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Graduate Certificate of Business
Deakin University, Melbourne/Geelong, VIC, Australia
About this program
The Graduate Certificate of Business at Deakin University is a flexible half-year postgraduate course designed for graduates from any discipline who want to build core business capability. Students explore strategy, finance, marketing, business technology, innovation and entrepreneurship, gaining insight into how organisations operate, adapt to change and grow. Learning is shaped by industry input, so theory is connected with real-world business challenges. The course can be taken as a standalone qualification or used as a pathway into Deakin's Master of Business and related masters degrees. Graduates use it to move into management roles or to change career direction.
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Course structure
- Academic Integrity and Respect at Deakin (0-credit-point compulsory unit) in your first study period 3 credit points of course elective units 1 credit point of open elective units. Course electives (choose a minimum of 3 credit points): Environmental Sustainability for Business
- Information Technology, Markets and Business Strategy
- Accounts, Accountability and Governance
- Small Business Management Plus 1 credit point of open elective, which may include a unit not attempted above, other postgraduate units, or up to two Deakin stackable short courses
Career & PR pathway
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Admissions
To be considered for admission to this degree you will need to meet at least one of the following criteria: completion of a bachelor degree or higher; at least two years' relevant work experience (or part-time equivalent)
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