Graduate Certificate of Business

Enhance your professional, management, communication and decision-making skills with the Graduate Certificate of Business.

Managers increasingly require highly developed knowledge and a broad set of applied techniques in order to be able to function effectively in contemporary business organisations.

The Graduate Certificate of Business is designed to expose students to contemporary business theories, concepts and skills that are the basis of successful management across a range of economic sectors.

The course focuses on developing advanced conceptual, transferable and professional attributes through a program of student-centred learning.

Applicants must meet one (1) of the following criteria:

Successful completion of a bachelor degree (AQF7) from an Australian higher education institution or overseas equivalent.

Successful completion of an overseas higher education course of at least four (4) years duration (minimum AQF level 6 or equivalent), with a minimum credit grade average (GPA 3.0 on a 5-point scale).

Successful completion of a recognised Diploma or Advanced Diploma (or equivalent as recognised by the Australian Government's qualifications recognition tool) with at least four (4) years relevant full-time work experience.

Successful completion of an approved Postgraduate Qualifying Program from an Australian higher education institution or overseas equivalent.

At least five years appropriate full-time managerial or professional experience. (Applicants must demonstrate a recognisable level of responsibility as part of their work experience. Position accountability in a range of areas such as budgeting, staffing, project management, financial management or other relevant supervisory experience should be evident in the applicant's work history. While senior levels of volunteer experience may be considered, normally the majority of the work should be in a paid, full- time capacity.) Applicants seeking admission on the basis of work experience MUST support their application with evidence outlined in the Admissions Guidebook

Successful completion of at least two award or at least two non-award subjects (at AQF Level 8 or above) from an Australian higher education institution or overseas equivalent

English Language Requirements

• IELTS (academic) - Overall 6.0; Writing 5.5; Speaking 5.5
• TOEFL iBT - Overall 60; Writing 18; Speaking 16
• Pearson (academic) - Overall 46; Writing 36; Speaking 36
• Common European Framework (CEFR) - C1