The Diploma of Business at Kaplan Business School (KBS) is an AQF Level 5 qualification designed to provide international students with fundamental business knowledge and practical skills. KBS describes it as suitable both as a stand-alone qualification and as a pathway to further business study.

Key benefits include:

• Develop foundational knowledge across major business disciplines.
• Learn how business theories and concepts can be applied to real business problems.
• Develop analytical and numerical skills for business decision-making.
• Build communication skills for professional business environments.
• Study accounting, economics, commercial law and business communication.
• Select electives that can broaden knowledge in accounting, finance, management, marketing, hospitality and tourism.
• Use the diploma as a pathway to further undergraduate study.
• KBS states that successful graduates may apply for credit entry into the second year of its Bachelor of Business or a related undergraduate degree at another Australian higher-education provider.

Programme Structure and Subjects / Topics

The Diploma of Business consists of 8 subjects: 5 core subjects and 3 electives.

Core subjects:

• BUS101 – Business Communication
• BUS103 – Introduction to Accounting
• BUS104 – Economics
• BUS107 – Commercial Law
• BUS109 – Skills for Numerical Analysis.

Elective subjects can be selected from the available KBS list and include areas such as:

Accounting:

• ACC201 – Financial Accounting
• ACC202 – Accounting Information Systems
• ACC203 – Advanced Financial Accounting
• ACC205 – Management Accounting

Business:

• BUS105 – Introduction to Business Analytics
• BUS201 – Skills for Workplace Success
• BUS208 – Quantitative Analysis

Finance:

• FIN201 – Financial Institutions and Markets
• FIN203 – Corporate Finance

Hospitality and Tourism:

• HAT201 – The Hospitality and Tourism System
• HAT206 – Food and Beverage Operations
• HAT207 – Technology and Innovation in Hospitality and Tourism
• HAT208 – Accommodation Operations

Law:

• LAW204 – Corporations Law

Management:

• MAN200 – Introduction to Management
• MAN201 – Organising People at Work
• MAN202 – Governance, Ethics and Sustainability
• MAN204 – Managing Projects
• MAN205 – Managing Operations
• MAN206 – People and Culture

Marketing:

• MKT200 – Marketing Principles
• MKT201 – Integrated Marketing Communications
• MKT203 – Services Marketing
• MKT204 – Omnichannel Marketing
• MKT205 – Consumer Behaviour

Disciplines / Specialisations

The Diploma of Business does not have formally named specialisations listed on the current KBS programme page.

Instead, students can shape their study through elective choices in areas including:

• Accounting
• Business analytics
• Finance
• Hospitality and tourism
• Law
• Management
• Marketing.

Programme Highlights

• AQF Level 5 qualification.
• CRICOS course code 086332B.
• 1-year standard duration.
• 8 subjects over 3 trimesters.
• 5 core subjects plus 3 electives.
• Five listed campus locations: Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney and Perth.
• March, July and November programme starts.
• Business foundations covering communication, accounting, economics, commercial law and numerical analysis.
• Elective choices across accounting, finance, analytics, management, marketing and hospitality/tourism.
• Pathway opportunity toward further undergraduate business study.
• RPL may be available for previously completed academic work

Career Outcomes

KBS identifies the following potential career outcomes:

• Office assistant
• Administrator
• Business associate
• Program consultant.

Latest Updates / Special Requirements

The current KBS programme page identifies the Diploma of Business as AQF Level 5 with CRICOS code 086332B and continues to list the standard duration as 1 year, consisting of 8 subjects across 3 trimesters.

Important points for applicants:

• Not every subject may necessarily be delivered in every teaching period.
• Electives may have prerequisites.
• RPL is subject to KBS assessment.
• International applicants must satisfy both academic and English requirements.
• Overseas qualifications are assessed for Australian equivalence.
• Students should confirm subject availability and their preferred study plan before enrolment.

International Student Visa Requirements

International students normally require an Australian Student visa (subclass 500) for an eligible full-time course in Australia.

KBS's international application process requires students to:

1. Complete the KBS application.
2. Submit certified supporting documents.
3. Receive an Offer of Admission.
4. Satisfy any conditions attached to the offer.
5. Accept the offer and make the required payment.
6. Receive an electronic Confirmation of Enrolment (eCoE).
7. Use the eCoE to proceed with the Australian Student visa application.

Current Department of Home Affairs requirements include meeting the applicable requirements for:

• Enrolment in an eligible course and a valid CoE.
• Genuine Student requirement.
• Financial capacity, where required by the application/document checklist.
• Overseas Student Health Cover.
• Health requirements.
• Character requirements.
• English-language requirements or an applicable exemption.