Graduate Certificate of Business (GCBU) University of Southern Queensland

Enhance your understanding of the business world

Whether you have studied business before, have relevant professional work experience without studying, or have studied an un-related area, USQ's Graduate Certificate of Business can expand your career prospects. You can choose your courses from our Business and Commerce postgraduate degrees, allowing you to expand the breadth of your business knowledge or specialise in one area.

This degree is designed to help you advance in your workplace or be the first step on the road to a master's degree, so no matter what your end goal is the Graduate Certificate of Business can help you achieve it.

You can choose a specialisation from:

• Big Data and Visualisation
• Crisis Management
• Digital Transformation
• Enterprise Leadership
• Finance
• Global Business Management
• International Business
• Professional Communication
• Project Management
• Strategic Human resource Management
• Strategic Marketing
• Sustainable Business

Further study

The Graduate Certificate of Business can also be a stepping stone if you want to go onto study degrees such as our Master of Business Administration, Master of Business and Innovation, Master of Project Management, Master of Information Systems and Master of Professional Accounting.

Alternate entry

Alternate entry means you don't necessarily have to have completed an undergraduate bachelor degree.

Professional accreditation

USQ is registered with the Project Management Institute (PMI) as a Global Registered Education Provider (R.E.P.). A study of project management at USQ earns professional development units towards certification with PMI including towards the Project Management Professional (PMP).

PMI and PMP are registered marks of the Project Management Institute.

USQ is also endorsed by the Australian Institute of Project Management (AIPM) as a National Course Provider for project management education.

Entry requirements for this course

Contact University of Southern Queensland to find course entry requirements.

View foundation and pathway programmes to help you meet academic and language entry requirements.