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Course Overview
‘Australia’s #1 industry focused online degree’
- Our students’ start-ups take off while earning their degree. Master the secrets of sales, leadership, project-management and investment. Learn from the best in business and lead an established or new corporation
- Learn practical enterprise skills of the 21st century – In a rapidly-changing business world, whether launching a start-up or joining the workforce, graduates need practical experience and the ability to adapt to change and a readiness to handle big ideas
- Understand disruptive competition and learn to build a culture of creativity – As the business world adapts to new challenges, the need for entrepreneurial thinking is stronger than ever. Current economic factors have fundamentally transformed business dynamics, creating fresh challenges and remarkable new opportunities for the enterprising individual.
- Over 44% Of Ducere students gained an increase in remuneration or a promotion before graduating
- Receive dynamic insights from a global faculty of 250+ world leaders, including Presidents, Prime Ministers, billionaires, philanthropists, Fortune 500 CEOs, Start-up Pioneers, Nobel Peace Prize Winners and more
If you want to learn how new businesses and start-ups succeed and develop your own unique business idea as part of your degree, then this is the course for you!
Job Outcomes
Potential career outcomes could include:
- Entrepreneur
- CEO
- Start-up Founder
- Intrapreneur
- Strategy Specialist
- Small Business Owner
- Management Consultant
- Controller
- Business Innovator
- Financial Broker
- General Manager
- Development Officer
- Fundraising Manager
- Economist
- Sales Executive
What You'll Learn
Designed to provide employees with the skills and competencies to become champions of change. As an applied degree, assignments explore:
- Digital Business and Disruption
- Venture Capital Raising
- Business Model Analysis
- Sales and Marketing
- Pitching and Presentations
- Corporate Structuring and Business Law
- Leadership and Management Strategy
- Managing Money and Finance
- Entrepreneurship and Innovation
- Project Management and Design Thinking
CORE GRADUATE SKILLS
- Identify legitimate business opportunities
- Devise and test innovative business models
- Access modern technologies to grow new businesses
- Engage with the local start-up landscape through incubators, accelerators, and investors
- Knowledge of the ‘triple bottom line’ of business, considering the impacts business decisions have on not only financial outcomes but social and environmental outcomes as well
Recognition

Study Method
- OnlineOnline delivery - online course content with the exception of assessments and work placement
- VirtualVirtual Delivery - Live and interactive classroom-style learning conducted completely online
- BlendedBlended delivery - both online course content and partial face to face requirements
- In-classIn class delivery - predominately face to face course content conducted at a specific location
Duration Study Load
2 years full-time
4 years part-time
Delivery
- Fully online
- No exams
- No campus attendance required
- Flexible: Study when it suits you – full-time or part-time, and anywhere on any device
Entry Requirements
- Option A: Year 12 (or equivalent)
- Option B: Successful completion of a Higher Education qualification
- Option C: Successful completion of a Vocational qualification (AQF Level 4), or above
- Option D: Work and Life Experience Entry: Demonstrated skills and knowledge gained through paid or unpaid employment, formal learning and/or non-formal learning (presented on a current resume with attached cover letter)
You’ll need to illustrate eligibility for the course by providing supporting documentation for one of the above options.
Course Features
- Personalised student support from a friendly, professional team
- One-on-one guidance and feedback from experienced academics
- Relevant: Work on practical projects and attend industry events with Ducere’s partners such as KPMG, PwC, Disney, LinkedIn, Qantas, United Nations, Make-A-Wish and the Australian Government
- Practical: Choose your own assignment topics tailored to your passions, job or business.
- World-class: Exclusive digital insights from business leaders including Fortune 500 CEOs, billionaires and philanthropists
- An advanced online platform and access to study materials via a mobile app
- Early exit qualification. Students have the option of exiting the course after completing the first 8 units to receive a higher education diploma
- Expand your professional network: Join an ecosystem with innovators, investors, mentors and entrepreneurs
- Develop the skills industry needs and improve your earning potential
Assessment
- 80% Applied Assessment
- 20% Multiple-Choice Quizzes
Testimonials
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"The degree has allowed me to secure work in a new and more advanced role."Emily S.Ducere Bachelor Alumni
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"Ducere is the perfect option! You can easily adjust your study load to suit other life commitments, you have the flexibility to study on the go and the assignments are based on practicable problem-solving."Lauren F.Business Owner, Flourishing Skin Care
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"My entrepreneurship degree through Ducere provided me with the knowledge and skills to head up an interior design start-up in Sydney."Luke J.Business Development Manager, Above Left
About Ducere Global Business School
Together with its University Partners, Ducere supports Australia’s most innovative online degrees. We believe that to be the best you need to learn from the best. With Ducere, you will gain exclusive insights from a global faculty of 250+ world leaders including Presidents, Prime Ministers, billionaires, philanthropists, Fortune 500 CEOs, Nobel Peace Prize Winners and more. Gain practical skills by solving real-world projects with our industry partners such as KPMG, PwC, Disney, ATO, Telstra, Make-A-Wish and many more.
Over 44% of Ducere Students Receive a Salary Increase or Promotion Before Graduating.
- No Exams. Real business projects.
- Tailor your assignments to your passions
- Unparalleled student support
- $1.4 million in scholarships awarded in the last 3 years
- Eligible Australian Students pay nothing upfront with FEE-HELP
- Discover the Ducere difference today.