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Graduate Diploma in Business Administration

University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia
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Course Overview

Get ready to run the show. Step up your business management expertise and open the door to even higher educational potential down the track. The Graduate Diploma aims to broaden management skills and take careers to a senior level.

In this program you will:

  • Focus on detailed practical skill development in real business settings to deepen your problem solving and decision-making capabilities

  • Work with local businesses, network, and identify possible employment opportunities

  • Specialise in a management area of your choice such as decision-making, economics, marketing, management, law, ethics or informatics

  • Choose to upgrade your qualification later by completing an additional 4 courses to earn an MBA

General Eligibility

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. 

Part Time Work Details

20 Hours of Work permit weekly for international students.

What You'll Study

1 Course Modules
Required courses (4) 48 units 
  • Evidenced Based Decision Making

  • Finance and Accounting for Managers

  • Strategy, Governance and Ethics

  • Marketing in a Global Environment

Elective courses (4) 48 units

Select 4 courses from any 500 or 700 level courses from the School of Business and Creative Industries.

These electives can be used to study courses in the following interest areas:

  • Economics, Accounting and Finance

  • Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management 

  • Health Sector Business Management 

  • Global Business 

  • Management 

  • Marketing 

Language Requirement

The IELTS score for international applicants is 6.5 (with no less than 6.0 in each component).

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