Graduate Certificate in Commerce

OUTLINE OF DEGREE STRUCTURE

The Graduate Certificate in Commerce requires the completion 24 credit points comprising:

• a six credit point core unit of study to be completed in the first semester of study; and
• 12 to 18 credit points in foundational units of study
• additional elective units of study required to make 24 credit points in total (excluding foundational units).

Core units of study

All students must enrol in the core unit of study: BUSS5000 Critical Thinking in Business in their first semester of study.

Foundational units of study for 2016

The two or three foundational units of study are selected from a list of Commerce foundational units:

• ACCT5001 Accounting Principles,
• BUSS5002 Business Fundamentals,
• CLAW5001 Legal Environment of Business,
• ECON5001 Macroeconomic Theory,
• FINC5001 Capital Markets and Corporate Finance,
• IBUS5002 Strategy, Innovation and Entrepreneurship,
• IBUS5003 Global Business,
• INFS5001 Project Management,
• INFS5002 Digital Business Foundations,
• ITLS5000 Foundations of Supply Chain Management,
• ITLS5100 Transport & Infrastructure Foundations,
• MKTG5001 Marketing Principles,
• QBUS5001 Quantitative Methods for Business, and
• WORK5003 Management and Organisations.

For further details of available units, please refer to the Business School (Postgraduate) Handbook.

Elective units of study

Students completing two foundational units complete one elective unit from the Commerce specialisation subject areas listing under the Master of Commerce (excluding foundational units). For further details of available units, please refer to the Business School (Postgraduate) Handbook.

PROGRESSION GUIDE

Specialist in focus while covering a broad range of study, the Commerce courses develop the advanced skills and knowledge required for a high-level position in industry, commerce and government. Career opportunities include positions in accounting, marketing or other specialist fields, as well as roles in a variety of business fields.