C11015v7 Graduate Certificate in Accounting and Finance
Award(s): Graduate Certificate in Accounting and Finance (GradCertAccFin)CRICOS code: 022411K
Commonwealth supported place?: No
Load credit points: 24
Course EFTSL: 0.5
Location: City campus
Overview
Career options
Admission requirements
Course duration and attendance
Course structure
Course completion requirements
Articulation with UTS courses
Other information
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 must have completed a UTS recognised bachelor's degree, or an equivalent or higher qualification, or submitted other evidence of general and professional qualifications that demonstrates potential to pursue graduate studies.
If the previous qualification is not in a related field, applicants require a minimum of two years' relevant work experience. Applicants without a degree require eight years' full-time relevant work experience and evidence of a general capacity to undertake tertiary education.
The English proficiency requirement for international students or local applicants with international qualifications is: Academic IELTS: 6.5 overall with a writing score of 6.0; or TOEFL: paper based: 550-583 overall with TWE of 4.5, internet based: 79-93 overall with a writing score of 21; or AE5: Pass; or PTE: 58-64; or CAE: 58-66
Eligibility for admission does not guarantee offer of a place.
International students
Visa requirement: To obtain a student visa to study in Australia, international students must enrol full time and on campus. Australian student visa regulations also require international students studying on student visas to complete the course within the standard full-time duration. Students can extend their courses only in exceptional circumstances.
Course duration and attendance
The course duration is 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
| 25742 Financial Management | 6cp | |
| 22747 Accounting for Managerial Decisions | 6cp | |
| 23706 Economics for Management | 6cp | |
| 79708 Contemporary Business Law | 6cp | |
| Total | 24cp |
Articulation with UTS courses
This course is part of an articulated program comprising the Graduate Certificate in Accounting and Finance, the Graduate Diploma in Accounting and Finance (C07012) and the Master of Business in Accounting and Finance (C04038).
Other information
Further information is available from UTS: Business on:
telephone +61 2 9514 3660
email business@uts.edu.au
www.business.uts.edu.au/pg
