Overview
The Graduate Diploma in Entrepreneurship (Startup Year) is an extraordinary year-long incubator program providing a unique pathway for students with aspirations to build, launch and grow their ideas. It is a practical and immersive learning journey where you can refine your entrepreneurial skills and leadership capabilities, gain hands-on experience, and … For more content click the Read More button below.
The program goes beyond coursework, offering you the opportunity to work in a startup environment and engage with the vibrant UNSW startup community. It fosters meaningful connections between aspiring founders and seasoned ones, linking you with investors, mentors, academics, research networks, and industry collaborators.
STARTUP-HELP:STARTUP-HELP is a loan available to eligible domestic students enrolled in a Startup Year program and allows them to defer associated course fees. Students selected for STARTUP-HELP places will also be eligible for income support, where they meet other eligibility requirements.
Program Structure
Students must complete 48 UOC when taken as a standalone program.
Courses will be taken in the following prescribed order:
1st Term
ENTR9001, ENTR9002, ENTR9003
2nd Term
ENTR9004, ENTR9005, ENTR9006
3rd Term
ENTR9007
Core Courses48 Units of Credit:
Enrolment Disclaimer
Please note that this Handbook is a comprehensive catalogue of our offerings and includes courses that can be taken to satisfy program requirements irrespective as to their availability for a particular year. Availability of courses is best checked using filters on this site or on the class timetable site.
You are responsible for ensuring that you enrol in courses according to your program requirements and by following the advice of your Program Authority. myUNSW enrolment checks that you have met enrolment requirements such as pre-requisites for individual courses but not that you are enrolling in courses that will count towards your program requirements.
You are responsible for ensuring that you enrol in courses according to your program requirements and by following the advice of your Program Authority. myUNSW enrolment checks that you have met enrolment requirements such as pre-requisites for individual courses but not that you are enrolling in courses that will count towards your program requirements.
Admission Requirements
Entry Requirements
Minimum Entry Requirements
Special Admission Requirements
Interview
Other
Program Requirements
Progression Requirements
For more information on university policy on progression requirements please visit Academic Progression
Professional Outcomes
Career Opportunities
- Startup Founder
- Startup Co-Founder or Employee
- Venture Capital Analyst/Associate
- Business Consultant
- Product Manager
- Corporate Innovation Manager
- Project Manager
Program Fees
At UNSW fees are generally charged at course level and therefore dependent upon individual enrolment and other factors such as student's residency status. For generic information on fees and additional expenses of UNSW programs, click on one of the following:
Pre-2019 Handbook Editions
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