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Graduate Certificate in Management

Become a confident and accomplished boss.

You have a degree in another area and this program could lead you on to bigger roles, interesting challenges, more money, and the opportunity to lead and change.

Study locations
  • Sippy Downs
  • Online
Refer to the program footnotes
CRICOS code
065611B
Commence
Semester 1, Semester 2 or Trimester 3 *
Program length (full-time)
6 months (1 Semester)
Semester tuition fee 2017
A$11,900
Estimated total tuition fee *
A$11,900
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 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.
  • * Trimester 3 commencement is available part-time only.
Study locations QTAC code
  • Sunshine Coast
UniSC program code
BU533
Commence
Semester 1, Semester 2 or Trimester 3 *
Duration
1 semester or trimester full time; 2 years maximum part time
Study mode
on campus, online
Fee type 2017
  • International fee-paying places
  • Postgraduate coursework places
Total courses
4
Total units
48
Footnotes
  • * Trimester 3 commencement is available part-time only.

You have a degree in another area and this program could lead you on to bigger roles, interesting challenges, more money, and the opportunity to lead and change.

It concentrates on helping you develop skills in four main areas of management: accountancy, economics, marketing, and organisational behaviour. The program delivers these four key competencies in practical settings to increase your executive decision-making capability. Learn to read and understand key data and other business information and feel confident about your ability to lead an organisation.

You can gain this qualification in as little as four months and you can complete it online, if you choose.

Admission requirements

Bachelor's degree other than in Business (or equivalent) from a recognised higher education institution or equivalent.

Program structure

Required courses (4)

Select 4 courses from:

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

ACC701 Business Finance
BUS702 Business Law
BUS703 Financial Accounting
BUS706 Law of Business Associations
BUS707 World of Work: Your Pathway to Employment
BUS708 Company Accounting
BUS710 Management Accounting
HSM701 Taxation Law and Practice
INF701 Contemporary Accounting Issues
MGT701 Auditing and Professional Practice
MGT702 Business, Governance and Society
MGT712 Introduction to the Creative Industries
MKG701 Communication and Thought
MKG721 Introduction to Creative Entrepreneurship
PRM701 Communication and Thought
PRM710 An Introduction to Australian and Comparative Politics
PRM720 International Politics: An Australian Perspective
PRM721 Forces of Change in International Politics

*Specialisation are available as part-time options only.

+Project Management specialisation is only available as a Semester 1 commencement.

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

Total units: 48

Program requirements and notes

Program requirements

In order to graduate you must:

  • Successfully complete 48 units as outlined in the Program Structure
Program notes
  • 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