Graduate Certificate in Business Administration
Postgraduate | ACU-MBA-GCE | 2022
Course information for 2022 intake
View information for 2023 course intakeManagement skills for both private and public sectors
A starting point for your postgrad management studies and career progression. You’ll explore finance, business communication, and organisational behaviour from a leadership perspective. Graduate ready for roles in management or study towards your MBA.
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Credit available
- Yes
- Total subjects
- 4
- Price from
- $14,000
- Available loans
- Australian Higher Education Loan Program (HELP)
Graduate Certificate in Business Administration
About this degree
Learning Outcomes will be provide for each unit
Gain enhanced professional recognition and marketability to advance your career. The Graduate Certificate in Business Administration gives you an overview of key business functions while also providing the foundation for a generalist management qualification in the Master of Business Administration.
During this course you will be introduced to important management disciplines such as finance, communications, marketing, and business organisation. And you will get the opportunity to apply your new knowledge to your organisation via assessments. All our units are embedded with the United Nations sustainable goals.
If you wish to advance your qualification further, the Graduate Certificate in Business Administration articulates into the graduate diploma or Master of Business Administration. It also provides a pathway to further postgraduate study if you have not completed a bachelor’s degree.
Recommended study pattern
Students need to complete 40cp to graduate
Award requirements
Students need to complete 40cp to graduate
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- 34
- Times Higher Education Ranking 2024:
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How to apply
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Entry requirements
To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed the following prerequisites:
- Equivalent of an Australian Bachelor’s degree in any discipline; or
- At least two years’ industry experience in a relevant role.
To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed the following prerequisites:
- Equivalent of an Australian Bachelor’s degree in any discipline; or
- At least two years’ industry experience in a relevant role.
International students need to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements as defined in the ACU Admissions to Coursework Programs Policy
Students can apply for RPL after accepting their offer and enrolling
Career opportunities
Our graduates can pursue careers as:
- consultants
- managers
- CEOs
- managing directors
- directors
- CMOs
- CIOs
- CFOs
Career outlook
- Chief Executives and Managing Directors:
- Unknown average
- Corporate General Managers:
- Unknown average
- General Managers:
- Unknown average