ObjectivesDesigned for individuals of differing educational backgrounds who find that their careers have led them into financial advice and management and who wish to strengthen the foundations of their knowledge in these areas. Provides a systematic coverage of modern finance theory including portfolio selection and management; capital budgeting in conditions of certainty and uncertainty; corporate financing decisions; and the operations of the capital market. Examines the Australian capital market and modern empirical work on price determination in stock exchanges. The course is suitable both for graduates in business disciplines, who are seeking to acquire a further specialist qualification, and for graduates in other disciplines, who seek to gain specialist knowledge of finance, and more general training in business subjects.
Entry requirementsUndergraduate degree or equivalent prior learning including at least five years appropriate professional experience.
Academic titleGraduate Diploma of Business (Finance)
Course descriptionThis course is available for on-campus study by students with an International student visa.
This course structure contains information about the units which comprise the course as well as the credit points required to successfully complete it.
The Graduate Diploma of Business (Finance) involves a total of 120 credit points which can be completed in 1 year of full time mode of study or 2 years part time mode.
Unit Description Points
ACC5601 Principles of Accounting 15
ECF5600 Principles of Economics 15
ECF5220 Principles of Finance 15
ECF5221 Financial Markets and Institutions 15
ECF5661 Quantitative Studies 15
Plus any three of:
ECF5632 Managerial Finance 15
ECF5321 Investment Theory and Practice 15
ECF5660 Financial Modelling 15
ECF5324 International Economics and Finance 15
ECF5620 Principles of Superannuation and Retirement Planning 15
ECF5602 Principles of Personal Risk Management Planning 15
Or any other level V Finance unit as approved by the Course Coordinator