DipBus

Credit points

80

Minimum duration

1 year full-time or equivalent part-time.

Approved locations

  • Ballarat
  • Blacktown
  • Brisbane
  • Canberra
  • Melbourne
  • North Sydney
  • Strathfield

Note:

Student enrolling in professional terms can only study at the Townsville Leadership Centre.

Note: Student Veterans must enrol in the professional terms only.

Students completing the Diploma at Ballarat campus would transfer to their business Bachelor program at the Melbourne campus.


*Not offered Blacktown 2024


EFTSL value of units : All 10cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a credit point (cp) value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.

Admission requirements

An applicant must comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy

International students must also meet the English Language Proficiency requirements as defined in the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.

For domestic students to be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed:

  1. Equivalent of year 12 level with the ACU minimum eligibility rank for Diploma programs; OR
  2. Entry via an alternative pathway as approved by ACU.


Student veterans may be eligible for Recongnised Prior Learning. 

Enrolment in Professional Terms are only available for students enrolled at the Brisbane campus with delivery to be offered at the Townsville Leadership Centre.

International applicants need to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements as defined in Schedule Three (Associate Degree, Diploma and Certificate courses) of the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.  

The entry requirements are as follows: 

IELTS: Overall score: 6.0 individual score of: 5.5 in all tests 

 PTE: 50 with a minimum of 42 in all four communicative skills

TOEFL: Internet based total of 60: minimum 18 in writing, 8 in reading, 16 in speaking and 7 in listening

ACU English Language Test: C (60-64%)

CAE: Overall CAE: 169 Individual score of at least 162 in all tests.

Disclaimer: The course entry requirements above are for 2024 Admission.



Completion requirements

To qualify for the Diploma, a student must complete 80 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:

  1. 80cp from Specified Units (Part A)

Other requirements

Student veterans may be eligible for Recognition of Prior Learning. 

Enrolment in Professional Terms are only available for students enrolled at the Brisbane campus with delivery to be offered at the Townsville Leadership Centre.

Exit points

N/A

Progression requirements

Students are required to follow the pattern of unit enrolment set out in the relevant Course Enrolment Guide, unless otherwise approved by the Course Coordinator. In all aspects of progress through the course, students will be advised by the Course Coordinator.

On completion of 80 credit points, students will be able to either articulate into the second year of the relevant Bachelor degrees listed with up to one year (80 CPs) equivalent of credit or exit with the Diploma in Business as a standalone qualification.

Successful completion of the Diploma in Business will provide an entry pathway into the following ACU degrees:

  • Bachelor of Commerce
  • Bachelor of Business Administration
  • Bachelor of Commerce / Bachelor of Business Administration

It may also provide a pathway to the following double degrees*:

  • Bachelor of Business Administration / Bachelor of Global Studies
  • Bachelor of Commerce / Bachelor of Global Studies
  • Bachelor of Commerce / Bachelor of Arts
  • Bachelor of Information Technology / Bachelor of Business Administration
  • Bachelor of Nutrition Science / Bachelor of Business Administration
  • Bachelor of Exercise Science / Bachelor of Business Administration

*Students seeking these pathways will require specific course advice about specified units, potential credit, and pattern of study.

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Schedule of unit offerings

Complete exactly 80 credit points from the following:

  • BUSD104Money Matters10 CP
  • BUSD112Managing Markets10 CP
  • BUSD113Managing People and Organisations10 CP
  • DPBI100Academic Literacy in Business and Information Technology10 CP

    This is an ideal first semester unit.

  • ECOD200Economics: Policy Frameworks and Markets10 CP
  • MKTD207Marketing Toolkit10 CP
  • HRMD204Organisational Behaviour10 CP
  • ITED100Information Technology in Action10 CP

Course map

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Always check your Course Enrolment Guide before you finalise your enrolment.

Course maps are subject to change.


Commencing Semester 1

  • Specified UnitsBUSD104Money Matters10 cp
  • Specified UnitsBUSD112Managing Markets10 cp
  • Specified UnitsBUSD113Managing People and Organisations10 cp
  • Specified UnitsDPBI100Academic Literacy in Business and Information Technology10 cp
  • Specified UnitsECOD200Economics: Policy Frameworks and Markets10 cp
  • Specified UnitsMKTD207Marketing Toolkit10 cp
  • Specified UnitsHRMD204Organisational Behaviour10 cp
  • Specified UnitsITED100Information Technology in Action10 cp

Commencing Semester 2

All units are delivered in multi-mode.

Commencing Professional Terms

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