Curtin University

Graduate Certificate in Business Fundamentals

  • Delivery: Face to Face
  • Study Level: Postgraduate
  • Duration: 6 months
  • Course Type: Graduate Certificate

Equip yourself with essential business skills and knowledge that go beyond specific disciplines.

Course overview

Acquire data management and security knowledge, business analytics, business project management and transformative technologies that impact business and society. To further your understanding of a specific area, select one optional discipline unit in human resources, information systems, marketing or finance. Throughout the course, you will enhance your critical thinking and creativity skills and build your awareness of new business ideas and the application of business concepts as you collaborate with peers from various discipline perspectives.

Key facts

Delivery
Face to Face
Course Type
Graduate Certificate
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Can be studied part time
Duration
6 months (Full time)
Price Per Unit
From $4,042.5
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The estimated per-unit fee is calculated using the annual average first-year fee. It is based on a full-time study load of 40 cp (4 units) per semester or 80 cp (8 units) per year.
Campus
Perth
Intake
Units
4
Fees
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FEE-HELP loans are available to assist eligible full-fee paying domestic students with the cost of a university course.
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What you will study

Complete these units:

  • Business Analytics and Data Visualisation
  • Societal Impact of Technological Innovation

Alternate core

Complete 25 credit points from the following:

  • Business Project Management
  • Designing Your Future

Options

Complete 25 credit points from the following options:

  • Financial Principles and Analysis
  • Introduction to Programming
  • Human Resource Development
  • Foundations of Supply Chain Management
  • Marketing Management

Students should select the discipline-specific pre-Major unit which provides the pathway into their Master of Commerce Major of choice. MGMT5052 is an alternate core to ISYS5001.

Entry requirements

Applicants require a bachelor degree in any discipline, or at least five years of relevant work experience. Applicants must also meet Curtin’s English language proficiency requirements.

English language requirements

Curtin requires all applicants to demonstrate proficiency in English. Specific English requirements for this course are outlined below.

  • IELTS - Writing 6.0
  • Speaking 6.0
  • Reading 6.0
  • Listening 6.0
  • Overall bans score 6.5

You may demonstrate English proficiency using other tests. Please contact the university for full details.

Recognition of Prior Learning

Applications for credit towards a course are assessed on an individual basis. Credit reduces the amount of learning required to complete the course and may be granted for formal education qualifications, non-formal learning from non-award programs of study and informal learning through work experiences.

Outcomes

Careers outcomes

Graduates may pursue careers in roles such as:

  • Business Administration Manager
  • Employment Relations Advisor
  • Financial Consultant
  • Project Manager

Industries

  • Banking and Finance
  • Consultancy
  • Education
  • Resources and Renewables
  • Retail

Learning outcomes

Graduates will learn the following skills during the course:

  • Describe and apply the principles, concepts, tools, techniques and processes of project management and extend the boundaries of knowledge through research.
  • Think critically and reflectively to analyse project management problems and issues and generate practical, effective solutions to facilitate project success.
  • Source, critically evaluate and synthesise information to support comprehension and decision-making in a project environment.
  • Communicate graphically, orally and in writing with academic, professional and community stakeholders.
  • Use appropriate technologies for the facilitation of project management processes.
  • Use a range of strategies that will enable continued learning.
  • Recognise the value of an international perspective on project management processes.
  • Appreciate the cultural diversity of the wider community and its impacts on project management.
  • Conduct themselves ethically and professionally; demonstrate leadership skills, self-motivation and teamwork.

Fees and FEE-HELP

Estimated 2025 first-year fee: $16,170 (domestic fee-paying).

All costs are calculated using current rates and are based on a study load of 100 credit points (normally four units) per semester or 200 credit points (normally eight units) per year.

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.