Graduate Diploma of Business

2025 Deakin University Handbook

Year	2025 course information
Award granted	Graduate Diploma of Business
Deakin course code	M656
Faculty	Faculty of Business and Law
Campus	This course is an exit option only.
Duration	1 year full-time or part-time equivalent
Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) recognition	The award conferred upon completion is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework at Level 8

Course sub-headings

Course overview

The Graduate Diploma of Business can only be completed as an exit option from the Master of Business. The course is made up of 8 credit points of study plus the Academic Integrity and Respect at Deakin, DAI001.

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Indicative student workload

You can expect to participate in a range of teaching activities each week. This could include lectures, seminars, online interactions, or professional experiences for Work Integrated Learning (WIL) units. You can refer to the individual unit details in the course structure for more information. You will also need to study and complete assessment tasks in your own time.

Career opportunities

Completing a Graduate Diploma of Business opens up opportunities for employment in a diverse range of sectors. Apply your knowledge of business and practical experience to elevate your career in the industry of your choice.

Participation requirements

Units in this course may have participation requirements that include compulsory placements, work-based training, community-based learning or collaborative research training arrangements.

Placement can occur at any time, including during standard holiday breaks. Learn about key dates at Deakin.

Reasonable adjustments to participation and other course requirements will be made for students with a disability. More information available at Disability support services.

Mandatory student checks

Units which contain work integrated learning, a community placement or interaction with the community may require a police check, working with children check or other check. These requirements will be detailed in unit guides upon enrolment.

Course Learning Outcomes

Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes	Course Learning Outcomes
Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities	Demonstrate an advanced knowledge of a contemporary body of commerce and business theories and their application
Communication	Demonstrate business communication techniques to convey commerce concepts and proposals.
Digital literacy	Not explicitly addressed as a learning outcome in this award
Critical thinking	Critically analyse a range of business- related information to evaluate courses of action and make informed business decisions.
Problem solving	Apply problem solving skills and techniques to analyse solutions and develop informed recommendations to real-world and ill-defined business problems.
Self-management	Not explicitly addressed as a learning outcome in this award
Teamwork	Not explicitly addressed as a learning outcome in this award
Global citizenship	Not explicitly addressed as a learning outcome in this award

Course rules

To complete the Graduate Diploma of Business (exit option only) students must pass 8 credit points and meet the following course rules to be eligible to graduate:

DAI001 Academic Integrity and Respect at Deakin (0-credit-point compulsory unit) in their first study period
4 credit points of course elective units
4 credit points of open elective units

Students are required to meet the University's academic progress and conduct requirements. See the enrolment codes and terminology to help make sense of the University’s vocabulary.

Course structure

Compulsory 0-credit point unit

Completed in the first trimester of study:

DAI001

Academic Integrity and Respect at Deakin

Course electives

Students complete 4 credit points of course electives selected from the list below

Select four (4) credit points of course electives from:

MPP710

Environmental Sustainability for Business

MPE701

Information Technology, Markets and Business Strategy

MAA702

Financial Interpretation

MMM760

Small Business Management

MIS798

Project Management

MIS716

Artificial Intelligence Strategies and Enterprise Applications

MMK701

Research Design and Analysis

MPM755

Applied Consultancy Project ^(Capstone)

Open electives

The remaining four (4) credit points of open elective units may be selected from:

course elective units in the Master of Business not previously studied
any unit listed in the Postgraduate Faculty-wide specialisations
Work Integrated Learning (WIL) units
other postgraduate units offered by the University (subject to eligibility)
Up to two (2) Deakin stackable short courses (0.5cp microcredentials) equal to 1 credit point

Work experience

This course provides students the opportunity to complete one or more elective work integrated learning units.

Explore Business and Law WIL opportunities.

Course duration

Course duration may be affected by delays in completing course requirements, such as failing of units or accessing or completing placements.

Further information

Student Central can help you with course planning, choosing the right units and explaining course rules and requirements.

Contact Student Central

Fees and charges

Fees and charges vary depending on the type of fee place you hold, your course, your commencement year, the units you choose to study, and their study discipline or your study load.

Tuition fees increase at the beginning of each calendar year and all fees quoted are in Australian dollars ($AUD). Tuition fees do not include textbooks, computer equipment or software, other equipment or costs such as mandatory checks, travel and stationery.

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