Graduate Certificate in Applied Finance

What you will study

The Graduate Certificate in Applied Finance requires the successful completion of 24 credit points (CP) comprising four subjects. Each subject is valued at six CP.

Core

Complete the following:

• Accounting and Financial Management
• Managerial Finance
• Business Statistics

Electives

Choose one from the following:

• Financial Statement Analysis For Business
• Advanced Managerial Finance
• Socially Responsible Finance

Entry requirements

Academic requirements

To be considered for the course, students must have one of the following:

• A recognised bachelor's or master's degree.
• A tertiary qualification with a duration of at least three years' full-time equivalent plus three years' full-time equivalent managerial/professional work experience.

Applicants with five years’ full-time equivalent managerial/professional work experience in finance will also be considered.

English language requirements

For international students, the following level of English is required to gain admission to this program:

• IELTS Academic: Overall score of 6.0, with reading 6.0, writing 6.0, listening 5.0 and speaking 5.0.
• TOEFL (Internet-based): Overall score of 70, with reading 18, writing 18, listening 12 and speaking 12.
• UOW College's English for Tertiary Studies: Pass (weighted average mark of 50 overall and minimum 50 in Academic Reading and Writing)

Other qualifications may also be considered. Contact the university for more information.

Outcomes

Learning outcomes

• Demonstrate technical, theoretical and industry knowledge of local and international finance.
• Critically apply technical, theoretical and industry knowledge and skills to propose solutions to routine and/ or emerging problems in finance.
• Exercise judgement to analyse problems in diverse contexts using economic, financial and institutional perspectives.
• Communicate in oral and written forms with relevant stakeholders.
• Collaborate with others in order to achieve outputs relevant to finance.

Fees and CSP

Total indicative course tuition fee (2025): $16,344 (domestic full-fee paying place)

Total indicative course tuition fee (2025): $8,160 (Commonwealth Supported Place)

A student’s annual fee may vary in accordance with:

• The number of units studied per term.
• The choice of major or specialisation.
• 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.

Commonwealth Supported Places

The Australian Government allocates a certain number of CSPs to the universities each year, which are then distributed to students based on merit.

If you're a Commonwealth Supported Student (CSS), you'll only need to pay a portion of your tuition fees. This is known as the student contribution amount – the balance once the government subsidy is applied. This means your costs are much lower.

Limited CSP spaces are offered to students enrolled in selected postgraduate courses.

Your student contribution amount is:

• Calculated per unit you're enrolled in.
• Dependent on the study areas they relate to.
• Reviewed and adjusted each year.

HECS-HELP loans are available to CSP students to pay the student contribution amount.

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