Entry requirements

You are open to enrol with any previous bachelor’s degree study (or other qualifications of an equivalent standard) and a B Grade Point Average in your final-year courses.

If English is your additional language, you are also required to meet UC's English language requirements.

For the full entry requirements, see the Regulations for the Postgraduate Certificate in Product Innovation or use the admission requirements checker.

You can apply online at myUC.

See Admission and enrolment for all information on enrolling at UC.

Subjects and courses

The PGCertProdInnovation is made up of compulsory courses and a selection of elective courses, including at least one course focused on business skills.

• PROD601 Design Critique and Research Methods
• PROD602 Systems Thinking for Product Design

Select at least one of the following:

• MBUS601 Marketing
• MBAZ673 Innovation

If choosing only one of the courses above, select one more course from the following:

• PROD611 Design and Manufacture
• PROD612 Bio-Inspired Design
• PROD613 Development of Interdisciplinary Practice and Self
• PROD614 Design Ethics
• PROD621 Games for Health & Wellbeing
• PROD622 Immersive Collaborative Play and Design
• PROD623 Gamification for Enterprises
• PROD631 Fragrance Design
• PROD632 Special Topics in Cosmetic Product Formulation
• any approved 400-level course

Further study

UC offers a Master of Product Innovation.

Credit from your completed courses in the PGCertProdInnovation can be transferred to the Master of Product Innovation, provided you have not already graduated with the Certificate beforehand.

Career opportunities

Companies are continuously looking for graduates that have both technical and entrepreneurial skills to take their products to the next level.

Product Design graduates can work within a variety of roles, from market research, concept design, manufacturing, or advertising aspects of the commercial lifecycle.

Our students are especially well equipped to launch their own company.

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