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Postgraduate handbook 2004
Business and Economics

Executive certificates

Executive certificates normally have the following admission requirements, duration, advanced standing and fees. Any variations to the criteria listed below are listed in the individual course section.

Admission requirements

Applicants must:

have at least six years relevant employment experience, and
have been either an owner manager or in a management/supervisory position or administering expenditure in excess of $500,000 pa for at least two years, and
be recommended by their employer or, if self-employed, provide suitable references.

Duration

Executive certificates require the completion of four units (24 credit points) and are normally completed in one semester of full-time study or part-time equivalent.

Progression to further studies

Students who complete an executive certificate with an average grade of credit or above are eligible to apply for admission to a range of graduate diplomas or masters offered by the faculty. Students may apply for advanced standing up to a maximum of four units towards the relevant graduate diploma or masters depending upon the units that have been studied in the executive certificate. Students who successfully complete the graduate diploma with an average grade of credit or above may be eligible to continue their studies in the relevant masters by coursework degree.

Fees

All executive certificates are offered on a fee-paying basis.

Local student fees: $15,000 per annum ($1875 per unit)
International student fees: $18,000 per annum ($2250 per unit)

The fees quoted are provided as a guide only and are subject to final approval by the university late in 2003. For future years of your course, Monash University reserves the right to adjust annual tuition fees to take into account increases in university and course delivery costs. However, Monash University undertakes that any adjustment factor will not exceed 10 per cent per annum.