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Diploma of Applied Financial Advice

Building career outcomes

Program code

8050

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

$17,000.00* per year (more)
* 2025 indicative annual CSP fee

Entry requirements

60.00

ATAR/RANK 2024

(more)

Commencing in

Trimester 1 and Trimester 2

Prerequisites

  • NIL

Assumed knowledge

  • Any General or Applied English subjects (Units 3&4, C)

About this program

The Diploma of Applied Financial Advice is a pathway program designed to help you transition into the Financial Adviser Standards approved program, Bachelor of Applied Financial Advice. You'll develop foundational knowledge and skills in a supportive learning environment, setting you up for success in your future studies.

As an emerging profession, financial advice continues to evolve, with a shift towards progressive, innovative workplace practices to manage the needs of clients and financial advice businesses in the context of dynamic financial markets, financial technology, regulation and beyond. You will be exposed to modern business practices, such as adaptability, creativity, diversity, and sustainability, along with foundational theoretical and technical financial planning knowledge. The Diploma of Applied Financial Advice focuses on learning by doing, developing your communication skills and professional competencies to enable you to take advantage of the increasing employment opportunities ahead in financial advice and broader business contexts.

You'll study an academic foundation course that prepares you for your university studies, as well as courses on the purpose of business and grand challenges for business, with additional support and access to a dedicated First Year Coordinator and (PASS), run by high-achieving students. You'll also complete courses introducing you to the financial planning process, ethics, technology and regulatory environment and the various areas of financial advice including investments, insurance and risk management, and superannuation and retirement.

My attendance during the program

Attendance information

This program is offered online to domestic students, full-time or part-time study mode.

Some courses are also offered on campus at Nathan and Gold Coast. You may choose to study courses at other campuses.To complete this program students will require access to high speed internet, modern computing facilities with specified hardware (web camera, microphone, digital recording capability, iPad).

To complete this program students must be eligible to work in Australia.

As a full-time student, you will generally attend 12-15 hours of scheduled classes per week throughout the trimester. As a part-time student, you will generally attend 6-8 hours of scheduled classes per week. Classes may be scheduled during the day and evening throughout the week.

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 Absence

Taking a leave of absence from this program is permitted, subject to conditions outlined in the Enrolment Procedure.

Work-integrated learning

As a Griffith Business School student, you can participate in BusinessPLUS; a program which provides you with access to a wide range of professional development opportunities such as career skills workshops, industry mentoring, work experience and community projects. You'll be provided with a structured plan of activities to complete over the course of your degree, supporting you to explore your career options, develop skills sought by employers, connect with mentors and graduate with an edge in today's competitive job market.

My career opportunities

My career opportunities

The Diploma of Applied Financial Advice will give you foundational financial planning and business knowledge and skills for the new economy. Your transferable skills will prepare you for work in a variety of employment sectors including banking and financial services, government and treasury, not-for-profit, consultancies and enterprises. You will also be prepared for further studies at the AQF Level 7, including an accredited Bachelor's degree.

Pathways to further study

Pathways to further study

Successful completion of this Diploma of Applied Financial Advice is a pathway into the Bachelor of Applied Financial Advice (1612). Students successfully completing the Diploma of Applied Financial Advice in trimester 2 are recommended to commence the Bachelor of Applied Financial Advice (1612) in trimester 3 to ensure appropriate sequencing of prerequisite courses.

What are the fees?

Commonwealth supported students

  • The indicative fee represents the expected average fee for an annual full-time study load (80 credit points). This is based on average study patterns across courses and the Australian Government's broad discipline areas (student contribution bands). A student's actual annual fee may vary in accordance with his or her choice of majors and electives. The Australian Government sets student contribution amounts on an annual basis.
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Fee-paying undergraduate (domestic) students

These fees are only applicable to domestic students who are not Commonwealth supported including:

  • Full-fee paying domestic students who commenced their program prior to 2009.
  • International students who have been approved to pay domestic tuition fees after obtaining Australian or New Zealand citizenship or permanent residency or a permanent humanitarian visa and who have not obtained a Commonwealth supported place.
Tuition fees
  • A fee-paying undergraduate 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.
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Program fees for the Diploma of Applied Financial Advice (8050)

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FEE-HELP

Eligible undergraduate fee-paying students may defer their tuition fees by taking out a FEE-HELP loan which is part of the Higher Education Loan Program (HELP). Payment of the loan is via the taxation system when income reaches a specified level.

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