Technology Entrepreneurship, Major (0261)

  • Western Sydney University Major Code: 0261

Previous Code: M3126.1

Available to students in other Western Sydney University programs?  No

The Technology Entrepreneurship major is focused on guiding students through all stages of turning their innovative idea into a start-up company. In an entrepreneurial ecosystem, you will learn the knowledge and techniques for opportunity discovery, impact analysis, customer analysis, strategic team-building and leadership, the psychology and ethics of the start-up, funding modelling and financial analysis, growth and exit strategies. We will be helping you with defining your idea, forming a team around it, building a prototype, developing a pitch for investors and running a start-up company.

Campus Mode Advice
Penrith Campus Internal Dr Anton Bogdanovych

Major Structure

3506 Bachelor of Computer Science, 3634 Bachelor of Computer Science (Advanced), 3639 Bachelor of Information and Communications Technology, 3684 Bachelor of Information and Communications Technology (Advanced), 3687 Bachelor of Information Systems, 3688 Bachelor of Information Systems Advanced 

Students must complete 80 credit points as follows

Subject Title Credit Points
MKTG 2002Incubator 1: Innovation and Creativity for Entrepreneurship10
BUSM 2024Incubator 2: Start-up Essentials10
MKTG 2003Incubator 3: Product Development10
Incubator 4: Commercial and Financial Setting of Entrepreneurship
Note: from Autumn 2024 ACCT 3009 is replaced by ACCT 301210
Incubator 4: Commercial and Financial Strategy for Entrepreneurs
BUSM 3025Incubator 5: Operational Aspects of Entrepreneurship10
Incubator 6: Funding and Start-up
Note: from Autumn 2024 MKTG 3005 is replaced by MKTG 302310
Incubator 6: Funding a Start-up
MKTG 3006Incubator 7: Growth and Exit Strategies10
BUSM 1012Foundations of Entrepreneurship10
Total Credit Points80

3730 Bachelor of Industrial Design, 3731 Bachelor of Industrial Design (Honours), 3769 Bachelor of Data Science

Students must complete 80 credit points as follows

Subject Title Credit Points
MKTG 2002Incubator 1: Innovation and Creativity for Entrepreneurship10
BUSM 2024Incubator 2: Start-up Essentials10
MKTG 2003Incubator 3: Product Development10
Incubator 4: Commercial and Financial Setting of Entrepreneurship
Note: from Autumn 2024 ACCT 3009 is replaced by ACCT 301210
Incubator 4: Commercial and Financial Strategy for Entrepreneurs
BUSM 3025Incubator 5: Operational Aspects of Entrepreneurship10
Incubator 6: Funding and Start-up
Note: from Autumn 2024 MKTG 3005 is replaced by MKTG 302310
Incubator 6: Funding a Start-up
MKTG 3006Incubator 7: Growth and Exit Strategies10
Select one of the following: 10
Foundations of Entrepreneurship
Programming Fundamentals
Principles of Professional Communication 1
From Autumn 2023 COMM 1026 is replaced by INFO 1003 Professional Practice, Communication and Ethics
Total Credit Points80

Equivalent Subjects 

The subjects listed below count towards completion of this program for students who passed these subjects in 2022 or earlier. 

COMM 1026 Principles of Professional Communication 1, replaced by INFO 1003 Professional Practice, Communication and Ethics