Graduate Diploma of Business Administration

Graduate Diploma

Use the Graduate Diploma of Business Administration as a stepping-stone in developing your strategic leadership and management skills and start your study towards an MBA.

Key details

Degree Type

Graduate Diploma

Intake Months

Jan, Mar, May, Jul, Sep, Oct

Domestic Fees

$29,360 per year

About this course

Overview

Use the Graduate Diploma of Business Administration as a stepping-stone in developing your strategic leadership and management skills and start your study towards an MBA.
Become more than an operational manager and apply strategic knowledge to a range of real-life contexts through problem-based assessment scenarios.
Gain a competitive advantage by leveraging your leadership skills to create and execute organisational strategy.
Learn how to communicate effectively and positively influence internal and external stakeholders.
Expand your strategic thinking capabilities and become ready to transition into executive roles within your industry.
Delivered online in accelerated 8-week teaching blocks, you can fit your study into your life, at your own pace. Choose to study two subjects at a time and finish this degree within eight months, or study part-time and finish within 16 months.

Further study

Once you successfully complete this degree, and if you meet the entry requirements, you will be offered the option to articulate to the Master of Business Administration (MBA).

Entry requirements

Entry requirements

Find the entry requirements most relevant to you.

Completion of an Australian university 3-year bachelor degree, or equivalent, with a GPA of at least 4.0 out of 7.0, and a minimum of 3 years' relevant professional work experience at management or supervisory level.

English language requirements

You are required to satisfy the applicable English language requirements and this degree requires a minimum of IELTS 6.5 or equivalent. If you do not meet the English language requirements you may apply to study a University-approved English language program.

Recognition of prior learning or work experience

You may be eligible for recognition of prior learning if you have previously studied or have relevant work experience. This will help to reduce the number of courses that you need to study to finish your program.

Pathways

If you don't meet the entry requirements, we have pathway options available to you.

Career pathways

Career outcomes

Convert your thinking from operational to strategic and progress into executive roles in regional, national or international organisations.
Be ready to move up to management or director roles within your organisation.

Course structure

Degree structure

To complete this degree students must complete 8 units. Most courses (similar to 'subjects') are valued at 1 unit. To study full-time you would usually complete 2 units per teaching period.

Courses to be studied Units Core courses 2 Approved MBA courses 6 Total 8

Refer to the UniSQ Handbook for an example of courses to be studied.

How to apply

How to apply

Complete your online application directly to UniSQ.

Apply direct to UniSQ

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Select to start your degree in one of the following intakes:


Intakes	Application closing date	Study period s tart date	End date
Block 1	Monday 15 January 2024	Monday 22 January 2024	Friday 8 March 2024
Block 2	Monday 11 March 2024	Monday 18 March 2024	Friday 3 May 2024
Block 3	Monday 6 May 2024	Monday 13 May 2024	Friday 28 June 2024
Block 4	Monday 1 July 2024	Monday 8 July 2024	Friday 23 August 2024
Block 5	Monday 26 August 2024	Monday 2 September 2024	Friday 18 October 2024
Block 6	Monday 21 October 2024	Monday 28 October 2024	Friday 13 December 2024


Study period	Application closing date	Orientation	Study period s tart date	Finish date
Block 1, 2025	Monday 13 January	Monday 13 January	Monday 20 January	Friday 7 March
Block 2, 2025	Monday 10 March	Monday 10 March	Monday 17 March	Friday 2 May
Block 3, 2025	Monday 5 May	Monday 5 May	Monday 12 May	Friday 27 June
Block 4, 2025	Monday 30 June	Monday 30 June	Monday 7 July	Friday 22 August
Block 5, 2025	Monday 25 August	Monday 25 August	Monday 1 September	Friday 17 October
Block 6, 2025	Monday 20 October	Monday 20 October	Monday 27 October	Friday 12 December

Further information

Discover further information on applying to study at UniSQ that is relevant to you.

Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Business & Management courses at University of Southern Queensland (USQ).

86.1%

Overall satisfaction

77.8%

Skill scale

61.1%

Teaching scale

90.4%

Employed full-time

$114k

Average salary

Data source