Queensland University of Technology -
Graduate Diploma in Business (Enterprise Leadership)
- Delivery: Online
- Study Level: Postgraduate
- Duration: 24 months
Enhance your leadership capacity to think holistically, creatively and strategically and to contribute to enterprise outcomes within complex environments.

Course Overview
The Graduate Diploma in Business (Enterprise Leadership) is designed to help you become an ethical and informed decision-maker who inspires and leads effective teams within complex environments. This program encourages leaders to work on behalf of the whole organisation as well as on their own business unit or team. It is suitable for leaders in corporate, public and non-profit sectors.
Key Facts
June, 2025
July, 2025
August, 2025
September, 2025
October, 2025
What you will study
To complete the Graduate Diploma in Business (Enterprise Leadership), you must complete 96 credit points.
Core units
- Leading Self and Others
- Actioning Strategic Innovation
Electives
Select 72 credit points from the following electives:
- Communicating for Results
- Leading Ethical Organisations
- Strategically Managing Public Funds
- Leading Strategic Initiatives
- Delivering Complex Policy
- Managing Stakeholder Relationships
- Managing Sourcing and Contracting
- Managing Strategic Risk
- Leading in the Government Context
- Data and Information Literacy
- Managing Talent and Succession
- Leading for High Performance
Entry requirements
To be eligible for admission to the course, applicants must have one of the following:
- A recognised bachelor's degree in any discipline with a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 4.50 (on QUT's 7-point scale) plus a minimum of two years of full-time post-degree professional work experience which could include projects, managing complex groups of stakeholders or supervising staff.
- A minimum of seven years of full-time professional work experience which could include managing projects, managing complex groups of stakeholders or supervising staff.
Additional entry requirements
You may be required to:
- Sit the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) (the worldwide standard in aptitude assessment for admission to postgraduate management programs) and achieve a minimum score of 550.
- Attend an interview with the course coordinator or nominee.
Outcomes
Career outcomes
Possible career opportunities for graduates include:
- Assistant director
- Director
- Manager
- Project manager
Fees and FEE-HELP
Fees in 2025 (domestic full-fee paying place):
- Active learning module: $2,100 (GST exempt) per module.
- Award extension unit: $2,316 (GST exempt) per unit.
Your actual fees may vary depending on which units you choose. QUT reviews fees annually, and they may be subject to increases.
You may need to pay student services and amenities (SA) fees as part of your course costs.
FEE-HELP loans are available to assist eligible full-fee paying domestic students with the cost of a university course.