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Graduate Diploma in Management
Australian Institute of Business, Adelaide, SA, Australia
About this program
The Graduate Diploma in Management (GDM) is a nested, optional exit point within AIB's online MBA, representing the second of the MBA's 3 stages (after the Graduate Certificate in Management and before the full MBA). Studied 100% online, the GDM consists of 8 subjects in total, exploring strategic business knowledge and management skills in greater breadth and depth than the entry-level Graduate Certificate.
A student who completes the GDM but doesn't want to finish the final MBA stage still leaves with a genuine, highly regarded postgraduate qualification rather than nothing; a student who continues gets full credit toward the MBA for every subject already completed. The 2 compulsory subjects are the same Leadership and Strategic Management units that open the Graduate Certificate, with the remaining 6 chosen from a list of GDM optional subjects (typically drawn from the same functional areas that make up the rest of AIB's MBA core: marketing, human resources, operations, corporate governance and finance).
As with the rest of AIB's suite, subjects run in 8-week online terms with no residential requirement.
Fees & duration
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Course structure
Study plan in 3 parts
- Compulsory subjects (2, shared with the Graduate Certificate in Management): Leadership (first subject)
- Strategic Management (second subject)
Plus 6 further subjects chosen from AIB's list of GDM optional subjects (typically drawn from the same functional areas as the rest of the MBA core: marketing, human resource management, operations, corporate governance, finance)
- Structure: 8 subjects at AQF Level 8 in total
- the second of 3 nested stages within AIB's Master of Business Administration, with full credit toward the MBA for students who continue
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Admissions
Bachelor's degree (AQF Level 7) or equivalent, or an AQF Level 8 qualification in any discipline, or AIB's own Graduate Certificate in Management; at least 3 years of relevant work experience (assessments are work-oriented); completion of AIB's study readiness survey. AIB is not a CRICOS-registered provider and cannot enrol Student Visa holders, so all AIB students, including international applicants, study 100% online.
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