CourseGraduate DiplomaGradDipBus

B5001 Graduate Diploma of Business

Faculty of Business and Economics

Graduate Diploma of Business (B5001) is a 1 years full-time, 48-credit-point, graduate diploma course from the Faculty of Business and Economics, taught at Caulfield. Map your units semester by semester with the MonMap planner.

Credit points
48
Duration
1 years full time
2 years part time
Campus
Caulfield
On campus

This is the 2023 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.

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Overview

The Graduate Diploma of Business allows you to build on your knowledge and acquire expertise in your chosen area of business practice. The course is suited to people who want to pursue further graduate business studies at a master's level. In addition to developing your leadership and organisational skills, the course will give you the opportunity to explore key areas of business. An additional feature of the course is the ability to direct your studies in the area of health and economics, by studying selected health, pharmaceutical and policy units delivered by Monash Business School's Centre for Health Economics.

Course structure

Course requirements48 credit points
You must complete 48 credit points selected from units within the coursework master's degrees offered by the Faculty of Business and Economics, with at least six units (36 credit points) at level 4 or above.

You are required to consult with the Business and Economics Student Services team to ensure that suitable units are selected to achieve the course learning outcomes, taking into consideration your individual personal study objectives and background..

You need to seek advice regarding the selection of units if considering further study in a master's degree.
The handbook's description of this structure

The course consists of eight units chosen from the wide range of units offered in the coursework master's degrees offered by the Faculty of Business and Economics.

The course comprises 48 points of study. You must complete any eight units selected from the coursework master's degrees offered by the Faculty of Business and Economics with at least six units (36points) at level 4 or above.

You are required to consult with the Business and Economics Student Services team to ensure that suitable units are selected to achieve the course learning outcomes, taking into consideration your individual personal study objectives and background.

You need to seek advice regarding the selection of units if considering further study in a master's degree. 

Learning outcomes

These course outcomes are aligned with the Australian Qualifications Framework and Monash Graduate Attributes.

Upon successful completion of this course it is expected that you will be able to:

  1. 1

    be critical and creative scholars who:

    • produce innovative solutions to problems
    • apply research skills to business challenges
    • communicate effectively and perceptively
  2. 2

    be responsible and effective global citizens who:

    • engage in an internationalised world
    • exhibit cross cultural competence
    • demonstrate ethical values
  3. 3

    have a comprehensive understanding of their disciplines and be able to provide discipline based solutions relevant to the business, professional and public policy communities we serve

  4. 4

    apply business knowledge across disciplines and contexts in support of the principles of sustainable, social, economic and environment development.

Entry requirements

English language

Monash Level A, that is: IELTS (Academic): 6.5 overall (no band lower than 6.0); or Pearson Test of English (Academic): score of 58 overall with no band lower than 50; or TOEFL Internet-based test: score of 79 overall with minimum scores: Writing: 21, Listening: 12, Reading: 13 and Speaking: 18; or Equivalent approved English test

More information

Progression to further studies

Successful completion of this course may provide a pathway to a master's course in the Faculty of Business and Economics subject to satisfying the appropriate entry requirements.

Other information

The Graduate Diploma of Business allows you to build on your knowledge and acquire expertise in your chosen area of business practice. The course is suited to people who want to pursue further graduate business studies at a master's level. In addition to developing your leadership and organisational skills, the course will give you the opportunity to explore key areas of business. An additional feature of the course is the ability to direct your studies in the area of health and economics, by studying selected health, pharmaceutical and policy units delivered by Monash Business School's Centre for Health Economics.

Common questions

How long is Graduate Diploma of Business?

1 years full time, 48 credit points. At 24 credit points a semester, that is 2 semesters of full-time study.

Where can I study Graduate Diploma of Business?

At Caulfield.

How do I plan my Graduate Diploma of Business units?

Open the course in the MonMap planner. It lays out your semesters, checks prerequisites as you drag units in, and tracks the credit points each requirement still needs.

Course details

Qualification
Graduate Diploma
AQF level
Level 8
Credit points
48
Full time
1 Years
Part time
2 Years
Maximum time
4 years
Faculty
Faculty of Business and Economics
CRICOS code
069579J
Abbreviation
GradDipBus
Award title
Graduate Diploma of Business