Graduate Certificate in Business Administration

What you will study

The course includes the following four subjects:

• Leading People and Change
• Marketing in the Age of Technology
• Accounting for Decision Makers
• Managerial Economics

Entry requirements

Applicants must demonstrate one of the following:

• A UTS-recognised bachelor's degree or equivalent with more than 60 per cent of all subjects completed at pass level and two years of full-time (or equivalent) relevant* post-degree work experience.
• Satisfactory performance in the Graduate Management Admision Test (GMAT) with an overall minimum score of 550 with verbal 25, quantitative 35 and AWA 4.0.
• Satisfactory performance in the Graduate Record Examination (GRE General Test) with an overall minimum score of 307 with verbal 148 and quantitative 156.
• All applicants without an academic qualification may be considered for the graduate certificate with a minimum of four years of full-time (or equivalent) relevant* post-secondary work experience and a general capacity to undertake tertiary education. Upon satisfactory completion of the graduate certificate, students can articulate into the master's degree.

English language requirements

The English proficiency requirement for local applicants with international qualifications is:

• IELTS Academic: 6.5 overall with a writing score of 6.0.
• TOEFL iBT: 79-93 overall with a writing score of 21.
• AE5: Pass.
• PTE: 58-64 with a writing score of 50.
• C1A/C2P: 176-184 with a writing score of 169.

Eligibility for admission does not guarantee the offer of a place.

Outcomes

Learning outcomes

• Critical thinking and analytical skills: Advance your critical thinking and analytical skills to develop innovative business solutions applicable to your current organisation.
• Communication and interpersonal skills: Have the ability to communicate ideas, decisions and strategies clearly to a variety of stakeholders and apply interpersonal skills that are sensitive to Indigenous peoples and other diverse people, cultures and contexts.
• Ethical decision-making: Learn how to evaluate and apply principles of ethics, sustainability, social responsibility and Indigenous perspectives to your business decisions.
• Global leadership: Gain advanced leadership skills and knowledge that you can integrate into your everyday practice, including researching and analysing complex information and concepts to support business decisions in local and international contexts.