Graduate Diploma in Business

If you're looking to advance your career in global business, La Trobe's Graduate Diploma in Business is the perfect place to strengthen your skills and expertise.

This comprehensive course gives you the ability to advance in a wide range of business disciplines so you can take the next big step in your career.

In this flexible degree, you'll develop valuable management skills and gain experience in critical business areas, including finance, management and marketing.

You'll be taught by leading academics from La Trobe Business School, with guest lectures and seminars delivered by experienced industry practitioners. You'll also explore real-world case studies as you develop your business analysis skills.

Learn the latest data analysis tools so you can stay ahead of the competition. You'll examine accounting, business and finance problems using industry-standard techniques and cutting-edge technology.

Want to give organisations a competitive advantage? Learn how to assess an organisation's resources, capabilities and core competencies. Then, keep abreast with the competition using real-world skills such as industry and competitor analysis, international business strategy and strategy development.

After successfully completing the Graduate Diploma in Business, you could receive up to one year of advanced standing. This means you could transfer directly into the second year of a wide range of La Trobe's postgraduate business degrees, should you decide to further your studies.

You'll learn:

• Leadership
  • Learn to lead across a wide range of disciplines including finance, accounting, management and marketing.
• Digital literacy
  • Learn how to use a wide range of digital tools to become a more efficient and effective business professional.
• Sustainable management
  • Learn about environmental, corporate and governance responsibility, and develop sustainable solutions that prioritise individual and societal wellbeing.
• Corporate strategy
  • Understand how to drive change and innovation in modern businesses.
• Employee behaviour
  • Learn how to manage the behavioural dynamics of individuals and groups, and ensure employees are happy and productive.

The qualification awarded on graduation is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) as Level 8 - Graduate Diploma.

Please note, the following course structure is indicative and subject to change depending on your course location, offer year or how you tailor your course with specialisations, majors, minors and electives. Structures for the following year are not normally finalised until October, so the sample provided is based on the most recently approved structure. For more information, please refer to the La Trobe University Handbook.

The Handbook contains detailed course information designed for enrolled students, including course structures, electives and options. The delivery of this course can vary between campuses.

• Melbourne (Bundoora)

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