Graduate Certificate in Finance and Investment Management

What you will study

Students must complete eight units (four courses) comprising:

• Two units for all GCFinInvMgt Core Courses
• Two to four units from GCFinInvMgt Flexible Core Courses
• Two to four units from GCFinInvMgt Program Elective Courses

GCFinInvMgt Core Courses

• Contemporary Financial Modelling and Analytics

GCFinInvMgt Flexible Core Courses

• Asset Pricing and Portfolio Management in Practice
• Derivatives and Applied Risk Management

GCFinInvMgt Program Elective Courses

• Quantitative Investment Strategies
• Fixed Income and Public Financial Management
• Private Equity and Venture Capital
• Real Estate and Infrastructure

Entry requirements

Academic requirements

To be eligible for entry, you'll need one of the following:

• A bachelor honours degree (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline.
• A bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline, plus two years of full-time equivalent relevant work experience.

You must have a grade point average (GPA) of 4.0 on a 7-point scale in your previous qualification. International applicants must have completed the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) with a minimum score of 550.

Relevant disciplines for previous qualifications

Relevant disciplines include:

• A bachelor's or bachelor honours degree in accounting, commerce, economics, finance, mathematics or quantitative methods.
• A bachelor's or bachelor honours degree containing at least five courses in the following areas: calculus or advanced mathematics or high mathematics or mathematical analysis, finance or financial management, accounting or accounting management, business analytics or business information systems, algebra, probability or statistics, statics and ordinary differential equation or numerical analysis or differential equations or multivariate analysis.

Relevant work experience

Relevant work experience should typically be post-graduation and includes work in finance, funds management, debt/liquidity management, broking, bank/corporate treasury, trading, business partner (accounting, economics or finance), origination and investment banking in various types of roles (front office, middle office and relevant support functions e.g. legal), or project management roles (with financial, venture capital or quantitative responsibilities).

English language requirements

For international students, you must demonstrate that you meet one of the following English proficiency requirements:

• IELTS overall 7; reading 6; writing 6; speaking 6; listening 6. For other English Language Proficiency Tests and Scores approved for UQ.
• TOEFL iBT (including Paper Edition) - Overall 100, listening 19, reading 19, writing 21, speaking 19.
• PTE Academic - Overall 72, all sub bands minimum 60.
• BE - A minimum overall grade of 5 plus a minimum grade of C in all macro skills.
• CES - Overall 185, all sub bands minimum 169.

OET is not accepted.

There are other ways to meet the English language requirements. Contact the university for more information.

Outcomes

Career outcomes

Graduates may pursue careers in a wide range of areas including job titles such as:

• Investment manager
• Fund manager
• Portfolio manager
• Investment analyst
• Planning policy manager
• Market risk manager
• Investment banker

Fees and FEE-HELP

Indicative annual fee in 2025: $22,920 (domestic full-fee paying place)

The indicative annual fee is the approximate yearly cost of tuition (eight units).

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

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