Diploma of Business Administration
Swinburne Online - online delivery only
This course is currently in transition. The course code, title, units, and content may change. Further information will become available on our website, upon enrolment or during your studies. To discuss your study options, please get in touch with us today.
Duration
6 months full-time or 1 year part-time; online intakes every fortnight.
Study mode
- Online

This is a nationally approved vocational course that is recognised throughout Australia.
Course information in detail
- Course detail, course structure and units of study.
Course description
Course structure
Units of study
Manage business document design and development (BBSADM506)
Undertake project work (BSBPMG522)
Manage personal work priorities and professional development (BSBWOR501)
Plan and implement administrative systems (BSBADM504)
Manage payroll (BSBFIM502)
Manage people performance (BSBMGT502)
Lead and manage team effectiveness (BSBWOR502)
Careers and graduate outcomes
- Career opportunities, course aims and objectives and graduate skills.
Career opportunities
- accounts supervisor
- office manager
- executive assistant
- administration coordinator
- team leader
Aims and objectives
- develop business plans and coordinate projects
- manage staff performance
- lead high performing teams
- manage payroll systems
- plan and implement administration systems

Graduate skills
Pathways and scholarships
- Pathways, credit transfer, recognition of prior learning and scholarships.
Course fees and requirements
- Fees, entry requirements and non-year 12 entry.
Course fees
A VET Student Loan is available for this course – allowing you to defer part of your fees if you're eligible.
The maximum VET Student Loan amount for this course is $10,717. You must start repaying this loan once you earn above the compulsory repayment threshold.
This course is delivered with state government funding.
Concession rates for Diploma and Advanced Diploma programs are also available to Aboriginals or Torres Strait Islanders or Youth Concession students enrolled prior to 1 July 2012 and continuing the same course in 2013.
If you are not granted a government-subsidised place, you will be eligible for the full course fee. Check your eligibility now.
Estimated course fees
2021 rate* | Estimated total cost of the course | Estimated cost of the course per year (for full-time students) |
---|---|---|
Swinburne Online | $6,400 | $6,400 |
Indicative nominal course hours: 460.
Entry requirements
- must be over 18 years of age, and
- hold a Year 12 Certificate of Completion, or
- meet the required level for an online language, literacy and numeracy assessment, and
- have at least 12 months of relevant full-time work experience.
How to apply
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Training Organisation Identifier (TOID): 3059