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Course snapshot
Domestic snapshot
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Start Date
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Duration
1 year full-time; 2 years part-time
Duration may vary depending on unit availabilities, previous study or work experience -
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
GradDipBus
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Course code
1108100
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Credit points
96
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Equivalent units
8
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Indicative Fee
Overview
The online Graduate Diploma in Business is designed for business owners and professionals wanting to develop business and management skills. It provides them with strong knowledge of modern business and management fundamentals.
The Graduate Diploma is an alternative pathway to enter the online Master of Business Administration (MBA). Students who complete the Graduate Diploma in Business are awarded advanced standing of eight units into the MBA.
| 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. |
The Graduate Diploma in Business includes study in budget control, risk and return, as well as marketing concepts such as relationship marketing, consumer behaviour and new product development. Students develop an understanding of organisational behaviour, administrative hierarchy, job design, international business, strategic and project management, leadership and teamwork in the contemporary organisation. They also study market systems and their limitations, including impacts of government policy on business environments.
| 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 Diploma 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 Diploma in Business a candidate shall successfully complete all eight (8) units (96 credit points) from Part A and B.
- 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 (24 credit points) and up to two (2) substitute units (24 credit points) as approved by the Course Coordinator.
Course structure
| Unit Code | Unit Title | Level of learning | Notes |
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Part A |
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| ACC81210 | Accounting for Managers (Online) | Introductory | |
| MKT82210 | Marketing (Online) | Intermediate | |
| MNG82210 | Organisational Behaviour (Online) | Introductory | |
| ECO82210 | Economics and Quantitative Analysis (Online) | Intermediate | |
Part B |
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| MNG92210 | Global Business (Online) | Intermediate | |
| MNG91210 | Entrepreneurship and Marketing (Online) | Introductory | |
| MNG91217 | Project Management Principles | Introductory | |
| MNG91211 | The Positive Leader (Online) | Introductory | |