Kickstart your business career in just one year.
Start your career in business with a broad introduction to the core ideas that drive business growth, including entrepreneurship, marketing, management, and more.
Start your career in business with a broad introduction to the core ideas that drive business growth, including entrepreneurship, marketing, management, and more.
Get hands-on experience by developing an innovative business idea, including market research, developing a project ‘pitch’, and writing a business plan. These practical tasks are designed to build the skills you’ll need to stand out in the business world, including critical thinking, communication and time management.
You’ll also learn how to use technology to achieve your study and career goals, including working with different technology platforms, managing information and creating an online profile.
On successful completion of the Diploma in Business Innovation, you will receive direct entry and 96 units of credit towards your choice of the following degrees:
Program structure
College Courses (3)
UCC101 Introduction to Management
UCC102 Introduction to Marketing
UCC105 Accounting for Business
Discipline Courses (5)
BUS105 Introduction to Informatics
Plus choose 4 introductory discipline courses from the following:
BUS101 Business Analytics
BUS102 Introduction to Economics
BUS104 Introduction to Tourism, Leisure and Events
BUS106 Business Law and Ethics
BUS108 Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility
1 introductory level (100 coded) elective course from USC Business School.
Total units: 96
Recommended study sequences
- (Sippy Downs) Semester 1 commencement (February)
- (Sippy Downs) Semester 2 commencement (July)
- (Fraser Coast) Semester 1 commencement (February)
- (Fraser Coast) Semester 2 commencement (July)
- (Caboolture) Semester 1 commencement (February)
- (Caboolture) Semester 2 commencement (July)
- (Gympie) Semester 1 commencement (February)
- (Gympie) Semester 2 commencement (July)
- (Moreton Bay) Semester 1 commencement (February)
- (Moreton Bay) Semester 2 commencement (July)
Program requirements and notes
In order to graduate you must:
- Successfully complete 96 units as outlined in the Program Structure
Program notes
- Completing this program within the specified (full-time) duration is based on studying 48 unit points per semester (normally 4 courses)
- Most courses are valued at 12 units unless otherwise specified