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Step Into Leadership

Make your move into a key leadership role with the Graduate Certificate of Business Administration. If you are a seasoned professional without a tertiary or postgraduate degree, the Graduate Certificate of Business Administration is the perfect way to translate your experience into a recognised postgraduate qualification.

Gain entry through either three years relevant work experience or undergraduate study, and develop your strategic, leadership and entrepreneurial skills to help you thrive as a business professional. If you meet the entry criteria and have substantial work experience, contact our Course Consultants to discuss potential Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) for your professional background.

Fast-Track Your Career

In as little as eight months, your coursework will equip you with the skills to capitalise on opportunities, think critically and lead an organisation to success in any field, including commerce, education, arts, engineering, IT and health. Gain practical skills that you can apply in your current workplace, and fast-track your career with a university qualification, professional network and job opportunities without putting your life on hold.

Pathway to Advanced Qualifications

The Graduate Certificate of Business Administration contains the first four units of, and is a pathway to, the Graduate Diploma of Business Administration and the Master of Business Administration. Swinburne University’s MBA has a Tier-1 rating and is in the top Online MBAs in CEO Magazine’s 2022 Global Rankings.

Why study with us?

No Prior Study Needed: If you have three or more years of relevant work experience, you can jump directly into your Graduate Certificate of Business Administration with Swinburne Online.
Pathway to a Top-Tier MBA: When you have completed your graduate certificate, you may use your completed units towards Swinburne Online’s MBA.
Career Growth: Accelerate your career progression and earning potential with a skillset designed to meet the business demands of the future.
Swinburne Quality: Upon completion of your online Graduate Certificate of Business Administration, you will receive exactly the same globally recognised postgraduate qualification as Swinburne’s on-campus students.
Validate Your Knowledge and Skills: Transform your existing knowledge and work experience into a postgraduate qualification you can proudly add to your resume.
Study When and Where You Choose: With no compulsory live classes or attendance requirements, you can create a study schedule that fits around your work and family commitments.

Requirements

Entry Requirements

To gain entry into this course, applicants must have one of the following:

a minimum of three years equivalent full-time relevant professional experience, or
a recognised bachelor’s degree in a related discipline, or
a recognised bachelor’s degree in any discipline plus a minimum of two years equivalent full-time relevant professional experience.

If you are applying as an international student, please view the English language requirements.

Recognition of Prior Learning

If you meet the entry criteria and have substantial work experience, contact our Course Consultants to discuss potential Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) for your professional background.

English Program Requirements

English language tests

International students are required to demonstrate their English proficiency before enrolling into a Swinburne Online degree by undertaking one of the following English language tests; The International English Language Test Score (IELTS) or the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score.

IELTS

IELTS have over 1,000 testing centres worldwide and run testing throughout the year. Use the IELTS worldwide search to find a testing centre near you.

TOEFL

The TOEFL test is administered worldwide through a network of testing centres. Use the TOEFL Testing Location Search to find a testing centre near you.

Minimum entry score: IELTS

Overall 6.5
With no band below 6

Minimum entry score: TOEFL

Paper Based: 550 (With a written English score of 5)
Internet Based: 79 (With no individual band below 18)

Test results

Once you have received your test results simply contact us via our online application form or by contacting our Course Consultants on 1300 069 765.

Career

Your pathway to industry

You are already well on your way to accomplishing your big career goals; now is the time to equip yourself with the qualification you need to accelerate your progress and take your career to the next level. Your Graduate Certificate of Business Administration will teach you practical techniques to plan and deliver effective, comprehensive business strategies within a complex environment.

Your practical learning aims to equip you with skills you can take straight into your next senior leadership role. It is designed to quickly accelerate your career progression and earning potential in just about any field.

Your graduate certificate also opens a pathway for you to advance your knowledge and expertise by continuing with a Master of Business Administration.

Jobs looking for you

A survey of recent Swinburne Online graduates revealed that 90% of Business alumni were employed full-time. This comes as no surprise as the 2021 GMAC Corporate Recruiters Survey revealed that worldwide, demand for graduate management talent has now returned to its pre-pandemic high.

A Graduate Certificate of Business Administration from Swinburne Online signals to employers your readiness to take on contemporary business challenges within a senior leadership position.

Launch your own business

Swinburne Online’s Graduate Certificate of Business Administration is not only for those wanting to open doors to upper-management positions in their industry. If you are an entrepreneur or business owner ready to upscale your business, this course can offer you a clear and practical pathway to take your business to the next level. No matter the size of your business, we can equip you with the skills you need to realise your capabilities and potential.

A ready-made professional network

When you complete a Graduate Certificate of Business Administration with Swinburne Online, you will be rewarded with not only a top-tier postgraduate qualification, but also a valuable network of like-minded business professionals. Forge connections, motivate one another and share opportunities and ideas that you can continue to draw upon long after graduation.

Fee Information

Tuition Fee

3,184 / per unit