Graduate Diploma of Business
(CRICOS Course Code 111203K)

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Program Aim

The Graduate Diploma in Business is a standalone qualification for professionals with ambition and drive who wish to develop their responsible and sustainable leadership skills. Learners of this course will gain a holistic strategic business point-of-view required to operate effectively in an increasingly competitive and changing global business world.

Students will learn to diagnose issues in real organisations, they will also start to explore the latest thinking and practices from leading organisations and research worldwide and evaluate emerging options in today’s business environment. The students of Graduate Diploma of Business will also get the chance to fine-tune skills in problem solving, ethical decision-making, communication and teamwork.

On completion of Graduate Diploma of Business graduate will be able to:

  • Analyse theoretical and practical knowledge of business disciplines and professional practice;
  • Generate sustainable and responsible solutions to complex real-world business challenges;
  • Collaborate responsibly to achieve individual and collective outcomes;
  • Effectively communicate specific business knowledge to non-business audiences;
  • Critically reflect on personal learning and business practice cognisant of stakeholders’ need.
  • Demonstrate discipline-specific knowledge and technical relevant to business decision making and the management of organisations and engage in lifelong learning specialisation in practice.

In addition to providing a pathway into Master of Business Administration, Graduate Diploma of Business will offer career benefits to graduates. The graduate of Graduate Diploma of Business will be eligible to apply for the following roles:

Business Analyst Corporate Strategist
Program Coordinator Business Unit Manager
Senior Administrator Management Consultant

It is proposed that the graduate diploma program will have the following delivery structure:

  • 1 years full-time, face to face classroom-based teaching in delivery over 2 semesters;
  • 6 courses;
  • No work-based training involved;
  • Each semester will run over 12 weeks;
  • Each course has 4 contact hours per week broken down into lecture and tutorial components (2 hours lecture + 2 hours tutorial);
  • 20 credit points (cps) per course;
  • 120 credit points to complete the program.

Program Progression Rules

To complete the Graduate Diploma of Business program, the student would need to complete 6 courses in the following order:

Course Code Course Title Credit Points
Year 1 Semester 1 MGMT401 Contemporary Management & Leadership 20
ECON401 Economics for Managers 20
CGES401 Corporate Governance, Ethics and Sustainability 20
Semester 2 MGMT402 Strategic Management 20
MGMT403 Marketing Management and Research Methods 20
ACCT401 Accounting and Financial Management 20