Program Overview

Undergraduate Certificate in Trade and Customs

The Undergraduate Certificate in Trade and Customs is a course offered by Charles Sturt University. This course is designed to provide students with the skills and knowledge to consider many different career paths, including employment opportunities in customs administration and other public sector agencies and businesses involved in cross-border trade.

Key Information

• Study Mode and Sessions: Online
• Duration: Minimum time - 0.5 year(s), Maximum time - 1 year(s)
• Entry Score: TBA
• Indicative Fees:
  • Domestic online: Full fee - $8,688.00
• Course Points and Codes: Credit Points - 32, AQF - Level 5

Why Study with Us?

• Step into uni study: You can apply for entry to the Undergraduate Certificate in Trade and Customs with a high school certificate, a Certificate III (or higher), a Tertiary Preparation Certificate, or relevant work experience.
• Build to your bachelor's degree: The course provides a pathway into the Bachelor of Border Management. You study four subjects from that degree - so when you transition into it, you'll receive credit for the subjects you've already completed in your certificate.
• Learn from experts: This customs course is delivered by industry experts and academics at Charles Sturt's Centre for Customs and Excise Studies - the world's leading provider of training, education, and research in the areas of customs, excise, and border management.

Career Opportunities

The Undergraduate Certificate in Trade and Customs will give you the skills and knowledge to consider many different career paths, including employment opportunities in customs administration and other public sector agencies and businesses involved in cross-border trade.

What You Will Study

• For each 8-point subject you are enrolled in, you should expect to spend 10 to 12 hours per week working on assignments and assigned readings, tutorial assistance, individual or group research/study, forum activity, workplace learning, and attending lectures, intensive schools, or examinations.
• Essential Set (32 pts):
  • Core subjects (32 Credit Points)
    • CUS101: Border Agencies and Principles of Border Management (16 credit pts)
    • CUS104: International Trade Terms and Documentation (16 credit pts)

Costs

• Calculate My Fee: The section below is designed to allow you to select the option specific to your circumstances to discover the course fee and course offering information appropriate for you.
• Course Fees:
  • If you are an Australian or New Zealand citizen or hold a permanent humanitarian visa, and meet the relevant citizenship and residency requirements, you may be eligible for a Commonwealth supported place.
  • A fee-paying student will pay a tuition fee for each subject in the course without the Australian government contributing any financial support to the university.
• Payment Options:
  1. Pay all of your student contribution up front direct to the university.
  2. Pay part of your student contribution to the university and defer the balance via a HECS-HELP loan through the Australian Government (if eligible).
  3. Defer all of your student contribution via a HECS-HELP loan through the Australian Government (if eligible).

Entry Requirements

• Selection Rank: TBA
• Academic Entry Requirements:
  • A completed High School Certificate (or equivalent).
  • A completed AQF Certificate III or higher, studied at a TAFE or Registered Training Organisation (RTO), or equivalent.
  • A completed Tertiary Preparation Certificate (TPC) or bridging program studied at a TAFE, Registered Training Organisation (RTO), or University, or equivalent.
  • Work experience of at least two years full-time equivalence within the same industry as the course profile as evidenced by a detailed resume.
  • Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT).
• Language Requirements: Standard English Language Proficiency (ELP) requirements apply.

Credit and Pathways

• If you've completed relevant tertiary study, or work experience related to your course, you could receive credit towards your degree.
• We also have several admission pathways to help you take the step into your preferred course, even if you don't quite meet the entry requirements at first.

How to Apply

Applying to Charles Sturt University is easy. Choose how you want to apply below:

• Apply via UAC: Important dates refer to key dates on the UAC website.
• Apply via VTAC: Important dates refer to key dates on the VTAC website.
• Apply directly to Charles Sturt: Check out our direct application closing dates.