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Graduate Diploma in Business Administration

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.

Study locations
  • Sippy Downs
  • Online
Refer to the program footnotes
CRICOS code
067675C
Commence
Semester 1, Semester 2, or Trimester 3
Program length (full-time)
1 year (2 Semesters)
Semester tuition fee 2017
A$11,900
Estimated total tuition fee *
A$23,800
Footnotes
  • 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 2023 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.
UniSC program code
BU610
Commence
Semester 1, Semester 2, or Trimester 3
Duration
1 year full time; 4 years maximum part time.
Study mode
on campus, online
Fee type 2017
  • Postgraduate coursework places
Total courses
8
Total units
96

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:

  1. possess an undergraduate degree from a recognised higher education institution or equivalent
  2. have at least two years relevant full-time equivalent work or other relevant experience; and
  3. 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 Accounting Fundamentals
BUS702 Economics for Managers
BUS703 Evidenced Based Decision Making
BUS704 Finance and Accounting for Managers
MGT701 Leading and Managing Organisations
MGT703 Strategy, Governance and Ethics
MGT723 Research Project
MKG701 Marketing in a Global Environment

Elective courses (4)

These elective courses can be used to complete a specialisation in one of the following areas:

Select 4 courses from:

BUS705 Innovation Management and Professional Development
BUS706 International Business Law and Ethics
BUS707 Managing Across Global Cultures
BUS708 International Trade and Finance
BUS710 Digital Branding
HSM701 Issues in Health Sector Management
INF701 Management Informatics
MBA730 Contemporary and Emerging Issues in Business
MGT702 Understanding and Managing Organisational Behaviour
MGT704 Global Business Management
MGT711 Entrepreneurship and Venture Planning
MGT712 Corporate Governance, Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility
MGT730 Innovation by Design
MGT731 Entrepreneurship and Business Model Innovation
MKG721 Food Marketing
PRM701 Project Management Principles
PRM710
PRM720
PRM721

* Please note that the program structure of the MBA and names of courses are subject to change.

Note: Program structures are subject to change. Not all USC courses are available on every USC campus.

Total units: 96

Program requirements and notes

Program requirements 

In order to graduate you must:

  • Successfully complete 96 units as outlined in the Program Structure
Program notes
  • 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  
  • Refer to the 'Planning your study' page to manage your progression