Graduate Certificate of Commerce
2023 Deakin University Handbook
| Year | 2023 course information |
|---|---|
| Award granted | Graduate Certificate of Commerce |
| Course Map | This course map is for new students commencing from Trimester 1 2023. This course map is for new students commencing from Trimester 2 2023. This course map is for new students commencing from Trimester 3 2023. Course maps for commencement in previous years are available on the Course Maps webpage or please contact a Student Adviser in Student Central. |
| Campus | Offered at Burwood (Melbourne) |
| Online | Yes |
| Duration | 0.5 year full-time or part-time equivalent |
| CRICOS course code | 059821J Burwood (Melbourne) |
| Deakin course code | M516 |
| Approval status | This course is approved by the University under the Higher Education Standards Framework. |
| 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
The Graduate Certificate of Commerce introduces you to the fundamentals of commerce. It allows you to select a range of commerce-related subjects that will provide a broad base of business knowledge and application.
This also serves as a foundation for further postgraduate studies in commerce and provides a direct pathway into both the Graduate Diploma of Commerce and 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
Fees and charges
Fees and charges vary depending on your course, the type of fee place you hold, your commencement year, the units you choose 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. Further information regarding tuition fees, other fees and charges, invoice due dates, withdrawal dates, payment methods is available on our Current students fees 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. |
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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, MAI010 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:-
| MAI010 | 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
| MPA701 | Accounting |
| MPA702 | Financial Interpretation |
| MPF753 | Principles of Finance |
| MAF702 | Financial Markets and Digital Innovations |
Group 2- Business and Technology
| MIS770A/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 ^ |
| MPT732/MPK732 | Marketing Management ^ |
| MLC707 | Business Law |
| MPM722 | Human Resource Management |
^ MPT code denotes Study Tour version of the unit
* MIS770A denotes a Start Anytime 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 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)