Graduate Certificate in Social Innovation Leadership

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Anytime
Study mode
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Course code
CV88
First-year fee
A$8,400 (2026 Indicative)
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Overview

The Graduate Certificate in Social Innovation Leadership is ideal if you are an ambitious individual working in any field or discipline wanting to develop your capacity to lead and encourage social entrepreneurship, social intrapreneurial impact, and positive social change. Gain a strong foundational knowledge in social innovation, entrepreneurship, and leadership skills and study a range of topics including design thinking, disruptive innovation, group dynamics, innovation and entrepreneurship for leaders. This hyperflexible degree is not bound by term dates or submission deadlines, allowing you to study when and how it suits you.

The Graduate Certificate in Social Innovation Leadership is a multi-disciplinary course that equips you with a strong foundational knowledge about social innovation, entrepreneurship, and leadership skills. 

You will study three units that prepare you to meet social challenges through the creative and sustainable development of new ideas, products, models or systems. You will be introduced to design thinking and collaborative ways of using an eco-system approach to resolve complex problems by offering ways of providing social benefit. You will gain an understanding of leadership in the context of entrepreneurship, examining the drivers and behaviours of people, group dynamics, and organisational and leadership processes. You will draw on theoretical frameworks and insights from the disciplines of management, human resources, sociology and psychology. You will develop a practical understanding of facilitating disruptive innovations and entrepreneurship within an organisation and creating market value. Your studies culminate with an innovation project which can be tailored to your workplace or interest area. You will prepare, design and implement a professional innovation project proposal to build contextual skills for designing and leading innovative projects with a social impact. 

You will benefit from practical learning experiences throughout your studies, including case study analysis, real-world examples and your final project. 

Designed for maximum flexibility, this course is entirely self-paced and 100% online. Access your course content on any device, anytime, and experience the ultimate flexibility and convenience.

Study Experience

Discover more about your online, self-paced social innovation degree, including an innovation project that will see you tackle a social problem and put theory into practice. Click 'Explore Study Experience' for more information.

  • Self Paced
  • Start Anytime
  • Authentic Learning Experiences
  • Flexible Online Study
  • Strong Research Connections
  • Research Pathways

Career Opportunities

The Graduate Certificate in Social Innovation Leadership focuses on building the professional capacity of managers and social entrepreneurs of the future across the corporate, government and third (not-for-profit) sectors. You will learn to lead organisations creating social and environmental value, developing your ability to operate in a changed cross-sector social landscape, where the dynamism of the market is also directed at social innovation. Specifically, as a graduate, you may seek employment in consulting and providing advice on business performance and improvements, including:

  • Social project design and management
  • New social venture developments, international venture assessment and capital raising in a social context
  • Corporate social innovation and social entrepreneurship
  • Social incubator and technological innovation, support services to new ventures in Not-For-Profit and small to medium enterprise (SME) sector
  • Design and development of teams and team dynamics working in social innovation Launchpad environments

Structure & Availability

This course is offered fully online in hyperflexible format, meaning you can apply to start anytime.

Available Locations

Flexible Online Study

Designed for maximum flexibility, this course is entirely self-paced and 100% online. Access your course content on any device, anytime.

Your Course

You must complete three units (24 credits):

  1. 1
    The core structure (3 units)

Unit Details

The units you'll study are listed below. Click on a unit to learn more.

Additional Information

Innovation Project - BUSN28002

Students are required to complete a project that addresses a social problem in consultation with an organisation or social change group. Students may focus on challenges within their existing workplace, professional life or be involved in one of CQU's social innovation initiatives.

Requirements

To Be Eligible

For your application to be considered, you must meet the following entry requirements.

During Your Study

While not needed to apply, you'll need to meet the following requirements throughout your studies. 

Fees & Scholarships

Course Fees

This is an approximate cost of enrolling in this course, shown in Australian dollars (A$), for one academic year and is based on a full-time study load (8 units over 2 terms). 

Your actual fees may vary, depending on the units that you select to study and your study load. Fees are reviewed each year and are subject to change.

International Course Fees

Scholarships are not available for this course.

Please note there may be other costs involved apart from your tuition fee.

How to Apply

You can apply through an agent for expert guidance, or directly via iStart, our online application system for international students if you’re in Australia.

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