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Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Unit of study table (Table A)

This page was first published on 15 November 2023 and was last amended on 21 November 2024.
View details of the changes below.

Innovation and Entrepreneurship major

Achievement of a major in Innovation and Entrepreneurship requires 48 credit points from this table including:
(i) 12 credit points of 1000-level core units
(ii) 6 credit points of 2000-level core units
(iii) 12 credit points of 2000-level selective units
(iv) 6 credit points of 3000-level core units
(v) 12 credit points of 3000-level selective units.

Innovation and Entrepreneurship minor

Achievement of a minor in Innovation and Entrepreneurship requires 36 credit points from this table including:
(i) 12 credit points of 1000-level core units
(ii) 6 credit points of 2000-level core units
(iii) 6 credit points of 2000-level selective units
(iv) 12 credit points of 3000-level selective units.

 

Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites
C: Corequisites N: Prohibition

1000-level units of study

Core
SIEN1000
Innovation and Entrepreneurship Foundation
6  
SIEN1001
Innovators' Skills and Actions
6 C SIEN1000

2000-level units of study

Core
SIEN2001
Validating Ideas and Building Ventures
6 P SIEN1000 and SIEN1001
N IBUS2104
Selective
ARIN2610
Internet Transformations
6 P (6 credit points at 1000 level in ARIN) or (12 credit points at 1000 level in MECO or SIEN or DECO) or (12 credit points in WRIT1001 and (ATHK1001 or ATHK1901))
N ARIN2100
CLAW2209
Intellectual Property for Business
6 P Completion of at least 24 credit points of study
DECO2015
Responsible Design for Innovation
6 P DECO2016 or DECO1006
DECO2016
Design Thinking
6 N DECO1006
Not available to students in the Bachelor of Design Computing and the Bachelor of Architecture and Environments except by special permission. Students who do not successfully complete DECO1006 may take DECO2016 as a replacement.
GEOS2121
Environmental and Resource Management
6 P GEOS1X01 or GEOS1X02 or ECOP1X01 or SIEN1000
N GEOS2921
HPSC2011
Science, Ethics and Society
6 A Students should be familiar with introductory material in Philosophy of Science, Ethics or Sociology
N HPSC3107
INFS2030
Digital Business Management
6 A INFS1000 or INFO1000 or INFO1003 or INFO1903
MUSC2670
Music Festivals and Arts Events Management
6 P 18 Junior credit points
PMGT2711
Critical Thinking for Projects
6  
SCLG2000
Global Social Problems
6 P 12 credit points at 1000 level in Sociology or 12 credit points at 1000 level in Innovation and Entrepreneurship
SIEN2210
Strategic Management
6 P Completion of at least 40 credit points
N WORK2210

IBUS2105
International Entrepreneurship

6 P Completion of 48 credit points

3000-level units of study

Core (major only)
SIEN3600
Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Practice
6 A All other requirements for the major or program associated with this capstone must be completed prior to or concurrently with (if enrolment rules permit) this unit of study. Capstones must be completed at the University of Sydney Business School only.
P Completion of at least 120 credit points including SIEN1000 and SIEN1001 and SIEN2001
Selective (for major)
ARIN3610
Technology and Culture
6 P (6 credit points at 2000 level in ARIN and (12 credit points at 1000 level in ARIN or 1000 level in MECO)) or (12 credit points at 2000 level in DECO) or (6 credit points at 1000 level and 6 credit points at 2000 level in SIEN or INFS)
N ARIN2600
ARIN3630
Digital Arts
6 P 12 credit points at 2000 level in units with as ARIN or ARHT or FILM or DECO prefix or (6 credit points at 1000 level and 6 credit points at 2000 level in units of study with SEIN prefix)
N ARIN2630
ARIN3640
Games and Play
6 P (6 credit points at 2000 level in ARIN and (12 credit points at 1000 level in ARIN or 1000 level in MECO)) or (12 credit points at 2000 level in DECO) or (6 credit points at 1000 level and 6 credit points at 2000 level in SIEN)
N ARIN2640
A No prior programming experience necessary
CLAW3888
Law and Regulation of Fintech
6 P Completion of at least 48 credit points
DESN3002
Experience and Service Design
6 P DECO2016
N DECO2014
ENGG3216
Management of Technological Innovation
6 A Knowledge of engineering and project management
N ENGG4061

