Graduate Certificate in Business

What you will study

Qualification for this award requires the successful completion of four core subjects, equivalent to 40 credit points.

Core subjects

Students must complete the following:

• Contemporary People Management
• Economics
• Marketing Systems
• Introduction to Finance

Entry requirements

Applicants must meet one of the following:

• Successfully completed an undergraduate degree, or higher, in any discipline.
• Have a minimum of three years of full-time equivalent managerial/professional work experience.
• Have an advanced diploma in a business discipline and have a minimum of eight years of general work experience.

Applicants seeking admission on the basis of work experience must support their application with a Statement of Service for all work experience listed on the application.

Outcomes

Learning outcomes

Upon completion of this program, graduates will be able to:

• Produce authentic resources or artefacts that express complex ideas using discipline-appropriate written and verbal skills.
• Demonstrate ability to effectively perform different roles in teams, with changing membership roles and in complex contexts.
• Produce and justify a complex argument in a professional or enterprise context using multiple sources of relevant, discipline-appropriate information (textual or numerical).
• Plan a project and propose a well-formulated solution, including its contingencies and future implications, to a professional or enterprise problem that considers multiple professional or enterprise contexts (including global).
• Evaluate professional or enterprise practice in relation to culture and diversity in discipline-appropriate contexts (including global) and make recommendations, including contingencies, alternatives and future implications.
• Evaluate economic, social and environmental decisions and practices and make recommendations, including contingencies, alternatives and future implications, for professional or enterprise practice.
• Engage in professional practice that respects and values Indigenous Australian peoples and communities and their ways of knowing, being and doing.

Career outcomes

As a graduate of this degree, you can look forward to a broad range of exciting career opportunities in different sectors and industries. Below are some examples of the possible careers you can pursue with this degree:

• Management
• Marketing
• Finance

Fees and CSP

Indicative annual fee in 2026: $8,699 (Commonwealth Supported Place)

The fee estimates provided are indicative only and subject to change. These estimates are based on the current fee structures for a normal full-time study load. However, the final fees may vary depending on several factors, including the specific subjects chosen, the duration and timing of study and annual fee adjustments (subject to Commonwealth student contribution band rates). Please note that these estimates do not include the Student Services and Amenities Fee.

Commonwealth Supported Places

Studying in a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP) means that the Australian Government pays part of the fees towards your program, therefore reducing your tuition fees. The remaining amount that you pay is referred to as your Student Contribution.

Your student contribution amount is:

• Calculated per subject you're enrolled in.
• Dependent on the study areas they relate to.
• Reviewed and adjusted each year.

HECS-HELP loans are available to CSP students to pay the student contribution amount.