Program Requirements
The Graduate Diploma of Business requires the completion of 48 units, which must consist of:
Either:
48 units from completion of courses from the following subject areas:
ACCT Accounting
ACST Actuarial Studies
BUSN Business
ECHI Economic History
ECON Economics
EMET Econometrics
FINM Finance
INFS Information Systems
MGMT Management
MKTG Marketing
STAT Statistics
Or:
24 units from completion of one of the following specialisations:
ACCT-SPEC Accounting
ASTA-SPEC Actuarial Statistics
ACST-SPEC Actuarial Studies
APFN-SPEC Applied Finance
BISY-SPEC Business Information Systems
FINM-SPEC Finance
BUSI-SPEC International Business
MKTG-SPEC Marketing
PROM-SPEC Project Management
STAT-SPEC Statistics
24 units from completion of courses from the following subject areas:
ACCT Accounting
ACST Actuarial Studies
BUSN Business
ECHI Economic History
ECON Economics
EMET Econometrics
FINM Finance
INFS Information Systems
MGMT Management
MKTG Marketing
STAT Statistics
Specialisations
Admission Requirements
The Graduate Diploma of Business is an exit Award only and is not available for direct admission.
This Graduate Diploma is an exit pathway for students in Masters degrees within the Research School of Finance Actuarial Studies and Applied Statistics, Research School of Accounting and Research School of Management. Students who do not meet the progression requirement to proceed to the second year will be transferred to the Graduate Diploma in Business. Alternatively, those students who do not wish to continue in to the second year of the Masters program can elect to exit with the Graduate Diploma in Business.
Scholarships
ANU offers a wide range of scholarships to students to assist with the cost of their studies.
Eligibility to apply for ANU scholarships varies depending on the specifics of the scholarship and can be categorised by the type of student you are. Specific scholarship application process information is included in the relevant scholarship listing.
For further information see the Scholarships website.
The Graduate Diploma in Business is designed for students who wish to:
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Develop a deep understanding of business principles and their application
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Improve analytical skills for interpreting and analysing business information
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Gain greater insight into the Australian and international business markets
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Increase management skills for dealing with organisations, teams and policy issues
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Expand their applied knowledge in various specialised areas of business
Career Options
Graduates from ANU have been rated as Australia's most employable graduates and among the most sought after by employers worldwide.
The latest Global Employability University Ranking, published by the Times Higher Education, rated ANU as Australia's top university for getting a job for the fourth year in a row.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the skills and knowledge to:
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Identify, interpret and analyse discipline based problems
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Critically apply theoretical, technical knowledge and research-based skills to evaluate and solve discipline based problems
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Justify and communicate the outcomes of problem analyses
