CQUniversity
Graduate Certificate in Management
- Delivery: Online
- Study Level: Postgraduate
- Duration: 6 months
- Course Type: Graduate Certificate
Develop practical management skills through flexible online study, building expertise in business communication, marketing and people management while preparing for postgraduate business study.
Course overview
The CQUniversity Graduate Certificate in Management is a flexible postgraduate qualification designed for professionals from a broad range of backgrounds who want to build practical management capabilities or begin postgraduate business study. Studying online allows you to develop essential business knowledge while balancing your professional and personal commitments.
Throughout the course, you will build foundation knowledge across management, business communication, human resource management and marketing. By exploring contemporary management principles and business practices, you will strengthen your ability to manage operational and supervisory responsibilities while developing the practical skills required to respond to real-world business challenges.
On successful completion, you will graduate with the Graduate Certificate in Management. The qualification provides a pathway into CQUniversity's Graduate Diploma of Human Resource Management, International Business or Marketing, as well as business-related Master's qualifications, allowing you to continue building specialist expertise.
Key facts
8th March, 2027
12th July, 2027
8th November, 2027
What you will study
To earn the Graduate Certificate in Management, you must successfully complete units totalling 24 credit points as detailed below. Unless otherwise noted, each course is worth 6 credit points.
Core units
- Effective Business Communications
- Managing Human Resources
- Marketing Management and Digital Communications
- Management and Business Context
Entry requirements
Academic requirements
To gain entry to this course, you must have at least one of the following criteria:
- A completed bachelor's degree in any discipline from an Australian university or college or equivalent.
- A recognised diploma and two years of relevant business experience.
- A minimum of five years of relevant professional experience.
English language requirements
Please contact the university for more information about English language requirements for international students.
Upon completion of this course, students seeking entry into the Master of Business Administration are required to have an International English Language Testing System (IELTS Academic) overall band score of 6.5, with no individual band score of less than 6.0.
ALL students seeking entry to the MBA will require 3 years of relevant work experience in order to be admitted. Please refer to the entry requirements for Master's courses as listed in the individual handbook pages.
Work Experience Definitions
Managerial or professional work experience must have included direct, personal involvement in decision-making responsibility in a range of areas such as budgeting, marketing, HRM, staffing, project management, financial management, process management, or other relevant professional experience.
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
The Graduate Certificate in Management allows you to study contemporary management practices. As a graduate, you can target employment in business consultation and middle to high-level business management.
Learning outcomes
Graduates will learn the following skills during the course:
- Develop and discuss specialist knowledge and skills in marketing and customer management.
- Acquire knowledge and apply appropriate practices related to the recruitment and selection of staff.
- Develop and apply specialist knowledge and skills in business communication in different contexts.
- Develop solutions to address complex and diverse organisational management challenges.
Fees and FEE-HELP
Estimated first-year tuition fee in 2026: $16,700 (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.