Graduate Certificate in Business Administration

What you will study

To earn the Graduate Certificate in Business Administration, you must successfully complete units totalling 24 credit points as detailed below. Unless otherwise noted, each course is worth 6 credit points.

Core units

• Critical Thinking and Managerial Decision-Making
• Managing People, Organisations and Context
• Accounting for Management Decision Making
• Marketing Management and Digital Communications

Entry requirements

Applicants for this course must meet all of the following:

• Successful completion of an Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) equivalent Bachelor's degree or higher equivalent qualification and three years relevant business or professional experience, or
• Successful completion of an AQF Diploma with three years full time relevant business experience, or
• Five years of relevant business experience.

Relevant business experience includes a working knowledge of how a business operates, for example, budgeting, staffing, project management, financial reporting, process management, or human resources.

Employment experience must be shown in a letter of employment presented on company letterhead and signed and dated by a delegated authority. Just so you know, the letter must have your full name, position title, duties performed and length of service.

English language requirements

Applicants are required to provide evidence of completion of:

• A secondary qualification (Year 11 and 12, or equivalent).
• An Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) diploma-level qualification.
• Bachelor-level qualification study for at least 2 years full-time with a minimum overall GPA of 4.0

Completed within Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, South Africa, Ireland, or the United States of America, which will meet the English proficiency.

If you do not satisfy any of the above, you will need to undertake an English language proficiency test and achieve the following scores below:

• An International English Language Testing System (IELTS Academic) overall band score of at least 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in each subset.
• Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) - Requires 550 or better overall & minimum TWE score of 4.5 (Paper-Based Test) or 75 or better overall and no score less than 17 (Internet-Based Test).
• Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic) - Requires an overall score of 54 with no sub-score less than 46.
• An Occupational English Test with Grades A or B only in the four components.

English test results remain valid for no more than two years between the final examination date and the commencement date of study. They must appear on a single result certificate.

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 reduce the number of units you need to study to finish your course. Contact the university for more information.

Outcomes

Career outcomes

Upon successful completion of the course, you may consider seeking employment in business consulting or middle to high-level business management.

Fees and FEE-HELP

Estimated first-year tuition fee in 2026: $16,632 (domestic full-fee paying place)

All costs are calculated using current rates and are based on a study load of 24 credit points (normally four units) per year.

A student’s annual fee may vary in accordance with:

• The number of units studied per term.
• The choice of major or specialisation.
• 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.