Diploma in Entrepreneurship

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Duration: 1 year full-time or equivalent part-time
ATAR: New
Fees (first year)*: $15446 CSP
Start dates: 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.

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ACU strongly encourages students to be fully vaccinated. With our industry and community placement partners requiring vaccination, and with public health orders regularly changing - students can avoid interruption to their studies, placement and graduation requirements by becoming fully vaccinated.

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

Course map

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Please note: Course maps are subject to change.

Professional Terms

Year 1Prof Term 1

DPBI100 Academic Literacy in Business and Information Technology

Year 1Prof Term 2

ENTD201 Entrepreneurial Mindset

Year 1Prof Term 3

BUSD112 Managing Markets

Year 1Prof Term 4

BUSD104 Money Matters

Year 1Prof Term 5

LEGD101 Introduction to Business Law: Legal Frameworks for Businesses

Year 1Prof Term 6

ENTD203 Innovating Through Technology

Year 1Prof Term 7

ENTD301 Managing Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Year 1Prof Term 8

BUSD308 Business Creation: Igniting Success

Graduate statement

Insight

As an ACU graduate you have personal insight founded on an understanding of who you are as a professional, a citizen and a scholar. You embrace change and growth through critical self-awareness and learning autonomy. You are empowered to seek truth and meaning, drawing on the principles of justice, equity, and the dignity of all human beings.

Empathy

As an ACU graduate you value human dignity and diversity. This appreciation is founded on deep reflection, and empathy. You have experience of Indigenous Knowings and perspectives and can engage respectfully when working alongside Australia's First Peoples. You can connect with people and cultures and work with community in ways that recognise the dignity of the human person and all cultures

Imagination

As an ACU graduate you utilise imagination and innovation to solve problems. You critically analyse information from a range of sources to creatively solve practical problems and use critical thinking to make decisions and advance the common good. You appreciate the role of innovation and creative thinking in developing a better future for each person and community.

Impact

As an ACU graduate you recognise your responsibility to work for social justice and a sustainable world founded on a commitment to human dignity and the common good. You lead change through respectful collaboration and effective communication of ideas to diverse peoples, groups and communities in local and global contexts. You are empowered to positively impact your profession and the community.

AQF framework

Diploma - AQF Level 5

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.

State	Prerequisites

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.

Learn more about adjustment factors

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

Average first year fee*

$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.

Explore your options

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.

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How to apply

Domestic applicants

Direct application

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Deferment

Deferment is available for one year. Find out more about deferment: Deferment Information.