Graduate Diploma of Business

What you will study

To gain the Graduate Diploma of Business award, students must complete eight units or 96 credit points. Each unit is worth 12 credit points.

Core units

• Management Communication
• Applied Business Statistics
• Organisational Behaviour
• Accounting for Managers
• Global Business
• Project Management
• The Positive Leader
• Digital Marketing

Entry requirements

Applicants for admission to candidature in the Graduate Diploma of Business may be selected where they can demonstrate professional standing approved by the Faculty Board to be equivalent to the requirements of Rule 2, Section 3.

English language requirements

English language requirements apply to International applicants and other applicants whose previous study was undertaken in a language other than English. The minimum English language requirements for such applicants for entry to this course:

• IELTS Overall Score 6.5

Recognition of Prior Learning

Credit for Prior Learning, also referred to as ‘Advanced Standing’ or Recognition for Prior Learning (RPL), is the process of looking at your prior study and/or experience to assess if you can be awarded academic credit or gain entry to a course on the basis of your existing knowledge and skills.

Contact the university for more details.

Outcomes

Learning outcomes

• Demonstrate critical thinking, well-developed judgement and the ability to reflect on self and others in business environments. Prepare a systematic approach to increasingly complex problem-solving in a business context.
• Analyse innovative solutions to complex business problems.
• Demonstrate an advanced understanding of complex ethical and socially responsible business practices informed by a global perspective.
• Demonstrate an advanced understanding of a body of knowledge in one or more discipline areas.
• Demonstrate critical thinking, well-developed judgement and the ability to reflect on self and others in business environments.
• Practice and develop expert communication and collaboration skills.
• Cultural competence: Demonstrate an advanced understanding of culturally appropriate business practices informed by a global perspective.

Career outcomes

The Graduate Diploma in Business improves people’s ability to run and manage a business, or helps them move into a management role. Graduates are equipped to undertake mid-level management roles in a broad spectrum of industries.

Fees and CSP

Estimated tuition fee in 2025: $15,446 (Commonwealth Supported Place)

Indicative tuition fee in 2025: $27,200 (domestic full-fee paying place)

Tuition fees are calculated based on your full-time study load of eight units or 96 credit points.

A student’s fee may vary depending on:

• The number of units studied.
• Choice of units.
• Credit from previous study or work experience.
• Eligibility for government-funded loans.

You may also need to pay the student services and amenities fee.

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 only need to pay some 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 the unit you're enrolled in.
• Depending 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.