Diploma of Financial Planning
Central Queensland University
About
This course provides you with a general introduction to the basic theory and practice of Financial Planning.
The course includes contact with the Financial Planning industry and practical experience in solving elementary Financial Planning problems.
The course articulates into the Bachelor of Property degree with a major in Financial Planning to provide a complete bachelor level qualification covering the full educational requirements for practice as a Financial Planner or Property Economist.
Structure
Course Structure
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Core Structure
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| Number of units: 8 | Total credit points: 48 |
This course consists of the core Financial Planning units from the Financial Planning major of the Bachelor of Property (Financial Planning).
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| Students must complete 2 from the following units: | ||
| --> FINC19014 | Property Investment and Finance | --> |
| --> FINC19020 | Financial Plan Construction | --> |
| --> FINC13001 | Estate Planning | --> |
| --> FINC19019 | Insurance Planning | --> |
| --> LAWS19033 | Taxation Law and Practice A | --> |
| --> BLAR11050 | Residential Construction | --> |
| --> BLAR12057 | Commercial Construction | --> |
| --> ECON19036 | Property Economics | --> |
| --> PROP13001 | Property Development | --> |
| --> PROP12002 | Property Rights and Law | --> |
| --> PROP19001 | Statutory Valuation | --> |
| --> PROP19003 | Advanced Property Valuation | --> |
| --> PROP19004 | Rural Property Valuation | --> |
| --> PROP13002 | Property Management | --> |
| --> FINC19016 | Retirement and Superannuation | --> |
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| Students must complete 2 from the following units: | ||
| --> ECON11026 | Principles of Economics | --> |
| --> LAWS11030 | Foundations of Business Law | --> |
| --> MRKT11029 | Marketing Fundamentals | --> |
| --> STAT11048 | Essential Statistics | --> |
| --> PROP11001 | Property Valuation | --> |
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| Students must complete the following compulsory units: | ||
| --> FINC11001 | Fundamentals of Personal Financial Planning | --> |
| --> FINC19012 | Investment Analysis and Risk Management | --> |
| --> FINC19011 | Business Finance | --> |
| --> ACCT11059 | Accounting, Learning and Online Communication | --> |
Entry requirements
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Entry Requirements
Domestic students
Prerequisites: nil
International students
International students should visit www.cqu.edu.au/international for further information including English language requirements.
Security Requirements
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Health Requirements
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Assumed Knowledge
English and Mathematics
Fees and Charges
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Learning outcomes
Core Learning Outcomes
- 1.
- Demonstrate an elementary understanding of the theory and practice of financial planning
- 2.
- Apply financial planning theory to elementary financial planning problems
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- Identify and respond to elementary ethical issues in financial planning practice
- 4.
- Communicate in academic, non-specialist and professional contexts.
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| Australian Qualifications Framework Descriptors | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 1. KNOWLEDGE Have technical and theoretical knowledge and concepts, with depth in some areas within a field of work and learning | --> | --> | ||
| 2. SKILLS Have cognitive and communication skills to identify, analyse, synthesise and act on information from a range of sources | --> | --> | --> | |
| 3. SKILLS Have cognitive, technical and communication skills to analyse, plan, design and evaluate approaches to unpredictable problems and/or management requirements | --> | --> | ||
| 4. SKILLS Have specialist technical and creative skills to express ideas and perspectives | --> | |||
| 5. SKILLS Have communication skills to transfer knowledge and specialised skills to others and demonstrate understanding of knowledge | --> | --> | ||
| 6. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Demonstrate application with depth in some areas of specialisation, in known or changing contexts | --> | --> | ||
| 7. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Be able to transfer and apply theoretical concepts and/or technical and/or creative skills in a range of situations | --> | --> | ||
| 8. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Demonstrate personal responsibility and autonomy in performing complex technical operations with responsibility for own outputs in relation to broad parameters for quantity and quality | --> | --> | ||
| 9. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Demonstrate initiative and judgement to organise the work of self and others and plan, coordinate and evaluate the work of teams within broad but generally well- defined parameters | --> | --> |
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