Innovation,B-INNOV

Overview

This course aims to develop the next generation of innovators. It integrates our 'GRIT' concepts: global, responsible, innovative, technology – skills that the World Economic Forum has identified as non‑negotiable for the 21st century.

During your studies you'll learn how to innovate ethically, engage globally, and use technology decisively to deliver solutions with positive social and industry impacts.

You’ll study our business core and gain a strong foundation in business. You'll then build on this with our suite of innovation fundamentals units. In your second and third years, you will apply your business knowledge, creative-thinking skills and innovation strategies to a specific business major of your choice, or pursue a multidisciplinary skillset by studying two specialisations from areas such as business, arts, design, science and Indigenous studies.

Throughout the course, you’ll have opportunities to build your expertise through four transformative experiences. These immersive, real-world experiences will challenge you to solve local, regional and global problems using your innovation skill sets.

You'll also have the opportunity to join the Curtin Ignition and Curtin Accelerate entrepreneurship programs, and access executive education masterclasses to help you set up your own enterprise.

This course supports the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and advocates for the stewardship of First Nations Peoples. You’ll enhance your understanding of diverse cultural perspectives and effective communication across local, regional and global contexts.

What you'll study

Business core

With these business core units you'll gain a solid foundation in business theory and practice:

• Communication Culture and Indigenous Perspectives in Business
• Strategic Career Design
• Markets and Legal Frameworks
• Financial Decision Making
• Analytics for Decision Making.

Innovation fundamentals

These units are our suite of innovation fundamentals:

Introduction to Innovation Principles: You will learn about innovation principles, types, contexts and approaches, and about the development of innovation and technological capabilities in the Fourth Industrial Revolution. You’ll also use your innovation skillsets to solve a real-world problem faced by a local organisation.

Design Principles and Processes: This unit focuses on design principles and process and how to research, ideate and develop a design to a professional standard.

Design Computing OR Introduction to Business Programming

• Design Computing: You’ll learn about industry-standard design technologies and software and complete practical design exercises and projects and exercises.
• Introduction to Business Programming: This unit focuses on contemporary programming language, computing environments and system software that will enable you to solve business problems.

Responsible Innovation and Leadership: In this unit you’ll explore the benefits of a global, responsible, innovative and technology (GRIT) mindset. You’ll also develop a responsible leader’s approach to innovative solutions that consider the needs of all stakeholders while aligning with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.

Project Management: You’ll learn about the management of information and tasks that ensure successful project delivery, including project scope and the management of time, cost, quality, risk, human resources, communication and procurement.

Entrepreneurship OR International Management

• Entrepreneurship: This unit focuses on research, theory and practice of entrepreneurship so that you gain an understanding of the characteristics and challenges of entrepreneurship and growing a new business.
• International Management: You’ll learn about international management theory and practice, and study the challenges and adaptation required in cross-cultural or cross-national managerial interfaces.

Management of Innovation: This unit explores how innovation drives the creation of competitive advantage, and how a firm’s innovation strategy emerges from its competencies and capabilities.

Transformative experiences

Throughout the course you'll complete four transformative experience units.²

1. Sustainable Business Innovation Project: You’ll work on an industry-connected business innovation project related to sustainable development and social impact. Working collaboratively with a team, you’ll seek solutions that benefit the environment, society and the economy.

2. Business Innovation Lab: You will use your initiative, creativity and adaptability as you work on an applied business project within a start-up environment. As part of an interdisciplinary team, you’ll solve a problem or advance an innovation while demonstrating your managerial judgement, professional communications and commitment to responsible business practice.

3. Business Internship OR Interactive Study Tour OR Business and Law International Experience

• Business Internship: You’ll have the opportunity to gain work experience with an external employer or work on a real industry project related to your area of study, in Australia or internationally.² These projects have defined objectives, with activities that a graduate in that role would be expected to complete. On an internship, you could:
  • conduct research or data analysis
  • scope the viability of new projects
  • support the implementation of new systems
  • identify market opportunities and revise marketing strategies
  • assist with an upcoming event.

  Note that selection for internships is a competitive process.

