Graduate Certificate in Business
| Location | Curtin Singapore campus |
|---|---|
| Study method | On-campus |
| Study mode | Full-time or part-time |
| Intake | TBA |
| Duration | 6 months full-time or 12 months part-time |
Gain advanced knowledge of business theory and practice.
This serves as your entry pathway to the Master of Business Administration (MBA), but can also be taken as a challenging stand-alone course.
It offers you a foundation in leadership studies, business management and organisational behaviour. This course is tailored to give students a firm grounding in the basics of business theory and practice and is designed as a possible entry point to further postgraduate study or as a challenging stand-alone course. Upon completion, students are encouraged to continue their studies in the Master of Business Administration.
What you’ll learn
- Access and critique contemporary business theories, concepts and principles and be able to apply these to add value in a group of organisational environment
- Effectively communicate in a variety of modes to gather, advise or influence stakeholders for a desired outcome
- Formulate responsible management and leadership decisions that are evidence-based and supported by a critical evaluation of markets, human resources, and/ or accounting information.
- Critically review personal, professional, team and organisational practices for opportunities to innovate, or apply principles of ethics, sustainability or corporate social responsibility.
Note: Graduates from the Curtin Graduate Certificate in Business with a CWA of at least 70% will be considered qualified for entry to the MBA and will be required to only complete a further 8 units to gain their MBA.
Admission criteria
- For applicants without an undergraduate degree, a minimum age of 30 and eight years of professional work experience including five years in a managerial capacity.
- Or, a bachelor degree, plus at least a minimum of five years of professional work experience including three years in a managerial capacity.
- All applicants will need to submit a copy of their CV/Resume highlighting prior work experience and roles that they have held.
Minimum English language entry requirements
| IELTS Academic (International English Language Testing System) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Writing | 6.0 | |||
| Speaking | 6.0 | |||
| Reading | 6.0 | |||
| Listening | 6.0 | |||
| Overall band score | 6.5 |
Other notes
Fees
| Tuition fee | Fee before 9% GST | Fee including 9% GST |
|---|---|---|
| Total tuition fee | S$12,400 | $13,516 |
Fees listed are indicative and subject to annual increases.
Career opportunities
Career information
Careers
- Analyst
- Business administration manager
- Management consultant
- Managing director
- Project manager
Industries
- Banking and finance
- Consultancy
- Education
- Government
- Health care
- Not-for-profit
- Private business
- Public relations
- Resources and renewables
- Retail
- Service industries
Course Structure
Credits needed to graduate: 100.
Each unit is 25 credits unless stated otherwise.