Graduate Certificate in Financial Crime Investigation and Compliance

Program code

3400

Available at

Nathan

Gold Coast

Mount Gravatt

Logan

South Bank

Online

Offshore

Other

Duration

0.5 year full-time
1 year part-time (online only)

Credit points

40

Indicative fee

$18,250.00* per year (more)
* 2025 indicative annual fee

CRICOS code

111084A

Commencing in

Trimester 1 and Trimester 2

About this program

Globally, financial crime and money laundering costs companies, governments and individuals more than $1.45 trillion, according to the World Economic Forum. Additionally, compliance obligations are ever evolving as regulatory requirements, technology advances and inefficient operations cause rise to new and various risks that need to be mitigated. The Graduate Certificate in Financial Crime Investigation and Compliance will equip you with fundamental knowledge and provide a pathway to the Master of Financial Crime Investigation and Compliance.

Related programs

Code Program title Campus Intake
3400 Graduate Certificate in Financial Crime Investigation and Compliance (this program) Nathan, Online Trimester 1 and Trimester 2
5755 Master of Financial Crime Investigation and Compliance Nathan, Online Trimester 1 and Trimester 2

Note: Progression through this program suite is dependent upon satisfying admission requirements.

Attendance information

This Graduate Certificate will be offered full-time at Nathan and Online in Trimester 1, and part-time in Trimester 2.

Griffith offers courses over three 12 week trimesters a year. Some courses in this degree are taught over 6 weeks as part of the 12 week trimester and some courses taught over the 12 weeks of the trimester. Refer to the individual course links in the program structure for more information.

This program is also offered online. The online program is not available to International students studying in Australia on a student visa. 

If you are an International student on a student visa, you must ensure that you enrol in a way that will allow you to complete your enrolment within the expected program duration as stated on your Confirmation of Enrolment (CoE). You will be classed as a part-time. 

If you are an International student on a student visa, you must ensure that you enrol in a way that will allow you to complete your enrolment within the expected program duration as stated on your Confirmation of Enrolment (CoE). 

If you are an International student on a student visa, you must ensure that you enrol in a way that will allow you to complete your enrolment within the expected program duration as stated on your Confirmation of Enrolment (CoE). The recommended study load for international student in each compulsory trimester is 40CP.

My career opportunities

The Graduate Certificate in Financial Crime Investigation and Compliance will equip you with the foundational knowledge you need to pursue an operational career in the financial industry with the necessary knowledge to observe and report inappropriate or illegal use of funds. Upon successful completion of the Graduate Certificate, you can also gain entry to the Master of Financial Crime Investigation and Compliance.

Pathways to further study

Successful completion of this Graduate Certificate can be used as an admissions pathway into the Master of Financial Crime Investigation and Compliance. No credit transfer will be available.

International students

An International student is one who is not:

  • an Australian or New Zealand citizen or
  • a Pacific Engagement visa holder or
  • a person who has Australian permanent resident status.
Indicative annual tuition fee

The indicative annual tuition fee is calculated based on a standard full-time study load which is usually 80 credit points (two full-time trimesters).

The indicative annual tuition fee is based on current conditions and available data and should only be used as a guide. These fees are reviewed annually and are subject to change.

Tuition fees
  • An International student pays tuition fees.
  • Students are liable for tuition fees for the courses they are enrolled in as at the census date.
  • The tuition fee is charged according to the approved program fee for the trimester in which the student is enrolled.

Program fees for the Graduate Certificate in Financial Crime Investigation and Compliance (3400)


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Changing programs

If an International student changes to a different program they will be subject to the approved program fee for the trimester in which they are enrolled.

Permanent resident status

If an undergraduate student obtains permanent resident status in Australia after commencing study in a program, and the student can provide evidence of permanent resident status prior to the census date (of the trimester in which they are enrolled), the student will be provided with a domestic fee-paying place.

The student may then apply for a Commonwealth supported place at the next admission period provided that the student satisfies the conditions for transfer from a domestic fee-paying place to a Commonwealth supported place as set out in the Fees and Charges Procedure.

If a postgraduate student obtains permanent resident status in Australia after commencing study in a program, and the student can provide evidence of permanent resident status prior to the census date (of the trimester in which they are enrolled), the student will automatically be considered for a Commonwealth supported place (subject to availability) or a domestic fee-paying place as applicable for the program.

If a research student obtains permanent resident status in Australia after commencing study in a program, and the student can provide evidence of permanent resident status prior to the census date (of the trimester in which they are enrolled), the student will automatically be considered for a Commonwealth Government Research Training Program (RTP) Fee Offset or a domestic fee-paying place as applicable for the program.

Further information