1999 Business and Economics Handbook - Graduate Certificate of Business (Banking)

Graduate Certificate of Business (Banking) - GradCertBus(Bkg)

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: 1766
Course director: Ms Judith Tennant
This course by distance education has been designed to provide graduates in banks and non-bank financial institutions with intensive training in banking and finance subjects.

Course objectives

On completion of the course students should:

have a rigorous, theoretical and practical grounding in the principles of banking and finance and their application;
have a balanced, analytical appreciation of the impact of regulatory supervision and the other external forces governing the financial system's competitive environment;
have obtained specialist professional and academic qualifications and skills applicable to the rapidly changing banking and finance industry;
have the knowledge base to advance to the higher level studies.

Admission requirements

Applicants require a pass degree or an equivalent qualification from a recognised tertiary institution plus a minimum of three years relevant employment experience. Applicants without a first degree who have a minimum of six years appropriate employment experience should refer to the section on executive certificates.

Fees

This is a fee-paying course. Candidates should consult the School of Business and Electronic Commerce as to the 1999 course fee. Course fees are set and reviewed annually and are therefore subject to change.

Duration

The graduate certificate is normally completed in two semesters of part-time study.

Mode of offering

This course is offered by distance education from the School of Business and Electronic Commerce.

Credit for work done previously

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

Professional recognition

As this course is primarily designed to allow graduates in the banking and finance industries to satisfy the educational requirements for entry to senior associate status with the Australian Institute of Banking and Finance, applicants should approach that organisation to obtain clear guidance given their educational background and experience of the subjects to be selected to achieve this purpose.

Course structure

The course consists of the following four core subjects:

BTG9243 Banking law and lending practice
AFG9144 Financial institutions management
Elective subject
ECG9143 Economics of money and banking

Progression to further studies

Students who successfully complete the Graduate Certificate of Business (Banking) may apply for admission to the Graduate Diploma of Business (Banking).