Leaders of tomorrow need to empower people, not simply manage process.
Take your career to the next level with ECUs Accelerated Online Graduate Certificate of Business Administration. Develop your skills in managing people and organisations, and expand your knowledge of marketing and finance. Learn to build high-performance teams through human-focused leadership.
What you will learn
Human-focused leadership
Learn to engage, support and empower individuals, teams and organisations. Develop the skills you need to manage relationships effectively.
Expertise across business functions
Build the broad skillset required of leaders in contemporary organisations and be able to support a diverse range of business functions. Understand and leverage strategic marketing concepts. Analyse financial performance and risk from multiple perspectives.
Career outcomes
Upon successfully completing the Graduate Certificate of Business Administration online, you will have the skills and knowledge to succeed in a number of roles including:
Manager
Project Leader
Development Coordinator
Consultant
You will also be able to apply your skills in a variety of different fields, including construction, healthcare, education, entrepreneurship, energy and natural resources, and small business.
What you will study
The online Graduate Certificate of Business Administration consists of three units.
Graduate Certificate of Business Administration Core Units
Managing People and Organisations
Marketing for Leaders
Financial Performance, Accountability and Risk
*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please
March 2025
*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please
July 2025
To gain entry to the Graduate Certificate of Business Administration online, you will need:
A bachelors degree OR;
Equivalent prior learning including at least five years relevant professional experience.
English competency requirements:
IELTS Academic: An overall band minimum score of 6.5, with no individual band less than 6.0.) (Results are typically valid for 2 years and online tests are not acceptable.)
TOEFL iBT: TOEFL iBT: 84 (with no score below 17)
TOEFL Paper-Based Test (PBT): Minimum score of 573, including Test of Written English of 5.0 or better. (Results are typically valid for only 2 years)
Pearson Test of English (PTE): PTE Academic 58, with no score less than 50 for postgraduate standard entry courses. (Results are typically valid for only 2 years)
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
For the third year in a row, ECU students have rated it the top public university in Australia for overall undergraduate experience (QILT 2023).
