C11015v5 Graduate Certificate in Accounting and Finance

Overview

The Graduate Certificate in Accounting and Finance provides a general understanding of the basic elements of accounting and finance.

The course is designed for students without a strong undergraduate background in accounting and/or finance 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.

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 and Finance may be completed in one semester of full-time, or one year of part-time study.

Course structure

The course comprises 24 credit points of core subjects.

Course completion requirements

Course program

The course program is shown below.

Articulation with UTS courses

Other information

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