Melbourne Business School
Graduate Diploma in Business Administration
- Delivery: Face to Face
- Study Level: Postgraduate
- Duration: 12 months
- Course Type: Graduate Diploma
This program is designed for aspiring leaders who want to make a difference without putting their life on hold.
Course overview
Comprising of Business Essentials, foundational business program, and seven core subjects from the Master of Business Administration (MBA) program, you’ll graduate with a complete business toolkit that will develop your understanding of how to deliver value across all areas of the business. And if you choose, you can go further by studying the MBA itself.
Key facts
What you will study
To complete the Graduate Diploma in Business Administration, students will have to fulfil Leadership and Business Essentials and then choose from a number of core subjects. 112.5 credit points (CP) are required to complete the program. Each subject is valued at 12.5 CP, unless otherwise indicated.
Complete the following:
- Leadership (6.5 CP)
- Business Essentials
Choose subjects from the broad range featured here, where pre-requisites are met:
- Managerial Ethics and Business Environment (6.25 CP)
- Data Analysis
- Managing People
- Marketing
- Financial Accounting
- Finance
- Managerial Economics
- Operations
Entry requirements
Academic requirements
To be considered for entry into this course, you must have the following:
- An undergraduate degree.
- Two years' work experience.
- Two confidential professional referees.
English language requirements
All applicants to the University of Melbourne must satisfy the English language requirements. This may be achieved in a number of ways, including recognised previous study taught and assessed entirely in English or an approved English language test. If you need to undertake an English language test, you must meet one of the scores below:
- IELTS (Academic) – 7.0 overall, with no band less than 6.5.
- TOEFL IBT – minimum score of 102 (written score minimum 24 and no individual score lower than 21).
- PTE – English Academic PTE with a minimum score of 72, written communicative skill of 65 and no other communicative skill below 64.
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 to reduce the number of courses that you need to study to finish your program. Contact the university for more information.
Fees and FEE-HELP
Indicative program fee in 2025: $46,350 (domestic full-fee paying place)
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.