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Graduate Diploma of Customs Administration

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Join the Graduate Diploma of Customs Administration to gain advanced knowledge in global customs management, accredited by the World Customs Organization and delivered by industry experts.

Key details

Degree Type
Graduate Diploma
Duration
1 - 2 years full-time
Study Mode
Online
Intake Months
Mar, Jul
Domestic Fees
$20,560 per year

About this course

Overview

Seeking a career that can take you places? Join the Graduate Diploma of Customs Administration from Charles Sturt University to develop advanced theoretical and technical knowledge in an industry with a range of emerging challenges and opportunities. Accredited by the World Customs Organization (WCO), this unique course teaches from an international perspective and is developed and delivered by the Centre for Customs and Excise Studies (CCES).

Taught by industry experts, the course is focused on the practical elements of global customs management. Successful completion of this course will provide a pathway with credit for the first two units in the Master of Customs Administration.

This course is part of an articulated program of study. Articulated programs allow you to build on your study to achieve the right level of qualification for you.

  • Master of Customs Administration
  • Graduate Certificate in Customs Administration

Entry requirements

Entry requirements

Applicants for the Graduate Diploma of Customs Administration should hold:

  • an undergraduate degree or equivalent from a recognised university or tertiary institution, OR
  • a Graduate Certificate in Customs Administration from Charles Sturt University or an equivalent postgraduate award.

Standard English Language Proficiency (ELP) requirements apply. Click here to view the specific international course entry requirements.

Study locations

Online

What you will learn

What you will study

For each 8-point subject you are enrolled in, you should expect to spend 10 to 12 hours per week working on assignments and assigned readings, tutorial assistance, individual or group research/study, forum activity, workplace learning, and attending lectures, intensive schools, or examinations. If you are studying four subjects per session, this is equivalent to a full-time job. The workload for some subjects may vary as a result of approved course design.

Gain advanced skills in resolving complex issues

Apply your knowledge and skills to a diverse range of problems faced by practitioners in, or those who interact with, border administrations. This includes different approaches to managing the import, export and transit of goods from the perspective of private and public sector organisations involved in cross-border trade.

Build technical capability

Gain advanced in-depth technical skills in traditional and topical aspects of international customs law and customs administration preparing them to effectively apply complex policy and practice in workplaces focused on cross-border trade. Strengthen your judgement, adaptability and responsibility for customs administration roles.

Career pathways

Enhance your employment options and advancement in customs administration, public sector agencies and businesses involved in cross-border trade. Deliver key customs brokerage and freight forwarding operations. Protect public health and safety and reduce crime through robust operations and procedures regulating transportation between countries. Apply policy in an ever-shifting environment, taking into account complex regulatory and legal implications. Ensure policy responses are compliant with GATT/WTO law, other international legal obligations and emerging and topical aspects of international trade. Resolve problems relating to cross-border trade with well-developed practical responses that meet international obligations while achieving national trade policy objectives.

Course structure

Essential set (64 pts)Core subjects

32 Credit Points

CodeTitleCredit PointsCUS401Customs Management Theory and Practice16 credit ptsCUS402International Customs Law16 credit ptsRestricted electives

32 Credit Points

Select 32 points from the following: Students who wish to progress to the Master of Customs Administration must complete CUS551 Customs Research Methods (8).

CodeTitleCredit PointsCUS423Environment Taxation8 credit ptsCUS503International Trade Policy and Practice16 credit ptsCUS504Border Revenue16 credit ptsCUS520Excise8 credit ptsCUS521Customs Reform and Modernisation8 credit ptsCUS522International Supply Chain Management8 credit ptsCUS530International Air Law8 credit ptsCUS531Maritime Enforcement8 credit ptsCUS532Human Trafficking: A Global Perspective8 credit ptsCUS551Customs Research Methods8 credit pts

Credit for prior study or work

If you've completed relevant tertiary study, or work experience related to your course, you could receive credit towards your degree. Which would mean completing your qualification quicker. Find out how to apply for credit and see our credit policy.

How to apply

Applying to Charles Sturt University is easy. Choose how you want to apply below, or get in touch with Charles Sturt University and we can help you with your application.

Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Business & Management courses at Charles Sturt University.
81.7%
Overall satisfaction
77.4%
Skill scale
68.5%
Teaching scale
94.6%
Employed full-time
$111k
Average salary