CQUniversity Australia

Graduate Certificate in Business Administration (Leadership)

CQUniversity Australia

Type of institution: University/Higher Education Institution
Level: Postgraduate
CRICOS: 00219C

The Graduate Certificate in Business Administration (Leadership) is delivered online via our Be Different platform and offers you a self-paced, flexible online course, ideal for busy, emerging business leaders.This course is closely aligned with the industry capabilities expected of graduates. Units in this course include essential business functions, such as strategic marketing, people, leadership and culture, communication and disruption, innovation and entrepreneurship. This course retains these core areas and supplements them with a focus on leadership in a contemporary business environment. Considerable emphasis is also devoted to developing the capacity to resolve problems, create innovative solutions, and generate potential entrepreneurial business.Contemporary competencies in theory and business practice are developed through problem and activity-based learning. Primarily, learning is directed to identifying and solving business problems and creating new business opportunities providing you with the skills and knowledge required to become an internationally astute business leader.If you are interested in developing advanced business and leadership skills, this Graduate Certificate provides an ideal pathway into our Graduate Diploma of Business Administration (Leadership), and you may even like to extend your studies further and continue on in the Master of Business Administration (Leadership). The transition is seamless between these courses, with the Graduate Certificate being the first four units, the Graduate Diploma the next four units and the Master the final four. The transition between this suite of courses is seamless, and you will receive credits for units completed as you progress. The flexible online delivery via our Be Different platform allows you to study entirely online when and where it suits you. Add to this no unit or assessment deadlines and affordable tuition fees, and you have a suite of business administration (leadership) courses that allow you to fit study around your life, not the other way around.

Structure

4 units (24 credit points)

Subjects

  • Business Administration

Standard entry requirements

  • A completed Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) Bachelor degree, or higher equivalent qualification
  • OrA completed AQF Diploma with two years relevant* business experience, orFive years relevant business* or managerial experience.*Relevant business or managerial experience includes a working knowledge of how a business operates, for example, budgeting, staffing, project management, financial reporting, process management, or human resources.Professional experience must be shown in a letter of employment which is presented on a company letterhead as well as signed and dated by a delegated authority. The letter must contain position title, duties performed and length of service.English Language Proficiency Requirements:If you were not born in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Ireland, South Africa or United States of America you are required to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements set by the University. Applicants are required to provide evidence of completion of:- A secondary qualification (Year 11 and 12, or equivalent), or- An Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) diploma level qualification, or- Bachelor level qualification study for a period of at least 2 years fulltime with a minimum overall GPA 4.0Completed within Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, South Africa, Ireland, or United States of America, which will meet the English proficiency.If you do not satisfy any of the above you will need to undertake an English language proficiency test and achieve the following scores as below:- An International English Language Testing System (IELTS Academic) overall band score of at least 6.0 overall with a minimum 5.5 in each subset
  • Or- Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) - Requires 550 or better overall & minimum TWE score of 4.5 (Paper Based Test), or 75 or better overall and no score less than 17 (Internet Based Test)
  • Or- Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic) - Requires an overall score of 54 with no sub-score less than 46
  • Or- An Occupational English Test with Grades A or B only in each of the four components.English test results remain valid for no more than two years between final examination date and the date of commencement of study, and must appear on a single result certificate.

Study information

CampusFeesEntryMid year intakeAttendance
Online Study Yes
  • Full-time : 6 months
  • Part-time : 3 years

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