Victoria University
Graduate Certificate in Business Analytics
- Delivery: Online
- Study Level: Postgraduate
- Duration: 6 months
- Course Type: Graduate Certificate
Study 100% online and unlock data-driven insights for your business and make agile decisions
Course overview
This postgraduate data analytics course is practical, driven by real-world needs and business-focused. Through a hands-on approach using open-source environments and cloud technology, you will learn new skills, upgrade your current ones and build a solid foundation for career growth.
In an era where information and data are central to business, this graduate certificate teaches skills you can apply every day to solve business problems, create new opportunities and run the market.
Key facts
What you will study
To attain the award of Graduate Certificate in Business Analytics, students will be required to complete 48 credit points. The units (12 credit points each) include:
- Predictive Analytics
- Business Analytics and Visualisation
- Coding for Business Analytics
- Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Business
Entry requirements
To be considered for postgraduate study, you will need to have specific academic qualifications, as outlined below. We also consider non-academic research and work experience for our research candidates.
Admission criteria
- Completion of an Australian Bachelor degree (or equivalent) in a similar discipline OR Applicants with a minimum five (5) years approved work experience will be considered for admission to this course.
Special entry programs
- If you are from a disadvantaged or underrepresented social, economic or cultural background, you may be eligible for one of our special admission programs. These programs are designed to help you access education more easily.
Outcomes
Career outcomes
Graduates will be prepared to thrive in fields such as:
- Analytics
- Business Intelligence
- Business Analysis
- Information Prediction
- Financial, Logistics, HR and Supply-chain Analysis
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Review theoretical approaches and analyse their application to achieve effective business intelligence and business analytics systems practice.
- Justify and interpret theoretical concepts and related knowledge to think critically in the resolution of authentic business problems in contemporary business intelligence and business analytics systems.
- Critically appraise cross disciplinary knowledge in creative decision making.
- Effectively articulate complex knowledge and ideas to a variety of audiences.
- Advocate consistently, with personal accountability for outputs in a contemporary work environment in a socially responsible manner.
Fees and FEE-HELP
Indicative fee in 2025: $16,100 per semester (domestic full-fee paying place)
Full-fee courses are not government subsidised, so you will pay the total cost of each unit.
In addition to your tuition fees, you will need to pay a Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF).
FEE-HELP loans are available to assist eligible full-fee paying domestic students with the cost of a university course.