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Southern Cross University (SCU)

  • 20% international / 80% domestic

Graduate Certificate in Accounting

  • Graduate Certificate

Accountants count - literally - on their proficiency as highly organised, precise and committed professionals. If these qualities add up for you, then this six-month course is perfect preparation for a career in accounting and finance.

Key details

Degree Type
Graduate Certificate
Duration
0.5 year full-time, 1 year part-time
Course Code
1007134, 055690C
Study Mode
In person, Online
Intake Months
Mar, Jul, Oct
International Fees
$15,200 per year / $15,200 total

About this course

Accountants count - literally - on their proficiency as highly organised, precise and committed professionals.

If these qualities add up for you, then this six-month course is perfect preparation for a career in accounting and finance.

The Graduate Certificate in Accounting is flexible, allowing you to focus on the areas that most interest you. Topics include business and managerial accounting, financial reporting, contemporary issues in accounting, economics and quantitative analysis, finance, information systems and legal studies.

Multiple career opportunities exist for graduates within accounting and financial services. This course is also a pathway towards our industry-accredited Master of Professional Accounting.

Study locations

Gold Coast

Online

What you will learn

  • Develop and create professional solutions to specific problem from a discipline area.
  • Critically evaluate, analyse and synthesise a specific issue or theory from a professional area to arrive at a conclusion/decision with justification.
  • Incorporated in Intellectual rigour.
  • Analyse and compare challenging organisational ethical issues within a professional context.
  • Apply discipline based knowledge and professional skills in situations that require autonomy and a high level of responsible behaviour.
  • Demonstrate and apply well developed discipline knowledge and professional skills in a specialised management area within a global perspective.
  • Apply and integrate research principles and methods to professional management situations.
  • Incorporated in Intellectual rigour.
  • Prepare and deliver professional discipline advice, knowledge and ideas orally for a business or public context.
  • Prepare and deliver professional and justified, discipline advice using written communications suitable for business and public contexts.
  • Investigate and explain leadership research and practice in the management of people and self.
  • Appraise self and team regarding participation and performance.
  • Incorporated in Knowledge of a discipline.

Career pathways

Completion of this course opens opportunities in a variety of roles in the accounting and financial services industry. The course will also enhance the financial knowledge and skills of business owners and managers in any industry.

Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Business & Management courses at Southern Cross University (SCU).
84.4%
Overall satisfaction
82.8%
Skill scale
70.6%
Teaching scale
87.9%
Employed full-time
$116k
Average salary