Graduate Certificate in Business

What you will study

To earn the Graduate Certificate in Business, you must complete 40 credit points or 4 subjects comprising:

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)

All costs are calculated using current rates and are based on a study load of 40 credit points per semester or year.

Student fees may vary in accordance with:

• The number of courses studied per term.
• The choice of major or specialisation.
• Choice of courses.
• Credit from previous study or work experience.
• Eligibility for government-funded loans.

You may also need to pay the student services and amenities fee.

Student fees shown are subject to change. Contact the university directly to confirm.

Commonwealth Supported Places

The Australian Government allocates a certain number of CSPs to the universities each year, which are then distributed to students based on merit.

If you're a Commonwealth Supported Student (CSS), you'll only need to pay a portion of your tuition fees. This is known as the student contribution amount – the balance once the government subsidy is applied. This means your costs are much lower.

Limited CSP spaces are offered to students enrolled in selected postgraduate courses.

Your student contribution amount is:

• Calculated per the course 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.