The Graduate Certificate of Accounting suits students with various aspirations, including:

1. Graduates with no background in accounting who can study concepts and techniques in accounting without the need to enrol in a full degree.

2. Graduates with prior accounting studies who wish to develop advanced knowledge in accounting without enrolling in a full Masters program.

3. Graduates with prior accounting studies who need up to four more courses to fully satisfy the admission requirements of the Australian professional accounting bodies.

The Certificate program is designed to articulate into the Master programs in accounting. Students who wish to continue their advanced studies and complete the Certificate program with a GPA of 4.5 will be able to transfer to the Master of Professional Accounting or Master of Accounting program.

The program is taught by research active academic staff. Students are exposed to professional and scholarly academic research in commerce, enhancing their academic and professional competence.

Learning Outcomes

1.      Demonstrate accounting knowledge in a business context and understanding of recent developments in accounting. 
2.     Exercise judgement under minimal supervision to analyse and provide possible solutions to varied accounting problems.
3.     Critically apply accounting knowledge and skills to evaluate a range of accounting problems in a professional context.
4.     Communicate accounting ideas to both specialists and non-specialists.