Why Study/Key Benefits

The Master of Social Impact was designed for professionals seeking to create and lead positive social change through social enterprises, for-purpose organisations, government, business, philanthropy and other social-impact models.

Historically, the programme focused on:

• Social entrepreneurship and innovation.
• Entrepreneurship and development of social ventures.
• Social investment and philanthropy.
• Corporate responsibility.
• Evaluation and impact measurement.
• Leadership for social impact.
• Strategic approaches to social and environmental challenges.
• Practical and evidence-based approaches to solving complex social problems.

Programme Structure and Subjects/Topics

Historical Swinburne course-planner information confirms the following Master of Social Impact units.

Core social-impact units

• Opportunity Discovery, Creativity and Design — ENT60009
• Corporate Responsibility and Accountability — SIP60001
• Leadership for Social Impact — SIP60002
• Social Impact: Social Entrepreneurs and Social Innovation — SIP60003
• Social Investment and Philanthropy — SIP60004
• Evaluation and Impact Measurement — SIP70014
• Strategic Philanthropy — SIP80015
• Social Venture Development — SIP80017

Entrepreneurship and Innovation specialisation

The requested specialisation is Entrepreneurship and Innovation.

However, Swinburne's currently accessible records do not provide a sufficiently reliable current unit list specifically labelled as the Entrepreneurship and Innovation specialisation for this discontinued course.

Therefore:

• Exact current specialisation subjects: Not publicly specified – please confirm with IPU.

Disciplines/Specialisations

The Master of Social Impact historically allowed students to combine social-impact study with business specialisations and AGSE electives.

The programme's broader academic areas included:

• Social entrepreneurship
• Social innovation
• Social investment
• Philanthropy
• Corporate responsibility
• Impact measurement
• Social venture development
• Leadership
• Entrepreneurship
• Innovation

Programme Highlights

Historical highlights of the Master of Social Impact included:

• Focus on the rapidly developing social economy.
• Integration of social entrepreneurship and innovation.
• Study of social investment and philanthropy.
• Exposure to social-enterprise models.
• Evaluation and impact-measurement skills.
• Leadership and strategic problem solving.
• Connection with Swinburne's Centre for Social Impact.
• Access to the Australian Graduate School of Entrepreneurship environment.
• Blended learning delivery.
• Opportunity to apply learning to real-world social and environmental challenges.

Career Outcomes

Historical programme information indicates career directions in areas such as:

• Social impact management
• Social innovation
• Social entrepreneurship
• Social investment
• Philanthropy
• Social enterprise
• For-purpose organisations
• Government and public-sector social-impact work
• Corporate social responsibility
• Impact evaluation and measurement
• Leadership within purpose-driven organisations

Latest Updates/Special Requirements

The most important current update is that Swinburne's Centre for Social Impact states:

• Master of Social Impact is a course in transition.
• The course is no longer accepting new students.
• Prospective students are directed to the Master of Business Administration specialising in Social Impact.

Consequently:

• New international applications: Not currently available.
• Current CRICOS status for a new intake: Not publicly specified – please confirm with IPU.
• 2027 intake: Not publicly specified – please confirm with IPU.
• Current programme-specific English requirement: Not publicly specified – please confirm with IPU.
• Current programme-specific fee: Not publicly specified – please confirm with IPU.
• Current Entrepreneurship and Innovation subject list: Not publicly specified – please confirm with IPU.

International Student Visa Requirements

The requested Master of Social Impact is not currently accepting new students, so it should not currently be used as the basis for a new Student visa application.

For an active eligible Swinburne course, Australia's Student visa subclass 500 generally requires:

• Enrolment in an eligible course.
• A valid Confirmation of Enrolment (CoE) when the visa is decided.
• Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC), unless an exemption applies.
• Compliance with the applicable visa eligibility and conditions.
• Compliance with Australian immigration and legal requirements.