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Diploma in Business Studies

Adelaide University, Adelaide, SA, Australia

About this program

Adelaide University's Diploma in Business Studies is the one-year pathway exit award within the Bachelor of Business, covering the same first year of study and giving students a recognised qualification if they choose not to continue to the full degree, or a direct credit pathway back into it. A three-year degree (144 units) at Adelaide University's city campus. The structure is a common core (ethics, data literacy, First Nations knowledges, responsible AI), a program core (accounting for decision makers, management and leadership, emerging technologies and business analytics, marketing principles), one 48-unit major, a work-integrated learning block, and electives.

Fees & duration

Duration1 yr
Tuition (international)A$47,500
Application feeA$150

English test scores

IELTS6.5 overall
PTE58 overall

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Course structure

Study plan in 2 parts

Year 1, Semester 1

6 units
  • 6 unitsAccounting for Decision Makers
  • 6 unitsBusiness Law
  • 6 unitsManagement, Organisations and Leadership
  • Principles of Economics

Year 1, Semester 2

  • 6 unitsMarketing Principles
  • Major
  • Common core

Career & PR pathway

Which careers in Business lead to skilled migration depends on the occupation, not the degree title. See the skilled occupation lists guide for which occupations are on each list, and the points calculator to check where you stand.

Admissions

Guaranteed entry ATAR 70 (or equivalent secondary qualification); no prerequisite subjects; IELTS 6.5 overall with 6.0 in each band for international applicants.

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