In a global market that is ever evolving through competitive and regulatory pressures, fast and accurate business decisions are increasingly important. Being able to extract, combine and analyse data to meet a wide range of business needs helps to unlock insights organisation-wide, driving opportunities and increasing competitive edge.
Our new Graduate Diploma in Business Analytics puts that influence within your reach.
What will you do?
Conducted over 12 months full-time, the degree is designed to complement and extend the knowledge and skills gained from any of a wide range of business-related bachelor programs. It will equip you with: strategic thinking, problem-solving and decision-making ability; the capacity to analyse and effectively communicate evidence-based solutions to contemporary commercial challenges using quantitative analysis; the ability to use business analytics to inform and support commercial strategies, both domestic and international; insight into the ethical, sustainability and governance considerations of data management and analysis, and intellectual property rights.
You will also gain: confidence handling big data; the ability to code using popular analytics platforms.
Where could it take you?
You’ll graduate ready to play a senior role in enterprises’ strategic growth and innovation in your chosen sector, anywhere in the world. You could help achieve organisational objectives in new product development, marketing, customer acquisition, community engagement, or all of these. Perhaps you’ll go on to complete our Master of Business Analytics.
Potential careers
Market Research Analyst, Business Data Analyst, Data Analyst, Data scientist , Financial Analyst, Information Analyst
*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution
February 2026
North Terrace
Kintore Avenue, Frome Road,
Adelaide,
South Australia,
5005, Australia
*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution
July 2025
North Terrace
Kintore Avenue, Frome Road,
Adelaide,
South Australia,
5005, Australia
Bachelor degree in a cognate discipline including accounting, business, management, sales, marketing and tourism
English Language Requirements
IELTS: Overall 6.5 (Reading 6, Listening 6, Speaking 6, Writing 6); TOEFL: Internet-based: Total score of 79 with a minimum of 21 in Writing, 18 in Speaking and 13 in Reading and Listening; TOEFL Paper-based: Total score of 577 with a minimum of 4.5 in the Test of Written English (TWE); Pearsons: Overall 58 (Reading 50, Listening 50, Speaking 50, Writing 50); Cambridge: Overall 176 (Reading 169, Listening 169, Speaking 169, Writing 169).
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
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