innovation and entrepreneurship

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innovation and EntrEprEnEurship

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The new Bachelor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship will enable you to think distinctively, creatively and critically in a business environment. The degree provides the skills required to develop entrepreneurial ideas into successful new ventures, or work within existing businesses in an innovative way.

Daniel, Bachelor of Business

When you study at the University of newcastle you will establish networks with people from all over the world.

We partner with over 75 institutions in more than 15 countries globally and our graduates work locally, nationally and internationally. As a student you will have the opportunity to take part in international immersion trips, overseas placements, student exchange and the international leaders program in countries all over the world.

Global connections

Employers prefer our graduatesThe work-ready skills you will gain from this degree will give you a substantial edge in the jobs market.

This contemporary degree prepares you with the academic knowledge and practical experience needed to become highly competitive in rapidly changing regional, national and global economies and communities. Embedding business, innovation and entrepreneurial knowledge into a combined degree program with practical experiences will give you a substantial edge when applying for jobs in both the public and private sectors.

The Faculty of Business and Law’s teachers and researchers are leaders in their fields.

With extensive academic knowledge and professional experience, our academic staff are connected to national and global partners and respond to industry needs in their teaching and research.

Dr Johanna Macneil, Senior Lecturer, Human Resource Management and recipient of the National Award for Teaching Excellence at the 2014 Australian Awards for University Teaching.

Learn from the brightest minds in the world

Quality degrees. Quality facilities.Students studying the Bachelor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship will learn about the processes, risks, rewards and impact of innovation and entrepreneurship.

Our teaching spaces feature contemporary, technology-enabled facilities, which allow for blended and online teaching methods to be used. From 2017, our teaching facilities will include NeW Space, a state-of-the-art campus in the heart of Newcastle which will incorporate exciting new and interactive teaching spaces.

Hands-on from the startAs organisations increasingly focus on innovation and entrepreneurship, this degree prepares you for the competitive challenges, and significant rewards, of an entrepreneurial career.

Strong industry connections underpin the program, and offer the practical, workplace opportunities needed when starting your career. Based on interdisciplinary collaboration, the Bachelor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship creates a dynamic learning and assessment environment to allow students to use their core degree as context to which they will apply the practices of innovation, improvement and entrepreneurship.

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The Bachelor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship must be combined with another degree from the below.

Business

The Bachelor of Business will give you a broad understanding of Australian and global business environments. You will gain practical skills and attributes that are highly valued by employers in a range of disciplines. The program provides you with the flexibility to choose areas of study best suited to your interests.

Majors in the Bachelor of Business include:

• human resource management,

• leadership and management,

• marketing,

• innovation and entrepreneurship,

• international business,

• tourism, and

• governance, policy and political economy.

Commerce

The Bachelor of Commerce will help you fast- track your career in accounting, economics or finance. Providing a broad understanding of the business environment, this degree will give you the academic knowledge, as well as the practical, hands-on experience needed to pursue a successful career in your chosen profession.

Majors in the Bachelor of Commerce include:

• accounting,

• finance, and

• economics.

Engineering (mechanical)

Mechanical engineers work to improve the design, safety and energy efficiency of wind turbines, ships, aircraft, trains, cars, mining equipment, lifts, air conditioners and much more. The profession is also playing an important role in environmental sustainability with mechanical engineers developing technology to support the shift from a carbon economy to a renewable energy system.

The Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Mechanical) will give you the skills required to analyse and design solutions for a range of mechanical engineering problems. Major studies include advanced materials and manufacturing, bulk solids handling, design, engineering management and renewable energy.

kinne, Bachelor of Commerce

Combined degrees

Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the University of Newcastle

The Bachelor of Innovation must be combined with either the Bachelor of Business, Bachelor of Commerce or Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical).

What you will study Areas of study include introduction to entrepreneurship and innovation, entrepreneurial and innovation diversity, innovation and technical management, entrepreneurial strategy, creativity for changing times, leadership and ethics and advanced innovation management. The degree you choose to combine with will include courses and majors specific to that program.

Practical experience With a key focus on industry connections and building practical, work-ready skills, the

Faculty of Business and LawUAC Code483060 – combined with B.Business483070 – combined with B.Commerce483080 – combined with B.Engineering (Mechanical)

LocationNewcastle – Callaghan

Bachelor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship integrates opportunities for students to gain national and international workplace experience and professional mentoring.

Career opportunitiesExamples include entrepreneur, product development manager, business consultant, business development manager, business management, CEO, general manager, public sector manager, government or corporate policy adviser, innovation manager, management consultant, specialist manager.

Professional recognition The degree you combine with will provide professional recognitions, subject to the major you decide to pursue.

Duration Four years full-time or part-time equivalent – when combined with Bachelor of Business or Bachelor of Commerce

Five years full-time or part-time equivalent – when combined with Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical)

Assumed knowledge The degree you choose to combine with may have assumed knowledge or recommended studies.

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For full degree information, testimonials, videos and how to apply, visit:

www.newcastle.edu.au/degrees

The Bachelor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship is a new degree that provides the skills required to develop entrepreneurial ideas into successful new ventures, or work within existing businesses in a creative and innovative way.

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