Graduate Certificate of Commerce
2024 Deakin University Handbook
| Year | 2024 course information |
|---|---|
| Award granted | Graduate Certificate of Commerce |
| Deakin course code | M516 |
| Faculty | Faculty of Business and Law |
| Campus | Offered at Burwood (Melbourne) |
| Online | Yes |
| Duration | 0.5 year full-time or part-time equivalent |
| Course Map - enrolment planning tool | This course map is for new students commencing from Trimester 1 2024 This course map is for new students commencing from Trimester 2 2024 This course map is for new students commencing from Trimester 3 2024 Course maps for commencement in previous years are available on the Course Maps webpage or please contact a Student Adviser in Student Central. |
| CRICOS course code | 059821J Burwood (Melbourne) |
| Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) recognition | The award conferred upon completion is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework at Level 8 |
Please note: Full-time study is available in Trimester 1 and Trimester 2 only. For students commencing before T1 2022, please see the 2021 handbook. | |
Course sub-headings
- Course overview
- Indicative student workload
- Participation requirements
- Mandatory student checks
- Articulated courses
- Fees and charges
- Course Learning Outcomes
- Course rules
- Course structure
- Work experience
- Other learning experiences
Course overview
Advance your career with Deakin's Graduate Certificate of Commerce and gain a broad base of business knowledge and application. This course offers an introduction to the fundamentals of commerce, teaching you skills you can apply in contemporary business contexts.
The Graduate Certificate of Commerce allows you to select subjects to suit your interests and goals and build knowledge to help you make informed business decisions. With studies chosen from the areas of capital markets, business and technology and business and society you will cover a breadth of critical information to forward your career.
Ready to build upon your business skill set and expand your career options?
With options to study at Deakin's Melbourne Burwood Campus or online, you can tailor your study experience to fit around your commitments. Want to keep your options open for further study? This course provides a direct pathway to the Master of Commerce.
Indicative student workload
As a student in the Faculty of Business and Law, you can expect to participate in a range of teaching activities each week. This could include classes, seminars, practicals and online interaction. You can refer to the individual unit details in the course structure for more information. You will also need to study and complete assessment tasks in your own time.
Participation requirements
Units in this course may have participation requirements that include compulsory placements, work-based training, community-based learning or collaborative research training arrangements.
Reasonable adjustments to participation and other course requirements will be made for students with a disability. More information available at Disability support services.
Mandatory student checks
Units which contain work integrated learning, a community placement or interaction with the community may require a police check, working with children check or other check. These requirements will be detailed in unit guides upon enrolment.
Articulated courses
| Master of Commerce (M755) |
Fees and charges
Fees and charges vary depending on the type of fee place you hold, your course, your commencement year, the units you choose to study and their study discipline, and your study load.
Tuition fees increase at the beginning of each calendar year and all fees quoted are in Australian dollars ($AUD). Tuition fees do not include textbooks, computer equipment or software, other equipment or costs such as mandatory checks, travel and stationery.
Use the Fee estimator to see course and unit fees applicable to your course and type of place. For further information regarding tuition fees, other fees and charges, invoice due dates, withdrawal dates, payment methods visit our Current students website.
Course Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Learning Outcomes | Course Learning Outcomes |
| Discipline Specific knowledge and capabilities | Develop and synthesise a brief base of critical commerce knowledge and apply this in contemporary business contexts |
| Communication | Demonstrate business communication techniques to convey complex commerce concepts and proposals |
| Digital Literacy | Not explicitly assessed as a learning outcome in this award. |
| Critical thinking | Critically analyse a range of complex business-related information to make informed business decisions |
| Problem Solving | Apply problem solving skills and techniques to analyse solutions and develop informed recommendations to real-world business problems. |
| Self-management | Not explicitly assessed as a learning outcome in this award. |
| Teamwork | Not explicitly assessed as a learning outcome in this award. |
| Global Citizenship | Not explicitly assessed as a learning outcome in this award. |
Course rules
To complete the Graduate Certificate of Commerce, students must attain a total of 4 credit points, consisting of 4 credit points of course electives, plus completion of the compulsory 0-credit point module, DAI001 Academic Integrity Module. Most units (think of units as 'subjects') are equal to 1 credit point.
Course structure
Compulsory 0-credit point module
To be completed in the first trimester of study:-
| DAI001 | Academic Integrity Module |
Course electives
Students complete 4 credit points of course electives, which must include at least one from each of the following groups:
Group 1- Capital Markets
| MAF702 | Financial Markets and Digital Innovations |
| MPA701 | Accounting |
| MPA702 | Financial Interpretation |
| MAF752 | Principles of Finance |
Group 2- Business and Technology
| MIS770 | Foundation Skills in Data Analysis |
| MIS782 | Value of Information |
| MIS712 | Managing Digital Transformation |
| MIS713 | Digital Transformation of Supply Chains |
| MIS716 | Artificial Intelligence Strategies and Enterprise Applications |
Group 3- Business and Society
| MPT781/MPE781 | Economics for Managers ^ |
| MMT732/MMK732 | Marketing Management ^ |
| MLC707 | Business Law |
| MPM722 | Human Resource Management |
^ MMT/MPT code denotes Study Tour version of the unit
Work experience
This course does not require students to complete compulsory work integrated learning units.
Other course information
Recognition of prior learning
Recognition of prior learning into the Graduate Certificate of Commerce may be granted to students who have successfully completed appropriate postgraduate studies. There are negotiated Recognition of prior learning arrangements in place for CPA members.
Course duration
Course duration may be affected by delays in completing course requirements, such as accessing or completing work placements.
Further information
Student Central can help you with course planning, choosing the right units and explaining course rules and requirements.
- Contact Student Central
Other learning experiences
This course includes the option of other learning experiences including study tour units.
MPT781 Economics for Managers(Tour)