Graduate Certificate of Professional Accounting
Deakin University
About
This course enables you to study the principles of accounting and finance or take the first step towards becoming a qualified accountant.
Structure
To complete the Graduate Certificate of Professional Accounting, students must attain a total of 4 credit points of core units plus completion of the compulsory 0-credit point unit, MAI010 Academic Integrity. Most units (think of units as 'subjects') are equal to 1 credit point.
Entry requirements
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
Learning outcomes
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.
| outcome type | outcome description |
|---|---|
| Discipline specific knowledge and capabilities | Demonstrate conceptual knowledge on basic accounting, and techniques in auditing and financial management including simplified applications to real world problems. |
| Communication | Draft user-friendly reports that clarifies the merits of alternate solutions and makes simple recommendations. |
| Digital literacy | <em>Not explicitly addressed as a learning outcome in this award.</em> |
| Critical thinking | Identify potential alternative solutions and evaluate the financial costs and benefits of such solutions. |
| Problem solving | Determine ways to resolve a firm’s financial constraints through appropriate match with the theoretical solutions. |
| Self-management | <em>Not explicitly addressed as a learning outcome in this award.</em> |
| Teamwork | <em>Not explicitly addressed as a learning outcome in this award.</em> |
| Global citizenship | <em>Not explicitly addressed as a learning outcome in this award.</em> |
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