CQUniversity
Graduate Diploma of Business Administration (Leadership)
- Delivery: Online
- Study Level: Postgraduate
- Duration: 9 months
- Course Type: Graduate Diploma
Study 100% online and enhance your career in management and leadership with this program.
Course overview
Progress your career in management and leadership with the Graduate Diploma of Business Administration (Leadership). This course is delivered via CQU's Be Different platform, offering a self-paced and flexible online learning experience ideal for busy, emerging business leaders.
Your studies will focus on solving problems, creating innovative solutions and generating entrepreneurial initiatives. Through this course, you will develop contemporary skills using problem-solving and activity-based learning. This course is closely aligned with the industry capabilities expected of graduates and provides you with skills and knowledge to help progress your career in business.
If you have completed the Graduate Certificate in Business Administration (Leadership) and would like to extend your skills further, this course is ideal. Alternatively, after you have completed the Graduate Diploma of Business Administration (Leadership), you can transition seamlessly into the Master of Business Administration (Leadership) and receive credits for the units you have completed.
Key facts
What you will study
To earn the Graduate Diploma of Business Administration (Leadership), you must complete eight units:
- Disruption, Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- People, Leadership and Culture
- Communication for Leadership Success
- Strategic Marketing
- Accounting for Business Decisions
- Contemporary Leadership
- Global Economics
- International Business Law
Each standard unit is designed to take 144 hours to complete, which equates to eight to 12 months of full-time study for the full course. However, this is a flexible online course so you will have up to five years from enrolment to complete the course at your own pace.
Entry requirements
Academic requirements
To be eligible for entry into this course, applicants must hold one of the following criteria:
- A completed Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) bachelor's degree or a higher equivalent qualification.
- A completed AQF diploma with two years of relevant business or managerial experience.
- Five years of relevant business or managerial experience.
Relevant business or managerial experience includes a working knowledge of how a business operates, for example, budgeting, staffing, project management, financial reporting, process management, or human resources.
A letter of employment presented on company letterhead and signed and dated by a delegated authority must show professional experience. The letter must contain the position title, duties performed and length of service.
English language requirements
Applicants are required to provide evidence of completion of one of the following criteria:
- A secondary qualification (Year 11 and 12, or equivalent).
- An AQF diploma-level qualification.
- Bachelor's level qualification study for at least two years full-time with a minimum overall GPA of 4.0 completed within Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, South Africa, Ireland, or the United States of America.
If you do not satisfy any of the above criteria, you will need to undertake an English language proficiency test and achieve the following scores below:
- International English Language Testing System (IELTS Academic): The overall band score was at least 6.0, with a minimum of 5.5 in each subset.
- Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL): Requires 550 or better overall and a minimum TWE score of 4.5 (Paper Based Test), or 75 or better overall and no score less than 17 (Internet Based Test).
- Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic): Requires an overall score of 54 with no sub-score less than 46.
- Occupational English Test: Grades A or B only in the four components.
English test results remain valid for no more than two years between the final examination date and the commencement date of study. They must appear on a single result certificate. Each student will be assessed individually.
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
If you are seeking to reinvigorate your career, a Graduate Diploma of Business Administration (Leadership) is for you. This course is ideal for aspiring leaders and offers you an affordable, fresh and compelling graduate educational experience. The Graduate Diploma provides you with the skills and knowledge to advance your career and to become an internationally astute business leader.
Fees and FEE-HELP
Indicative first-year tuition fee in 2025: $14,400 (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.