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Diploma in Entrepreneurship
Course information for - 2025 entry
Offered at 1 locations
- Duration
- 1 year full-time or equivalent part-time
- ATAR
- New
- Fees (first year)*
$15446 CSP
- Start dates
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Commencement available in professional terms 1-8
Overview
The Diploma in Entrepreneurship is an important stepping-stone to achieving your career and study goals.
This one-year Diploma is flexible to manage work commitments with a practical learning style, collaborative, and offers a great opportunity to get a head start on a bachelor degree in a supportive environment.
You will explore the world of business innovation and leadership and equip yourself with the essential skills to launch and grow your own successful ventures. Upon successful completion of the diploma, you will have been exposed to business practices ranging from managing money to marketing to the technical issues involved in launching a business in the Australian context.
This is a great option for those who wish to build their capabilities and gain a qualification, including (student) veterans and their families, but also for those who still want to continue serving in the AD.
Graduates can exit with a stand-alone Certificate in Entrepreneurship or move straight into business ownership or use the diploma as an approved articulation to further study in various areas including business and commerce bachelor suite of courses.
Our Diploma in Entrepreneurship provides domestic students with a Commonwealth-supported place (CSP-funded) and will help you achieve your goals.
Our Diploma in Entrepreneurship will be offered at our Townsville Leadership Centre from 2025 with flexible multimode study. The course is open to all domestic students.
ACU’s Diploma in Entrepreneurship has been made available by the generous funding provided under the Commonwealth Government’s Veterans Wellbeing Grants One-Off Program.
Careers
Completion of the Diploma in Entrepreneurship provides a starting point for entrepreneurial ventures, but also for careers in:
- Administration
- Marketing
- Finance
- Entrepreneurship
- Management
Industry partnerships
ACU works with a variety of industry partners.
Course details
Course structure
To complete the Diploma in Entrepreneurship, a student must complete 80 credit points (cp).
Course map
Graduate statement
AQF framework
Exit Points
A student who has successfully completed the following requirements may exit from the course with that qualification:
Certificate in Entrepreneurship: at least 40 cp from the Schedule of Units Offerings consisting of 20 cp from Entrepreneurship (ENTD) units and 20 cp from any other Diploma in Entrepreneurship units.
Additional course information
Successful completion of the Diploma in Entrepreneurship may provide an entry pathway into the following ACU degrees:
- Bachelor of Business Administration
- Bachelor of Commerce
- Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting)
- Bachelor of Commerce (Data Analytics)
- Bachelor of Commerce (HRM and Management)
- Bachelor of Commerce (Marketing)
- Bachelor of Accounting and Finance
- Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Business Administration
Entry requirements
An applicant must comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.
For domestic students to be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed:
- Equivalent of year 12 level with the ACU minimum eligibility rank for Diploma programs; OR
- Entry via an alternative pathway as approved by ACU.
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Disclaimer: The course entry requirements above are for 2025 Admission.
Adjustment factors
If you’re currently completing Year 12 you may be eligible for adjustment factors that can boost your rank and help you get into your desired course.
Adjustment factors may be applied to your TAC application if you study particular subjects, attend schools geographically close to our campuses or in certain regional areas, apply as an elite athlete or performer or meet certain other criteria.
Inherent requirement
There are essential components of a course or unit that demonstrate the capabilities, knowledge and skills to achieve the core learning outcomes of that course or unit. You will need to be able to meet these inherent requirements to complete your course.
Learn more about inherent requirements for your course and how they affect you
Pathways
Pathways into course for current or recent Year 12 students
Year 12 with a minimum ATAR of 50 (or equivalent) or entry via an alternative pathway as approved for ACU.
Further study
Students who complete the Diploma in Entrepreneurship may apply for entry into the following ACU degrees:
• Bachelor of Business Administration
• Bachelor of Commerce
• Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Business
• Bachelor of Accounting and Finance.
Credit will be given for units completed in the diploma program into the relevant bachelor degrees.
Fees
Course costs
$15446 CSP
All costs are calculated using current rates and are based on a study load of 40 credit points (normally 4 units) per year.
A student’s annual fee may vary in accordance with:
- the number of units studied per semester;
- the choice of major or specialisation; and
- elective units.
The University reviews fees annually.
Payment options
You should be able to concentrate on getting good marks instead of worrying about how you’ll pay your fees. We have a number of options that can help you ease the financial burden, including government assistance, scholarships and income support.
Scholarships
You could be eligible for one of the hundreds of scholarships we award each year to help students from across the university with the cost of studying, accommodation or overseas study opportunities. Some of our scholarships are awarded on the basis of merit, but these aren’t just for the academically gifted; ACU also recognises excellence in community engagement and leadership. We also offer a range of scholarships for those who may be struggling financially or who have faced other barriers to accessing education.
How to apply
Domestic applicants
Direct application
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Deferment is available for one year. Find out more about deferment: Deferment Information.