Executive Certificate of Business

Caulfield campus
Gippsland campus

The aim of this course is to allow employers and individuals the opportunity to select any four subjects from any of the graduate diploma courses offered by the faculty. Companies that wish to encourage their managers to study in graduate diploma and masters programs can see this course as a useful starting point for those who wish to continue with higher study and as a useful exit point for those requiring specific educational programs. Individuals who are unsure as to the area of study they wish to enter into or who wish to study across a range of discipline areas can see this course as an opportunity to cater a course specifically to their needs.

Course objectives

On completion of the course students should:

have developed appropriate expertise in business issues and tasks relevant to their needs;
have the ability to link these activities to the needs of their vocation or employment;
understand the importance of an effective grounding in business theory and application;
have fostered skills which enable them to successfully continue in their managerial careers and/or to articulate into higher degree studies.

Entrance requirements

As previously stated.

Credit for work done elsewhere

As previously stated.

Venue

This course is offered both in the on-campus mode at Caulfield and in the distance education mode at the Gippsland campus.

Duration

Two semesters of part-time study. Normally a student will study two subjects per semester.

Course structure

Completion of the Executive Certificate of Business will require a pass grade in four subjects selected from graduate diploma programs offered by the Faculty of Business and Economics. The course if offered by the Department of Business Management, on-campus at Caulfield, or by the School of Business and Electronic Commerce by distance education. Candidates must complete all subject prerequisites as specified in the details of subjects to the satisfaction of the course director.

Progression to further studies

As previously stated.

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