Graduate Certificate of Digital Finance
2025 Deakin University Handbook
| Year | 2026 course information |
|---|---|
| Award granted | Graduate Certificate of Digital Finance |
| Deakin course code | M535 |
| Course Credit Points | 4 |
| Course version | 1 |
| Faculty | Faculty of Business and Law |
| Course Information | For students who commenced from 2022 onwards |
| Campus | Offered at Burwood (Melbourne), Online |
| 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 2026 Course maps for commencement in previous years are available on the Course Maps webpage or please contact a Student Adviser in Student Central. |
| Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) recognition | The award conferred upon completion is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework at Level 8 |
| Supplementary Information | *This course is available for part-time study only in Trimester 1 ^Full-time study is available to students commencing in Trimester 2 |
Course sub-headings
- Course overview
- Indicative student workload
- Career opportunities
- Mandatory student checks
- Pathways
- Course Learning Outcomes
- Course rules
- Course structure
- Work experience
- Research and research-related study
- Fees and charges
Course overview
As the finance industry undergoes a digital transformation, are you positioned to seize the emerging career opportunities created by new financial technologies? Deakin’s Graduate Certificate of Digital Finance equips you with the essential tools and concepts shaping the future of digital finance.
Do you have the skills to succeed in the fintech era?
Artificial intelligence, blockchain, data analytics and cryptocurrency are just a few of the technologies transforming the finance industry. These innovations are enabling new players, products and business models to emerge, forcing established institutions to adapt, and fundamentally change the industry.
Develop fundamental knowledge of the digital transformation of financial markets, understand the technologies behind innovative financial products and services and gain critical insights into how data analytics empowers smarter financial decision making.
The knowledge and skills you gain from the Graduate Certificate of Digital Finance are applicable across a broad range of finance roles and levels of seniority. Early career professionals will find the course particularly valuable for analyst roles, including financial, credit, investment, digital banking, or regulatory technology and compliance (regtech).
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
The Graduate Certificate of Digital Finance introduces key concepts and principles of financial markets and FinTech tools for professionals. It equips you with the essential tools and concepts of digital finance.
Career opportunities include:
- fintech product manager
- risk analyst
- digital finance consultant
- investment operations officer.
Mandatory student checks
Any unit which contains work integrated learning, a community placement or interaction with the community may require a police check, Working with Children Check or other checks.
Pathways
N/A
Course Learning Outcomes
| Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities | Apply specialised financial technology knowledge and digital skills in financial decision making. |
| Communication | Communicate financial information and data to support business decision making. |
| Digital literacy | Apply specialised digital technologies to find, manage and disseminate complex financial data and solutions. |
| Critical thinking | Critically evaluate, analyse and synthesise financial data to improve the quality of financial decision making. |
| Problem solving | Identify solutions to complex business problems through the use of financial technology and data analytics. |
| Self-management | Not explicitly addressed as a learning outcome in this award |
| Teamwork | Not explicitly addressed as a learning outcome in this award |
| Global citizenship | Not explicitly addressed as a learning outcome in this award |
Course rules
To complete the Graduate Certificate of Digital Finance you must pass 4 credit points. This includes:
- DAI001 Academic Integrity and Respect at Deakin (0-credit-point compulsory unit) in your first study period
- 3 credit points of core units
- 1 credit point of course elective units.
Most units are equal to one credit point.
Students are required to meet the University's academic progress and conduct requirements.
Course structure
Compulsory 0-credit point module
To be completed in the first trimester of study:-
| DAI001 | Academic Integrity and Respect at Deakin |
Core units
| MAF702 | Financial Markets and Digital Innovations |
| MAF716 | Fintech Foundations and Cryptocurrencies |
| MIS716 | Artificial Intelligence Strategies and Enterprise Applications |
Course electives
Plus one course elective chosen from:
| MAF759 | Financial Data Analytics |
| MIS712 | Managing Digital Transformation |
| MIS741 | Ethics of Digital Transformation |
| MAF752 | Principles of Finance ^ |
^Students who do not have prior finance background are recommended to take MAF752 in their first trimester of study.
Work experience
This course does not require students to undertake formal work integrated learning units.
Course duration
Course duration may be affected by delays in completing course requirements, such as failing of units or accessing or completing placements.
Research and research-related study
Components of research and research-related study are embedded across a number of units in this course where student achievement is demonstrated in specific assessment tasks.
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. To help you understand the University vocabulary, please refer to our Enrolment codes and terminology page.