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Graduate Diploma in Business Analytics

La Trobe University - City Campus

Australia,Victoria

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12 Months

Duration

CAD 39,800/year

Tuition Fee

CAD 0 FREE

Application Fee

Mar 2025

Apply Date

Australia, Victoria

Type: University

Location Type: Urban

Founded: 1964

Total Students: 36,000 +

Int. Students: 7,000 +

Campus Detail

Main Campus Address

Level 2/360 Collins St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia

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Admission Requirements
Additional Info
Scholarships
Student Visa
Work Permit

Graduate Diploma in Business Analytics

Program Overview

Carefully designed to keep you ahead of the trends, La Trobe's Graduate Diploma in Business Analytics will help you develop valuable new skills and allow you to develop advanced knowledge in business, programming, data engineering and artificial intelligence.

Grow your career in this fast-moving industry and understand how to develop data-based solutions for real-life business problems. In this practical course, you'll learn the latest tools from industry experts, including industry-standard programs like SAS, PowerBI, IBM Cognos, Excel, SQL and R.

Get inside businesses and understand what they really need. Learn how to solve their problems with data-based solutions. You'll develop the highly sought-after skills required to bridge the gap between analytics and non-analytics professionals, and craft innovative solutions for a wide range of businesses and organisations.

Learn from world-class academics and be immersed in research at La Trobe's Centre for Data Analytics and Cognition (CDAC). Our CDAC staff teach in the Graduate Diploma in Business Analytics and work with international research groups to develop industry-leading research into artificial intelligence and advanced analytics.

Through extensive guest lectures, you'll also connect with business leaders at companies such as SAS, IBM, Microsoft, PwC and Coles, and gain their insights.

Designed to meet the needs of working professionals, you can choose to study on campus or online, or a blend of both. Face-to-face classes are delivered at our Collins Street campus, in the heart of Melbourne's CBD, and your core subjects will be offered as evening classes.

You'll learn:

Business analytics: Understand the unique needs of businesses and learn how to improve their processes.
Advanced digital skills: Learn how to harness and leverage the power of new digital technologies.
Statistics and data wrangling: Process complex data and use it for the advantage of businesses and organisations.
Advanced analytical tools: Develop high-level skills to manage big data using a range of analytics tools.
Professional communication: Learn how to connect and communicate with a wide range of professional audiences.

Detailed Program Facts

Program Level

Postgraduate Certificate / Diploma

Application Processing Days

2 Days

Program Intensity

Full-Time

Duration of Program

12 Months

Backlogs Allowed

Program Intakes

Intake Month/Year		Intake Status
mar 2025		Open
jul 2025		Open

Application Fee

Application Fee: CAD 0 FREE

Tuition Fee

CAD 39,800 per year

*Note: The fee is approximate and is subject to change

Living Cost in La Trobe University - City Campus

CAD 29,710 per year

*Note: The fee is approximate and is subject to change

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

Check program website for more information about funding options.

English Test Requirements

IELTS
- Minimum Overall Score - 6.5 - 6 - With No Band Less Than
PTE
- Minimum Overall Score - 58.0

Minimum Level of Education Required: To be accepted into this program, applicants must have a Bachelor's Degree.

Minimum CGPA Required: 50.00 %

Additional Information

Career Opportunities

The need for analytics professionals is at an all-time high. Organisations are seeking to understand the massive amounts of data now at their disposal. After graduation, you could work across a wide range of sectors in roles such as:

Business analyst: Understand how businesses run and use data to solve problems and improve processes.
Market research analyst: Interpret market research and find data-driven solutions for businesses.
Business consultant: Develop business plans and help organisations to improve their operations.
Innovation consultant: Create new processes and encourage new ideas to be heard and embraced.

Scholarships

Scholarship criteria- La Trobe South Asia

Scholarship-UG for India

Eligibility High School Scoring	Scholarship Amount
65% to 74.99%	15% scholarship on the entire duration of the program.
75% to 79.99%	20% scholarship on the entire duration of the program
80% and Higher	25% scholarship on the entire duration of the program

Scholarship- Post-Graduate for India

Eligibility (LTU WAM) or equivalent	Scholarship Amount
60% to 69.99%	15% scholarship on the entire duration of the program.
70% to 74.99%	20% scholarship on the entire duration of the program
75% and Higher	25% scholarship on the entire duration of the program

Work Permit

PGWP

Students who have completed their studies in Australia can apply for a Post Study Work Permit or a Temporary Graduate Visa (subclass 485) to continue working in Australia post the completion of their study programs. As an international student, one can apply for the visa but not later than six months after completing your course. But to be eligible, you must meet the Australian Study Requirements, which include a minimum of 16 months of stay in Australia and a completing 92 weeks of a course registered on the Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students (CRICOS).

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