Graduate Certificate in Business
Postgraduate
SCU-BUS-GCE 2025Course information for 2025 intake View information for 2024 course intake
Gain confidence in the business world
Forge a path towards the career you’ve always dreamed of. Build practical skills in economics, marketing, accounting and business management, along with analytical skills in research. Continue studying towards your MBA.
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Credit available
- Yes
- Duration
- 8 months part time
- Total subjects
- 4
- Available loans
- Australian Higher Education Loan Program (HELP)
Graduate Certificate in Business
About this degree
During this course you will:
- Diversify your skillset - Gain a cross-functional, versatile business skillset. This diversity of skill maximises the positive impacts you have within an organisation.
- Develop a managerial perspective -Coursework will develop your ethical and sustainable managerial perspective. You will know what to look for, the questions to ask, and how to manage successful cross-functional teams.
- Lead to lead - Develop your ability to lead strategically. This is done through exposure to leadership models, communication styles, and reflection-based coursework.
Up-skill with a Graduate Certificate in Business from Southern Cross University. Be introduced to the key principles in accounting, analytics and business management practice.
The flexible, 100% online learning structure is designed for the working professional, so you can complete your qualification in as little as eight months part-time.
Recommended study pattern
To get a Graduate Certificate in Business online, you need to complete the following four core units:
- Accounting for Managers
- Management Communication
- Organisational Behaviour
- Business Analytics
Award requirements
To be eligible students need to successfully complete all four subjects or at least two of these subjects and up to two substitute subjects as approved by the Course Coordinator. The subjects studied can be credited towards a Graduate Diploma in Business or a Master of Business Administration (MBA).
Open Universities Australia is a not-for-profit organisation. You will not pay any fees for using our services.
Indicative total fee $12,500
The amount shown here is indicative for an Australian citizen studying full-time, which is typically 8 subjects per year.
Fees may vary depending on:
- the subjects you choose
- credit from previous work experience
- your eligibility for government funding loans or subsidies such as HECS-HELP or a Commonwealth supported place.
To learn more, go to Fees or contact a student advisor.
Southern Cross University believes in the power of change. Their graduates stride the global stage at the frontline of healthcare, transforming education in the classroom, and tackling the world’s wicked problems with scientific and engineering solutions. Students enjoy award winning support, teaching quality, and online delivery. Ranked among the best for many years, they will help you make the change you seek to transform your tomorrow.
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- 32
- Times Higher Education Ranking 2024:
- 34
How to apply
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Complete your details and we'll make sure your enquiry is sent to Southern Cross University who will contact you to discuss this degree.
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Entry requirements
To gain entry into the Graduate Certificate in Business, you need:
- A three-year bachelor degree from any Australian university, OR
- Professional experience regarded by SCU as equivalent to a degree, AND
- Students will need to be proficient in English.
No Bachelor's degree? You could still be eligible for entry into the course through your relevant work experience. Contact us today to find out more.
We recognise and reward credit for past education, qualifications and work experience in a process called advanced standing. If you're eligible for advanced standing, this can impact the number of units you need to study, reducing the time and cost of your overall degree.
Study method requirements
Studying online requires:
- A PC or Mac with the latest operating system
- A fast, reliable internet connection
- The latest version of Chrome or Firefox
- the Blackboard app.
Sometimes, specific software or textbooks are required.
Career opportunities
Developing leadership and management skills can help set you up for executive roles across a broad spectrum of industries, like business, finance, accounting, marketing, operations, human resources, tourism and corporate sustainability.
A Graduate Certificate can be the first steps to completing your Master of Business Administration (MBA), with credit awarded for the subjects of study upon successful completion of your degree.
Australian job snapshots
Data sourced from Australian Jobs 2023.
Role | Earnings | Employment change |
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Chief Executives and Managing Directors | N/A^ | Up 10.8% |
Corporate General Managers | N/A^ | N/A^ |
General Managers | N/A^ | Up 59.7% |
Management Consultants | N/A^ | N/A^ |
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