Graduate Certificate in Business Administration

What you will study

To qualify for the online Graduate Certificate in Business Administration, you must complete four subjects, totalling 50 credit points (CP), over eight months.

You will study the equivalent of one subject (12.5 CP) each study period. There are two half subjects (6.25 CP) which are indicated in the list below.

Core subject:

• Business Foundation for Managers

The equivalent of three subjects from those listed below:

• Financial Accounting
• Leadership in a Changing World (half subject)
• Ethics for Manager (half subject)
• Data Analytics for Decision Making
• Managing People
• Marketing
• Managerial Economics

Entry requirements

Academic requirements

To apply for the Melbourne Business School Online Graduate Certificate in Business Administration, applicants must have:

• A university degree and two years of work experience, or six years of work experience.

English language requirements

Documentary evidence of meeting the accepted minimum scores within the previous 24 months may be required.

The minimum accepted scores are:

• IELTS (Academic) – 7.0 overall, with no band less than 6.5.
• TOEFL IBT – minimum score of 102, with a written score minimum of 24 and no individual score lower than 21.
• PTE - English Academic PTE with a minimum score of 72, written communicative skill of 65 and no other communicative skill below 64.

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 to reduce the number of courses that you need to study to finish your program. Contact the university for more information.