Graduate Certificate in Business (Enterprise Leadership)

Our Graduate Certificate in Business (Enterprise Leadership) is designed as an extension of our Enterprise Leadership Program (ELP) professional development modules, to provide you with a postgraduate level qualification in leading with an enterprise perspective.

In the ELP short course you undertake four professional development modules and at the conclusion of each, you have the option to undertake academic extension unit for that module.

Academic extension involves one online learning module and two assessments for each module.

The successful completion of these four optional academic extension units provides you with a Graduate Certificate in Business (Enterprise Leadership).

Domestic Students

The Graduate Certificate in Business (Enterprise Leadership) is made up of 48 credit points. Each unit in this course is worth 12 credit points.

You will study two compulsory (core) award extension units and then choose two (option) award extension elective units from the list below.

Core units:

• Leading Self and Others
• Actioning Strategic Innovation

Optional units:

• Communicating for Results
• Leading Ethical Organisations
• Stewarding Public Funds
• Leading Strategic Initiatives
• Delivering Complex Policy
• Managing Stakeholder Relationships
• Managing Sourcing and Contracting
• Managing Strategic Risk
• Leading in the Government Context
• Managing Decisions with Data
• Managing Talent and Succession
• Leading for High Performance
• Leader as Coach
• Systems Thinking for Leaders

International Students

Academic entry requirements

To be eligible for this course, you must:

• have a completed recognised bachelor degree in any discipline with a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 4.5 (on QUT's 7-point scale)
• have a minimum of two years' full-time post-degree professional work experience which could include projects, managing complex groups of stakeholders or supervising staff.
• provide a copy of your CV demonstrating relevant professional work experience
• if required, attend an interview and undertake the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT is the worldwide standard in aptitude assessment for admission to postgraduate management programs) and achieve a minimum score of 550.

Alternative entry pathway

Applicants who do not meet the minimum entrance criteria for the Graduate Certificate of Business may apply for alternative entry. You must:

• have a minimum of seven years' full-time professional work experience which could include managing projects, managing complex groups of stakeholders or supervising staff.
• provide a CV demonstrating relevant professional work experience
• if required, attend an interview with the course coordinator or nominee
• if required, undertake the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT is the worldwide standard in aptitude assessment for admission to postgraduate management programs) and achieve a minimum score of 550.

Course articulation(DOM,INT)

You can also choose to complete additional four ELP modules and four ELP optional academic extension units, which leads to a Graduate Diploma in Business (Enterprise Leadership).

Successful completion of each award extension unit may provide you with advanced standing in QUT’s Master of Business, Master of Business Administration or another postgraduate QUT program.

Possible careers

• Assistant Director
• Director
• Manager
• Program Manager
• Project Manager