Graduate Diploma in Commerce (GDipCom)
Graduate Diploma in Commerce (GDipCom)
Program Code
GDCOM
Program Faculty
Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Economics
Academic Year
2018
These Program Rules should be read in conjunction with the University's policies (https://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies).
Overview
The Graduate Diploma in Commerce is designed to provide knowledge of the principles behind commercial and business practice in the areas of accounting, economics, finance, management and marketing and business statistics.
The Graduate Diploma in Commerce is an AQF Level 8 qualification with a standard duration of 1 year.
Conditions
Interruption of program: Students must apply for permission from the Faculty before taking a Leave of Absence. Any extension of the leave without approval will result in the loss of place in the program but an application may be made to be re-admitted to the program subject to the admission procedures in place at the time.
Academic Program Rules for Graduate Diploma in Commerce
There shall be a Graduate Diploma in Commerce.
Qualification Requirements
To qualify for the Graduate Diploma in Commerce, the student must complete satisfactorily a program of study consisting of the following requirements with a combined total of not less than 24 units, comprising:
- Core courses to the value of 12 units
- Elective courses to the value of 12 units
Core Courses
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Core Courses
To satisfy the requirements for Core Courses students must complete courses to the value of 12 units.
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ACCTING 7019 Accounting Concepts and Methods (M) 3 MARKETNG 7104 Marketing Management (M) 3 CORPFIN 7033 Quantitative Methods (M) 3 ECON 7200 Economic Principles (M) 3
Electives
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Elective Courses
To satisfy the requirements for Elective Courses students must complete courses to the value of 12 units.
Accounting
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ACCTING 7009 Auditing & Assurance Services (M) 3 ACCTING 7014 Management Accounting (M) 3 ACCTING 7023 Advanced Financial Accounting (M) 3 COMMLAW 7011 Corporate Law (M) 3 COMMLAW 7013 Income Taxation (M) 3 COMMERCE 7036 Knowledge Management & Measurement (M) 3 ACCTFIN 7017 Financial Statement Analysis (M) 3 Applied Finance
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value CORPFIN 7019 Advanced Funds Management (M) 3 CORPFIN 7020 Derivatives (M) 3 CORPFIN 7021 Corporate Investment Evaluation (M) 3 CORPFIN 7022 Advanced Corporate Finance (M) 3 CORPFIN 7023 Financial Modelling Techniques (M) 3 CORPFIN 7039 Equity Valuation & Analysis (M) 3 CORPFIN 7040 Fixed Income Securities (M) 3 CORPFIN 7042 Corporate Financial Risk Management (M) 3 CORPFIN 7048 Applied Financial Institutions Management (M) 3 CORPFIN 7050 International Financial Management (M) 3 ACCTFIN 7017 Financial Statement Analysis (M) 3 CORPFIN 7051 Behavioural Finance: Theory and Applications 3 Management
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value COMMGMT 7007 Strategic Management (M) 3 COMMGMT 7011 Corporate Governance and Globalisation (M) 3 COMMERCE 7036 Knowledge Management & Measurement (M) 3 Marketing
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value MARKETNG 7023 Understanding Consumers (M) 3 MARKETNG 7024 Developing Global Markets (M) 3 MARKETNG 7025 Integrated Marketing Communications (M) 3 MARKETNG 7026 Marketing Research for Decision Makers (M) 3 MARKETNG 7030 Marketing Ethics (M) 3 MARKETNG 7032 Strategic Marketing (M) 3 General Electives
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value COMMGMT 7001 Business Communication (M) 3 CORPFIN 7048 Applied Financial Institutions Management (M) 3 ECON 7032 Public Economics PG 3 ECON 7036 International Trade and Investment Policy IID 3 ECON 7220 Challenges Facing Economic Policy Makers 3 ECON 7011 Intermediate Microeconomics IID 3 ECON 7070 Labour Economics PG 3 Internship Courses
Subject to approval students may be eligible to undertake the following electives:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value PROF 7500 Postgraduate Professions Internship 3 PROF 7502 Postgraduate Professions Internship OS 3 or
Courses to the value of up to 12 units may be taken from the following:
any other postgraduate coursework courses in the Faculty of the Professions approved by the Program Coordinator.