CQUniversity
Graduate Certificate in Business Administration
- Delivery: Face to Face
- Study Level: Postgraduate
- Duration: 6 months
- Course Type: Graduate Certificate
Study contemporary management practices in this postgraduate program.
Course overview
The Graduate Certificate in Business Administration offers opportunities to study a broad range of topics relating to aspects of organisational management. You will develop the creative, analytical and interpersonal capabilities crucial for successful business leadership. Upon completion of this program, you can further your studies with the Graduate Diploma of Business Administration, the Master of Business Administration or other master's courses.
Key facts
Melbourne
Sydney
What you will study
Students must complete a total of four core units:
- Critical Thinking and Managerial Decision-Making
- Managing People, Organisations and Context
- Accounting for Management Decision Making
- Marketing Management and Digital Communications
Entry requirements
Academic requirements
Prospective students must satisfy at least one of the following criteria to enrol in this course:
- A bachelor's degree in any discipline from an Australian university, college, or equivalent and three years of relevant business or professional experience.
- A recognised diploma and three years of relevant business or professional experience.
- A minimum of five years of relevant managerial or professional experience.
English language requirements
Students must have an International English Language Testing System (IELTS Academic) overall band score of 6.5, with no individual band score of less than 6.0.
Recognition of Prior Learning
You may be able to get credit for your course based on prior formal, non-formal or informal learning. To apply, you will need to provide supporting documentation outlined by the university. Contact the university for more information.
Outcomes
Career outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, you may consider seeking employment in business consultation or middle—to high-level business management.
Learning outcomes
- Apply the complex knowledge associated with leading people and managing diverse organisations.
- Integrate new knowledge with previous experience to analyse complex business issues and develop solutions.
- Apply advanced team skills that contribute to attaining organisational goals and objectives.
- Communicate business concepts to a variety of internal and external stakeholders.
Fees and FEE-HELP
Indicative first-year tuition fee in 2025: $15,990 (domestic full-fee paying place)
The indicative first-year fee is the approximate cost of enrolling in this course for one academic year for a full-fee paying place. For a graduate certificate, this is usually four units studied full-time over one term or part-time over two terms.
A student’s annual fee may vary in accordance with:
- The number of units studied per term.
- The choice of major or specialisation.
- Choice of units.
- Credit from previous study or work experience.
- Eligibility for government-funded loans.
Student fees shown are subject to change. Contact the university directly to confirm.
FEE-HELP loans are available to assist eligible full-fee paying domestic students with the cost of a university course.