Graduate Certificate of Digital Finance

2024 Deakin University Handbook

Year	2024 course information
Award granted	Graduate Certificate of Digital Finance
Deakin course code	M535
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 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
This course is available for part-time study only in Trimester 1 Full-time study is available to students commencing only in Trimester 2

Course sub-headings

Course overview

As the finance industry undergoes a digital transformation, are you positioned for the career opportunities already emerging from new financial technologies? Deakin’s Graduate Certificate of Digital Finance equips you with the essential tools and concepts 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 allowing new players, products and business models to come to the fore, forcing established institutions to catch up, and changing the industry for good.

Develop fundamental knowledge of the digital transformation of financial markets, understand the technologies behind new financial products and services and gain critical insights into the ways data analytics empowers financial decision making.

The knowledge and skills you gain from the Graduate Certificate of Digital Finance is applicable to all kinds of finance roles and seniorities. Early career candidates will find the course particularly valuable for analyst roles, including financial, credit, investment, digital banking, or regulatory technology and compliance (regtech).

Indicative student workload

There is an expectation that the students will undertake at least 150 hours of learning and assessment activities per Deakin credit point.

Career opportunities

This course provides students with the skills and knowledge to succeed in roles including:

digital banking business analyst
technology/innovation consultant
financial/credit/investment analyst
regulatory technology/risk/compliance analyst.

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 check. Refer the relevant unit guide.

Pathways

N/A

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 Outcome	Course Learning Outcome
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 , students must attain a total of 4 credit points of 3 core units and 1 course elective unit chosen from a specified list, 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

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.

Other course information

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

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.