Deakin University

Graduate Diploma of Finance

  • Delivery: Online
  • Study Level: Postgraduate
  • Duration: 12 months
  • Course Type: Graduate Diploma

Strengthen your ability to analyse financial markets, manage risk and use data to support informed decisions in an evolving global finance environment.

Course overview

Financial professionals need more than technical knowledge. They must be able to make sense of complex information, recognise the implications of market developments and turn financial analysis into recommendations that others can understand. Deakin University’s Graduate Diploma of Finance is designed to strengthen these capabilities.

You will learn to evaluate financial opportunities and risks, work confidently with complex data and consider how international, regulatory and technological developments influence financial decisions. By connecting financial theory with contemporary business scenarios, the course helps you develop a more informed and analytical approach to solving finance-related problems.

The flexible structure allows you to shape part of your studies around the expertise most relevant to your goals. Depending on your unit choices, you can deepen your understanding of investment decisions, financial risk, corporate funding or innovations changing the financial services sector.

Completed in one year full-time or part-time equivalent, the course can help you move into financial services or contribute at a higher level in an existing finance-related role. It also provides a pathway to Deakin’s Master of Finance.

Key facts

Delivery
Online
Course Type
Graduate Diploma
Duration
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Can be studied part time
12 months (Full time)
Price Per Unit
From $4,375
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The estimated fee is determined by individual units of study and the year the course was commenced.
Intake
February, 2027
June, 2027
Units
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You may be required to complete 0 credit point units throughout your course. The university will confirm this as part of your enrolment.

The unit total reflects the number of units required for course completion, not the total credit point weight. Some units may be double- or triple-weighted, so the number of units you complete may be lower.
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FEE-HELP loans are available to assist eligible full-fee paying domestic students with the cost of a university course.
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What you will study

To earn the Graduate Diploma of Finance, you must successfully complete units totalling 8 credit points, as detailed below. Unless otherwise noted, each course is worth 1 credit point.

Core units

  • Financial Markets and Digital Innovations
  • Environmental Sustainability for Business
  • Principles of Finance
  • Financial Data Analytics

Elective units

Select 4 credit points from the following:

  • Accounts, Accountability and Governance
  • Economics for Managers
  • Financial Institutions and Investment Banking
  • Applied Corporate Finance
  • Investments and Portfolio Management
  • Derivatives and Financial Risk Management
  • Fintech Foundations and Cryptocurrencies
  • International Finance
  • Securities Trading in Practice

Students without a previous business background are advised to complete Economics for Managers and Accounts, Accountability and Governance during their first trimester.

Entry requirements

Academic requirements

To be eligible for this course, applicants must meet at least one of the following requirements:

  • Hold a bachelor's degree or higher in any discipline.
  • Have at least three years of relevant work experience in business or another related field or part-time equivalent.

Relevant experience may include work in a finance role or a managerial position involving business oversight responsibilities in a finance-related field. Examples include financial consulting, financial analysis, treasury management, corporate finance, fund management and banking.

Selection also considers academic history, work and life experience and individual circumstances. Meeting the minimum requirements does not guarantee admission.

English language requirements

Applicants must provide evidence of at least one of the following:

  • A bachelor degree from a recognised English-speaking country.
  • An IELTS overall score of 6.5, with no band score below 6.0, or an accepted equivalent.
  • Other accepted evidence of English-language proficiency.

Contact the university for further information.

Recognition of Prior Learning

You may be eligible for recognition of prior learning if you have previously studied or have relevant work experience. This will help reduce the number of units you need to study to finish your course. Contact the university for more information.

Outcomes

Learning outcomes

  • Evidence an advanced understanding and application of finance, financial markets and products in an international context
  • Communicate finance terminology to both specialists and non-specialists
  • Apply appropriate digital technologies to find and use complex financial data, information and ideas
  • Develop research and critical thinking skills to analyse a range of complex finance related information to make informed financial decisions for the business community in a global market setup
  • Apply problem solving skills necessary to conceptualise and solve emerging global issues in finance
  • Evidence an ability to work and learn independently and show personal responsibility
  • Foster a constructive environment through ongoing academic collaboration
  • Reflect on different international and regulatory perspectives in financial markets

Career outcomes

Potential roles:

  • Financial adviser at associate level
  • Finance officer
  • Treasury analyst
  • Credit analyst
  • Budget and forecasting specialist
  • Investment operations officer
  • Risk analyst
  • Compliance support officer
  • Corporate banking associate

Fees and FEE-HELP

Indicative annual fee in 2027: $35,000 (Full-fee paying place)

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.