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 Physics
BUS702 Foundations of Sustainability
BUS703 Accounting for Managers
BUS704 Economics for Managers
MGT701 Managing Research
MGT703 Corporate Finance
MGT723 Managing Organisations
MKG701 Strategic Management
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 Research Project
BUS706 Marketing Management
BUS707 Innovation and Management Decision Making
BUS708 International Business Law and Ethics
BUS710 Managing Across Global Cultures
HSM701 International Trade and Finance
INF701 Marketing in an International Environment
MBA730 Contemporary and Emerging Issues in Health Sector Business Management
MGT702 Management Informatics
MGT704 Contemporary and Emerging Issues in Business and Management
MGT711 Managing People
MGT712 Global Business Management
MGT730 Entrepreneurship and Venture Planning
MGT731 Corporate Governance, Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility
MKG721 Leveraging Innovation, Design and Creativity
PRM701 Corporate Entrepreneurship and Innovation
PRM710 Food Marketing
PRM720 Project Management Principles
PRM721 Project Risk
* 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.
Total units: 96
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.