Handbook home
Graduate Diploma in Business Administration (GD-BA) // Course structure
About this course
Contact
Melbourne Business School
Currently enrolled students:
Degree Program Services
Email: programservices@mbs.edu
Future students:
Admissions Office
200 Leicester Street
Carlton Victoria 3053 Australia
Tel: + 61 3 9349 8200
Email: study@mbs.edu
Coordinator
Ujwal Kayande
Course structure
(a) Students who successfully complete the Graduate Diploma in Business Administration may be eligible to progress to the Master of Business Administration with 112.5 points credit.
(b) Students who discontinue from the Master of Business Administration but have successfully completed the requirements of the Graduate Diploma in Business Administration will be eligible to receive the Graduate Diploma in Business Administration as an exit award.
112.5 Credit points
Core subjects (87.5 credit points)
- BUSA90532 Business Foundations (25 credit points)
- BUSA90480 Leadership (6.25 credit points)
- BUSA90481 Managerial Ethics and the Business Environment (6.25 credit points)
- BUSA90060 Data Analysis (12.5 credit points)
- BUSA90224 Managing People (12.5 credit points)
- BUSA90001 Financial Accounting (12.5 credit points)
- BUSA90193 Managerial Economics (12.5 credit points)
Selective Core Subjects (25 credit points)
Select two subjects from the list below
- BUSA90243 Marketing (12.5 credit points)
- BUSA90093 Finance (12.5 credit points)
- BUSA90227 Operations (12.5 credit points)
Subject options
Compulsory Subjects
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
BUSA90532 | Business Essentials | Not available in 2021 | 25 |
BUSA90480 | No longer available | ||
BUSA90481 | Managerial Ethics & Business Environment |
Summer Term (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
April (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
March (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
September (On Campus - Parkville)
|
6.25 |
BUSA90001 | Financial Accounting |
January (On Campus - Parkville)
April (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
September (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
BUSA90224 | Managing People |
January (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
April (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
September (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
BUSA90060 | Data Analysis |
January (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
April (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
September (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
BUSA90193 | Managerial Economics |
January (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
April (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
September (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Selective Core Subjects
Students will choose two of the following three subjects as their selective cores:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
BUSA90243 | Marketing |
January (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
April (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
September (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
BUSA90227 | Operations |
January (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
April (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
September (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
BUSA90093 | Finance |
January (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
April (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
September (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Last updated: 23 August 2023