Graduate Diploma of Finance

Program code

4166

Available at

Nathan

Gold Coast

Mount Gravatt

Logan

South Bank

Online

Offshore

Other

Duration

1 year full-time
2 years part-time

Credit points

80

Indicative fee

$31,000.00* per year (more)
* 2024 indicative annual fee

Admission requirements

  • Any Bachelor degree or higher
  • Relevant work experience

    (more)

Commencing in

Trimester 1, Trimester 2 and Trimester 3

Next start date

Trimester 2, 2024 (more)

Applications close

Monday, 24 June 2024

About this program

This Graduate Diploma program is also an EXIT POINT from the Master of Finance (5592).

The Graduate Diploma of Finance is a flexible program designed for students from non-finance backgrounds who would like to fill a gap in their knowledge in finance and investments.

Griffith University offers a range of flexible delivery modes including on-campus and online. Find out more about our Finance programs.

Related programs

Code Program title Campus Intake
5592 Master of Finance Nathan, Online Trimester 1, Trimester 2 and Trimester 3
4166 Graduate Diploma of Finance (this program) Nathan, Online Trimester 1, Trimester 2 and Trimester 3
3398 Graduate Certificate in Finance Nathan, Online Exit point only

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

* The Graduate Certificate in Finance is an Exit Point only from the Master of Finance & Graduate Diploma of Finance.

**The Graduate Diploma of Finance is also an Exit Point from the Master of Finance (5592).

Attendance information

This program is offered full-time and part-time at the Nathan campus and online in Trimesters 1 and 2. Trimester 3 is offered part-time online. Please note, not all courses are available in all trimesters.

Griffith offers courses across 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 are taught over the 12 weeks of the trimester. Refer to the individual course links in the program structure for more information.

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.

Work-integrated learning

Courses in this program provide Work Integrated Learning opportunities in the form of applied projects, case studies and virtual/simulated environments.

My career opportunities

You may find career opportunities in mutual funds, superannuation funds, banks, insurance companies, treasury and stockbroking. Other careers might include foreign exchange dealers, futures and options traders, portfolio managers, risk analysts and financial advisers.

Fee-paying postgraduate (domestic) students

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.

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
  • A fee-paying postgraduate 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 for students who commence their program prior to 2014 is charged according to the approved program fee for the trimester in which the student commenced the program.
  • The tuition fee for students who commence their program from 2014 onwards is charged according to the approved program fee for the trimester in which the student is enrolled.

Program fees for the Graduate Diploma of Finance (4166)


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Tuition fees for your degree program
Changing programs

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

Further information