FINC3026
Entrepreneurial Finance

6 P Completion of 96 credit points
GEOS3520
Urban Citizenship and Sustainability
6 P GEOS2X21 or GEOS2X23 or GOES2X15 or GEOS2X11 or ENVI2X22 or DAAE2012
N GEOS3920
JAZZ3631
Music Business Skills
6  
MKTG3114
New Products Marketing
6 P MKTG1001 or SIEN1000
MKTG3120
Building and Managing Brands
6 P MKTG1001 or SIEN1000
PHIL3640
Nature and Crisis
6 P 12 credit points at 2000 level in Philosophy
PMGT3856
Sustainability and Knowledge Management
6 N CIVL4818
SIEN3001
Social Entrepreneurship
6 P Completion of 48 credit points
N IBUS3108
SIEN3107
Business Negotiations
6 P Completion of at least 48 credit points
N IBUS3107
SIEN3204
Managing Organisational Sustainability
6 A WORK1004 or WORK2201
P Completion of at least 48 credit points
N WORK2219 or WORK3204
SIEN3400
Industry and Community Project
6 A SIEN1000, and SIEN1001, and SIEN2001
P 72 credit points
N BUSS3110 or ACCT3400 or BANK3400 or CLAW3400 or FINC3400 or IBUS3400 or INFS3400 or MKTG3400 or QBUS3400 or WORK3400 or WORK3401
SUST3888
Sustainable Innovation
6 P 96 credit points of units of study
WORK3203
Gender, Diversity and Inclusion at Work

6 P Completion of at least 48 credit points
Selective (for minor)
ARIN3610
Technology and Culture
6 P (6 credit points at 2000 level in ARIN and (12 credit points at 1000 level in ARIN or 1000 level in MECO)) or (12 credit points at 2000 level in DECO) or (6 credit points at 1000 level and 6 credit points at 2000 level in SIEN or INFS)
N ARIN2600
ARIN3630
Digital Arts
6 P 12 credit points at 2000 level in units with as ARIN or ARHT or FILM or DECO prefix or (6 credit points at 1000 level and 6 credit points at 2000 level in units of study with SEIN prefix)
N ARIN2630
ARIN3640
Games and Play
6 A No prior programming experience necessary
P (6 credit points at 2000 level in ARIN and (12 credit points at 1000 level in ARIN or 1000 level in MECO)) or (12 credit points at 2000 level in DECO) or (6 credit points at 1000 level and 6 credit points at 2000 level in SIEN)
N ARIN2640
CLAW3888
Law and Regulation of Fintech
6 P Completion of at least 48 credit points
DESN3002
Experience and Service Design
6 P DECO2016
N DECO2014
ENGG3216
Management of Technological Innovation
6 A Knowledge of engineering and project management
N ENGG4061

FINC3026
Entrepreneurial Finance

6 P Completion of 96 credit points
GEOS3520
Urban Citizenship and Sustainability
6 P GEOS2X21 or GEOS2X23 or GOES2X15 or GEOS2X11 or ENVI2X22 or DAAE2012
N GEOS3920
JAZZ3631
Music Business Skills
6  
MKTG3114
New Products Marketing
6 P MKTG1001 or SIEN1000
MKTG3120
Building and Managing Brands
6 P MKTG1001 or SIEN1000
PMGT3856
Sustainability and Knowledge Management
6 N CIVL4818
SIEN3001
Social Entrepreneurship
6 P Completion of 48 credit points
N IBUS3108
SIEN3107
Business Negotiations
6 P Completion of at least 48 credit points
N IBUS3107
SIEN3204
Managing Organisational Sustainability
6 A WORK1004 or WORK2201
P Completion of at least 48 credit points
N WORK2219 or WORK3204
SIEN3400
Industry and Community Project
6 A SIEN1000, and SIEN1001, and SIEN2001
P 72 credit points
N BUSS3110 or ACCT3400 or BANK3400 or CLAW3400 or FINC3400 or IBUS3400 or INFS3400 or MKTG3400 or QBUS3400 or WORK3400 or WORK3401
SUST3888
Sustainable Innovation
6 P 96 credit points of units of study
WORK3203
Gender, Diversity and Inclusion at Work

6 P Completion of at least 48 credit points

Post-publication amendments

Date
Original publication
Post-publication amendment
21/11/2023 No assumed knowledge (A) for SIEN3600.  Assumed knowledge (A) for SIEN3600 added:
All other requirements for the major or program associated with this capstone must be completed prior to or concurrently with (if enrolment rules permit) this unit of study. Capstones must be completed at the University of Sydney Business School only.
12/12/2023 Prerequisites (P) for ARIN3610 published as:
P (6 credit points at 2000 level in ARIN and 12 credit points at 1000 level in ARIN) or (12 credit points at 2000 level in DECO) or (6 credit points at 1000 level and 6 credit points at 2000 level in SIEN or INFS)
Prerequisites (P) for ARIN3610 amended to:
P (6 credit points at 2000 level in ARIN and (12 credit points at 1000 level in ARIN or 1000 level in MECO)) or (12 credit points at 2000 level in DECO) or (6 credit points at 1000 level and 6 credit points at 2000 level in SIEN or INFS)
12/12/2023 Prerequisites (P) for ARIN3640 published as:
P (6 credit points at 2000 level in ARIN and 12 credit points at 1000 level in ARIN) or (12 credit points at 2000 level in DECO) or (6 credit points at 1000 level and 6 credit points at 2000 level in SIEN)
Prerequisites (P) for ARIN3640 amended to:
P (6 credit points at 2000 level in ARIN and (12 credit points at 1000 level in ARIN or 1000 level in MECO)) or (12 credit points at 2000 level in DECO) or (6 credit points at 1000 level and 6 credit points at 2000 level in SIEN)