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Unlock your true potential with a Diploma at Curtin College and advance into year 2 at Curtin University

Curtin College has helped over 12500 students fast-track into the path of a rewarding new career. Get your Diploma and be ready to progress into the second year of your chosen degree at Curtin University – ranked in the Top 1% globally (ARWU 2022).

The Diploma of Commerce will help you in building following employability skills in business context.

Logical, critical and creative – Apply broad discipline knowledge, and some in-depth areas of specialist knowledge to creatively and critically evaluate, solve problems and add value to core areas and functions of business.
Competent in communication and digital literacy – Use information and technologies as appropriate for communication, decision-making and other diverse business purposes
Globally aware – Identify international issues and challenges that have an impact on business locally, nationally and globally.
Culturally Capable – Demonstrate culturally competent behaviours and respect into all aspects of academic and business practices.
Career capable – Work independently or/and in teams to manage self, plan and undertake tasks that appropriately contribute to business success.

The Diploma of Commerce pathways into second year of Curtin University’s Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Business Administration.

Curtin Business School is recognised as an elite global business school through accreditation by EQUIS, AACSB International and an EFMD Accredited MBA.

Discover what Curtin’s experience and expertise can mean for your career.

Our support is what sets us apart

Courses at Curtin College are tailored to individual students and their unique learning needs. With capped class sizes, students always have access to their lecturers and other support networks – including mentors, learning advisors and counsellors – for advice and guidance.

Whatever stage you are at on your educational journey, we’re here to make sure you are equipped to reach your educational and career goals.

Why Curtin College?

Fast-track your education

Multiple intakes per year: February | June | October.

Graduate with career ready skills

Gain practical and industry skills and progress into second year of your degree.

Benefit from our student support team

Feel confident you are getting the most out of your studies, with small class sizes and personalised support.

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Curtin College’s brand-new campus includes purpose-built learning facilities designed for the
requirements of our diverse cohort. These spaces promote student engagement, connection and belonging, and an on-campus learning environment that supports active learning and best-practice delivery.

No time wasted

Completion of the Curtin College Diploma allows you to gain entry into year 2 of the corresponding Curtin Uni bachelor’s degree.

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Your Business & Commerce Diploma

Communication, Culture and Indigenous Perspectives in Business

This unit develops students’ understanding of cultural, academic, and professional integrity in a business context. Students will reflect on their own cultural background and consider how this impact on communication with diverse cultures including Indigenous Peoples. By applying knowledge about global and Indigenous cultures, and ways of working that are respectful, students will develop capability to communicate responsibly and in ways that are aligned with varied audiences. Responsible business practices will be explored, with students examining Indigenous perspectives in global business and how these perspectives should inform business communication and decision making. Students will be equipped with fundamental communication and academic integrity skill development appropriate for all business disciplines, in academic and professional settings.

Financial Decision Making

This unit develops skills and knowledge that enable students across all disciplines to make informed and responsible decisions using accounting and financial information. The unit explores different forms of business and financing options and how these affect business decisions through the understanding of financial statements. Students will learn about basic accounting and financial terminologies, cash and accrual accounting, capital investment decisions, business financing, time value of money, triple bottom line reporting and business budgeting. Students will also learn how to interpret financial statements and how global events impact on business decisions.

Market and Legal Framework

This unit explores how key business disciplines are connected. Students will develop an understanding of market types, and how business and marketing strategies can create value and impact upon society and the environment. Students will also develop an understanding of the relationship between a business enterprise and various stakeholders, including government, customers and the broader community. The unit also explains basic concepts of law and regulation and identifies the legal structures of business.

Strategic Career Design

This unit develops students’ awareness of the impact of global labour markets, changing social trends, and technological innovation on career opportunities and the future of work. Through the application of career theory and design thinking frameworks, students will examine and develop the critical employability skills required to create and sustain meaningful work across a broad range of industry sectors and cultural contexts. The unit demonstrates strategies for effective individual and organisational career management, incorporating theory and concepts on career choice, career change, organisational and entrepreneurial careers, and careers in the ‘gig’ economy. Global and industry trends will be explored with a specific focus on the implications for individual and organisational career management strategies and personal and professional branding in a digitised global economy.

Analytics for Decision Making

This unit will develop analytical capabilities, equipping students with knowledge about basic data analysis to derive essential information from numerical, textual and visual datasets. As consumers and producers of data, students will learn about data management and security practices, as well as developing an understanding of legal and ethical issues relating to the collection and use of data. Students will develop their analytic capabilities by understanding and interpreting a range of data types including macroeconomic data, which will be used as a base case study where students will examine how macroeconomic conditions affect business decisions across a variety of disciplines including marketing, management, and finance. Students will have the opportunity to personalise their learning experience as they examine case study data sets relating to a range of business disciplines including economics, marketing, human resources, and finance. Students will also develop skills to effectively communicate the results of their analysis to an audience and recommend business actions from a considered range of alternatives.

Real-world skills for today’s workforce

Say goodbye to uncertainty. With Curtin, you can be armed with the practical skills and real-world experience that will future-proof your business career.

Complete your Diploma of Business & Commerce and dive into an entry-level position. Or, continue your educational journey and enter into the second year of a Bachelor degree at Curtin University, specialising in one of many diverse fields including accounting, finance, international business, management, marketing – and many, many more.

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