University of Technology SydneyHandbook 2007

C11008v2 Graduate Certificate in Business Administration

Award(s): Graduate Certificate in Business Administration (GradCertBusAdmin)
CRICOS code: 018156K
Load credit points: 24
Course EFTSL: 0.5
Faculty/institute responsible: Business
Location: City campus

Overview
Course aims
Career options
Articulation
Additional admission requirements
Course duration and attendance
Course structure
Course completion requirements
Other information

Overview

The Graduate Certificate in Business Administration provides foundation skills used in the general management of a business enterprise for non-graduates who have extensive business experience.

Course aims

General management skills are developed to provide expertise in strategic thinking, critical analysis, developing and implementing business plans, decision making under uncertainty, understanding organisational dynamics, effective communication and promoting change.

Career options

Career options include management-level positions in industry or government.

Articulation

This course is part of an articulated program comprising the Graduate Certificate in Business Administration, the Graduate Diploma in Business Administration (C06009), and the Master of Business Administration (MBA) (C04014). Stuents who complete the Graduate Certificate at Credit level or above may apply directly for admission into the MBA program.

Additional admission requirements

Applicants require one of the following:

  • a degree from a UTS-recognised university and a minimum of four years' relevant work experience, or
  • extensive relevant work experience and evidence of a general capacity to undertake tertiary education.

Course duration and attendance

The Graduate Certificate in Business Administration may be completed in one semester of full-time study, or one year of part-time study.

Course structure

The Graduate Certificate in Business Administration comprises four of the core MBA subjects, totalling 24 credit points.

Course completion requirements

21718 Organisation Analysis and Design 6cp
21813 Managing People 6cp
25706 Economics for Management 6cp
22747 Accounting for Managerial Decisions 6cp
Total 24cp

Other information

Further information is available from the Graduate School of Business on: