Graduate Diploma of Accounting CF37

The program is designed to suit graduates who are working predominantly in the making of financing decisions, or who are charged with designing and implementing systems which support the implementation of such decisions.

Entry

• a bachelor's degree in any discipline from an Australian university or college; or
• a CQU Graduate Certificate in Management.

Program Structure (6 courses)

There are 2 different program structures depending on whether the candidate has an accounting qualification, or a qualification from another discipline

Program A - For accounting graduates

Provides the opportunity to undertake advanced study in one or more of the management accounting, taxation and finance areas, complemented by studies in financial accounting and/or auditing, if desired. It includes:

Code	Course
2 core courses:
FINC20006	Organisational Finance
FINC20007	Financial Market Analysis
4 elective postgraduate courses from the Faculty of Business & Law, provided prerequisites have been met. This should include no fewer than 3 courses from the following lists of Accounting and Finance and Taxation courses.
Accounting and Finance
ACCT20045	Special Topic in Accounting
FINC20008	International Finance
FINC20009	Advanced Finance
FINC20010	Capital Budgeting
ACCT20047	Strategic Cost Management
ACCT20048	Management Accounting Systems
MGMT20074	Integrating Organisational Systems
MGMT20095	Asia Pacific Business
Taxation
ACCT20067	Advanced Taxation
ACCT20068	Domestic Business Taxation
ACCT20069	International Business Taxation

Program B - For non-accounting graduates

Designed to facilitate an understanding of the uses and limitations of accounting information, familiarity with basic economic and legal concepts essential for the middle to upper levels of management, and an understanding of financing and investment. It includes:

Code	Course
5 core courses:
LAWS20037	Law for Management
FINC20006	Organisational Finance
FINC20007	Financial Market Analysis
ACCT20051	Accounting Information for Decision Making
ECON20024	Economics of the Asia Pacific
One elective course to be selected from Accounting and Finance groups of postgraduate programs, provided prerequisites have been met.