Graduate Certificate in Business Administration

Name: Graduate Certificate in Business Administration
Price: <p>Fee type for this course: <a href='#fees-and-scholarships'> Full fee </a></p> AUD

VU course code: BTPF | CRICOS: 092491C | Level of study: Postgraduate

Duration

0.5 years full time or longer for part time

Delivery mode

Hybrid

Fees

Fee type for this course: Full fee

Location

City Tower

Next start date

24 February 2025

Application closes

16 February 2025

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Overview

Update your business and managements skills and knowledge through our Graduate Certificate in Business Administration.

The program is suited to business graduates and to managers qualified in other disciplines. It offers a pathway to postgraduate study in the Master of Business Administration (MBA).

You can study at our convenient city campus, or complete your Graduate Certificate in Business Administration 100% online.

This graduate certificate contains four up-to-date, foundational units in business administration:

financial analysis
marketing management
business ethics and sustainability
strategic management and business policy.

: On successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Review theoretical approaches and analyse their application to achieve effective business strategies.

Justify and interpret theoretical propositions and related knowledge to think critically in the resolution of business problems and recommend actions relevant to contemporary business settings.

Critically apply cross disciplinary knowledge in creative decision making.

Demonstrate independent judgement in a range of business functions in response to contemporary and future professional challenges.

Effectively communicate complex knowledge and ideas to a variety of audiences.
: In addition to highly qualified VU teaching staff (most hold a PhD) who are renowned in research and working in industry, you will hear from industry guest lecturers, who have included:
Mike Smith, former ANZ CEO (2007-2015)
Alan Kohler, business commentator/financial journalist (ABC, Eureka Report)
VU MBA Alumni.
Our industry and workplace partners have included Crown Hotels, the NAB, Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, IBM and Tennis Australia.
To further support you in the transition to employment, Victoria University has links with:
Certified Practising Accountants (CPA)
Governance Institute of Australia
Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS)
Graduate Management Association of Australia (GMAA).
: Our Graduate Certificate in Business Administration is offered through the Victoria Graduate School of Business (VGSB), located at our City Campus.
Featuring business incubators (high-tech meeting rooms replicating a business centre) and industry-standard computer labs, the City Campus offers a modern, spacious and comfortable learning environment.
You’ll have access to professional online business databases and a specialist business librarian.
: With your campus in the heart of Melbourne’s CBD, with study hours tailored to the working professional, you'll find it easy to study while you work.
Our after-hours adjustments put your schedule first and foremost, letting you manage the busy juggle of work and postgraduate research.
We even give you the option of studying online, through our flexible and collaborative digital delivery.
: VU’s Graduate Certificate in Business Administration is now also offered 100% online, removing barriers to time and place.
Victoria University Online makes it easy to fit study around commitments such as work and family. Our learning platform gives you simple access to all of your course requirements, at all times. Everything you need to succeed in your studies – including collaborating and learning with peers, meeting with VU facilitators, coursework and assessment – happens online.
VU Online is committed to excellent postgraduate-course delivery. At the centre of this is a responsive learning platform, where you can interact with a vibrant community of peers on discussion boards and chat, and receive regular advice and feedback from VU academics and unit facilitators.
Studying online allows you to tailor your study pace to your needs. The six study-period model lets you complete as many as six units in a year to graduate faster. You may take a break between subjects if needed, or power through all your units – it’s up to you.
Information on enrolments:
Read more about VU Online
Enrolment process for VU Online
Re-enrolment process for VU Online

Entry requirements

When assessing your application, we consider your education, work experience, current skills and personal attributes (where relevant).

Applicants for this course will need to meet the entry criteria outlined below. If you don’t meet the entry criteria, you may be able to gain entry by first completing a different course. We call this a ‘pathway’.

For PhD applicants, we offer a related ‘Integrated PhD’ which allows you to establish relevant skills before beginning your research.

You may also be eligible for course ‘credits’, where you are granted a unit or units towards your qualification for equivalent previous study or work experience, so you can graduate sooner.

Entry criteria

Credit & Entry pathways into this course

Victoria University is committed to providing a transparent admissions process. Find out more about how to apply for our courses, and our commitment to admissions transparency. Meeting the minimum admission criteria does not guarantee entry into this course. Past academic performance may be considered.

Course structure

To attain the Graduate Certificate in Business Administration, students will be required to complete 48 credit points (equivalent to 4 units) consisting of:

48 credit points (equivalent to 4 units) professional core units

Units

Fees & scholarships

University fees vary, depending on how much the government contributes towards course costs (if anything).

Read below to find out about the fee ‘type’, the estimated yearly tuition costs for this course, and the financial support on offer (including our generous scholarship program).

Fees

Scholarships

Careers

Studying business administration with VU will broaden your career options. You’ll have the foundational knowledge to go on to study our Master of Business Administration (MBA). You’ll also have the skills and competencies to enter early career roles in the business sector and beyond.

Our graduates find work in variety of industries and areas, including:

marketing
human resources
trading
real estate
construction
IT
consultation
management.

Salary

Visit Jobs and Skills Australia to find the average annual salary in Australia for the following roles:

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