On completion of the course graduates will be able to: - Critically evaluate and reflect on theories and practices of entrepreneurship and innovation. - Identify and critically analyse internal and external factors that affect a venture’s ability to create and/or discover new opportunities and that influence entrepreneurial decisions and the ability to commercialise products and services. - Critically analyse the current and future state of a chosen industry sector (including the nature of competition, its financial and economic conditions, short- and long-run trends (both locally and globally), and other factors that will affect entrepreneurial activity in the sector. - Effectively contribute to the management of the start-up and commercialisation practice by establishing entrepreneurial businesses and developing supportive organisational environments to foster innovation. - Communicate new business ideas, plans and innovations in formats that engage and influence diverse stakeholders. - Demonstrate creative and reflective thinking, lifelong learning and critical inquiry skills fundamental to entrepreneurial leadership.

For admission to this course you must have: Completed an undergraduate degree of an Australian Higher Education Institution or the equivalent standard in any other institution; OR Completed the Graduate Certificate in Business Studies at the University of Tasmania, or an equivalent qualifying Graduate Certificate*. * A qualifying Graduate Certificate is any Graduate Certificate from an Australian Higher Education Institution, or the equivalent from any other institution. International students must provide one of the following: UTASAccess Level 7 with a minimum overall score of 65% and no individual skill below 60%; or an IELTS score with an overall Band of 6.5 and no band less than 6; or a TOEFL (iBT) overall score of 88 (no individual skill must be lower than: Reading 16; Listening 16; Speaking 18; and, Writing 22) or a PTE Academic overall score of 58 with no score lower than 50, or provide evidence that you have studied for 2 years full-time with English as the sole medium of instruction and examination. These tests must not be more than 24 months old.