Graduate Diploma of Business Administration

Graduate Diplomas qualify individuals who apply a body of knowledge in a range of contexts to undertake professional or highly skilled work and as a pathway for further learning.

Upon completion of the Graduate Diploma of Business Administration, you will be able to:

• Demonstrate advanced understanding of current knowledge and professional practice in a range of disciplines of business administration.
• Demonstrate your ability to analyse and synthesise information, concepts and theories from a multi-disciplinary perspective.
• Demonstrate your intellectual independence through the application of critical and creative thinking to the study and/or professional practice of business administration.
• Communicate your advanced understanding of current knowledge and professional practice through prepared presentations and projects in a variety of settings.
• Apply evidence-based technical and creative tools to solve complex problems in theoretical and actual workplace settings.
• Model self-discipline, professional judgment, personal integrity, teamwork and respect for the dignity of individuals and groups in a variety of settings.
• Critically evaluate current and past scholarship and professional practice in the light of contemporary research, workplace practice, and of perspectives grounded in Christian scholarship.

Each unit you take in the Graduate Diploma program will contribute towards the fulfilment of these broader learning outcomes.

The Graduate Diploma of Business Administration (GradDipBA) comprises 8 units of study (or subjects). Each unit represents 3 credit points. To fulfil the requirements of the GradDipBA award, you will need to complete a minimum of 24 credit points.

• BU501 Organisational Behaviour
• BU502 Accounting for Managers
• BU503 Marketing Management
• BU504 Managerial Economics
• BU673 Organisational Leadership

Select three electives from the following list:

• BU511 Human Resource Management
• BU512 Financial Management
• BU513 Managing Information Systems
• BU616 Quantitative Analysis for Business Decision-Making