Graduate Certificate of Finance

2025 Deakin University Handbook

Year	2025 course information
Award granted	Graduate Certificate of Finance
Deakin course code	M530
Faculty	Faculty of Business and Law
Campus	This course is an exit option only.
Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) recognition	The award conferred upon completion is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework at Level 8

Course sub-headings

Course overview

The Graduate Certificate of Finance can only be completed as an exit option from the Master of Finance and the Graduate Diploma of Finance. This course is made up of 4 credit points of study plus completion of the Academic Integrity and Respect at Deakin, DAI001.

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.

Pathways

This course can be a pathway to:

Graduate Diploma of Finance (M630)
Master of Finance (M750)

Course rules

To complete the Graduate Certificate of Finance (exit option only) 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
2 credit points of core units
2 credit points of open 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.