Graduate Certificate of Business Administration
Information valid for students commencing in 2011.
Course Code | 24711 |
Version | 2 |
Faculty | Law, Business and the Creative Arts |
Award Requirements
Admission Requirements
Course pre-requisites | Completion of an appropriate undergraduate degree, equivalent to an Australian bachelor degree, from this or another university; or Other qualifications recognised by the Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the Faculty of Law, Business and the Creative Arts as equivalent to the above; or Appropriate managerial work experience, with a minimum of five years full-time at a senior level acceptable to the Faculty. Entry requirements for this course are consistent with the Pathways to Qualifications in the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) Guidelines for Graduate Certificates. |
Additional selection requirements | Nil |
Special admission requirements | Nil |
Minimum English Language Proficiency Requirements | Students of non English speaking backgrounds must have an adequate English language capacity assessed under the Australian International English Language Testing System. An IELTS score of 6.0 with no component lower than 5.5 is required (Band 1 at JCU). Students scoring below this may be offered up to six months intensive language training prior to admission to the course. |
Academic Requirements for Course Completion
Credit points | 12 credit points |
Additional course rules | Nil |
Additional completion requirements | Nil |
Learning outcomes | Characteristics of learning outcomes for this course are consistent with those outlined in the Graduate Certificate Guideline in the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF). |
Course Structure
Core
LB5214:03 Current Business Issues
Options
Select 9 credit points (3 subjects) from the MBA Core and/or MBA Outer Core and/or the following MBA majors:
MBA Core
LB5215:03 Strategy and Leadership
LB5212:03 Financial Foundations for Managers
LB5201:03 Managing Business in a Global Context
MBA Outer Core
LB5202:03 Marketing Management *
LB5205:03 People in Organisations #
LB5209:03 Managing Globally
CO5125:03 Economics for Managers
CP5603:03 Advanced E-Security
LB5203:03 Sustainable Enterprise ^
CO5119:03 Business Law
CO5 1 24:03 Data Analysis and Decision Modelling !!
LB5210:03 Independent Studies
LB5500:03 Negotiation ***
CV5002:03 Design Thinking **
MBA Majors
Marketing
LB5207:03 Managing Entrepreneurial Enterprises
LB5301:03 Global Marketing
LB5302:03 Strategic Brand Management
Human Resource Management
LB5304:03 Contemporary Issues in Human Resource Management
LB5305:03 Employment Relations
LB5306:03 International Human Resource Management
International Tourism
TO5005:03 Managing Tourism in Protected Areas
TO5103:03 Global Destination Competitiveness
TO5104:03 Tourist Management Strategies
Notes: For students wanting to progress to an MBA in the future
*-This subject is compulsory for students selecting the MBA Marketing Major
#-This subject is compulsory for students selecting the MBA Human Resource Management Major
^-This subject is compulsory for students selecting the MBA International Tourism Major
!!-This subject is compulsory for students selecting the MBA Accounting and Finance Major
*** This subject is compulsory for students selecting the MBA Dispute Resolution Major
** This subject is compulsory for students selecting the MBA Creativity & Innovation Major
Campus
COURSE AVAILABLE AT | NOTES |
Brisbane | |
Cairns | |
Singapore | |
Townsville |
Candidature
Expected time to complete | 6 months full-time or equivalent part-time |
Maximum time to complete | 3 years |
Maximum leave of absence | 1 year |
Progression
Course progression requisites | Nil |
Course includes mandatory professional placement(s) | No |
Special assessment requirements | Nil |
Accreditation requirements | Nil |
Maximum allowed Pass Conceded (PC) grade | Nil |
Supplementary exam for final subject | A candidate who has failed the final subject towards the degree and who gained 40% or more of the marks for that subject, may be granted a supplementary examination in that subject .However if that subject is required for accreditation, then the criteria specified by that accreditation should apply. |
Advanced Standing
Eligibility | Not applicable |
Maximum allowed | Nil |
Currency | Not applicable |
Expiry | Not applicable |
Other restrictions | Advanced standing will not be granted for work experience or undergraduate studies. |
Award Details
Inclusion of majors on testamur | Not applicable - this course does not have majors |
Exit with lesser award | Not applicable |
Course articulation | Candidates who complete the Graduate Certificate of Business Administration are eligible for entry to either the Graduate Diploma or the Master of Business Administration, and may be granted advanced standing for all subjects completed under the graduate certificate. |