C20060v1 Diploma in Innovation

Overview

The Diploma in Innovation is a new qualification created as a direct response to industry demand for graduates to work at the intersection of creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship.

Taking a transdisciplinary approach, the course engages students with open, complex and networked problems and in doing so, engenders attributes around complex systems thinking, creating value in problem solving and inquiry, imaginative and ethical citizenship and entrepreneurial/intrapreneurial skills as well as developing the ability to effectively employ inter- and transdisciplinary practices themselves. These attributes provide graduates with the ability to identify and develop solutions to some of the most complex issues that face their disciplines and society.

The Diploma in Innovation is taken concurrently with an undergraduate coursework degree program at UTS. The focus around creative intelligence and innovation and entrepreneurial knowledge, practices, perspectives and strategies drawn from a diverse range of discipline areas complements students' undergraduate studies.

The first of its kind in Australia, this course allows students to gain exposure to real-world problems and collaborate with a diverse group of students, academics and industry partners, consolidating the course aims in their chosen area of study while developing the creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship skills sought by government, employers and society alike.

Course aims

This course provides new opportunities for students to develop creative, transdisciplinary and entrepreneurial practices that build upon and extend their specialist study within their core degrees and enable them to scope and realise ideas that create social, cultural and/or financial value.

Students gain knowledge, skills, perspectives and strategies to address the open, complex and networked problems, challenges and opportunities in today's world. In particular, students develop high-level conceptual thinking and problem-solving practices that lead to the development of innovative, creative and entrepreneurial outcomes.

Students are supported to become skilled opportunity developers and invent their own entrepreneurial career futures.

Career options

Career options include employment or self-employment in the commercial or not-for-profit sectors associated with students' chosen field of study and/or profession.

Course duration and attendance

This course is offered on a three-year, part time basis and must be taken concurrently with an undergraduate coursework degree program at UTS. Taught in intensive mode, study is undertaken at times outside of core degree requirements.

Course structure

Students must complete 48 credit points made up of 32 credit points of compulsory subjects and 16 credit points of electives.

Subjects are organised in two streams (each 24 credit points). The streams relate to the areas of creative intelligence, and innovation and entrepreneurship.

Course program

A typical program is shown below.

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