Graduate Diploma of Professional Accounting
Central Queensland University
About
The Graduate Diploma of Professional Accounting equips you with foundational professional skills suitable for a career in accounting.
On completion of this award, you can articulate to the Master of Professional Accounting which is accredited by the professional accounting bodies in Australia.
You will receive full credit for the units completed in the Graduate Diploma of Professional Accounting.
Structure
Course Structure
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Core Structure
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| Number of units: 8 | Total credit points: 48 |
Students must complete the following eight units.
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| --> ACCT20070 | Accounting in Australia | --> |
| --> ECON20039 | Economics for Managers | --> |
| --> LAWS20058 | Australian Commercial Law | --> |
| --> STAT20029 | Statistics for Managerial Decisions | --> |
| --> ACCT20071 | Foundations in Accounting | --> |
| --> ACCT20072 | Accounting Systems and Information Assurance | --> |
| --> ACCT20076 | Foundations of Management Accounting | --> |
| --> FINC20018 | Managerial Finance | --> |
Entry requirements
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Entry Scores
Entry Requirements
To gain entry to this course, students must have:
- The CQUniversity Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting; or
- A non-accounting undergraduate degree in any discipline from an Australian university, or equivalent from an overseas institution; or
- An AQF equivalent accounting bachelor degree received from an overseas institution or organisation, that does not meet accreditation with an Australian Accounting registration body for associate membership purposes.
NOTE:
Students who have successfully completed the CQUniversity Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting will be eligible to apply for credit for units already completed.
Security Requirements
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Health Requirements
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Assumed Knowledge
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Fees and Charges
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Learning outcomes
Core Learning Outcomes
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- Integrate theoretical and technical accounting knowledge, including finance, economics, quantitative methods, information systems, and commercial law
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- Use analytical skills to investigate, analyse and synthesise routine accounting problems
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- Communicate effectively in a range of contexts with professionals and non-professionals
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- Exercise a professional level of judgement to identify and respond to ethical issues in a range of contexts.
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| 1. KNOWLEDGE Have advanced knowledge within a systematic and coherent body of knowledge that may include the acquisition and application of knowledge and skills in a new or existing discipline or professional area | --> | --> | ||
| 2. SKILLS Have cognitive skills to review, analyse, consolidate and synthesise knowledge and identify and provide solutions to complex problems | --> | --> | ||
| 3. SKILLS Have cognitive skills to think critically and to generate and evaluate complex ideas | --> | |||
| 4. SKILLS Have specialised technical and creative skills in a field of highly skilled and/or professional practice | --> | |||
| 5. SKILLS Have communication skills to demonstrate an understanding of theoretical concept | --> | --> | ||
| 6. SKILLS Have communication skills to transfer complex knowledge and ideas to a variety of audiences | --> | |||
| 7. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Be able to make high level, independent judgements in a range of technical or management functions in varied specialised contexts | --> | --> | --> | |
| 8. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Be able to initiate, plan, implement and evaluate broad functions within varied specialised technical and/or creative contexts | --> | |||
| 9. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILL Be responsible and accountable for personal outputs and all aspects of the work or function of others within broad parameters | --> |
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