The Graduate Certificate in Management is designed to produce graduates who can make a positive contribution to society in management. The course will challenge students to analyse, evaluate, and communicate technical knowledge of management theories in a range of real-world scenarios.
The course draws on Leaders Institute’s established expertise in management. The structure of this course is based on the first semester of the Master of Agricultural Information Management or Master of Business Administration (Agribusiness),allowing graduates to fast-track into the second semester of either Masters course. It also enables students to exit a higher course due to unforeseen personal or professional reasons, after the first semester with a fully accredited qualification.

Professor Harvinder Singh has been an academic for nearly two decades with strong teaching and research expertise in informatics, traditional and molecular plant breeding approaches for the improvement and management of cereal crops, and medicinal plants. He has published over 50 research articles in peer reviewed journals, books and conference proceedings. He also presented his research at national and international conferences. He has successfully secured and completed many research grants. Additionally, in his current role as Program Director, he has demonstrated strong academic management and higher education compliance knowledge and capability. Prof Singh also has a strong Research and Higher Degree supervision experience.

International Students Fee
Graduate Certificate in Management
Total Course fee: AU $12,500

Domestic Students Fee
Graduate Certificate in Management
Total Course fee: AU $10,000

*Fees are subject to annual review
**Leaders offers two mandatory trimesters in an academic year. Third trimester is optional.
***Only applicable to full fee paying domestic students

 

Graduates of the Graduate Certificate in Management may find employment in a management or marketing role in an agribusiness or other business or professional organisation. Additionally, graduates may choose to return to studies and progress along the pathway toward further studies in the discipline area of management

General

All applicants must meet the minimum English language requirements. These are specified.

In addition, all applicants must meet either: relevant standard minimum entry requirements as specified below or alternative relevant standard minimum entry requirements.

Applicants who apply for admission to a course on the basis of an approved guaranteed pathway, will be offered a place in that course provided they meet the requirements specified for entry.

Domestic students

Admission to undergraduate courses is based on successful completion of one of the following:

• The Queensland Higher School Certificate or an interstate equivalent HigherSchool Certificate. ATAR 60
• Completion of the International Baccalaureate Diploma.
• Completion of an approved course at the level of Diploma or Advanced Diploma at a TAFE or registered training organisation (RTO).
• Possession of qualifications deemed equivalent to any of the above qualifications.

International students

International students who have not completed an Australian qualification must have appropriate educational qualifications, deemed equivalent to the Australian Higher School Certificate under the NOOSR guidelines

International candidates may also be considered for admission by:

• Satisfactorily completing vocational and or tertiary studies in Australia oroverseas, accredited under the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF), or
• Satisfactorily completing equivalent overseas studies

Students enrolling from non-English speaking countries are required to undertake an English language test and demonstrate English proficiency with a minimum score of:

• IELTS (Academic): Minimum overall 6.0 bands with no module less than 5.5 bands
• TOEFL (paper based) 550 with a score of 5 or better in the Test of Written English

It is expected that students can demonstrate that the English language test was successfully completed within two years of the date of application for admission.

Note: International students must hold a valid student visa. There are numerous conditions that apply to a student visa. In particular, a holder of a student visa may not work, paid or unpaid, for more than 40 hours in any fortnight during semester time. Where Work Integrated Learning is integrated into a course, it does not count towards the 40 hours. Current information on student visa conditions may be found at https://homeaffairs.gov.au/Trav/stud/more/Visa-conditions/visaconditions-students

Alternative entry

Applicants who do not meet the minimum requirements for entry to a course of study, may be considered for alternative entry on the basis of higher education study equivalent to at least two units of study successfully completed at a registered Australian higher education institution or an overseas educational institution assessed as being equivalent by LeadersInstitute.

A person may also be considered for entry on the basis of recognition of prior learning, prior employment in a relevant field or the acquisition of a non-award qualification in a relevant field.

Applicants seeking alternative entry must also fulfil the English language entry requirements.