Get yourself ready to run the show.
You can step up your business management expertise and open the door to even higher educational potential down the track with this program. The Graduate Diploma aims to broaden your management skills and take your career to a senior level. Focus on detailed practical skill development in real business settings to deepen your problem solving and decision-making capabilities.
- Only a full-time option is available to international students on a Student visa. Online programs are not available to Student visa holders.
- * Estimated tuition fees are based on 2025 rates. Refer to international fees for more information.
- Not all majors/minors and elective options are available at every campus. You should refer to the What Can I Study tab, and the proposed study sequence for your chosen campus and intake for further information.
You can step up your business management expertise and open the door to even higher educational potential down the track with this program. The Graduate Diploma aims to broaden your management skills and take your career to a senior level. Focus on detailed practical skill development in real business settings to deepen your problem solving and decision-making capabilities.
The theoretical components of the program will be applied through working with local business people. This also provides beneficial networking and possible employment opportunities. Specialise in a management area of your choice such as decision-making, economics, marketing, management, law, ethics or informatics.
It’s 8 courses and effectively means you have completed almost three-quarters of a Master in Business Administration (MBA). Choose to upgrade your qualification later on by completing an additional 4 courses to earn an MBA - the international standard for graduate business qualifications.
Admission requirements
To be considered for admission candidates would normally be required to:
- possess an undergraduate degree from a recognised higher education institution or equivalent
- have at least two years relevant full-time equivalent work or other relevant experience; and
- candidates whose first language is other than English must demonstrate an appropriate level of English proficiency. Refer to the English language requirements
Career opportunities
Apply for senior management roles in government and across a diverse range of businesses and industries.
Intakes - when to apply
There will be three intakes a year: Semester 1, Semester 2 and Trimester 3.
Program structure
Required courses (4)
Select 4 courses from:
ACC701 Consumer Behaviour
BUS702 Services Marketing
BUS703 Marketing Communication
BUS704 Accounting for Managers
MGT701 Economics for Managers
MGT703 Managing Research
MGT723 Corporate Finance
MKG701 Managing Organisations
Elective courses (4)
These elective courses can be used to complete a specialisation in one of the following areas:
- Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management
- Health Sector Business Management
- International Business
- Management
- Marketing
- Project Management
- Supply Chain Management
Select 4 from:
BUS705 Strategic Management
BUS706 Research Project
BUS707 Marketing Management
BUS708 Innovation and Management Decision Making
BUS710 International Business Law and Ethics
HSM701 Managing Across Global Cultures
INF701 International Trade and Finance
MBA730 Marketing in an International Environment
MGT702 Contemporary and Emerging Issues in Health Sector Business Management
MGT704 Management Informatics
MGT711 Contemporary and Emerging Issues in Business and Management
MGT712 Managing People
MGT730 Global Business Management
MGT731 Entrepreneurship and Venture Planning
MKG721 Corporate Governance, Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility
PRM701 Leveraging Innovation, Design and Creativity
PRM710 Corporate Entrepreneurship and Innovation
PRM720 Food Marketing
PRM721 Project Management Principles
* Please note that the program structure of the MBA and names of courses are subject to change.
Note: Not all USC courses are available on every USC campus.
Recommended study sequences
Program requirements and notes
Program requirements and notes
- Students are required to complete 4 required courses plus 4 elective courses, a total of 8 courses, from the lists below.
- Some specialisation areas are available as a part-time study option only.
- Only a full-time study option is available to international students on a Student Visa.
- Online study mode not available to international students on a Student Visa.
For students who commenced study in this program prior to Study Period 1, 2015:
- Find the Student Handbook for the semester in which you commenced.
- Select the program in which you are enrolled.
- Scroll down to your relevant Program Structure.