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Course snapshot
Domestic snapshot
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Start Date
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Duration
0.5 years full-time; 1 year part-time
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Location
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Placements
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ATAR
NA
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Inherent Requirements
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Entry Requirements
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Course abbreviation
GradCertBus
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Course code
1008100
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Credit points
48
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Equivalent units
4
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Indicative Fee
Overview
The Graduate Certificate in Business provides an introduction to advanced study in business operations and modern management.
The Graduate Certificate is an alternative pathways to enter the Master of Business Administration (MBA). Students who complete the Graduate Certificate in Business are awarded advanced standing of four units.
| Graduate Attribute | Course Learning Outcome |
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| Intellectual rigour | Develop and create professional solutions to specific problem from a discipline area. Critically evaluate, analyse and synthesise a specific issue or theory from a professional area to arrive at a conclusion/decision with justification. |
| Creativity | Develop and create professional solutions to specific problem from a discipline area. Critically evaluate, analyse and synthesise a specific issue or theory from a professional area to arrive at a conclusion/decision with justification. |
| Ethical practice | Analyse and compare challenging organizational ethical issues within a professional context. Apply discipline based knowledge and professional skills in situations that require autonomy and a high level of responsible behaviour. |
| Knowledge of a discipline | Demonstrate and apply well-developed discipline knowledge and professional skills in a specialised management area within a global perspective. Apply and integrate research principles and methods to professional management situations. |
| Lifelong learning | Develop and create professional solutions to specific problem from a discipline area. Critically evaluate, analyse and synthesise a specific issue or theory from a professional area to arrive at a conclusion/decision with justification. |
| Communication and social skills | Prepare and deliver professional discipline advice, knowledge and ideas orally for a business or public context. Prepare and deliver professional and justified, discipline advice using written communications suitable for business and public contexts. Investigate and explain leadership research and practice in the management of people and self. Appraise self and team regarding participation and performance. |
| Cultural competence | Demonstrate and apply well-developed discipline knowledge and professional skills in a specialised management area within a global perspective. Apply and integrate research principles and methods to professional management situations. |
Graduate Certificate students study four core units of the Master of Business Administration. Studies may include global business, entrepreneurship, marketing, corporate governance, project management, finance, managing people, information systems, strategy and case analysis.
| Location | Teaching period | UAC code | QTAC code |
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| SCU Online | Study Period 1, Study Period 2, Study Period 3, Study Period 4, Study Period 5, Study Period 6 | N/A | N/A |
Requirements
We encourage you to apply for the courses you most want to study. If you are not eligible to enter your chosen course right now, our team will work with you to find the best pathway option.
Before applying, make sure you double check all entry requirements, gather required documentation and review the University’s Rules Relating to Awards, noting any specifics listed below.
Entry requirements
Applications for admission to candidature in the Graduate Certificate in Business may be selected where they can demonstrate academic or professional standing considered by the School Board or Course Coordinator to be equivalent to the requirements of Rule 2, Section 3.
Course requirements
To be eligible for the award of Graduate Certificate in Business a candidate shall successfully complete all units from Part A or at least two (2) of these units and up to two (2) substitute units as approved by the Course Coordinator.