Business Studies at Murdoch University

Course Description

The Graduate Certificate in Business Studies offers international students a pathway to postgraduate study at Murdoch University. Designed for international students who don’t meet direct entry requirements, pursuing the Graduate Certificate in Business Studies provides you with an opportunity to gain direct entry into Murdoch’s Master of Professional Accounting (Advanced) or Master of Business Administration (Global).

Upon successful completion of the Graduate Certificate in Business Studies, you will qualify for entry into Murdoch’s Master of Professional Accounting (Advanced), Master of Business Administration (Global) or other Master courses with permission from the academic chair. You will have 12 points of advanced standing towards your chosen degree.

The Graduate Certificate in Business Studies offers an advanced understanding of contemporary business practices that will provide you with the skills and knowledge required to critically analyse complex business decisions within a global context. In addition to developing fundamental literacy and numeracy skills, you’ll explore a range of both personal and interpersonal skills that will help lay the foundations for success as a postgraduate student.

This course is only available to international students.

6 reasons to study a Graduate Certificate in Business Studies at Murdoch

• Benefit from this course, which is a pathway into postgraduate studies at Murdoch in Perth, Australia.
• We have been rated 5 stars for student support and learner engagement in our Business and Management programs.
  Source: The Good Universities Guide 2019
• Get support. You’ll have access to free workshops and seminars to assist you with writing, statistics and analysing data, ethics, how to run surveys and research as a postgraduate student.
• Be taught by leading academics that have worked for many years in industry who can share their experiences with you.
• Increase your employability – Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching (QILT) reports that 89.6% of students are employed at the end of their postgraduate course, compared to 84.1% of undergraduates.
• Increase your earning potential – Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching (QILT) reports that postgraduates earn on average $20,000 more than those with an undergraduate degree.

Develop your skills

Build essential skills and knowledge to meet your career or study goals. Topics you’ll cover include:

• academic business skills for postgraduates
• communication skills for postgraduate studies
• business finance
• accounting for managers.

Your career

Studying a postgraduate degree can enhance and further your career.

Careers could include:

• Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
• Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
• Marketing Director
• Strategy Director
• Business Operations Manager.