1999 Business and Economics Handbook - Graduate Diploma in Accounting

Graduate Diploma in Accounting - GradDipAcc

General
Course objectives
Admission requirements
Fees
Duration
Mode of offering
Credit for work done previously
Professional recognition
Course structure
Progression to further studies

General

Course code: 0110
Course director: Mr Grant Gay
There will be no intake into this course on Clayton campus after 1998.
At the request of The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia, the Department of Accounting and Finance developed a graduate diploma which serves as a conversion course for those without tertiary qualifications in accounting. Students enrolling in the course are not required to be employed by a firm of chartered accountants.

Course objectives

On completion of the course students should:

have developed a core of knowledge in the area of accounting and finance;
have completed a conversion course which enables them to satisfy membership requirements of the Australian Society of Certified Practising Accountants and The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia;
have developed analytical and technical skills to assist them in their future career;
be able to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.

Admission requirements

Applicants for the course must have qualified for a pass degree or an equivalent qualification from a recognised tertiary institution.

Fees

This is a fee-paying course. Candidates should refer to the Department of Accounting and Finance for the 1999 course fee. Course fees are set and reviewed annually and are therefore subject to change.

Duration

The Graduate Diploma in Accounting may be completed in three semesters of full-time study or six semesters of part-time study. However, in practice, it usually takes full-time students four semesters and part-time students eight semesters to complete the course owing to timetabling constraints.

Mode of offering

This course is offered on-campus at the Clayton campus.

Credit for work done previously

Candidates may be eligible for a maximum of six credit exemptions for subjects considered to be equivalent to particular requirements in the course of study. Please refer to the course director for further details.

Professional recognition

This course enables graduates, who have completed degrees in disciplines other than accounting, to become academically qualified to enter the professional year program of The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia and the CPA program of the Australian Society of Certified Practising Accountants.

Course structure

The course consists of the following twelve core subjects:

AFC9000 Introductory accounting
AFC9010 Computing and information systems for accounting
ETC9320 Principles of quantitative analysis
ECC9015 Principles of economics
AFC9020 Corporate finance
AFC9030 Accounting for company groups
AFC9040 Accounting for planning and control
BTC9110 Business law
AFC9120 Issues in financial reporting
BTC9100 Income tax law
BTC9130 Company law
AFC9140 Auditing and accountability

Progression to further studies

Students who attain the required standard may be permitted to transfer to the Master of Professional Accounting.
Students should note that the Graduate Diploma in Accounting is also offered at the Caulfield and Gippsland campuses. However, the structure of the various programs may differ in content.