Graduate Diploma of Management - 057844G (New South Wales) & 040012J (South Australia)

Admission Requirements

The course is intended for people who have an undergraduate degree and/or extensive experience working within an organisation.

Candidate should have:

• A bachelor’s degree or equivalent from a recognised university.
• A minimum of two years work experience, or, willingness to undertake a one month industry program in Australia at the begining of the course
• A referee's report
• Required proficiency in English: Overall IELTS band score of 6.0 and no band less than 5.5

Applicants holding other academic or professional qualifications and/or with five years relevant work experience may also be granted admission to the program as assessed by the course coordinator.

Selection is by formal application, which may include an interview, a referee's report and a portfolio.

Tuition Fee

• AUD15600 (Sydney)*
• AUD15300 (Adelaide)*

* Fee stands correct at time of printing and is subject to change without prior notice.

Course Overview & Course Objectives

The course aims to provide:

• A coherent, integrated development program designed to prepare students for assuming broad managerial responsibilities;
• A variety of focused specialist courses that prepare the student for the immediate demands of a particular industrial or professional managerial setting; and
• A basis for further formal studies in management.

Objectives include:

• Developing approaches to learning that will enable practising managers to demonstrate initiative, flexibility, problem solving ability, innovative thinking and responsiveness to change in their work environments;
• Providing a strong foundation in management and communications, accounting, human resource management, economics and marketing as the base disciplines of management;
• Developing a managerial focus and style that promotes awareness of the environment in which graduates will operate, and to develop approaches that are appropriate to these environments; and
• Developing relevant knowledge, skills and attitudes that will enable graduates to contribute to a specific managerial setting and promote the contribution of effective management in that setting.

Course Structure

The course is 1 year full-time and consists of 8 units of study.

Required Core Units	Credit Points
• BA401 Accounting and Finance • BM401 Marketing • BN921 Organisations: Behaviour, Structure & processes • BE903 Business Economics • BN922 Competetive Analysis • BN412 Human Resource Management Plus any 2 units from the Graduate Program	15 15 15 15
Elective Units
• BN923 Knowledge and Information Management • BM404 Marketing Services Organisations • BN958 Comparative Issues in International Management • BN935 Operations • BC930 Electronic Commerce and Business • BN412 Human Resources Management • BN961 Managerial Skills Workshop • BS942 International Business Management	15 15 15 15