Graduate Diploma in Business Administration
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    Graduate Diploma in Business Administration

    University of Adelaide
    University of Adelaide
    Australia
    Australia, Adelaide
    University Rank:#82
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    Duration1 year(s)
    Tuition Fee
    AUD 29,728 / Total
    Next IntakeMay 5, 2026

    Graduate Diploma in Business Administration

    About

    This 100% online diploma is completed part-time over 1.3 years, with courses delivered sequentially in six-week blocks.

    You’ll learn how to encourage innovation and turn ideas into action. You’ll strengthen your intellectual and emotional self-awareness. Develop problem-solving skills. Advance your interpersonal communication. Gain accounting, economics and marketing insights.

    You’ll build your capacity to identify and assess entrepreneurial opportunities. Get confident mobilising people to solve problems and face adversity. Learn how to use research to support sustainable business growth.

    You’ll graduate equipped for higher-level leadership roles, or ready to continue straight on to our online MBA.

    Requirements

    Entry Requirements

    To be eligible, an applicant must have achieved at least one of the following minimum entry requirements and demonstrate they fulfil any prerequisite and essential criteria for admission. In cases where there are more eligible applicants than available places, admission will be competitive with ranks based on the entry criteria.

    • A completed bachelor (AQF level 7) degree or equivalent from a recognised higher education institution AND a minimum of 2 years relevant work experience; OR
    • A completed Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) with a score of 500 or higher AND a minimum of 2 years relevant work experience; OR
    • A completed Graduate Certificate in Business Administration (AQF level 8) from a recognised higher education institution.

    International non-student visa holders

    This program is delivered online. It is open to international students who:

    1. are studying online outside of Australia; or
    2. do not require a student visa to undertake this program in Australia.

    It is not available to international students wishing to study in Australia on a student visa.

    English Requirements

    • PTEMin 58
    • IELTSMin 6.5
    • TOEFLMin 79

    Career

    Career outcomes

    We’ll give you the skills to step into higher-level leadership positions, whether in private companies, government departments or NGOs.  

    You could lead an engineering company, found a distillery, take charities to the next level or manage a boutique hotel. You might be a marketing executive for a global fashion brand. Perhaps you’ll work at Adelaide Oval, leading impactful sponsorship and sporting events. 

    You could also be a:  

    • Manager 
    • Business development manager 
    • Business consultant 
    • Sales manager 
    • Entrepreneur.  

    Or, further elevate your professional capabilities and status by continuing on with our online MBA. 

    Industry trends 

    If you’re a leader in a large company, a director, a government advisor or working on a purpose-driven enterprise, today’s market demands specific skills. Whether you’re managing family business succession, creating new ideas as an employee or building your own venture, you need an entrepreneurial mindset. Spotting opportunities and managing risks is key. 

    Adelaide University will develop your agile and entrepreneurial thinking, your innovative drive and your problem-solving skills so you can succeed. With more than 2.5 million businesses trading in Australia, the field has never been brighter (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2022). 

    Fee Information

    Tuition Fee
    29,728 / total

    Graduate Diploma in Business Administration

    University of Adelaide

    University of Adelaide

    Australia

    Australia, Adelaide

    Go to Official Website