The Graduate Certificate in Business Administration is part of the postgraduate Business Administration programs offered by the Flinders Business School within the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences.
It articulates with the 36-unit Graduate Diploma in Business Administration and the 72-unit Master of Business Administration, and the sequentially developed topics allow progression through the three awards.
Students who complete the graduate certificate normally receive credit for up to 18 units of topics should they wish to proceed with the graduate diploma.
Applicants for the Graduate Certificate of Business Administration must normally hold a bachelor degree from an approved tertiary institution, OR have 7 years work experience, preferably with at least 2 years at management/supervisory level.
However, the Faculty Board may, under certain circumstances and subject to specific conditions, admit others who can show evidence of fitness for candidature.
Students, whose first degree was not taught in the English language, are required to demonstrate proficiency in English (IELTS of 6.5, TOEFL of 580).
Admission will be offered on the basis of academic merit.
The course is designed to provide a strong foundation in appropriate business knowledge, understanding, skills and attitudes for successful careers as managers of organisations including private sector business organisations, not-for-profit organisations and public organisations. Depending on the specific topics studied, it aims to:
Depending on the specific topics studied, students successfully completing this course should be able to
This is an 18-unit course. The course consists of 4 topics selected from the list of MBA foundation core topics.
Other topics may be taken with the approval of the Chair of the Course Management Committee or their representative.
BUSN9226 Accounting for Managers (4.5 units)
BUSN9227 Financial Management (4.5 units)
BUSN9228 Strategic Marketing (4.5 units)
BUSN9229 Essentials of Sustainable Management (4.5 units)
BUSN9230 Economics for Business (4.5 units)
BUSN9231 Global Business Context (4.5 units)
BUSN9233 Data Analysis for Decision Making (4.5 units)
BUSN9234 Project Management (4.5 units)
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