Graduate Certificate of Professional Accounting and Law (T3 2020)

Deakin’s Graduate Certificate of Professional Accounting and Law is designed for graduates who need specialist legal knowledge in their roles (regulatory, compliance or risk management positions), and who wish to combine this knowledge with an accounting qualification.

To complete the Graduate Certificate of Professional Accounting and Law, students must complete the compulsory 0-credit point units, an online induction on foundations of law (MLM070 Academic Induction for Professional Accounting and Law) and MAI010 Academic Integrity within their first trimester, and attain a total of 4 credit points consisting of 2 credit points of core units and 2 credit point of elective units chosen from a list. Most units (think of units as 'subjects') are equal to 1 credit point.

Entry requirements

Entry information

Deakin University offers admission to postgraduate courses through a number of Admission categories.

All applicants must meet the minimum English language requirements.

Please note that meeting the minimum admission requirements does not guarantee selection, which is based on merit, likelihood of success and availability of places in the course.

For more information on the Admission Criteria and Selection (Higher Education Courses) Policy visit the Deakin Policy Library

Minimum admission criteria:

• Bachelor degree or higher, or
• two years of relevant work experience, or
• evidence of academic capability judged to be equivalent

Deakin's graduate learning outcomes describe the knowledge and capabilities graduates can demonstrate at the completion of their course. These outcomes mean that regardless of the Deakin course you undertake, you can rest assured your degree will teach you the skills and professional attributes that employers value. They'll set you up to learn and work effectively in the future.