Graduate Certificate in Commerce
Program code
3408
Available at
Nathan
Gold Coast
Mount Gravatt
Logan
South Bank
Online
Offshore
Other
Duration
0.5 year full-time
1 year part-time
Credit points
40
About this program
This program is designed for graduates who do not hold a Commerce undergraduate degree or those with significant market experience and who are looking to have a change in their career direction, or wanting to obtain a finance or professional accounting qualification, or wanting to explore diverse possibilities of career paths. The Graduate Certificate in Commerce provides you with a pathway to Griffith's Master of Finance or Master of Professional Accounting. You will gain technical competencies and analytical skills and learn how to apply relevant theory and quantitative techniques to various financial scenarios. The program is designed to be industry relevant in that the program includes case studies, active learning and integrates data analysis, information systems and software used in practice. You have the opportunity to meet, hear and make connections with key industry players, professional bodies and practitioners. As a student of Griffith University, you have access to industry mentors and a host of seminars, all of which are designed to develop and market your professional skills to future employers.
Attendance information
This Graduate Certificate will be offered full-time and part-time at Nathan and Online.
Student Income Support
To be classed as a full-time student, you are required to enrol in a minimum number of credit points each standard study period. The minimum credit points for full-time enrolment in this program is 30 credit points.
Trimester 1 and Trimester 2 are deemed standard study periods. As Trimester 3 is a non-standard study period, continuing students moving from one year to the next will not be required to study during this trimester to be eligible for student income support.
Domestic students who commence in Trimester 3 may be eligible for student income support from the onset of study provided they are enrolled full-time in this study period.
Please refer to the Australian Government website for more details.
Managing Study Interruptions
Leave of AbsenceTaking a leave of absence from this program is permitted, subject to conditions outlined in the Enrolment Procedure
My career opportunities
You may find career opportunities in government administration, business planning, cost and management accounting, taxation, finance and banking, treasury, foreign exchange, superannuation, consulting, insurance, and manufacturing.