Program Overview

Diploma in Innovation

The Diploma in Innovation at UTS equips students with innovation capabilities and entrepreneurial skills, supporting personal growth and preparing them to be future change makers. This program is exclusive to UTS and all UTS undergraduates can enroll, excluding Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation students.

Course Description

The Diploma in Innovation runs alongside a student's degree, incorporating international best practices and expert guests. In a supportive environment, it fosters practical skills for sectoral and societal change, encouraging creative problem-solving that complements the main field of study. As a graduate, students will creatively integrate ideas across professions and be inventors of the future.

Course Structure

• The course is offered on a part-time basis over 3 years.
• Subjects run in 3-week long intensive studios in July, December, and February sessions.
• The Diploma in Innovation is exclusively available as a companion degree.
• Students complete Diploma subjects within the duration of their core degree and get a second qualification when they graduate.
• Subjects can be taken in any order, although starting with Innovation in Complex Systems is recommended.

Typical Course Program

1. First Year:
   • July session: Innovation in Complex Systems
   • December session: Futuring for Innovation with Impact
2. Second Year:
   • February session: Elective
   • July session: Creating and Commercialising Ideas
3. Third Year:
   • July session: Navigating Innovation Networks
   • December session: Elective

Admission Requirements

• Admission is only open to UTS undergraduate coursework students.
• Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation are ineligible for simultaneous admission to the Diploma of Innovation.
• Eligibility for admission does not guarantee an offer of a place.
• Applications are handled directly by the Transdisciplinary School and are independent of the admission criteria for core degrees.

English Language Requirements

• IELTS Academic: overall 6.5, writing 6.0
• TOEFL iBT: overall 79, writing 21
• UTS College AE5: Pass
• Pearson PTE: overall 58, writing 50
• Cambridge C1A/C2P: overall 176, writing 169

Domestic Course Fees

• 2026 Indicative tuition fees for government-supported domestic students: $17,399.00
• Fees are reviewed annually and may change.
• The Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF) and other costs such as textbooks, materials, and course-related costs are not included in the tuition fees.

Career Options

• Business Strategist / Consultant
• Change Lead
• Design Thinking Facilitator
• Entrepreneur / Start-up Founder
• Innovation Manager
• Product Owner / Designer

Why Study Transdisciplinary Innovation at UTS

• Learn how to solve society's most complex challenges through creativity, innovation, and collaboration.
• Gain practical, in-demand skills that cross all industries and sectors.
• UTS is the highest-performing university in Australia under 50 years of age, according to the Times Higher Education Young University Rankings 2024.