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C11258v1 Graduate Certificate in Restructuring and Turnaround

Award(s): Graduate Certificate in Restructuring and Turnaround (GradCertRestrTurn)
UAC code: 940438 (Autumn session, Spring session)
Commonwealth supported place?: No
Load credit points: 24
Course EFTSL: 0.5
Location: City campus

Notes

This course is not offered to international students.


Overview
Career options
Admission requirements
Credit recognition
Course duration and attendance
Course structure
Course completion requirements
Course program
Other information

Overview

This is a specialist postgraduate qualification in restructuring and turnaround. The course provides a way for insolvency practitioners, turnaround professionals and practitioners advising on restructuring and turnaround to increase their knowledge and skills by undertaking elective subjects across areas of corporate and commercial practice.

This course give business restructuring and turnaround professionals an opportunity to broaden and deepen their knowledge and skills in areas of law and commercial practice that are relevant in common business restructuring and turnaround situations.

Career options

Career opportunities broaden due to graduates enhancing their knowledge and skills as restructuring and turnaround professionals, lawyers, accountants, management consultants and strategic advisors. This course is also appropriate for managers and executives who are interested in developing knowledge and skills relevant for helping guide business turnarounds and financial restructuring within their organisation.

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.

To be eligible for admission to this course students must have completed at least two subjects in the Australian Restructuring Insolvency and Turnaround Association (ARITA) advanced certification program offered by UTS: Law.

Admission is at the discretion of the associate dean (education).

The English proficiency requirement for 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: 176-184.

Eligibility for admission does not guarantee offer of a place.

Credit recognition

Credit may be granted in this program based on completion of subjects within the UTS ARITA Advanced Certification Program up to a maximum of 18-credit-points of unspecified electives.

Students who have completed the educational requirements undertaken in the ARITA Insolvency Education Program offered by Queensland University of Technology, may be granted up to a maximum of 12 unspecified credit points of credit recognition towards this course.

Course duration and attendance

The course can be completed in a minimum of one session of full-time or one year of part-time study (timetabling restrictions apply). Students can complete the course in less time if credit recognition is approved.

Course structure

The course comprises a total of 24 credit points. The study components for course completion are:

  • 12 credit points credit recognition for completion of two of the subjects (offered by UTS: Law) in the ARITA Advanced Certificate Program, and
  • 12 credit points of law options

or

  • 18 credit points credit recognition for completion of three of the subjects (offered by UTS: Law) in the ARITA Advanced Certificate Program, and
  • a 6-credit-point law option.

Course completion requirements

CBK91209 Options 24cp
Total 24cp

Course program

Subjects are regularly timetabled but not all subjects are offered in any one session.

Other information

Further information for current students is available from:

telephone 1300 ask UTS (1300 275 887)
Ask UTS