Graduate Certificate of Management
Postgraduate
SWI-MNG-GCE 2025Course information for 2025 intake View information for 2024 course intake
Modern management skills for career progression
Your transformation from a good manager to a great leader starts here. Upskill in the sought after soft skills of contemporary business professionals. You’ll explore critical thinking, problem solving, and more. Go beyond traditional boundaries.
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Credit available
- Yes
- Duration
- 6 months full time or part time equivalent
- Total subjects
- 4
- Available loans
- Australian Higher Education Loan Program (HELP)
Graduate Certificate of Management
About this degree
Leadership
Develop knowledge of management concepts using critical thinking
Entrepreneurship
Utilise advanced knowledge to discovery and development of entrepreneurial opportunities.
Organisational Behaviour
Examine organisational problems and issues relevant to organisations operating in a global and diverse workplace.
Communication
Understand how to communicate proficiently to a variety of audiences.
Project Management
Become an enterprising leader in the delivery of projects.
Problem Solving
Apply problem-solving and decision-making methodologies to a business challenge.
If you are looking to stand out from your cohort of managers, consider the Swinburne Graduate Certificate in Management as your next step to a distinguished career.
This qualification will ask you to step outside of the confines of traditional management to hone the sought-after skills of problem solving and critical thinking. It will ensure you have the essentials for career advancement, help you think like an entrepreneur, and set you apart from the rest.
Course work will further your understanding of how organisations work, how to capitalise on opportunities and how to deliver on projects. You will become more innovative and agile than the average player; a real contender for future leadership professional opportunities.
Completion of the Graduate Certificate in Management is a pathway to our Master of Business Administration (MBA). If you transfer, any applicable units you have successfully completed will be credited towards your MBA.
Recommended study pattern
Behaviour in Organisations (HRM60016).
Opportunity Discovery (ENT60006).
Designing for Change (FST80008).
Project Management for Innovative Outcomes (PRM60002).
Award requirements
To qualify for the award of Graduate Certificate of Management students must complete 50 credit points comprising of:
- Four units of study (12.5 credit points each).
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Indicative total fee $17,680
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.
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- QS Ranking 2024:
- 19
- Times Higher Education Ranking 2024:
- 14
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Entry requirements
Submit a resume demonstrating:
- A recognised bachelor degree in a related discipline; OR
- A recognised bachelor degree in any discipline PLUS a minimum of two years equivalent full-time relevant professional experience.
A minimum of three years equivalent full-time relevant professional experience.
Courses are only available to Australian and New Zealand citizens, permanent residents and humanitarian visa holders.
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) allows students to gain credit (advanced standing) towards their course in recognition of skills and knowledge gained through work experience, life experience and/or formal training. Applicants are assessed on a case-by-case basis. Speak to a Course Consultant about applying for RPL.
Career opportunities
Executive General Manager Develops strategies and policies to achieve future business goals.
Operations Manager Take a lead role in the management of producing goods and services. Oversee the distribution of products and find areas of improvement to strengthen business operations.
Strategic Manager Provides a strategic approach and insight into business operations.
Australian job snapshots
Data sourced from Australian Jobs 2023.
Role | Earnings | Employment change |
---|---|---|
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^ |
^ There is no data available