Graduate Certificate of Business (GCBU)

Back to top Program aims The aim of the Graduate Certificate of Business is to enable students to undertake postgraduate study across a range of disciplines to meet their specific work-place needs or to study a discipline specialisation to either provide advanced work-place knowledge and skills or to lay a platform for further study in the Master of Business Administration .

, Master of Business and Innovation, Master of Information Systems, Master of Professional Accounting or Master of Project Management.

The selection of the courses or discipline specialisation chosen will be influenced by the demands of the work environment and the interests of the student.

The entry requirements of articulating programs should be considered when choosing courses.

Students who have completed the Graduate Certificate of Business are not eligible to enter the Master of Business Administration .

or Master of Project Management until they satisfy the required minimum of two years' full-time relevant professional work experience in business.

Admission requirements

To be eligible for admission, applicants must satisfy the following requirements:

• Completion of an Australian university Bachelor degree in any area, or equivalent. or A minimum of five years’ professional work experience equivalent to a qualification at AQF Level 7.
• English Language Proficiency requirements for Category 3.

All students are required to satisfy the applicable English language requirements.

If students do not meet the English language requirements they may apply to study a University-approved English language program. On successful completion of the English language program, students may be admitted to an award program.

Program objectives

On successful completion of the Graduate Certificate of Business graduates should be able to:

• understand the concepts, theories and skills associated with a particular selected discipline area or areas related to business
• apply acquired knowledge associated with their studies to their work environments
• synthesise selected areas of managerial knowledge to produce meaningful assignments/reports
• articulate both written and orally, the principles, theories, concepts and applications associated with their area of study
• display a range of competencies in their selected discipline/s area
• demonstrate advanced knowledge and skills for professional/highly skilled work and/or further learning.