Course director: Mr Brian Conheady
The course
The Graduate Diploma of Business (Accounting) is a fee paying postgraduate course by distance education designed primarily for persons with non-accounting degree qualifications occupying management positions in industry or government bodies.
Course objectives
On completion of the course students should:
* have a coherent understanding of accounting and related subjects which satisfies the tertiary requirements for admission to the Institute of Chartered Accountants and as an associate member (ASA) of the Australian Society of Certified Practising Accountants;
* have a broad and balanced perspective of the inter-relationship between subjects in financial and management accounting, computing, economics, law, auditing, taxation, finance and quantitative methods;
* have advanced their personal development through the integration of their previously acquired knowledge and skills into accounting related areas.
Course structure
The course consists of fourteen subjects of study taken over two or more years by distance education. It is expected that those wishing to undertake such a course will be in employment and will undertake the course outside normal working hours. The distance education mode is particularly appropriate for such people, and the work experience of students will enable them to understand the concepts more rapidly.
Year one
First semester
* GBU8014 Introductory accounting
* GBU8018 Business law
Second semester
* GBU8019 Computers in business
* GBU8021 Financial accounting
Year two
First semester
* GBU8016 Quantitative methods
* GBU8017 Accounting for management information
Second semester
* GBU8020 Budgeting and management techniques
* GBU8022 Law of partnerships, trust and companies
Year three
First semester
* GBU8024 Business finance
* GBU8025 Taxation law and practice
Second semester
* GBU8015 Economic policy
* GBU8027 Auditing
Year four
First semester
* GBU8023 Advanced financial accounting
Second semester
* GBU8026 Accounting theory and current issues
This program may be varied by arrangement with the course director.
Entrance requirements
Admission to the course will be open to applicants who possess an undergraduate degree in a non-accounting area. A key selection criterion will be an assessment of whether the applicant possesses the experience and ability to successfully complete the course. Previous academic achievements and work experience will be considered in this assessment.
Technology requirements
It is strongly recommended that students have access to a personal computer. (Please note that the School of Business - Gippsland operates in an IBM-compatible windows environment.) It is also recommended that students have access to a modem to facilitate e-mail communication with teaching staff.
Credit for work done elsewhere
Credits will be considered as the basis for partial completion of the graduate diploma. The merit of these applications will be determined on a case-by-case basis. It is essential that subjects submitted for credit fit the philosophy and principles of this postgraduate course of study. A maximum of five credits may be granted.
Fees
This is a fee paying postgraduate course for which no additional liability under the Higher Education Contribution Scheme (HECS) will be incurred. For a student undertaking the normal workload of two subjects per semester, fees of $800 per subject will apply, in addition to union fees of $60 (in 1994). Fees paid may be tax deductible in accordance with Section 51(i) of the Income Tax Assessment Act, but students will need to determine their own tax position.
Application procedures
Applications close on 3 February 1995 (first intake) and 2 June 1995 (second intake). Fees are payable on acceptance of an offer. An administration fee is payable for those students who withdraw from the course before 30 March 1995 (first intake) and 30 August 1995 (second intake). Priority will be given to appropriately qualified early applications.
Application forms for course admission may be obtained from the School of Business - Gippsland administration office by telephoning (03) 902 6380. Application forms should be forwarded to the Manager, Student Administration, Monash University, Gippsland campus, Churchill, Victoria 3842. Applications must include certified documentary evidence of entry qualifications.
Further inquiries
Information on this course may be obtained by contacting the School of Business - Gippsland, telephone (03) 902 6380 or (051) 226380. For more specific details on the course, contact the course advisers, telephone (03) 9026642 or (051) 226642.