• Interactive Study Tour: This unit offers an international study abroad experience, helping you to become an engaged global citizen. You'll engage with industry and learn how to develop strategies for addressing current and emerging global business or law problems, and develop skills that will enhance your cross-cultural awareness.
• Business and Law International Experience: Study while travelling the world, by completing a short course with one of our exchange partners.

4. Regional Study Tour: Visit regions, countries and organisations in Australia or overseas to apply your innovation skill-sets to solve a regional problem and experience diverse ways of doing business.²

² Opportunities may vary depending on academic performance and international travel restrictions.

Customise your course

You can customise your degree through two options:

Option 1: Complete a Business major

Select one of the following Business majors that match your career aspirations:

• Business Information Systems
• Business Law¹
• Economics
• Finance¹
• Human Resource Management
• International Business
• Logistics and Supply Chain Management
• Management¹
• Marketing¹
• Property Investment and Development
• Tourism and Hospitality

¹ Available to study online.

Option 2: Complete two specialisations

You can select two Business specialistions (four units each), as well as relevant specialisations from discipline areas in humanities, science and the Centre for Aboriginal Studies.

The Business specialisations available are:

• Accounting for Business Decisions
• Advertising Management
• Business Law and Policy
• Business Project Management
• Corporate Governance
• Event Management
• Fashion Marketing
• Information Systems in Business
• International Management
• Marketing Foundations
• Property Investment
• Public Relations
• Small Business Start-up
• Social Leadership and Ethics
• Social Media and Digital Marketing
• Supply Chain and Marketing Distribution
• Taxation Law
• Tourism and Hospitality Essentials
• User Experience for Business Optimisation

Being able to choose from more than 60 specialisations available gives you the flexibility to create a combination that suits your interests and your career aspirations. For example, you could match:

• Small Business Start up with Marketing for a career in marketing consultancy
• Graphic Design with Digital Experience Communication for a career in UX design
• International Business with Fine Art for a career as an art curator
• Business Information Systems with Mining for a career as a resource sector systems analyst
• Urban Design and Planning with Climate Change Science for a career in sustainable urban design.

See the full list of specialisations.

Double degrees

Combine your Bachelor of Innovation with a degree in another field and increase your career options. You can study the following double degrees:

• Innovation and Arts
• Innovation and Engineering
• Innovation and Health Sciences
• Innovation and Law
• Innovation and Nutrition and Food Science
• Innovation and Science.

What you'll learn

• apply multidisciplinary knowledge to solve complex local, regional and global business and societal challenges using creative and innovative thinking
• use information and technology decisively to critically analyse business and societal challenges and arrive at innovative yet responsible and impactful decisions
• communicate professionally in ways that are appropriate for local, regional and global contexts
• influence inclusively by appreciating the importance of United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and advocate for indigenous and first nations‐based stewardship
• demonstrate industry readiness by developing future-focussed capabilities including a global, responsible, innovative and technology (GRIT) mindset

English requirements

Curtin requires all applicants to demonstrate proficiency in English. Specific English requirements for this course are outlined in the IELTS table below.

You may demonstrate English proficiency using the following tests and qualifications.

If your documents are not issued in English, an official translation from a recognised translation service must be provided.

Recognised translation services

• National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters (NAATI) accredited translator in Australia
• The Awarding institution
• A Notary Public Office
• The official Government body
• An official and accredited translator*

*Official translations are subject to review.

If you have undertaken previous study or work that matches the content of some of your Curtin course units, you may be able to obtain credit for recognised learning, which exempts you from studying those units.

You can apply direct online through our Applicant Portal. You can access the Applicant Portal by:

1. Navigating to the relevant course page
2. Click ‘Apply now’
3. When the pop-up window appears, select “Apply directly to Curtin University”.

If you want to package your course with a Curtin English course, you can submit your application with your course application documents to streamline the process.

If your application is successful, you will receive an offer that you will need to accept or reject.

If you accept your offer, you will receive a Confirmation of Enrolment ­– a document from Curtin that details your course, how long you will be studying the course, and the tuition fees. This document can be used for acquiring a student visa.

Apply to the Australian government for your student visa. Gaining a student visa will allow you to participate in full-time study in Australia and work up to 40 hours in a fortnight. If you’re under 18 years of age, you must have approved accommodation and welfare arrangements in place before a visa can be issued.