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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 2016
A$11,400
Estimated total tuition fee *
A$22,800
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 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.
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 2016
  • 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 Introduction to Marketing
BUS702 Business Law and Ethics
BUS703 Planning and Environmental Law
BUS704 Property Law
MGT701 Accounting for Managers
MGT703 Economics for Managers
MGT723 Managing Research
MKG701 Corporate Finance

Elective courses (4)

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

Select 4 from:

BUS705 Managing Organisations
BUS706 Strategic Management
BUS707 Research Project
BUS708 Marketing Management
BUS710 Innovation and Management Decision Making
HSM701 International Business Law and Ethics
INF701 Managing Across Global Cultures
MBA730 International Trade and Finance
MGT702 Marketing in an International Environment
MGT704 Contemporary and Emerging Issues in Health Sector Business Management
MGT711 Management Informatics
MGT712 Contemporary and Emerging Issues in Business and Management
MGT730 Managing People
MGT731 Global Business Management
MKG721 Entrepreneurship and Venture Planning
PRM701 Corporate Governance, Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility
PRM710 Leveraging Innovation, Design and Creativity
PRM720 Corporate Entrepreneurship and Innovation
PRM721 Food Marketing

* 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.