Launch or advance your career as a financial planner, and advise clients how to get the most out of their investments. Learn about portfolio management, investment, securities and retirement planning when you study financial planning at Deakin.
The Graduate Diploma of Financial Planning is a professionally-oriented course specifically designed to meet the education needs of the financial planning industry. The course is aimed at those aspiring to join the financial planning industry as well as those currently employed in the industry wishing to advance their knowledge.
On completion you may wish to articulate into Deakin’s Master of Financial Planning.
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.
Professional recognition
Units required to satisfy the minimum training requirements of ASIC’s RG146 are detailed in the summary document entitled FPEC RG146 Summary provided by the Financial Planning Association.
Fees and charges
Fees and charges vary depending on your course, your fee category and the year you started. To find out about the fees and charges that apply to you, visit the Current students fees website.
Course Learning Outcomes
Graduate Learning Outcome
Course Learning Outcome
Discipline specific knowledge and capabilities
Demonstrate an advanced understanding and application of core financial planning concepts and theories.
Communication
Apply appropriate communication skills within the context of providing advice on financial matters.
Digital literacy
Use appropriate digital technologies to identify and disseminate complex information, concepts and theories.
Critical thinking
Apply a systematic research process and develop a clearly articulated argument to support a view and use it to justify one or more conclusions.
Problem solving
Apply problem solving skills necessary to conceptualise and solve complex issues in financial planning.
Self-management
Demonstrate independent study and learning in the field of financial planning.
Teamwork
Identify challenges associated with organising and managing teams in professional contexts and the importance of providing an instructional framework to nurture teamwork.
Global citizenship
Not explicitly addressed as a learning outcome in this award.
Course rules
To complete the Graduate Diploma of Financial Planning, students must attain a total of 8 credit points consisting of 6 credit points of core units and 2 credit points of elective units chosen from a specified list. Most units (think of units as 'subjects') are equal to 1 credit point
From Trimester 2 2017:
To complete the Graduate Diploma of Financial Planning, students must attain a total of 8 credit points consisting of 7 credit points of core units and a 1 credit point elective unit chosen from a specified list. Most units (think of units as 'subjects') are equal to 1 credit point
