Graduate Certificate of Business Administration

This course provides students with the foundational knowledge and skills needed to pursue further qualifications and/or a career in business and management.

The Graduate Certificate of Business Administration addresses a range of areas of study in the context of entrepreneurial activity in organisations, including financial planning and decision-making, strategic marketing, operations management and leadership.

The Graduate Certificate of Business Administration forms the first stage in a nested suite of programs consisting of:

• Graduate Certificate of Business Administration (GC-BUSADM4)
• Graduate Diploma of Business Administration (GD-BUSADM4) ^
• Master of Business Administration
• Master of Business Administration (Advanced)

^ Students are unable to enrol directly into the Graduate Diploma of Business Administration but it is available as an exit award.Students can only take out one masters award from a nested suite.

Units of study

ACC60008 Accounting Systems and Reporting MKT60010 Marketing Management HRM60016 Behaviour in Organisations ENT60006 Opportunity Discovery

*Outcome units - matched exemptions are generally not granted for higher education outcome units.

A minimum of three years equivalent full-time relevant professional experience*

At completion of the Graduate Certificate of Business Administration, graduates will be able to:

• apply advanced knowledge of business concepts in diverse contexts and applications using critical thinking
• apply problem solving, design and decision-making methodologies to identify and provide innovative solutions to complex problems with intellectual independence
• communicate proficiently in professional practice to a variety of audiences, function as an effective member or leader of a diverse team, and use the basic tools and practices of business within project work
• demonstrate professionalism, integrity, ethical conduct, professional accountability and an awareness of professional practices in a global and sustainable context
• apply business fundamentals to the analysis, design and operation of a model using appropriate business methods and tools.

• capable in their chosen professional, vocational or study areas and an ability to engage in critical enquiry
• entrepreneurial in contributing to innovation and development within their business, workplace or community
• effective and ethical in work, community situations and reasoning skills
• adaptable and able to manage change
• aware of local and international environments in which they will be contributing (e.g. socio-cultural, economic, natural).