The Entrepreneurial PhD may contain two forms of coursework. Coursework related to training as a researcher and coursework related to entrepreneurial practices.
The research coursework will vary by discipline. In some schools or faculties, you may be asked to complete some courses related to theory development, quantitative methods, qualitative methods, or more specific subjects. As you explore supervisors, it’s recommended to ask what PhD coursework they would require or recommend. In context of the Australian PhD timelines, coursework can risk delaying graduation beyond the ARC expected timelines. But, it can also be tremendously illuminatung to your research designs and final thesis, and can help you bond with others pursuing a similar path.
GRS coordinates workshops, talks, etc that are generally relevant to PhD students across disciplines: https://www.uts.edu.au/research-and-teaching/graduate-research/current-research-students/learning-and-development
If there are interesing subjects across UTS that you think are suited to your methodology, feel free to reach out to the subject coordinators and see if you can audit the subject (no formal assessment or fees) or enrol (assessed, but GRS can cover fees).
The practical coursework is a set of three subjects from the Diploma in Innovation. For three years, the students of the 1-year Bachelor of Entrepreneurship (Honours) completed this coursework, too, and benefitted from it as recent undergraduates. These three subjects are taught in 3-week intensive blocks, for 2 full days per week.
Given your experience as a serial entrepreneur, you may ask to be exempt from each of these. TBD what the process for applying for exemption is for this program, but it’ll be pretty straightforward provided sufficient evidence of prior knowledge on each of those subjects.
These classes are taught with a mix of undergraduate students from almost every faculty and will share the classroom with the Entrepreneurial PhD cohorts. If you do not apply for exemption, this is a great opportunity for the undergrads to have you as live case studies in the class and help you collect data about your venture, to validate the business model, appropriate support organisations (e.g. coworking spaces, incubators, accelerators, etc.) and sources of funding (e.g. revenues, grants, debt, angel, VC, other).
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