Please note: this course will soon be available to commence part-time in Trimester 3, 2024. Applications for this period will open shortly, sign up to be notified via email.
If you have a keen interest in how the human brain works along with a desire to gain well-rounded business skills, a qualification in neuroscience and business could be the perfect fit.
Now is an exciting time to be involved in understanding the brain and how behaviour is influenced, with a greater emphasis being placed on aligning business decisions with this area.
Gain specialist and transferrable skills to help you succeed in your career as a postgraduate student in our flexible online learning environment.
Our postgraduate Neuroscience programs also include diploma and master's level options.
Why study the Graduate Certificate in Neuroscience and Business with UNE?
The Graduate Certificate in Neuroscience and Business at UNE is the first of its kind in Australia and has been designed to meet the growing demand for experts in both fields.
The flexible course provides an understanding of how the brain shapes human behaviour and how people make decisions, as well as a portfolio of transferrable business skills to complement and enhance your in-depth knowledge of the brain.
Having a foundation in both fields will prepare you for a career where you can apply your insights to global business challenges.
What makes our course different?
In depth and multi-disciplinary, the Graduate Certificate in Neuroscience and Business provides professionals from diverse backgrounds with opportunities to develop skills in business and gain foundational knowledge in the fundamentals of neuroscience:
Designed by research and academic leaders in both fields
Customize your studies with the flexibility to choose what is right for you
Create your own program from 12 credit points of Neuroscience units and 12 credit points of Business units, tailored to your interests and professional goals
Learn how the brain works and how people learn, think, make mistakes and decisions, what happens in the brain during these processes, and how it shapes business decisions and results
Explore how neuroscientific research and insights can help solve many of today's most pressing business challenges
Develop your core competencies across business strategy, innovation and leadership
Learn how to apply business theory and critical analysis to real-world and hypothetical examples
Earn your qualification in as little as one year or spread it out over two years part time
Gain credit from your completed Graduate Certificate of Neuroscience and Business units towards a Graduate Diploma or Master of Neuroscience and Business, if you choose to progress to higher-level studies.
Study online
Most of our students choose to study online across three study periods with 24/7 tutor support* and fit study around work and family commitments. Uniquely, our online students are mostly over 30 and bring valuable experience with them. They form a community of adults juggling the same challenges and priorities and who bring their life and work experience together at UNE in order to become future-fit and better respond to a rapidly changing world.
* 24/7 tutor support includes: essay feedback (within 24 hours); live chat 24/7 for generic feedback on academic writing; and subject-specific help at a foundation or first-year level for subjects including mathematics, chemistry, biology, physics, business, accounting, microeconomics, macroeconomics and statistics. There are also a wide range of workshops, resources and courses available in academic skills support to assist you and help you to succeed.
IELTS Academic
English Test Overall Listening Reading Writing Speaking
IELTS Academic 6.0 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5
The English Language Requirements for admission into this course require the minimum scores shown above. Test results must be attained within 2 years of the date of application for admission.
TOEFL
English Test Overall Listening Reading Writing Speaking
Computer-based test 213 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Internet-based test 79 N/A N/A 22 N/A
The English Language Requirements for admission into this course require the minimum scores shown above. Test results must be attained within 2 years of the date of application for admission.
PTE Academic
English Test Overall Listening Reading Writing Speaking
Pearson PTE (Academic) 57 50 50 50 50
The English Language Requirements for admission into this course require the minimum scores shown above. Test results must be attained within 2 years of the date of application for admission.
How much will it cost?
Estimated fees for your first year of study in this course are:
Fee type Cost
International $32,254*
Estimated amenities fee per year if studying full-time $351
*Annual course fees only cover the cost of tuition. They do not include other expenses associated with university study such as text books, accommodation and living expenses. If you are successful in gaining admission to study at UNE, the Offer of Admission will list the exact tuition fees you need to pay for your course. Fees quoted cover full-time tuition for two full-time trimesters only. For more information, please see fees and costs.
UNE offers bursaries and scholarships that can help you with the costs of studying and living in Australia.
The UNE International Bursary reduces the published annual tuition fees for international students by up to 20%. These bursaries are available for international students commencing coursework studies at UNE in 2024. View detailed Bursary information.
UNE also offers a number of substantial research scholarships to postgraduate students studying research-based degrees.