Graduate Certificate of Business Administration
Swinburne Online - online delivery only
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Duration
6 Month/s
Intakes
Online (March, July, November) - View application and start dates
Fees
A$20100 (total for 2023)*
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Course information in detail
- Course detail, course structure and units of study.
Course description
The Graduate Certificate of Business Administration forms the first stage for the Master of Business Administration (MA-BUSADM3S).
International students in Australia who hold student visas are required to study full-time and on campus. Courses that are taught entirely online are only available to international students studying outside Australia or those in Australia who are not on a student visa. Online courses are not available to international students in Australia who hold a student visa.
Course structure
Maximum Academic Credit
The maximum level of credit that can be granted for the Graduate Certificate of Business Administration is 25 credit points (normally two units)
Units of study
Careers and graduate outcomes
- Career opportunities and course aims and objectives.
Career opportunities
Aims and objectives
The course allows articulation into the Graduate Diploma of Business Administration and Master of Business Administration and associated combined courses.
At completion of the Graduate Certificate of Business Administration, graduates should be able to:
- apply advanced knowledge of business concepts in diverse contexts and applications using critical thinking
- apply problem solving, design and decision-making methodologies to identify and provide innovative solutions to complex problems with intellectual independence
- communicate proficiently in professional practice to a variety of audiences, function as an effective member or leader of a diverse team, and use the basic tools and practices of business within project work
- demonstrate professionalism, integrity, ethical conduct, professional accountability and an awareness of professional practices in a global and sustainable context
- apply business fundamentals to the analysis, design and operation of a model using appropriate business methods and tools.

Course fees and requirements
- Fees, entry requirements and English language requirements.
Course fees
Entry requirements
- Successful completion of an undergraduate degree equivalent to an Australia Bachelor degree, or
- 3 years relevant work experience*, or
- Successful completion of the Swinburne Masters Qualifying Program
English language requirements
Satisfactory completion of one of the following:
- Swinburne’s English for Academic Purposes (EAP 5 Advanced level) with overall 70%, all skills 65%
- minimum IELTS overall band of 6.5 (Academic Module) with no individual band below 6.0
- TOEFL iBT (internet-based) minimum score of 79 with a reading band no less than 18 and writing band no less than 20
- Pearson (PTE) minimum score of 58 (no communicative skills less than 50)
- any other equivalent assessment of English language proficiency.
Find out more about English language requirements.
How to apply
Please note: This online course is not available to on-shore international students holding a student visa.
Find out more
Submit an online enquiry
Tel: +61 3 9956 0777 (outside Australia)
Email: enquiries@swinburneonline.com