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Course and Subject Handbook 2024 Courses Postgraduate Courses Graduate Diploma of Business Administration [Exit only]

Graduate Diploma of Business Administration [Exit only]

Handbook year

Information valid for students commencing in 2024

Course code

109006

Course type

Graduate Diploma (AQF Level 8)

Owner

Academy

College

Business, Law and Governance

Award Requirements

Admission Requirements

Course pre-requisites

The Graduate Diploma of Business Administration may be awarded to students exiting a Master of Business Administration or associated joint degree prior to completing the requirements of that course, provided they meet the award requirements outlined below.

Minimum English language proficiency requirements

Not applicable – exit only degree

Academic Requirements for Course Completion

Credit points

24 credit points

Course learning outcomes

JCU graduates are committed to lifelong learning, intellectual development, and to the display of exemplary personal, professional and ethical standards. They have a sense of their place in the tropics and are charged with professional, community, and environmental responsibility. JCU graduates appreciate the need to embrace and be acquainted with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples of Australia. They are committed to reconciliation, diversity and sustainability. They exhibit a willingness to lead and to contribute to the intellectual, environmental, cultural, economic and social challenges of regional, national, and international communities of the tropics.

Graduates awarded the Graduate Diploma of Business Administration will be able to:

  1. Critically analyse business-related knowledge and practice from both historical and recent perspectives
  2. Consolidate the application of differing sustainable business performance methods
  3. Synthesise sustainable economic, social and environmental practices and value systems
  4. Apply established concepts to provide solutions to complex business and professional practice problems
  5. Critically analyse contemporary business issues using appropriate models and make reasoned recommendations
  6. Apply creative and innovative thinking effectively to business practice
  7. Present complex information appropriately to differing audiences using:
    • Effective oral presentation skills
    • Clear and fluent written communication
  8. Work effectively in achieving common goals, demonstrating both:
    • Collaboration; and
    • Leadership
  9. Adapt sustainable business constructs and skills to theoretical or practical situations
  10. Exercise independent ethical judgment in solving differing business problems creatively
  11. Demonstrate a capacity for personal reflection and self-development in relation to professional business learning and practice.

Course Structure

OPTIONS

12 credit points of LB level 5 subjects

PLUS

12 credit points of LB, CO, CP, EC, TO or CV level 5 subjects

Location

COURSE AVAILABLE AT

NOTES

JCU Brisbane

Exit only

JCU Cairns

Exit only

JCU Singapore

Exit only

JCU Townsville

Exit only

Candidature

Expected time to complete

1 year full-time or part-time equivalent

Maximum time to complete

4 years

Maximum leave of absence

1 year

Progression

Course progression requisites

Nil

Course includes mandatory professional placement(s)

No

Special assessment requirements

Nil

Professional accreditation requirements

Nil

Supplementary exam for final subject

Not applicable

Credit

Eligibility

Students who have been granted advanced standing for previous tertiary study towards the Master of Business Administration or associated joint degrees in accordance with the Credit Transfer Procedure, may apply to have up to 12 credit points of that credit recognised for this award

Maximum allowed

12 credit points

Currency

Not applicable

Expiry

Not applicable

Other restrictions

Credit will not be granted for undergraduate studies or for work experience that is used to gain admission to the course.

Award Details

Award title

GRADUATE DIPLOMA OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Approved abbreviation

GDipBusAdmin

Inclusion of majors on testamur

Not applicable - this course does not have majors

Exit with lesser award

Not applicable

Course articulation

Not applicable

Special awards

Students may receive an Award of Recognition in accordance with the Recognition of Academic Excellence Procedure