Graduate Certificate of Commerce
2025 Deakin University Handbook
| Year | 2026 course information |
|---|---|
| Award granted | Graduate Certificate of Commerce |
| Deakin course code | M516 |
| Course Credit Points | 4 |
| Course version | 2 |
| Faculty | |
| Course Information | For students who commenced from 2022 to 2025. |
| Final Intake | Offered to continuing students only. The final intake to this course was in teaching period Trimester 3 2025. Students should contact Student Central for course, course map and enrolment information. |
| Duration | 0.5 year full-time or part-time equivalent |
| CRICOS code | 059821J Burwood (Melbourne) |
| Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) recognition | The award conferred upon completion is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework at Level 8 |
| Supplementary Information | The final intake into M516 Graduate Certificate of Commerce was T3 2025. Please note: Full-time study is available in Trimester 1 and Trimester 2 only. |
Course sub-headings
- Course overview
- Indicative student workload
- Career opportunities
- Participation requirements
- Mandatory student checks
- Course Learning Outcomes
- Course rules
- Course structure
- Work experience
- Fees and charges
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
You can expect to participate in a range of teaching activities each week. This could include lectures, seminars, online interactions, or professional experiences for Work Integrated Learning (WIL) units. 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.
Career opportunities
Completing a Graduate Diploma of Commerce opens up opportunities for employment in diverse sectors of business and government in Australia and internationally. Equipped with a business mindset and practical experience, you will excel in roles like:
- economist
- human resources manager
- international trade officer
- IT and systems professional
- marketing assistant/manager
- professional accountant
- social and economic policy developer.
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.
Course Learning Outcomes
| Deakin 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 pass 4 credit points and meet the following course rules to be eligible to graduate:
- DAI001 Academic Integrity and Respect at Deakin (0-credit-point compulsory unit) in their first study period
- 4 credit points of course elective units
Students are required to meet the University's academic progress and conduct requirements. See the enrolment codes and terminology to help make sense of the University’s vocabulary.
Course structure
Compulsory 0-credit point module
To be completed in the first trimester of study:-
| DAI001 | Academic Integrity and Respect at Deakin |
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 |
| MAA701 | Accounting |
| MAA702 | 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
| MPE781 | Economics for Managers |
| MMT732/MMK732 | Marketing Management ^ |
| MLC707 | Business Law |
| MPM722 | Human Resource Management |
^ MMT code denotes Study Tour version of the unit
Work experience
This course does not require students to complete compulsory work integrated learning units.
Fees and charges
Tuition fees will vary depending on the type of fee place you hold, your course, your commencement year, the units you choose to study, your study load and/or unit discipline.
Your tuition fees will increase annually at the start of each calendar year. All fees quoted are in Australian dollars ($AUD) and do not include additional costs such as textbooks, computer equipment or software, other equipment, mandatory checks, travel, consumables and other costs.
For further information regarding tuition fees, other fees and charges, invoice due dates, withdrawal dates, payment methods visit our Current students website.
Further information
Contact Student Central for assistance in course planning, choosing the right units and explaining course rules and requirements. Student Central can also provide information for a wide range of services at Deakin.