Murdoch University
Graduate Certificate in Business Administration
- Delivery: Face to Face
- Study Level: Postgraduate
- Duration: 6 months
- Course Type: Graduate Certificate
Develop the business skills you need to succeed in a senior management role.
Course overview
Increase your knowledge in business management, connect with like-minded professionals and develop business management skills to further your career with this trial part of a Master of Business Administration (MBA).
You’ll study core units in accounting and finance, plus choose specialist units to create a personalised qualification that suits your goals and career aspirations.
CSP Subsidised Fees Available
This program has a limited quota of Commonwealth Supported Places (CSP). The indicative CSP price is calculated based on first year fees for EFT. The actual fee may vary if there are choices in electives or majors.
Key facts
What you will study
To complete the Graduate Certificate in Business Administration, you must fulfil 12 credit points (credit points). Each unit is valued at three credit points, unless otherwise indicated.
Core units (six credit points)
Choose a group:
Group A
- Financial Decision-Making Essentials (six credit points)
Group B
- Accounting for Managers
- Business Finance
Electives (six credit points)
Choose from the following:
- Strategic Marketing Management
- Organisational Behaviour and Management
- Human Resource Management Perspectives
- Strategic Research in International Markets
- Social Enterprise, Social Innovation and Profit for Purpose
- Data, Metrics, Reporting and Analytics
- International Business Negotiations
- Leading and Managing Nonprofit Organisations
- Quantitative Research for Business
- Global Business in the Asian Century (six credit points)
- Global Business (six credit points)
- Business, Society and the Environment (six credit points)
- Leading the Engaged Enterprise (six credit points)
- Strategies for Growth and Excellence (six credit points)
- Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management
- Managing Strategic Risk and Projects (six credit points)
- Economics and Business Strategy
Students intending to enrol in the Master of Professional Accounting should select Quantitative Research for Business and Economics and Business Strategy.
Entry requirements
Academic requirements
To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have one of the following:
- A recognised bachelor's degree or higher.
- Satisfactory preparation for the course through informal or non-formal learning and/or professional experiences subject to the approval of the Academic Chair.
English language requirements
You must meet a minimum standard in English to study at Murdoch, which for most courses can be demonstrated by providing evidence that you have completed Year 11 and 12 in Australia at any level if you are a domestic student, or through either English proficiency tests, university preparation courses, English language courses, previous tertiary study or vocational education.
Recognition of Prior Learning
If you’ve previously studied or have professional work experience in a relevant field, you may be eligible to receive credit towards your Murdoch degree. Known as advanced standing, this recognition of prior learning could reduce your overall study load and shorten the length of time before you’re able to graduate.
Outcomes
Career outcomes
A postgraduate qualification can help you further your current career and move into a more senior role or help you change career paths to pursue new opportunities. Depending on your own situation and career aspirations, there are many careers and positions that this course can lead to. Careers could include:
- Operations manager
- Marketing manager
- Strategy manager
- Business operations manager
- Finance manager
Good management is needed across all industries. You could find yourself working in government, media, advertising, finance and other areas of business or non-government organisations (NGOs).
Fees and CSP
Indicative total fee in 2025: $14,700 (domestic full-fee paying place)
Indicative total fee in 2025: $8,496 (Commonwealth Supported Place)
The fees provided are indicative and intended only as a guide. They are based on a typical full-time enrolment for a first-year student at Murdoch University of 24 CP.
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.
Commonwealth Supported Places
The Australian Government allocates a certain number of CSPs to the universities each year, which are then distributed to students based on merit.
If you're a Commonwealth Supported Student (CSS), you'll only need to pay a portion of your tuition fees. This is known as the student contribution amount – the balance once the government subsidy is applied. This means your costs are much lower.
Limited CSP spaces are offered to students enrolled in selected postgraduate courses.
Your student contribution amount is:
- Calculated per unit you're enrolled in.
- Dependent on the study areas they relate to.
- Reviewed and adjusted each year.
HECS-HELP loans are available to CSP students to pay the student contribution amount.
FEE-HELP loans are available to assist eligible full-fee paying domestic students with the cost of a university course.