Graduate Certificate in Business (Management)

Every organisation requires great leaders. Are you drawn to roles in management and eager to create a positive and meaningful impact within your organisation?

Within this program, you will delve into the approaches and technologies employed by enterprises to investigate business issues and develop insights guiding effective business strategy. Through hands-on application of key theories and business research tools, you'll gain skills in collecting and analysing data about the business environment (e.g., consumers and competitors) as well as its internal processes and generate insights to help businesses create value through innovation, product development and process improvement.

In addition to refining your analytical skills, this program is crafted to mould you into a proficient leader and manager. Leadership in times of change requires a deep understanding of the factors influencing thoughts, feelings, motivations, and actions in the workplace. Throughout this program, you'll explore the tools necessary to build the capabilities to manage change effectively. You'll engage in topics related to understanding self and others, organisational contexts and cultural perspectives, and leading change ethically through disruption.

Finally, real-world learning is embedded in this program, and from your very first semester, you will meet and be taught by award-winning academics deeply rooted in industry and prominent management professionals who guest lecture often in our units. This immersive approach will prepare you to tackle the challenges of today's business world and empower you to contribute to a sustainable and ethical future of work.

Flexible delivery

Units in this postgraduate program are delivered using a mix of face-to-face, online and blended learning technologies. All course materials are placed online including course lecture materials, practical session guides, readings and help guides.

Careers and outcomes

Upon completing QUT’s Graduate Certificate in Business (Management), you will be well-prepared for roles in team leadership, coordination, and front-line management across a spectrum of corporate and public sector enterprises, ranging from small businesses to large corporations.