Graduate Diploma of Business

The Graduate Diploma of Business is a professional graduate course which provides opportunities for applicants holding a degree in any discipline to gain broadly-based knowledge and practical skills in management at an advanced level. The Graduate Diploma provides expert insights into the core concepts and practices of business. It also develops the skills for leadership and business administration and self-directed learning and provides opportunities for applying this knowledge to business problems and for exercising initiative in typical management roles.

The Graduate Diploma of Business has 6 core subjects and 2 electives designed to equip managers with the skills for decision-making, critical analysis, business planning and managing people which are crucial for success in business. It covers the core functions of management and business administration, finance and strategy, and the relationships between them.

To complete the Graduate Diploma of Business,

1. Students select 6 subjects from the Core Subjects list.
2. Students select 2 elective subjects which may be chosen from:
   1. Subjects in the Approved Elective Subjects and/or
   2. Additional subjects from the Core Subjects list
3. Students will study the course with the following study pattern, assuming no Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) has been approved:
   1. 4 Core subjects in the first trimester
   2. 2 Core plus 2 Elective subjects in the second trimester

Depending on the core and elective subjects chosen, students completing the Graduate Diploma of Business can articulate into the Master of Accounting with a maximum of 5 credits for prior learning or the Master of Professional Accounting with a maximum of 8 credits for prior learning.

POSSIBLE CAREER PATHS
Graduates of the Graduate Diploma of Business may find entry level graduate employment as an Analyst, Arts Administrator or Manager, Business Administration Manager, Contract, Program and Project Administrator, Corporate Services Manager or Management Consultant among other career paths.

PATHWAY TO FURTHER STUDIES
Graduates of the Graduate Diploma of Business are eligible to apply for admission into further postgraduate qualifications in Australia and overseas. Graduates may apply for admission to KOI’s Master of Accounting or Master of Professional Accounting with credit given for relevant studies completed within the Graduate Diploma of Business.