Program Overview

Graduate Certificate in Accounting

The Graduate Certificate in Accounting is a flexible, six-month course that prepares students for a career in accounting and finance. This course is perfect for those who are highly organized, precise, and committed professionals.

Course Snapshot

• Duration: 0.5 years full-time; 1 year part-time
• Location: Gold Coast, Online
• Placements: No
• ATAR: NA
• Inherent Requirements: No
• Language Requirements: IELTS Overall Score 6.5
• Entry Requirements: View full entry requirements
• Course Abbreviation: GradCertAcc
• Course Code:
• Credit Points: 48
• Equivalent Units: 4
• Indicative Fee: Commonwealth supported

Overview

Accountants are highly organized, precise, and committed professionals. The Graduate Certificate in Accounting allows students to focus on areas that most interest them, including business and managerial accounting, financial reporting, contemporary issues in accounting, economics, and quantitative analysis, finance, information systems, and legal studies.

Learning Outcomes and Graduate Attributes

The course learning outcomes include:

• GA1: Intellectual rigour - Develop and analyze fundamental issues and theories from a discipline area based on specific judgments to critical application in business practices.
• GA2: Creativity - Develop and analyze fundamental issues and theories from a discipline area based on specific judgments to critical application in business practices.
• GA3: Ethical practice - Apply ethical and cultural practices in challenging interpersonal, organizational, and governance issues in business environments.
• GA4: Knowledge of a discipline - Develop discipline knowledge and skills in a specialized management area integrating global perspectives, problem-solving, and leadership skills.
• GA5: Lifelong learning - Develop discipline knowledge and skills in a specialized management area integrating global perspectives, problem-solving, and leadership skills.
• GA6: Communication and social skills - Communicate disciplinary advice, professional knowledge, and ideas on complex issues orally or through written communication in a business or public context.
• GA7: Cultural competence - Apply disciplinary knowledge and skills at an appropriate level to demonstrate responsible behavior towards various cultural contexts.

Specialisations, Majors, and Minors

Students study four of the eight core units of the Master of Professional Accounting, including business accounting, information systems, financial reporting, contemporary issues in accounting, as well as legal studies, finance, economics, and quantitative analysis.

Availability

The course is available at the following locations and teaching periods:

• Gold Coast: Term 1, Term 3, Term 5
• Online: Term 1

Career Outcomes

The Graduate Certificate in Accounting provides a pathway to the Master of Professional Accounting, which is accredited by CPA Australia and Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA).

Requirements

To be eligible to receive the Graduate Certificate in Accounting, students must complete the equivalent of 4 units (48 credit points), comprising 4 core units.

Entry Requirements

1. Applicants for admission to candidature in the Graduate Certificate in Accounting may be selected where they can demonstrate professional standing approved by the School Board to be equivalent to the requirements of Rule 2, Section 3.
2. With reference to Schedule B in Rule 2, Section 1, the level of attainment should be at least equivalent to IELTS 6.5.

Language Requirements

English language requirements apply to International applicants and other applicants whose previous study was undertaken in a language other than English. The minimum English language requirements for such applicants for entry to this course are as follows:

• Overall Score: 6.5

Course Structure

The course progression is in the recommended order that students should complete their course in. It is essential to follow this to ensure meeting the course requirements.

Accounting

The following units must be completed to satisfy the requirements of the award:

• ACCT5001: Business Accounting
• BUSN5003: Management Communication
• LEGL5001: Legal Studies
• ECON5003: Economics

These units are available at various locations, including Gold Coast, Melbourne, Online, Perth, and Sydney, and are offered in different terms.