Graduate Diploma of Commerce

	2013
Location:	Sydney, Melbourne
Intake Session:	February, July, November
Normal Course Duration:	1 year

About the Course (8 subjects – 1 year)

This course is for students who wish to further their understanding of business and management fundamentals, as well as improve their knowledge and skills in particular professional or occupational areas.

The goal is to produce graduates with strong problem-solving and interpersonal skills relevant to their occupational area. In addition, this course offers technical knowledge required for a variety of senior positions in specialist areas.

Credit

Graduate Diploma of Commerce students may receive credit of up to 50% for studies completed at a postgraduate or equivalent level.

Graduate Diploma of Commerce

8 subjects
1 year

Students study 8 subjects in a year to achieve this qualification. All 8 subjects are Level 5 postgraduate subjects from the Master of Commerce subject list.

Admission requirements

To be admitted to the Graduate Certificate of Commerce or Graduate Diploma of Commerce, students must hold an Australian Advanced Diploma or Associate Degree in any field or equivalent international qualification such as 3-year degree programs; or have 3 years relevant work experience.

The English language proficiency requirement must be satisfied to gain entry: Academic IELTS minimum overall 6.0 with writing band no less than 6.0 and all other bands no less than 5.5.

Course structure:

Prior to studying any specialisation, the following subjects are recommended for a good foundation:

Non specialisation elective subjects
ACC501	Business Accounting and Finance
MGT501	Management Theory and Practice
MGT536	Leadership and Entrepreneurship
MGT531	Business Ethics
MKT501	Marketing Management

Specialisations

Finance
FIN516	Corporate Finance
	plus three of the following:
FIN518	International Financial Management
FIN530	Money and Capital Markets
FIN531	Investments Analysis
FIN560	Financial Planning
Human Resource Management
HRM502	Human Resource Management
	plus three of the following:
HRM514	International Human Resource Management
HRM523	Advanced Studies in Industrial Relations
HRM528	Strategic Human Resource Management
HRM560	Human Resource Development Context
Information Technology
ITC501	Strategic Information Management
	plus three of the following:
ITC540	Telecommunications Management PG
ITC569	Modelling and Decision Support
ITC574	Information Technology for Management
ITC594	E-Systems Infrastructure Development
International Management
MGT501	Management Theory and Practice
	plus three of the following:
HRM514	International Human Resource Management
MGT510	Strategic Management
MGT530	International Business
MKT550	Global Marketing
Marketing
MKT501	Marketing and Management
	plus three of the following:
MKT510	Consumer Behaviour
MKT520	Managing Product and Service Innovation
MKT550	Global Marketing
MKT570	Integrated Marketing Communications
Strategic Management
MGT501	Management Theory and Practice
	plus three of the following:
MGT510	Strategic Management
MGT540	Management of Change
MGT550	Operations Management*
MGT580	Forecasting and Risk Assessment*