VU Online’s Graduate Certificate in Business Administration offers a pathway towards our highly respected and industry-recognised MBA course. Upon completion, you can continue your studies to earn the Master of Business Administration, preparing you to reshape the business landscape through creative problem-solving and innovative leadership..

Delivered by student-focused and industry-connected academics, this course features four specialist units of study. Each of these units has been designed to foster the key skills required of today’s emerging business leader, from strategic management and marketing to corporate ethics and financial analysis.

With 25 years’ experience delivering accessible business postgraduate courses, VU has equipped thousands of students – from all walks of life – with the skills and insights to successfully reach their personal career goals including promotion, salary increase, business ownership and leadership.

VU Online’s Graduate Certificate in Business Administration covers four core areas of business and management, equipping you with the understanding and industry knowledge expected of future workplace leaders.

• Strategic Management and Business Policy

• Business Ethics and Sustainability

• Marketing Management

• Financial Analysis

From taking the leap to a middle or senior management role to effectively running your own small business, a Graduate Certificate in Business Administration will give you an edge and help progress your business career to the next level.

Typical job titles

• Account Executive
• Project Manager
• Systems Manager
• Financial Project Manager
• Marketing Manager

Completion of an Australian Bachelor degree (or equivalent) in any discipline; OR Applicants with a minimum five (5) years approved work experience will be considered for admission to this co

IELTS (Academic module): Overall score of 5.5 (no band less than 5.0)

TOEFL Internet: Overall score of 55 (Listening 9, Speaking 16, Reading 10, Writing 18)

Pearson Test of English (PTE): Overall score of 42 (no section score less than 40)

University of Cambridge - Advanced (CAE): Overall score of 162. No individual band less than 154.

VU English - English for Academic Purposes (EAP) (Level 4): achieved.