s) to the value of 6 points:
  • MGMT3335 Enterprise Systems (6)
  • MKTG3302 Scaling and Commercialising Start-ups (6)
• Option: Take unit(s) to the value of 6 points:
  • BUSN3001 Business Development Project (6)
  • WILG3001 Work Integrated Learning Internship Program (6)

Admission Requirements

The University of Western Australia welcomes applications from international and domestic school-leavers.

Minimum Entry Requirements

Below you’ll find a list of admission equivalencies for this course's Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR).

• All India Senior School Certificate (CBSE): 9
• Canadian High School (except Quebec): 68
• French Baccalaureate: 10
• Gao Kao (PR China NCEE)/750: 507
• GCE A-Levels: 8
• German Abitur: 3.6
• Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education: 14
• Indian Senior School Certificate (CISCE): 45
• Indonesian Sekolah Menengah Atas (SMA) - Pass of 65: 75.5
• International Baccalaureate Diploma (IB): 24
• Malaysian STPM: 10
• Monash University Foundation Year: 254
• NCUK Foundation Program: 8
• Norwegian Vitnemål: 3.5
• Singapore - Cambridge A Levels: 6.5
• South African National Senior Certificate: 4
• South Korean College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT): 324
• Sweden Slutbetyg: 14.5
• Trinity College Foundation: 280
• Unified Examination Certificate (UEC): 14
• University of Western Australia College (UWAC) Foundation Program: 61
• US College Board Advanced Placements: 7
• US College Board SAT: 1130
• Western Australian Universities' Foundation Program (WAUFP): 56
• Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE) 2016 onwards: 75

How to Apply

The application process to this course is different for the assured and graduate entry pathways, and for international and domestic applicants.

Domestic Pathways

• Domestic Assured Pathway/School Leaver Entry: Applications are lodged via TISC.
• Domestic Graduate Entry: Applications are lodged via GEMSAS, which open and close in accordance with the GEMSAS timeline. All domestic applicants must submit a valid GAMSAT score by the application closing date.

International Pathways

• International Assured Pathway/School Leaver Entry: Applications are lodged via UWA's online application system or via an authorised international education agent.
• International Graduate Entry: Applications are lodged via UWA's online application system or via an authorised international education agent.

Fees and Scholarships

Domestic Student Fees

For Commonwealth-supported places, student contribution amounts are charged by unit, based on area of study. For a fee estimate, go to the Fee Calculator and select “I want to price my units”. Fees are subject to annual indexation.

International Student Fees

Annual course fee: $45,500.00 (2025)

Onshore international students are charged an annual course fee, charged per credit point at a rate dependent on the course in which the student is enrolled. Annual course fees are calculated based on an annual study load. Check the handbook to confirm the annual study load for your course.

Scholarships

Scholarships are available to students from a diverse range of backgrounds, including academic achievement, financial need, educational disadvantage, leadership and community service, artistic or sporting achievements, and being from a rural or remote area.

Why Study This Course

Top three reasons to study the Enterprise and Innovation major:

• With our globally-recognised experts, you will be able to develop your technical knowledge in the business of innovation.
• Develop key transferable inter-personal and communications skills that are in such high demand in the modern workplace.
• Combine those technical and communications skills and apply them to real-world applications, gaining access to industry experiences through our employability, internship and work-integrated learning programs.

Accreditation

The UWA Business School is accredited by EQUIS and the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), and is a Communicating Signatory to Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME).