Career opportunities
You'll graduate with the skills to start your own business or to help existing organisations innovate and grow. Opportunities include:
- Launching your own venture – turn innovative ideas into impactful businesses
- Joining early-stage startups – helping to accelerate go-to-market strategies and refine business models
- Contributing to established enterprises –bringing fresh thinking to drive innovation and growth
- Working in consultancy – advising on entrepreneurship, innovation, and commercialisation strategies
- Supporting policy development, particularly in areas focused on R&D, innovation, and technology commercialisation
How you will learn
You’ll complete a combination of theoretical and applied papers focused on entrepreneurship and innovation. Through teamwork and interaction with skilled lecturers and start-up founders, you’ll develop a wide array of professional skills that will enhance your employability, such as communication, leadership, problem-solving, analysis, and decision-making.
You’ll be immersed in Dunedin’s thriving start-up ecosystem that offers supportive networks, business incubators and co-working spaces.
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Whether you're embarking on your academic journey with our comprehensive undergraduate programmes or aiming to reach new heights through our advanced postgraduate offerings, Otago is here to support your aspirations.
Undergraduate qualifications
For new and current students studying towards a Bachelor's or other first degree. Explore undergraduate qualifications at Otago, designed to build a strong foundation in your chosen field, preparing you for a successful career or further study.
Note: this subject can also be studied as a minor.
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Further study opportunities
Whether you are looking to bridge your undergraduate studies to advanced knowledge or aiming to specialise in a specific field, Otago offers a range of graduate and postgraduate options to suit your aspirations.
Studying Entrepreneurship provided some refreshment and creativity to my otherwise technical Computer Science papers – we learned about a whole range of areas from marketing and management to business statistics.
Magdeline Huang
Bachelor of Science (Major: Computer Science, Minor: Entrepreneurship)
Related subject areas
Explore all subject areasDevelop an entrepreneurial mindset
Study Entrepreneurship and learn how to think creatively, create value responsibly, and make a real difference anywhere. Whether you're aiming to launch a startup, innovate within organisations, or influence social and environmental change, this programme will equip you with the flexibility, mindset and connections to succeed.
Programme details
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| Level | Papers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 100-level | ENTR 111 Responsible Entrepreneurship | 18 |
| ENTR 112 Business Model Development and Innovation | 18 | |
| 200-level | ENTR 211 Entrepreneurial Capital and Valuation | 18 |
| ENTR 212 Sustainable Entrepreneurship in Practice | 18 | |
| 300-level | MANT 301 Technological Innovation and Entrepreneurship | 18 |
| ENTR 312 New Venture Creation Strategy | 18 | |
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At least two of: ECON 302 International Trade MANT 332 International Management MANT 340 Indigenous Management and Organisation MANT 342 Global Business Strategy MART 306 Market-Led Innovation MART 308 Integrated Digital Marketing MART 333 Creative Marketing Communication ECON 318 Behavioural Economics AGRI 321 Agriculture Production and Food Security DHUM 303 When Machines Decide ENVI 311 Understanding Environmental Issues | 36 | |
| Plus | 216 further points; must include 72 points at 200-level or above. | 216 |
| Note: Students should check the prerequisites for the 300-level papers when selecting 100- and/or 200-level papers. | ||
| Total | 360 |
A minor subject can be included in many of our undergraduate degrees. To earn a minor, you typically must complete a minimum of 90 points in that subject, with at least 18 points at the 300-level.
Your minor can be a subject more commonly taken for a different degree. For example, a BCom majoring in Marketing can include Japanese as a minor subject. To include this subject as a minor in your application, first find a major subject through our Subject Search or Study Match.
You can check what’s required to receive the minor accreditation in the programme details below.
Available as a minor subject for a Bachelor of Arts (BA), Bachelor of Music (MusB), Bachelor of Performing Arts (BPA), Bachelor of Theology (BTheol), Bachelor of Science (BSc), Bachelor of Commerce (BCom), Bachelor of Health Science (BHealSc), Bachelor of Arts and Commerce (BACom), Bachelor of Arts and Science (BASc) or Bachelor of Commerce and Science (BComSc) degree
| Level | Papers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 100-level | ENTR 111 Responsible Entrepreneurship | 18 |
| 200-level | ENTR 211 Entrepreneurial Capital and Valuation | 18 |
| 300-level | MANT 301 Technological Innovation and Entrepreneurship | 18 |
Plus | 36 additional points from | 36 |
| Total | 90 |
Papers
View a list of all related papers below.
ENTR papers
| Paper Code | Year | Title | Points | Teaching period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENTR111 | 2025 | Responsible Entrepreneurship | 18 points | Semester 1 |
| ENTR112 | 2025 | Business Model Development and Innovation | 18 points | Semester 2 |
| ENTR211 | 2025 | Entrepreneurial Capital and Valuation | 18 points | Semester 1 |
| ENTR212 | 2025 | Sustainable Entrepreneurship in Practice | 18 points | Semester 2 |
| ENTR312 | 2025 | New Venture Creation Strategy | 18 points | Semester 2 |
| ENTR411 | 2025 | Introduction to Entrepreneurship | 20 points | Semester 1 |
| ENTR415 | 2025 | New Venture Strategy | 20 points | Not offered in 2025 |
| ENTR421 | 2025 | Technology and Entrepreneurship | 20 points | Not offered in 2025 |
| ENTR512 | 2025 | Feasibility Analysis | 20 points | Not offered in 2025 |
| ENTR513 | 2025 | Finance for Entrepreneurs | 20 points | Not offered in 2025 |
| ENTR514 | 2025 | Marketing in a Digital World | 20 points | Not offered in 2025 |
| ENTR515 | 2025 | New Venture Strategy | 20 points | Not offered in 2025 |
| ENTR520 | 2025 | Sustainable Entrepreneurship | 20 points | Not offered in 2025 |
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