Queensland University of Technology
Executive Graduate Certificate in Business Administration
- Delivery: Face to Face
- Study Level: Postgraduate
- Duration: 12 months
- Course Type: Graduate Certificate
Acquire in-depth knowledge and skills in business disciplines to lead with confidence in complex business environments.
Course overview
Accelerate your leadership journey and elevate your impact with a QUT Executive Graduate Certificate in Business Administration. This program will enhance your leadership capabilities and broaden your expertise across key business disciplines.
As part of this executive graduate certificate, you’ll learn to manage strategic direction and drive innovation through design thinking. You’ll hone your communication skills to effectively engage and persuade your audience. Furthermore, you’ll develop greater self-awareness, gain insights into how your interactions influence your leadership and uncover opportunities for personal and career growth in complex business environments.
Key facts
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What you will study
To graduate from the Executive Graduate Certificate in Business Administration course, you must successfully complete 48 credit points:
Core units (six credit points each):
- Strategic Management
- Communicating to Influence
- Systems Thinking for Managers
- Problem Framing for Creative Action
- Personal Leadership and Change
Select three units from the following options (six credit points each):
- Data Analysis and Decision Making
- Accounting for Decision Making
- Marketing Strategically
- Understanding and Leading Others
- Economics in Business
Entry requirements
To be eligible for admission to the course, you must have:
- A recognised bachelor's degree in any field with a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 4.50 (on QUT's 7-point scale).
- A minimum of five years full-time post-degree work experience with a minimum of three years of relevant professional work experience and a minimum of two years of supervisory/management experience.
OR
- A minimum of nine years full-time work experience with a minimum of six years of relevant professional work experience and a minimum of three years of supervisory/management experience.
If you have relevant work experience, you can submit a current curriculum vitae providing details of your roles, responsibilities and achievements. This allows the university to assess your work experience. Relevant work experience indicates your capacity to contribute to workshop discussions and the wider student body.
Applicants are required to submit responses to the following mandatory reflective questions:
- Motivation to complete the QUT MBA.
- Intended contribution to the cohort.
- Work/life/study balance strategy.
- Current leadership philosophy.
You may also be required to attend an interview with the MBA director or nominee.
Outcomes
Suitable roles for graduates may include:
- Administrator
- Manager
- Senior professional
Fees and FEE-HELP
Indicative per unit fee in 2026: $4,000 (domestic full-fee playing place)
Estimated total fee in 2026: 32,000 (domestic full-fee playing place)
Your actual fees may vary depending on which units you choose. QUT reviews fees annually. They may be subject to increases.
You may need to pay student services and amenities (SA) fees as part of your course costs.
FEE-HELP loans are available to assist eligible full-fee-paying domestic students.