Graduate Certificate in Business

The Graduate Certificate in Business is a fully online course providing graduate level introductory studies in a range of business disciplines including finance, accounting, economics, management and marketing.

Developed by Melbourne Business School, this course is delivered by some of the School's leading academic experts.

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To gain the Graduate Certificate in Business you must complete 50 points comprised of:

• Four subjects.

Subjects can be done in any order. There are no prerequisites or core compulsory subjects.

Students who complete the online Graduate Certificate in Business are also eligible to apply for credit into the Master of Professional Management, on-campus Master of Management program or Master of International Business.

As a graduate of this course, you will have the business and commerce related critical thinking and problem solving skills to develop solutions to problems in organisations and society. You will be equipped with knowledge of management, business, and commerce to make effective decisions and will be able to articulate solutions and ideas in a range of business contexts.

As application assessment would normally take at least 10 business days, applicants are encouraged to submit as early as they can to avoid missing out on their preferred intake.

It takes about 20 minutes to complete the form using the online application system.

You can save your work in progress and complete the application at a later date.

Admissions for this course are not capped per intake, so you do not need to apply for multiple intakes. If you are unsure which intake you wish to apply for, please note that you can change your application later by contacting the student support team.

To complete your application you will require:
• Course code GC-BUS
• an undergraduate degree in any discipline, or equivalent; and
• a personal statement outlining why they wish to be considered for the course.
• In ranking applications, the Selection Committee will consider:
  • prior academic performance
  • the personal statement.
• The Selection Committee may seek further information to clarify any aspect of an application in accordance with the Academic Board Rules on the use of selection instruments.
• Evidence of meeting the English Language Requirements as determined by the University
• Transcripts for all courses attempted or completed including an explanation of the grading system used. Transcripts for previous studies undertaken at the University of Melbourne are not required. An academic transcript is an official record of your studies that lists all subjects you have undertaken,
  and all of the results that you obtained.
• Digital files of these documents. Limit of 6MB per document. Supported file types: TXT, DOC, DOCX, PDF, JPG, JPEG, XLS, XLSX, TIFF.
Get help with your application

A dedicated online student support consultant can help you prepare and submit your application.

Contact one of our friendly consultants to talk through:

• The selection process
• Preparing your documentation
• Using the online application system.
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