Advanced Diploma in Business
In today's dynamic and fast-paced business landscape, standing out from the pack requires flexibility, innovation, practical skills, and strategic insight. Our Advanced Diploma in Business is specifically designed to help you develop these abilities, pairing foundational knowledge with real-world case studies to ensure that you are as competitive and effective in the job market as possible. Whether you're a seasoned professional looking to add a tertiary qualification to enhance your opportunities, you're pivoting to a different facet of business, or you're preparing to start a brand new career, this course will give you the foundation you need to succeed.
Why study the Advanced Diploma in Business with UNE?
To make sure you can start using your skills in the real world straight away, this course uses real business case studies to analyse business data, strategy and management practices. Take advantage of the opportunity to learn from the expert academics in the UNE business school, and get ahead by maximising your networks with the UNE SMART Region Incubator.
UNE has the longest heritage of any Australian university in offering distance and online courses. We’re also highly rated – year after year, students award UNE 5-star ratings in The Good Universities Guide for Overall Experience and Student Support, so when you study with us, you know you are in good hands.
Campus Information
Armidale
Living in Armidale you will experience the best of both city and rural living. Enjoy a healthy and active lifestyle with access to shopping, gourmet food, top sporting facilities and cultural delights all for a fraction of the price you'd expect to pay in a major city. You can live in the heart of Armidale or experience the tranquility of New England on a rural property.
Sydney
UNE Sydney (formerly Parramatta FutureCampus) is an innovative learning hub providing students with access to student support, workshops, tutorial rooms, study areas, conferencing facilities, and online learning technologies.
Intakes
- Feb
- June
- Oct
Application Processing Time in Days: 30
Minimum English Language Requirements
| English Level Description | IELTS (1.0 -9.0) | TOEFL IBT (0-120) | TOEFL CBT (0-300) | PTE (10-90) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expert | 9 | 120 | 297-300 | 86-90 | |
| Very Good | 8.5 | 115-119 | 280-293 | 83-86 | |
| Very Good | 8 | 110-114 | 270-280 | 79-83 | |
| Good | 7.5 | 102-109 | 253-267 | 73-79 | |
| Good | 7 | 94-101 | 240-253 | 65-73 | |
| Competent | 6.5 | 79-93 | 213-233 | 58-65 | |
| Competent | 6 | 60-78 | 170-210 | 50-58 | |
| Modest | 5.5 | 46-59 | 133-210 | 43-50 | |
| Modest | 5 | 35-45 | 107-133 | 36-43 | |
| Limited | 4 | 32-34 | 97-103 | 30-36 | |
| Extremely Limited | < 4 | < 31 | < 93 | < 30 |
Job Opportunity Potential
The University of New England is proud to employ more than 1,500 people, putting us on the list of the 25 largest private employers in Maine — but the numbers don’t tell the full story. At UNE, we’re about people, community, and purpose, and we pride ourselves on the supportive, mission-driven environment that we offer to our employees. Visit our waterfront Biddeford Campus or our tree-lined Portland Campus, and you’ll be met by friendly colleagues who encourage and inspire one another and who believe that what they do — regardless of their position — makes a difference. Such special people deserve the best an employer can offer. That’s why we provide a variety of flexible benefit options to our hardworking team of faculty and professional staff. From our generous leave package, retirement plan, and premium health insurance, to daily perks like free mass transit use and restaurant discounts, these benefits are just one way we show our appreciation.
PSW Opportunity
Post Study Work Steam Renames to Post Higher Education Work Steam.
- Bachelor degree holders including honours can get upto 2 years of post study stay
- Master by course work and extended (with a duration exceeding 2 years) can stay upto 2 years
- Masters by research (with a duration exceeding 2 years) and PhD holder can stay upto 3 years
- The Maximum eligible age to apply for PSW will be reduced to 35 years of age from 50 years of age for all applicants
Due to the Australian Indian Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement signed by the 2 countries, according to which:
- Indian students completing bachelor degree including honours can stay upto 2 years
- Bachelor degree with First class honours in STEM including ICT can stay upto 3 years
- Masters by coursework in extended researched (with a duration exceeding 2 years) can stay upto 3 years
- PhD students can stay upto 4 years
Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria
For direct admission into undergraduate courses offered by UNE, you must have completed an educational qualification considered to be at least equivalent to completion of Year 12 in Australia.
India
Qualifications
- Applicants holding relevant Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) or Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) Year 12 examination results
- Applicants holding relevant Indian State Board of Education Board Year 12 examination results, other than PSEB and HSEB
- Applicants holding relevant Punjab State Education Board (PSEB) and Haryana State Education Board (HSEB) Year 12 Examination
- Applications holding relevant National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) year 12 examination results
- Applicants holding a relevant Indian post-Year 10, Year 12 equivalent 3-Year VET level Diploma results in a relevant stream
Standard Entry
- Must have achieved a minimum average of 60% in their Best of 4 academic subjects in a relevant stream, including English if necessary (but not a local language), with an overall First Division (60%+).
- Must have achieved a minimum average of 65% in their Best of 4 academic subjects in a relevant start, including English if necessary (but not a local language), with an overall First Division (60%+)
- Must have achieved a minimum average of 70% in their Best of 4 academic subjects in a relevant stream, including English if necessary (but not local language), with an overall First Division (60%+)
- Must have achieved a minimum average of 70% in their Best of 4 academic subjects in a relevant stream, including English if necessary (but not a local language), with an overall First Division (60%+),
- Must have achieved an overall minimum average of 60% or First Division results
English language tests
UNE accepts students who have either:
An International English Language Testing System (IELTS) academic overall score of at least 6.0, with no sub-band less than 5.5.
A Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score of at least 213 in the computer-based test OR at least 79 in the internet-based test. You must receive a rating of no less than 22 in the written component.
A Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE) minimum overall score of 57 with no skill less than 50.
To be eligible, you must have received your English language test score within two years of the date of application for admission to UNE.
- Course Type: Full Time
- Course Level: Under Graduate Diploma or Certificate
- Duration: 01 Year 06 Month
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Total Tuition Fee:
50038 AUD
Average Cost of Living: 29710 AUD /year
Application Fee: 40 AUD