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Overview
- Update your skills and acquire in-depth knowledge and skills in business disciplines to lead with confidence in complex business environments.
- Opportunities to progress on to the Master of Business Administration.
- Complete in 1 semester full-time or 2 semesters part-time.
| QUT course code | GS87 |
| Attendance | Part-time or Full-time |
| Course duration | 6 months full-time
1 year part-time |
| Start month | 2013 March, July |
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On campus
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| CRICOS code | 031575D |
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Details
The Graduate Certificate in Business Administration is one of the courses offered in the MBA suite. This course is effectively one-third of the MBA program and allows professionals to update their skills and acquire in-depth knowledge and skills in the core discipline areas of business.
Units
Course design
Students must complete two MBA core units, and select a further 36 credit points from MBA core units.
Articulation
Articulation into the MBA program is possible after successful completion of the Graduate Certificate in Business Administration with a minimum grade point average of 4.5 (on QUT’s 7-point scale).
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Entry requirements
To be considered for admission, applicants must:
- demonstrate proficiency in the English language
- hold a Bachelor degree in any field from a recognised university with a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 4.5 on QUT's 7-point scale
- have a GMAT score of at least 550
- have a minimum three years full-time equivalent relevant managerial or professional work experience post-degree
- provide two referee reports on proforma.
Prior academic achievement
Prior academic study at the Bachelor level can be in any field at any recognised tertiary institution. Original or certified copies of academic transcripts that show date of completion or conferral of degree(s) and a Grade Point Average (GPA) must be provided. Not all undergraduate degrees from overseas institutions are assessed as being equivalent to Australian bachelor degrees. Applicants who have not completed a recognised bachelor degree, including the three-year diploma in China, will be considered for admission into the Graduate Certificate in Business Administration based on their Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) score, prior work experience and referee reports.
Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT)
As applicants may come from a range of fields and their work experience may be diverse, a management aptitude test score is a useful indicator of an applicant's ability to meet the program's academic requirements. All applicants are required to undertake the GMAT. There will be no exemptions based on prior education or experience. GMAT test scores are valid for five years.
If you have already undertaken the GMAT QUT needs to see a certified copy of your Test Takers Score. If you are planning to take the GMAT, please have the results sent directly to QUT (our identification number is 1677).
GMAT details (PDF file, 271.78 KB)
Work experience
Relevant work experience indicates applicants will be able to contribute to class discussion. A minimum of three years full-time equivalent professional or managerial work experience is required after the completion of an undergraduate degree. To enable us to assess your work experience, a current curriculum vitae providing details of your roles, responsibilities and achievements is required.
Referee reports
All applicants must obtain two referee reports on the referee proforma. At least one referee report should be from your current employer. The referees may choose to send the recommendations directly to QUT (fax, email and postal addresses are provided on the proforma).
Course fees
Your actual fees may vary depending on which units you choose. All fees are based on current fixed fee prices. We review fees annually.
2013: $14,900 (indicative) per Semester (subject to annual review)
Student Services and Amenities Fee
You'll need to pay the Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF) as part of your course costs.
FEE-HELP: loans to help you pay your course fees
You may not have to pay anything upfront if you're eligible for a FEE-HELP loan.
Find out if you're eligible for a FEE-HELP loan
Scholarships and financial support
You can apply for scholarships to help you with study and living costs.
You may also be eligible for Centrelink payments
Apply
How to apply for Graduate Certificate in Business Administration
You apply directly to QUT for all our postgraduate courses.
Are you ready to submit your application?
You're ready if you have:
- Found all the courses you want to apply for. You can apply for up to 3.
- Checked important dates.
- Checked you meet the entry requirements.
- Checked your course costs and if you're eligible for scholarships.
- Collected your supporting documents:
- certified copies or original academic transcripts
- current curriculum vitae
- certified or original GMAT Test Takers Score
- scholarship application (if applicable).
All done? Then you're ready to apply.
Application for postgraduate course admission form (PDF file, 362.47 KB)
Important: Please send or deliver your application form to the following address, rather than the one on the form:
QUT Graduate School of Business
- Phone: 3138 1057
- Int. phone: +61 7 3138 1057
- Fax: 3138 1299
- Email: gsb@qut.edu.au
- Level 4, B Block
Gardens Point
2 George St
Brisbane QLD
- Postal address:
QUT Graduate School of Business
2 George St
Brisbane Qld 4001
