Graduate Certificate in Business Administration

Adelaide University’s 100% online Graduate Certificate in Business Administration draws on core pillars of business to deliver a well-rounded introductory qualification.

Build a basic foundation of business administration knowledge to advance your experience or refresh your business skills, with concepts encompassing leadership, marketing, finance and entrepreneurship.

Learn about different leadership styles and how to identify your own leadership story, and strengthen your financial literacy skills by examining balance sheets, earnings statements, cash flow reports and changes in equity. You’ll also explore marketing best practice using customer-centric approaches and learn how to leverage an entrepreneurial mindset to create lucrative business ideas.

Graduate with a clear pathway into Adelaide University’s Master of Business Administration (MBA), ready to take on senior roles in a thriving global industry.

Expand your skill set and prepare for success in the modern business landscape with Adelaide University’s 100% online Graduate Certificate in Business Administration.

Improve your skills across the most important facets of business, learning to inspire and motivate your team, understand your customers and audience through a marketing lens, and become financially literate.

Study four foundational courses tailored to contemporary business and informed by best practice across leadership and influencing, marketing for managers, accounting and financial management and developing an entrepreneurial mindset. Benefit from the opportunity to network with your peers who bring their own professional experience to their studies.

You’ll explore leadership models to determine your own management style and further your self-awareness as a leader, graduating with the skills to get ahead in business, take the next step in your industry or pursue further advanced study.

Recommended study pattern

4 Courses (can be taken in any order)

Marketing for Managers (BUSI5092)

Entrepreneurial Mindset (BUSI5093)

Leadership and Influencing (BUSI5091)

Accounting and Financial Management (BUSI5094)

Award requirements

Complete 4 required subjects

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Indicative total fee $20,940

The amount shown here is indicative for an Australian citizen studying full-time, which is typically 8 subjects per year.

Fees may vary depending on:

• the subjects you choose
• credit from previous work experience
• your eligibility for government funding loans or subsidies such as HECS-HELP or a Commonwealth supported place.

To learn more, go to Fees or contact a student advisor.

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• A completed bachelor (AQF level 7) degree or equivalent from a recognised higher education institution AND a minimum of 2 years relevant work experience; OR
• A completed Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) with a score of 500 or higher AND a minimum of 2 years relevant work experience; OR
• A minimum of 5 years relevant work experience.

5 years relevant work experience.