University of Technology SydneyHandbook 2007

C11017v3 Graduate Certificate in Accounting

Award(s): Graduate Certificate in Accounting (GradCertAcc)
CRICOS code: 020213K
Load credit points: 24
Course EFTSL: 0.5
Faculty/institute responsible: Business
Location: City campus

Overview
Career options
Articulation
Additional admission requirements
Course duration and attendance
Course structure
Course completion requirements
Course program
Other information

Overview

The Graduate Certificate in Accounting provides a general understanding of the basic elements of accounting and related areas of study.

The course is designed for students without a strong undergraduate background in accounting who need some of the key basic building blocks before proceeding to advanced-level subjects in a Master's program. It is also appropriate for students who have no undergraduate degree but extensive practical experience and who can use the program to prove their ability to undertake postgraduate study.

Career options

Career options include management-level positions in industry or government.

Articulation

This course is part of an articulated program comprising the Graduate Certificate in Accounting, and the Master of Business in Accounting (C04037).

Additional admission requirements

Applicants require one of the following:

  • a cognate degree from a UTS-recognised university or other tertiary education institution
  • a degree from a UTS-recognised university or other tertiary education institution and a minimum of two years' relevant work experience, or
  • extensive relevant work experience and evidence of a general capacity to undertake tertiary education.

Course duration and attendance

The Graduate Certificate in Accounting may be completed in one year of part-time study, or one semester of full-time study.

Course structure

The course comprises 24 credit points of core subjects.

Course completion requirements

STM90343 Core subjects 24cp
Total 24cp

Course program

The course program is shown below.

 
22746 Managerial Accounting 6cp
22747 Accounting for Managerial Decisions 6cp
25742 Financial Management 6cp
22708 Accounting Information Systems 6cp

Other information

Further information is available from the Graduate School of Business on: