Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting

What you will study

To complete the Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting, you must fulfil these four core courses (subjects):

• Accounting, Accountability and Society
• Business and Corporations Law
• Financial Decision Making
• Visualising and Communicating Insights in Business

Entry requirements

Academic requirements

To be eligible for admission to the program, you must have an Australian bachelor's degree (or equivalent) or higher level qualification, in any discipline from a recognised tertiary institution.

If you do not meet the above entry requirement for the graduate certificate, you may be considered if you have a minimum of five years of full-time equivalent work experience. Applicants will be required to submit a curriculum vitae (CV).

Suppose your qualification was completed more than 10 years ago. In that case, you will need to provide evidence of ongoing professional work and/or professional development in the same discipline as the program for which you are seeking entry to be granted credit.

English language requirements

You must meet the university's minimum English language requirements to be eligible for a place in this program. Contact the university for more details.

Recognition of Prior Learning

You may be able to get credit for your course based on prior formal, non-formal or informal learning. To apply, you will need to provide supporting documentation outlined by the university. Contact the university for more information.

Outcomes

Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of the Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting, you will have developed the capabilities to work as an accountant in a range of diverse organisations. Throughout your studies, you will build your knowledge, application, judgment and communication skills in the accounting discipline within a broad business context.

As a graduate, you will be able to integrate theoretical and technical accounting knowledge, covering auditing and assurance, finance, economics, quantitative methods, information systems, commercial law, corporation law, taxation law and more. Under supervision, you will not only utilise various perspectives, social, ethical, economic, regulatory and global to solve complex accounting problems, but also communicate your analysis, discoveries and recommendations to both accountants and non-accountants.

As an autonomous and accountable professional, you will also seek constructive feedback throughout your career and use this to identify lifelong learning opportunities.

Career outcomes

Graduates may work in public accounting practice or commercial and government organisations.

Fees and CSP

Full-fee paying place

Indicative unit fee in 2027: $4,800 (12-credit-point unit)
Indicative annual fee in 2027: $19,200
Indicative full-course fee: $19,200

The average full-course fee shown is calculated based on the 48 credit point (4 units) course structure completed over 6 months.

Indicative annual fees are based on your first year of study.

A student’s annual fee may vary by:

• The number of units studied.
• Choice of units.
• Credit from previous study or work experience.
• Eligibility for government-funded loans.

Student fees shown are subject to change. Contact the university directly to confirm.

FEE-HELP loans are available to assist eligible full-fee-paying domestic students with the cost of a university course.