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1 year full-time
Level 3 & 4, 545 Kent Street, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia
Full-time · 9–12 hours of classes per week on-campus; minimum 15–20 hours per week of self-directed study
February | March | May | June | August | September | October | November | 2026 Semester 1 Block 4 (start 1 Jun 2026)
Course Overview
Eligibility
Tuition fee
AUD $17,000 over 1 year (2024 fee); AUD $17,840 over 1 year (2026 fee). Fee per unit: $2,125 (2024) / $2,230 (2026). All fees in Australian dollars. Fees are subject to change without notice. Course fees are to be paid in full before enrolment/selection of subjects in any given semester.
Duration
1 year full time
Intakes
February | March | May | June | August | September | October | November
Study mode
On-campus / Full-time
Career & Study Pathways
Course Content
Academic Skills for Success
Introduces students to academic skills required for academic studies, including time management and organisational skills, digital skills, referencing, critical thinking, academic writing, research and investigation techniques and presentation skills. Pre-requisite: Nil.
Foundations of Information Technology
Introduces students to the field of information technology, covering theoretical knowledge and practical application of basic IT aspects relevant to 21st century business operations, including internet, computer hardware, operating systems, software tools, networking, database technology, business information systems design and management, and current IT trends.
Accounting for Business Decisions
Provides an introduction to accounting and governance mechanisms, covering bookkeeping, financial reports preparation, retail operations accounting, inventory, accrual accounting, management accounting, basic accounting concepts/principles/methods, and ethical/environmental issues in accounting.
Database Management for Business
Provides foundations of professional ethics and a broad management-oriented understanding of ethical issues in IT, covering legal, ethical and societal implications of technology, professional codes of ethics, file sharing, intellectual property, security risk assessment, internet crime, identity theft, employee surveillance, privacy, compliance, social networking, and ethics of IT corporations.
Professional and Ethical Practice
Unit description not fully provided on page.
Principles of Management and Organisations
Provides understanding of principles of management applied across organisations, covering theories of management, inquiry-based skills in the contemporary workplace, leadership and management practices, working in a diverse global workplace, teams and teamwork, planning, organising, leading, motivating, and management strategies.
Foundations of Programming
Introduces fundamental computing concepts and computer programming techniques including problem solving, algorithm design, coding, documenting, debugging, testing and implementation. Covers basic algorithms (searching, sorting) and data structures (arrays). Students are exposed to programming languages such as C++, Java or Python.
Statistics for Professionals
Introduces basic theoretical concepts and applications of statistics in a real-world business environment, covering descriptive statistics, statistical inference, probability, correlation and regression, sampling, hypothesis testing and chi-squared tests. Students are introduced to different statistical software packages.
Common Questions
The total course tuition fee for the Diploma of Business Information Systems is $17,000 for 2024 and $17,840 for 2026, payable over 1 year. The fee per unit is $2,125 (2024) or $2,230 (2026). There are 8 units totalling 80 credit points. All fees are in Australian dollars and are subject to change without notice. Fees are to be paid in full before enrolment/selection of subjects in any given semester.
The course has multiple intakes throughout the year: February, March, May, June, August, September, October, and November. For 2026 Semester 1 Block 4, classes start on 1 June 2026, with the last date to enrol also being 1 June 2026 and a census date of 8 June 2026. Orientation for that block is on 27 May 2026.
To complete the Diploma, you must pass 8 units worth a total of 80 credit points (10 credit points per unit). The units are: BBUS1000 Academic Skills for Success, BBUS1002 Foundations of Information Technology, BBUS1001 Accounting for Business Decisions, BISY1002 Database Management for Business, BISY1001 Professional and Ethical Practice, BBMG1002 Principles of Management and Organisations, BISY1003 Foundations of Programming, and BBUS1008 Statistics for Professionals. Full-time students can expect 9–12 hours of on-campus classes per week, plus a minimum of 15–20 hours of self-directed study per week.
Graduates can pursue roles such as Technical Operations Officer, Technical Support Engineer, Technical Support Specialist, Technical Specialist, and Data Analyst. The Diploma also provides direct entry and advanced standing into the Associate Degree of Business Information Systems and the Bachelor of Business Information Systems at AIH, enabling further academic progression.
The course is delivered at AIH's Sydney campus (Level 3 & 4, 545 Kent Street, NSW 2000) and Melbourne campus (Level 1, 20 Queen Street, VIC 3000). The CRICOS code for this course is 083129G. Both domestic and international students are eligible to enrol.
Assessment types at AIH are varied and practically focused, including: reports, project documentation, case studies and presentations; essays and assignments; quizzes, class tests and examinations; practicals and team-based projects; and participation in class. This reflects the practical, professionally focused and research-based learning approach used throughout the course.
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