Organisations around the world require people with broad business and management skills. The Diploma of Business allows you to study an innovative blend of business subjects, opening up a range of potential job opportunities.
The Diploma of Business equips you with the skills needed for a successful career in any sector of the diverse and dynamic business industry. You will gain an insight into key elements of managing people and organisations, marketing, communication and accounting, and deepen your knowledge of contemporary business practices.
The Diploma of Business offers you a stand-alone qualification through the Aspire Institute or, should you wish to further your studies, you could choose to use your diploma qualification as a pathway into the second year of a bachelor degree, with successfully completed subjects counting towards a bachelor degree at the International College of Management, Sydney (ICMS) or at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS).
Upon successful completion of the Diploma of Business you will receive advanced standing for subjects which are part of a bachelor business degree at ICMS or UTS.
All Aspire diploma students are part of the greater ICMS student community, with lectures held at our Northern Beaches Campus or at our new City Campus, subject to availability. Aspire students receive dedicated academic support, including study skills.
What you will learn
- Develop technical and theoretical business knowledge and concepts with some depth
- Develop basic academic and applied research skills in a business project brief
- Identify appropriate sources of data for problem solving in a global business context
- Explain the importance of ethical and sustainable business practices in a global context
- Describe solutions to routine business situations
- Name specialist business technology
- Present project findings in both written and personal presentation forms to diverse audiences in business contexts
- Apply technical business knowledge to a range of business contexts
- Use business management principles and motivational factors to diverse individuals and teams
- Appraise performance of self and others in business environments
Quick Facts
Course Name | Diploma of Business | Diploma of Business |
Pathway Options | International College of Management, Sydney (ICMS) or University of Technology Sydney (UTS) | International College of Management, Sydney (ICMS) or University of Technology Sydney (UTS) |
CRICOS Code | 0101112 | 0101112 |
UAC Code | 530501 | 530502 |
Accreditation Status | Active | Active |
AQF Level | 5 | 5 |
Campus | Northern Beaches Campus, Manly | City Campus |
Duration | 1 Year (or part time equivalent) | 1 Year (or part time equivalent) |
FEE-Help | DFEE | DFEE |
Study Mode | on campus | online | on campus | online |
Start | Main Intakes: February, May, August Mid-Term Intakes: March, June, October & December | Main Intakes: February, May, August Mid-Term Intakes: March, June, October & December |
Annual Indicative Student Enrolments | n/a (new curriculum) | n/a (new curriculum) |
Entry Requirements | Domestic Students | Domestic Students |
Course Structure
Term | Subject Type | Subject Code | Subject Name |
---|---|---|---|
T1 | CORE | BUS101A | Pathway to Success |
CORE | ACC101A | Financial and Commercial Literacy | |
CORE | MGT102A | Global Citizenship | |
CORE | MGT101A | Management Solutions for a Changing World | |
T2 | CORE | STA101A | Data Informed Decision Making |
CORE | MKT101A | Marketing | |
ELECTIVE | Any subject from the list of elective subjects below | Elective 100 | |
ELECTIVE | Any subject from the list of elective subjects below | Elective 100 |
Elective Listing
Subject Code | Subject Name |
---|---|
ENT101A | Entrepreneurship Foundations & Mindset |
ENT102A | Venture Ideation & Validation |
EVT101A | Event Concept & Design |
HOS101A | Rooms Division Operations |
MKT102A | Consumer Behaviour |
MKT103A | Digital Marketing |
SPO101A | Sports Management Fundamentals |
SPO102A | Socio-Cultural Factors in Sports |
THE101A | Introduction to Tourism, Hospitality & Events |
TOU101A | Tourism, Technology & Innovation |