Diploma in Business

DURATION: 1 year full time

ENTRY POINTS: March/July/October

LOCATION: Sydney

This program is an excellent introduction to business. Take it further with guaranteed direct entry into second year of a business degree, upon successful completion, or get started on your business career immediately. You will develop important study skills as well as your understanding of accounting, economics, management, marketing and information systems.

• The Diploma is awarded by La Trobe University and has two entry points.
• Direct entry to Diploma for students satisfying academic and English entry requirements.
• Provisional Admission Pathway for those with IELTS of 5.5 and satisfying the academic entry requirements. Students admitted into the Provisional Admission Pathway must also successfully complete an additional Academic Study Skills for Diploma Programs unit as a prerequisite.
• A stand-alone qualification or a pathway into the La Trobe University Bachelor of Business program.
• Introduces the Australian university style of learning, and develops students’ skills in oral and written English, research, note taking, essay writing, report writing and oral presentation.
• Upon satisfactory completion of the Diploma, you are able to progress into the bachelor programs offered at ACN with up to eight units of advanced standing.
• Extra tutorial time is provided for university equivalent subjects. Instead of a 2-hour lecture and 1-hour tutorial, Diploma students receive a 3-hour lecture and a 2-hour tutorial to assist in developing the skills required to study successfully at university level.

Diploma	Duration	Areas of Study
Standard Entry	12 months	Economics, Accounting, Law, Information System, Marketing, Management and Statistic.
Fast Track Entry	8 months
Provisional Admission Pathway into Diploma	12 months	Additional unit: Academic Study Skills for Diploma must be taken

Course Planner

Provisional Admission Pathway
Semester 1	Semester 2	Semester 3
Academic Study Skills for Diploma Studies	Foundations of Marketing	Management Information Systems
Accounting for Management Decisions	Foundations of Management	Financial Accounting or Introduction to Business Law*
Introductory Statistics for Business	Microeconomics	Macroeconomics
Diploma in Business - Standard
Semester 1	Semester 2	Semester 3
Foundations of Management	Foundations of Marketing	Macroeconomics
Accounting for Management Decisions	Management Information Systems	Financial Accounting or Introduction to Business Law*
Introductory Statistics for Business	Microeconomics
Diploma in Business - Fast Track
Semester 1	Semester 2	Semester 3
Foundations of Management	Foundations of Marketing
Accounting for Management Decisions	Management Information Systems
Introductory Statistics for Business	Financial Accounting or Introduction to Business Law*
Microeconomics	Macroeconomics

* Students choose only one unit.

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