Graduate Diploma in Business (Enterprise Resource Planning Systems) at Victoria University

Overview

Build on your professional experience in business systems and SAP, with VU's Graduate Diploma in Business (Enterprise Resource Planning Systems).

In our postgraduate business diploma, you'll learn to implement and maintain enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems using SAP technology.

If you are interested in a career using SAP software, VU is the place to study for it. We have the most comprehensive postgraduate program in Australia, strong industry connections, and 24-hour online access to SAP.

For IT and computer science graduates, our diploma offers a bridge into a corporate profession. You’ll study business systems and SAP processes, including:

• IT management
• work systems
• change management
• accounting systems
• customer relationship management.

The Graduate Diploma in Business (Enterprise Resource Planning Systems) offers a pathway to postgraduate ERP studies such as the Master of Business (Enterprise Resource Planning Systems). It is designed for those who already have a base of significant relevant professional experience but do not yet have a postgraduate degree.

International reputation & connections

VU's course delivery extends to Malaysia, Singapore and India, giving our students an international career network:

• The Singapore government has sponsored more than 400 students to study VU's SAP-related subjects in Singapore.
• Victoria University was the first foreign university to partner with a university in India to offer its courses.

Industry partnerships with multibillion dollar companies

With VU’s Master of Business Analytics, you will learn how to apply up-to-date business and technology trends to real-world problems.

Many of our lecturers work in the industry. We also have strong industry partnerships with businesses such as Linfox and SAP. These keep our course relevant, and give you valuable work experience.

During your study, you’ll have the chance to work in global and local organisations in SAP-related roles, and gain authentic experience in analytics, business intelligence and other ERP areas.

Our current SAP project-partner organisations are multibillion dollar companies:

• AusNet services(external link) - owners and operators of the Victorian electricity transmission network
• O-I Glass(external link) - the world's leading glass container manufacturer.

Careers

According to Accenture(external link), there are more than 40,000 SAP professionals worldwide, with more roles requiring SAP expertise than any other systems integrator.

Our course prepares you for early career roles in ERP:

• SAP-related fields
• analytics
• IT project management
• business analysis.

Salaries for ICT business and system analysts in Australia are around $95,000 (JobOutlook(external link)).