Diploma of Business

The Diploma of Business is an entry level qualification, and will develop your knowledge and skills in a broad range of business-related tasks within a variety of organisational situations and environments. The Diploma offers you a pathway to the second year of a variety of business courses. Substantial credit may also be available in other courses including the Bachelor of Building and Construction Management and the Bachelor of Laws. When you study the Diploma you not only gain credit into your course but you are also supported in the development of your language and academic skills required to ensure ongoing success in your undergraduate studies. The Diploma consists of two to three terms of study (depending on the admission period). Graduating students will have the ability to perform at a level of professional expertise that allows you to confidently enter and contribute to a range of fields including Accounting*, Management, Business, Finance*, Administration and Commerce. (*Credit dependant on units studied in diploma and if seeking industry professional accreditation.)

Study opportunities

On finishing your diploma you can enter directly into 2nd year of one of the degrees below:

• Bachelor of Event and Tourism Management
• Bachelor of Politics and International Relations
• Bachelor of Commerce (Business Economics)
• Bachelor of Commerce (Finance and Banking)
• Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting)
• Bachelor of Business (Entrepreneurship & Innovation)
• Bachelor of Business (Human Resource Management)
• Bachelor of Business (International Business)
• Bachelor of Business (Marketing)
• Bachelor of Business (Management)
• Bachelor of Business (International Business)
• Bachelor of Business (Sport Management)
• Bachelor of Social and Economic Policy (Economic Policy)
• Bachelor of Social and Economic Policy (Sociology)
• Bachelor of Accounting

Note: UC College courses fees may differ – please visit our Course Fees page for more information.

Normal UC College admission requirements to an undergraduate course.

See https://www.canberra.edu.au/future-students/get-into-uc/entry-requirements for details.

An overall IELTS Academic score (or equivalent) of 5.5, with no band score below 5.5. Students who have undertaken all of their education in an English speaking country (as defined on UC website) are deemed to have met our English language proficiency requirements.