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Graduate Diploma of Business
A Graduate Diploma of Business gives a broad postgraduate grounding in how businesses work, covering management, finance, marketing, economics and strategy, often with some choice of electives.
- How long it takes
- 1 year
- full time
- Level
- Graduate diploma
- University
- Taught by
- 12 providers
- 6 states and territories
Is this course right for you?
What the Graduate Diploma of Business asks of you, and what you might want to check first.
Before you start
Each provider sets its own entry requirements, so check the ones you are considering.
Where you can study this course
There are 12 places you can study this course. When you compare them, check they teach it the way you want to study, how far you'd be from a campus, what it will cost you and what past students say about the teaching and support. They're listed by how often people search for them, and none of them pays to be here or to move up.
- Website for Monash University (opens in a new tab)
Monash University
750 Collins St Docklands, Monash Caulfield, VIC
4.3from 1,955 Google reviews
What students like
- Staff are supportive and resolve issues quickly
What to weigh up
- Admin replies can be slow
- Feedback from teaching staff can be limited
- Website for Southern Cross University (opens in a new tab)
Southern Cross University
5 campuses
3.4from 183 Google reviews
- Website for Holmes Institute (opens in a new tab)
Holmes Institute
Holmes Institute, Sydney (Higher Ed Operations), NSW
3.8from 1,115 Google reviews
What students like
- Front desk staff are helpful with enrolment and fees
- Lecturers and staff are supportive and friendly
What to weigh up
- Enrolment and admin can be slow
- Phone calls and emails can go unanswered
- Help can be hard to find when problems come up
Edith Cowan University
ECU City, ECU Joondalup, WA
4.3from 679 Google reviews
- Website for University of Southern Queensland (opens in a new tab)
University of Southern Queensland
USQ - Sydney Education Centre (Bellevue St), NSW
4.1from 504 Google reviews
What to weigh up
- Enrolment and admin can be slow
Australian Campus Management
5 campuses, NSW, NT, VIC
Australian Institute of Business and Management
Ground and Level 1, 59 Darby Street, Cooks Hill, NSW 2300, Levels 7 - 11, Transport House, 11 York Street Sydney NSW 2000, NSW
BBS Higher Education
Level 1, 108-112 Johnston Street, VIC
What you’ll learn
The main topics covered in the Graduate Diploma of Business.
- Management and organisations
- Financial and management accounting
- Marketing principles
- Economics for managers
- Strategy and decision making
Questions to ask before you enrol
Providers run this course differently, so the answers change from one to the next.
- When is the next intake, and how many are there each year?
- What is the total cost, including materials, checks and any placement costs?
- Can I study part time or online, and how does that change the length?
- Do the units count towards a higher qualification if I go on to study further?