Graduate Certificate in Finance

Program Overview

The Graduate Certificate in Finance from the Tasmanian School of Business and Economics is a 6-month full-time or part-time equivalent course designed to equip students with the knowledge and skills necessary for a career in finance. The program covers topics such as data analysis, economics, financial management, and accounting. Graduates may pursue careers in financial planning, financial institutions, insurance companies, and other finance-related fields.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

Overview:

• The Graduate Certificate in Finance (35N) is a 6-month full-time or part-time equivalent course offered by the Tasmanian School of Business and Economics.
• The course is full fee-paying.
Objectives:
• To facilitate the acquisition of lifelong financial knowledge and skills.
• To foster empowerment and personal responsibility.
• To equip students with the theories, concepts, and knowledge in finance that are necessary to deal with the rapid changes in finance worldwide.
• To instill in students financial knowledge and skills that they can utilize throughout their future professional careers in the broader finance community, including financial planners, financial institutions, insurance companies, superannuation funds, not-for-profit organizations, government, and local authorities.

Outline:

Structure:

• To graduate from the Graduate Certificate in Finance course, a student must satisfactorily complete 50 credit points of study comprising:
• 50 credit points of transition units.
Course Schedule:
• Semester 1:
• BEA674 Data and Business Decision Making
• BEA683 Economics for Managers
• Semester 2:
• BFA503 Principles of Financial Management
• BFA507 Accounting and Accountability for Decision Making
Module Descriptions:
• BEA674 Data and Business Decision Making:
• Provides managers with an understanding of statistics and its applications in business.
• BEA683 Economics for Managers:
• Introduces managers to key microeconomic and macroeconomic topics and their practical applications.
• BFA503 Principles of Financial Management:
• Introduces students to the major concepts and analytical tools used in the theory and practice of financial management.
• BFA507 Accounting and Accountability for Decision Making:

Careers:

• The program can lead to careers in financial planning, financial institutions, insurance companies, superannuation funds, not-for-profit organizations, government, and local authorities.
• Graduates may also continue to higher-level awards in finance, such as a Graduate Diploma of Finance or a Master of Finance.