Graduate Certificate in Business Administration

A Graduate Certificate in Business Administration online course will normally cover essential knowledge areas for managers. Program content may consist of:

accounting, economics and finance for managers
design of business processes and organisational structures
leadership principles and practices.

The course will accelerate your development as a manager broadly. As well as acquiring practical skills, you'll discover what sort of capabilities are required to be a successful manager. The course offers a blueprint for a longer learning journey.

Studying business administration offers benefits for almost any career. Business administration is a common role that's found across all industries and job sectors.

If you're employed, take a look at your supervisor. He or she does business administration.
You're a business administrator if you have responsibilities over people or the organisation of work.

Business administration can be studied at any career stage. Ideally, you should have work experience so you can better relate theory to practice.

Professional and supervisory experience are factors in being admitted to grad cert courses.
If you have significant professional experience, you don't necessarily need a business degree – or any degree for that matter – to be accepted.

Completing a graduate certificate demonstrates management knowledge and interest. It helps when you apply for senior positions.

For all graduate certificate courses, you can expect to do the equivalent of 1 semester of full-time study (4 units). You can also expect the course to be embedded in a masters program. That gives you the option to keep studying and complete an MBA (usually 12 units total).

Online programs can be structured in the traditional way, with 2-3 semesters per year that each finish with an intense exam period. Alternatively, you may be able to complete units individually over shorter study intervals (say, 6-8 weeks). Online programs with short study periods often use continuous assessment, where grading relies on on assignments, projects and short quizzes.

You can access Griffith University's highly rated MBA program by enrolling in the 4-unit Graduate Certificate in Business Administration. The 100% online course has everything you could want, including 6 start dates per year, only 8 weeks of study for each subject, the option to study year round (and finish sooner), and dedicated student support. It's also exam-free and you don't need a university degree to enrol (admission depends on work experience). Students learn marketing, management and leadership, sustainable business practices, and financial reporting.

The Graduate Certificate of Business Administration (Global) from JCU Online ticks all the boxes as far as we're concerned. With 6 intakes per year, you can start the well-priced course at any time of year. Each of the 4 units are completed in sequence – one at a time – allowing you to easily fit study within your weekly schedule. The course is 100% online and you never have to sit a traditional exam. You'll also study high-return subjects: data analysis and decision modelling, corporate finance, management and leadership skills, and corporate strategy.