Graduate Diploma of Finance
2025 Deakin University Handbook
| Year | 2025 course information |
|---|---|
| Award granted | Graduate Diploma of Finance |
| Deakin course code | M630 |
| Faculty | Faculty of Business and Law |
| Campus | Offered at Burwood (Melbourne) |
| Online | Yes |
| Duration | 1 year full-time or part-time equivalent |
| Course Map - enrolment planning tool | This course map is for new students commencing from Trimester 1 2025. Course maps for commencement in previous years are available on the Course Maps webpage or please contact a Student Adviser in Student Central. |
| CRICOS course code | 054576B Burwood (Melbourne) |
| 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
- Indicative student workload
- Professional recognition
- Participation requirements
- Mandatory student checks
- Pathways
- Alternative exits
- Course Learning Outcomes
- Course rules
- Course structure
- Work experience
- Other learning experiences
- Fees and charges
Course overview
Get a specialist qualification in finance with Deakin’s Graduate Diploma of Finance. Study at a university ranked in the top 1% in the world for finance* and graduate with the skills and knowledge to advance your career.
Want to build a versatile skill set that can be adapted to meet your career goals?
The coursework and research components of this course have been designed to enhance professional practice in a range of financial domains, which may be of particular interest to you if you’re currently working as a finance professional.
If you have a non-business undergraduate degree, or you’re keen to acquire a professional qualification in finance, this course will also be suitable for you. You will study a combination of core units and electives, enabling you to tailor your studies to suit your goals.
As a graduate, you may also choose to articulate into the Master of Finance.
* QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023
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.
Professional recognition
Deakin Business School holds both AACSB and EQUIS accreditations. These prestigious accreditations are awarded to business schools that meet strict standards of quality, academic and professional excellence, and demonstrate a commitment to ongoing improvement and innovation in their courses, ensuring our graduates are employable worldwide.
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:
Alternative exits
| Graduate Certificate of Finance (M530) |
Course Learning Outcomes
| Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| Communication | Communicate finance terminology to both specialists and non-specialists |
| Digital literacy | Apply appropriate digital technologies to find and use complex financial data, information and ideas |
| Critical thinking | Develop research and critical thinking skills to analyse a range of complex finance related information to make informed financial decisions for the business community in a global market setup |
| Problem solving | Apply problem solving skills necessary to conceptualise and solve emerging global issues in finance |
| Self-management | Evidence an ability to work and learn independently and show personal responsibility |
| Teamwork | Foster a constructive environment through ongoing academic collaboration |
| Global citizenship | Reflect on different international and regulatory perspectives in financial markets |
Course rules
To complete the Graduate Diploma of Finance students must pass 8 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 core units
- 4 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.
Course structure
Compulsory 0-credit point unit
To be completed in the first trimester of study:-
| DAI001 | Academic Integrity and Respect at Deakin |
Core units
| MAF702 | Financial Markets and Digital Innovations |
| MPP710 | Environmental Sustainability for Business |
| MAF752 | Principles of Finance |
| MAF759 | Financial Data Analytics |
Recommended elective units
The remaining 4 credit points of units may be selected from the following list of electives:
MAA702 Financial Interpretation ^
MPT781/MPE781 Economics for Managers *^
MAF718 Financial Institutions and Investment Banking
| MAF703 | Applied Corporate Finance |
| MAF707 | Investments and Portfolio Management |
| MAF713 | Derivatives and Financial Risk Management |
| MAF716 | Fintech Foundations and Cryptocurrencies |
| MAF760 | International Finance |
| MAF767 | Securities Trading in Practice |
* MPT code denotes Study Tour version of the unit
^Students who do not have prior business background are recommended to take MPE781 and MPA702 in their first trimester of study
Work experience
This course does not require students to complete compulsory 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.
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 (Study Tour)
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 or 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.
For further information regarding tuition fees, other fees and charges, invoice due dates, withdrawal dates, payment methods visit our Current students website.