University of Southern Queensland
Graduate Certificate of Business Administration
- Delivery: Online
- Study Level: Postgraduate
- Duration: 4 months
- Course Type: Graduate Certificate
Add immediate value to your business by learning practical and innovative strategies to lead teams with a high-performing culture.
Course overview
Through industry representatives and experiential learning, you can use this business administration certificate to gain entry into Master of Business Administration (MBA).
UniSQ’s new fast-tracked degree allows you to study two subjects at a time throughout one eight-week teaching period. The intake for each teaching period is consecutive with all subjects focus on scenario-based learning.
Complete this graduate certificate within four months of full-time study (two subjects at a time). Choose to study one subject at a time and finish within eight months.
Key facts
What you will study
To complete this degree students must fulfil four units.
Core unit
- Leveraging Your Leadership Identity
Electives
Complete three units from the following list:
- Making Decisions Strategically
- Analysing Business Data
- Leading a High-Performance Culture
- Shaping Organisational Policy
- Balancing Drivers of Business Performance
- Designing Systems for Impact
- Communicating Strategically
- Mobilising Your People
- Leading Through a Crisis
- Driving Growth and Innovation
Entry requirements
Academic requirements
Applicants must have one of the following:
- Completion of an Australian university three-year bachelor's degree, or equivalent, with a GPA of at least 4.0 out of 7.0, and a minimum of three years' full-time relevant professional work experience in business at management or supervisory level.
- With no formal university qualification, you will require at least five years' relevant professional work experience at management or supervisory level which is equivalent of an Australian bachelor's degree (AQF Level 7).
Applicants who have not completed a three-year bachelor's degree, but have a minimum of five years' professional work experience in business with at least one year's management or supervisory level experience, or equivalent, may apply for entry and be assessed on a case-by-case basis.
English language requirements
You are required to meet the applicable English language requirements and this degree requires a minimum of IELTS 6.5 with a minimum 6.0 in each subscore. UniSQ also accepts other English language proficiency tests.
If you don't meet the English language requirements, you can apply to study the English for Academic Purposes EAP3 pathway program through the Union Institute of Language (UIL).
Recognition of Prior Learning
You may be eligible for recognition of prior learning if you have previously studied or have relevant work experience. This will help to reduce the number of courses that you need to study to finish your program. Contact the university for more details.
Outcomes
Career outcomes
Be ready to move into management or executive roles within your business. Convert your thinking from operational to strategic and progress into executive roles in regional, national or international organisations.
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of this program, graduates will be able to:
- Synthesise contemporary and advanced bodies of knowledge to transform business.
- Critically analyse complex data to drive innovative and sustainable business performance.
- Communicate with impact to influence internal and external stakeholders, both locally and globally.
- Leverage personal attributes and skills to respond creatively to business challenges.
- Exercise professional judgement informed by reflection and responsible ethical practice to make evidence-based decisions.
- Mobilise complex networks of people, systems and/or resources to respond to challenges and capitalise on emergent local and global opportunities.
Fees and FEE-HELP
Indicative annual fee in 2025: $15,880 (domestic full-fee paying place)
A student’s annual fee may vary in accordance with:
- The number of units studied.
- 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.
FEE-HELP loans are available to assist eligible full-fee paying domestic students with the cost of a university course.