University of Wollongong
Graduate Certificate in Business
- Delivery: Online
- Study Level: Postgraduate
- Duration: 6 months
- Course Type: Graduate Certificate
This course covers key business areas including accounting, financial management, organisational behaviour and marketing management.
Course overview
The Graduate Certificate in Business is for those who want to advance their career, formalise their industry experience, or up-skill and move into a business-focused role within their field.
Graduates can progress to a range of master’s programs offered by Sydney Business School, UOW and may be granted up to four subjects's credit towards the master’s degree.
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
The Graduate Certificate in Business requires the successful completion of 24 credit points (CP) comprising four subjects. Each subject is valued at six CP.
Core subjects
- Accounting and Financial Management
- Organisational Behaviour and Management
- Principles of Marketing Management
- Operations Management
Entry requirements
Academic requirements
To be considered for the course, students must have one of the following:
- A recognised bachelor's or master's degree.
- A tertiary academic qualification with duration of at least three years’ full-time equivalent.
- Three years’ full-time equivalent managerial or professional work experience.
The faculty will consider applicants with seven years’ full-time equivalent general work experience on a case-by-case basis.
English language requirements
For international students, the following level of English is required to gain admission to this program:
- IELTS Academic: Overall score of 6.0, with reading 6.0, writing 6.0, listening 5.0 and speaking 5.0.
- TOEFL (Internet-based): Overall score of 70, with reading 18, writing 18, listening 12 and speaking 12.
- UOW College's English for Tertiary Studies: Pass (weighted average mark of 50 overall and minimum 50 in Academic Reading and Writing)
Other qualifications may also be considered. Contact the university for more information.
Outcomes
Learning outcomes
- Integrate relevant principles and concepts in a business context.
- Analyse complex business situations using appropriate theories and techniques.
- Generate solutions to problems in organisations.
- Independently make socially responsible decisions based on analysis of relevant information.
- Communicate complex business ideas to a variety of audiences.
- Demonstrate professional interpersonal skills whilst working with others to produce agreed outputs.
Fees and CSP
Total indicative course tuition fee (2025): $16,344 (domestic full-fee paying place)
Total indicative course tuition fee (2025): $8,160 (Commonwealth Supported 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.
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.