Monash University
Graduate Certificate of Business Management
- Delivery: Online
- Study Level: Postgraduate
- Duration: 7 months
- Course Type: Graduate Certificate
Gain the skills you need to become a confident leader in business with a course that draws on your career and experience.
Course overview
The Graduate Certificate of Business Management will set you on the right path to a successful leadership career. Gain expert industry knowledge and skills to meet a variety of complex challenges.
This course is an integrated and practical introduction to the practice of business management in a contemporary, dynamic and digital context. The Graduate Certificate will provide you with the critical knowledge and skills in the key business management areas of leadership, strategic management, innovation and financial management. You will also learn how management, business and organisations can thrive in the context of digital disruption and accelerating technological change.
The Graduate Certificate of Business Management is designed to enable you to efficiently learn and develop core business knowledge and the skills to manage in a contemporary business context, which is often distinguished by fast-paced change, ongoing uncertainty, the pressures of digital transformation and the need to be agile.
Key facts
What you will study
To complete the Graduate Certificate of Business Management, you must complete four units (24 credit points).
Core subjects:
- Leadership for organisational advancement (six credit points)
- Strategic management for agile organisations six credit points)
- Innovation and new value creation (six credit points)
- Financial management and resource utilisation six credit points)
Entry requirements
An applicant must have one of the following:
- An Australian bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification.
- A minimum of five years relevant experience in a professional role.
English requirements
For entry to Monash University, you must meet the minimum English language requirements. You can do this by completing one of the qualifications listed on their website.
If you've completed several measures of English proficiency over a period of time, the highest valid measure will be accepted as long as it's been taken within the required time limitations.
Minimum entrance requirements apply for admission to Monash University Australia.
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
Careers outcomes
Graduates may pursue careers in roles such as:
- Business Administrator
- Business Manager
Learning outcomes
- Strategic leadership: Acquire an adaptable leadership skill set, ready to meet the challenges of the changing business landscape.
- Financial management: Position yourself with the financial management skills to allocate resources strategically.
- Innovation: Redefine the challenges of technological disruption into value-adding opportunities.
- Our graduates are critical and creative scholars who:
- Produce innovative solutions to problems.
- Apply research skills to business challenges.
- Communicate effectively and perceptively.
- Our graduates are responsible and effective global citizens who:
- Engage in an internationalised world.
- Exhibit cross-cultural competence.
- Demonstrate ethical values.
- Demonstrate foundational knowledge in business management at a master's level.
Fees and FEE-HELP
Average 2025 total course fee: $18,550 (domestic full-fee paying place)
All costs are calculated using current rates and are based on a study load of 24 credit points (normally four units).
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/institution directly to confirm.
FEE-HELP loans are available to assist eligible full-fee paying domestic students with the cost of a university course.