Monash University
Graduate Certificate of Business Administration (Digital)
- Delivery: Online
- Study Level: Postgraduate
- Duration: 7 months
- Course Type: Graduate Certificate
Understand business operations from a global perspective and convert future challenges into career-defining opportunities.
Course overview
The Graduate Certificate of Business Administration (Digital) provides the knowledge and skills to keep pace with an increasingly uncertain and dynamic business environment.
The business landscape is changing. Innovative technologies – including artificial intelligence, big data analytics, and cloud computing – are disrupting the status quo, changing how we live and work while paving the way for future innovation and progress. This is why business leadership today is all about adaptability, built upon a strong foundation of core business skills.
Whether you’re working for a company or have big plans to set out as an entrepreneur, by understanding business operations from a broad perspective, you’ll have the ability to convert future challenges that come your way into career-defining opportunities.
Key facts
What you will study
To be awarded the Graduate Certificate of Business Administration (Digital), you must complete four units in total.
Part A. Operational knowledge
You must complete two units from the following:
- Marketing
- Managerial accounting
- Operations and logistics
- Financial management
- People and culture
- Governance, continuity and crisis management
Part B. Organisational skills
You must complete one unit from the following:
- Strategic management of contemporary organisations
- Leadership for sustainable development
- Innovation and change for digital transformation
Part C. Professional skills
You must complete one unit from the following:
- Currency and lifelong learning
- Direction, purpose and career advancement
- Connection, communication and community
Entry requirements
An applicant must have one of the following:
- An Australian bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification with at least a 60% credit average or equivalent Grade Point Average (GPA) – and three years relevant experience in a professional role*.
- A minimum of five years relevant experience in a professional role*.
*Applicants applying based on work experience are required to provide a detailed curriculum vitae outlining their employment history and professional experience.
English requirements
For entry to Monash University, you must meet the minimum English language requirements. You can do this by completing one of the qualifications listed.
You need satisfactory completion of one of the following:
- The equivalent of an Australian VET Certificate IV course (AQF Level 4) or higher that the faculty has approved as requiring sufficient English skills
- Study in an English medium educational institution equivalent to at least 24 Monash credit points (one semester of full-time study) at Australian VET diploma level (AQF Level 5) or higher.
- At least two units of higher education study (to a minimum 12 points), of which at least one is an English-rich unit, taken as part of an award or non-award course.
- An Australian master's by research or doctoral degree, or equivalent, from an English medium institution.
The University does not accept competency-based qualifications as meeting English language requirements.
English test
If you don’t meet the Monash English requirement for a course at an Australian campus (but you meet all other admission requirements), contact your faculty to discuss your options. You may be asked to complete an internal assessment or one of the following English tests with the approval of the faculty dean (or a nominee):
- IELTS (Academic)
- IELTS One Skill Retake (Academic)
- IELTS Online
- Internet-based TOEFL
- TOEFL iBT Paper Edition
- Pearson Test of English (Academic)
- C1 Advanced
- C2 Proficiency
- STAT English
Recognition of Prior Learning
You may be able to get credit for your course based on prior formal, non-formal or informal learning. To apply, you will need to provide supporting documentation outlined by the university. Contact the university for more information.
Outcomes
Career outcomes
With a high demand for skilled professionals in the corporate world, Business Administrators are well-paid and a sought-after profession.
- Business Administrators
- Business Managers
Learning outcomes
- Modern business foundations: Build your foundational knowledge of the current, ever-changing business landscape and adapt it to your future goals.
- Leadership: You will gain a dynamic leadership perspective tailored to your business needs, whether working for a company or as an entrepreneur.
- Business operations: Through building your understanding of modern business operations, you’ll graduate ready to convert challenges into future opportunities.
Fees and FEE-HELP
Average 2025 total course fee: $21,600 (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 semester or 48 credit points (normally eight 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.