Graduate Diploma
Enhance your undergraduate degree with versatile business expertise. Deakin's Graduate Diploma of Business Administration is designed to provide you with a global business perspective, broadening your career options and paving the way to take on our Master of Business Administration (MBA).
This one-year course gives you the opportunity to study the fundamentals of business at a top 3 business school in Victoria* You will cover a broad range of topics relating to organisational management, as well as the development of the creative, analytical and interpersonal capabilities crucial to business leadership, including people management and marketing.
Ready to accelerate your business leadership skills?
The course will prepare you for management roles across a range of sectors. The business skills gained in this qualification can also lead to progression in your current career.
Considering taking your studies further? The Graduate Diploma of Business Administration is a pathway into the Master of Business Administration (MBA).
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To complete the Graduate Diploma of Business Administration, students must attain a total of 8 credit points, consisting of 6 credit points of core units and 2 credit points of open elective units, plus completion of the compulsory 0-credit point module, DAI001 Academic Integrity Module.
Most units (think of units as 'subjects') are equal to 1 credit point.
6
Core units
2
Elective units
8
Total units
The University aims to provide students with as much credit as possible for approved prior study or informal learning which exceeds the normal entrance requirements for the course and is within the constraints of the course regulations. Students are required to complete a minimum of one-third of the course at Deakin University, or four credit points, whichever is the greater. In the case of certificates, including graduate certificates, a minimum of two credit points within the course must be completed at Deakin.
You can also refer to the Recognition of prior learning system which outlines the credit that may be granted towards a Deakin University degree and how to apply for credit.