Graduate Diploma in Commerce

The University of Adelaide’s Business School has been pushing boundaries in business education for over 115 years.

We have a wide range of innovative postgraduate courses designed to build advanced business skills and knowledge.This one-year program offers a high quality and flexible introduction to the commercial realm.

To qualify for the Graduate Diploma in Commerce, students must complete: Core courses to the value of 12 units Elective courses to the value of 12 units

Academic Program Rules

The Calendar is a comprehensive handbook of the University's academic program rules.

You can find the academic program rules for this degree under the Faculty of the Professions rules.

Example Study Plan

Four Core Courses ACCTING 7019: Accounting Concepts and Methods CORPFIN 7033: Quantitative Methods ECON 7200: Economic Principles MARKETNG 7104: Marketing Management  Four Elective Courses Choose from:AccountingACCTING 7009: Auditing and Assurance ServicesACCTING 7014: Management AccountingACCTING 7023: Advanced Financial AccountingACCTFIN 7017: Financial Statement AnalysisCOMMLAW 7011: Corporate LawCOMMLAW 7013: Income TaxationApplied FinanceACCTFIN 7017: Financial Statement AnalysisCORPFIN 7019: Advanced Funds ManagementCORPFIN 7020: DerivativesCORPFIN 7021: Corporate Investment EvaluationCORPFIN 7022: Advanced Corporate FinanceCORPFIN 7023: Financial Modelling TechniquesCORPFIN 7039: Equity Valuation and AnalysisCORPFIN 7040: Fixed Income SecuritiesCORPFIN 7042: Corporate Financial Risk ManagementManagementCOMMGMT 7007: Strategic ManagementCOMMERCE 7036: Knowledge Management and MeasurementMarketingMARKETNG 7023: Understanding ConsumersMARKETNG 7024: Developing Global MarketsMARKETNG 7025: Integrated Marketing CommunicationsMARKETNG 7032: Strategic MarketingGeneral ElectivesECON 7032: Public EconomicsECON 7036: International Trade and Investment Policy IIDECON 7220: Challenges Facing Economic Policy MakersECON 7011: Intermediate Microeconomics IIDECON 7070: Labour EconomicsInternship CoursesSubject to approval students may be eligible to undertake the following electives:PROF 7500: Professions Internship ProgramPROF 7502: International Internship

Assessment

Course assessments can involve a variety of tasks including group assignment and exams.

For those who are based in Adelaide, we will be offering a blended delivery mode that combines face-to-face with remote learning in as many courses as possible, taking into consideration social distancing and hygiene. All lectures will continue to be delivered online for the remainder of the year, with some exceptions.

For our students who are studying offshore for the remainder of the 2020 Academic Year, the University will continue to offer high-quality access to the learning resources remotely. This includes all lectures, tutorials and other support material. Students will be advised in advance if there are course components that cannot be provided in remote mode and, wherever possible, offered alternative courses.

Graduate Attributes

Adelaide Graduate Attributes

1. Deep discipline knowledge
2. Critical thinking and problem solving
3. Teamwork and communication skills
4. Career and leadership readiness
5. Intercultural and ethical competency
6. Self-awareness and emotional intelligence

Potential careers

Business Manager, Communications Analyst, Data Analyst, Econometrician, Economist, Fund and Portfolio Manager, Industrial Organiser, Policy Adviser, Statistician