Charles Sturt University
Graduate Diploma of Applied Business
- Delivery: Online
- Study Level: Postgraduate
- Duration: 12 months
- Course Type: Graduate Diploma
Expand your business expertise with a flexible online qualification that lets you tailor your studies across key business disciplines to support your professional goals.
Course overview
The Graduate Diploma of Applied Business from Charles Sturt University is a postgraduate online qualification designed to build advanced business knowledge across a range of disciplines while allowing you to tailor your studies to your professional interests and career goals. Completed over one year full-time or equivalent part-time, the course combines core studies in management, human resource management or organisational behaviour, together with Critical Studies: Indigenous Australian Cultures, Histories and Contemporary Realities, and a broad selection of elective subjects.
You will study curriculum themes aligned to your chosen area of interest, with subjects available across business management, leadership, human resource management, marketing, accounting, finance, data analytics, project management, information technology and business law. Your studies will develop your ability to apply business knowledge in professional contexts, evaluate business concepts, think strategically, and identify opportunities and solutions within specialist and broader business environments.
The Graduate Diploma of Applied Business also provides a pathway to the Master of Applied Business.
Key facts
12th July, 2027
What you will study
To earn the Graduate Diploma of Applied Business, you must successfully complete units totalling 64 credit points, as detailed below. Unless otherwise noted, each course is worth 8 credit points.
- Critical Studies: Indigenous Australian Cultures, Histories and Contemporary Realities
Select 16 credit points from the following:
- Contemporary Management
- Human Resource Management
- Organisational Behaviour
Entry requirements
Academic requirements
Applicants will generally be required to have an undergraduate degree from a recognised Australian tertiary institution or a qualification deemed to be equivalent.
However, applicants with other academic and/or professional qualifications acceptable to the university will be considered.
English Language Proficiency
For postgraduate coursework courses, applicants must have obtained an Academic IELTS within the last two years with:
- A minimum overall score of 6.0.
- No individual score below 6.0.
Recognition of Prior Learning
You may be eligible for recognition of prior learning if you have previously studied or have relevant work experience. This will help reduce the number of units you need to study to finish your course. Contact the university for more information.
Outcomes
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of this course, graduates will be able to:
- Apply knowledge and skills with reflection to professional practice
- Analyse and evaluate business concepts applicable to their chosen business area of interest
- Apply strategic thinking to applicable business contexts
- Use knowledge and skills to problem solve and identify opportunities in specialist areas and in the broader business context
Career outcomes
Whether you pursue a career as a project manager, business analyst, digital marketer or in a range of other business roles, you'll graduate with knowledge and skills that can be applied across a variety of professional contexts.
Fees and FEE-HELP
Indicative annual fee in 2026: $34,960 (Full-fee paying place)
Indicative annual fees are based on your first year of study.
A student’s annual fee may vary by:
- The number of units studied.
- 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.