Executive Certificate in Accounting

• Caulfield campus
• