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Graduate Diploma of Accounting and Finance

Effective from 01-JAN-2025 : Code L32

This course starts by providing basic accounting and finance knowledge and skills, and then develops higher-level capabilities by providing students the option of an accounting-focused stream or a finance-focused stream. Students graduating in this course can pursue further expertise in the accounting and finance areas by progressing to the Master of Professional Accounting, or the Master of Finance and Banking.

Disclaimer

This course information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester. In particular please check the course requirements and the unit and unit set offerings, as these differ according to course delivery location.

Course Learning Outcomes

  1. Demonstrate a global body of advanced accounting and finance knowledge and practice by planning, implementing and evaluating functions and tasks in a specialised business setting.
  2. Apply high level, independent judgement when analysing and evaluating complex problems to generate creative solutions.
  3. Communicate advanced knowledge and concepts of accounting and finance to a variety of audiences in business settings.
  4. Critique complex business issues considering the ethical and social consequence.

Admission requirements

Admission requirement (Band 6)

  • Bachelor degree; or
  • Equivalent prior learning including at least five years relevant professional experience.

English Language requirement (Band 4)

English competency requirements may be satisfied through completion of one of the following:

  • IELTS Academic Overall band minimum score of 6.5 (no individual band less than 6.0);
  • Bachelor degree from a country specified in the Admissions Policy;
  • Successfully completed 0.375 EFTSL of study at postgraduate level or higher at an Australian higher education provider (or equivalent);
  • Where accepted, equivalent prior learning, including at least five years relevant professional experience; or
  • Other tests, courses or programs as defined in the Admissions Policy.

Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) level

This course has been accredited by ECU as an AQF Level 8 Graduate Diploma Award.

Course Duration

  • Full Time: 1 Year
  • Part Time: 2 Years

Course Delivery

  • Joondalup: Full Time, Part Time
  • Online: Full Time, Part Time

Course Coordinator

Dr Siew Hoon ONG

Course Structure

Students will complete three (3) core units and three (3) units from either the Accounting stream or the Finance stream.

Unit Code Unit Title Credit Points
ACC6010Accounting Concepts and Applications20
ECF6102Quantitative Skills for Business20
ECF6110Business Finance20
Accounting stream
ACC6015 ^Corporate Accounting and Reporting20
ACC6020 ^Accounting for Managerial Planning and Control20
LAW6501 ^Principles of Contract and Corporate Law in Business20
Finance stream
ECF6105 ^Economic Analysis for Business20
ECF6115 ^Financial Markets and Institutions20
ECF6310 ^International Finance20

^ Core Option

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

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