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Graduate Diploma in Business Administration
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| Award | Graduate Diploma in Business Administration |
|---|---|
| Start dates | LTU Term 2 (March 2025), LTU Term 3 (April 2025), LTU Term 4 (July 2025), LTU Term 5 (September 2025), LTU Term 6 (November 2025) |
| Duration | 1 year full-time or part-time equivalent |
| Learning mode | |
| Scholarships | View fees and scholarships |
| Fees | Note: 120 credit points represents full-time study for one year. Learn more about Fees and scholarships. |
About the Graduate Diploma in Business Administration
La Trobe's Graduate Diploma in Business Administration will give you the edge your career needs.
Explore the issues facing global businesses and develop lifelong leadership skills. You'll tackle real-world business problems, learning from experienced academics and guest industry lecturers who'll explain the foundations of good corporate governance.
Looking for flexible learning options? This one-year course lets you fit your study around work and lifestyle commitments. You'll keep your career moving forwards, even while you prepare to step up to the next level.
You'll study subjects from La Trobe's prestigious Master of Business Administration (MBA) – which is an accredited degree, co-designed by leading industry professionals.
Tackle the big issues shaping modern business and develop lifelong networks through our outstanding industry links and global alumni network.
This Graduate Diploma also provides a pathway to our MBA should you decide to further your studies.
You'll learn:
- Responsible leadership and corporate governance
- Understand how to manage people and operations, and achieve ethical and sustainable outcomes.
- Financial management
- Understand financial management policy and application, and how financial management decision-making affects the risk, growth and profitability of firms.
- Business analysis
- Explore how data can shape strategies and inform smarter decision-making.
- Accounting
- Refine your skills in accounting and finance to better analyse business practices.
The qualification awarded on graduation is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) as Level 8 - Graduate Diploma.
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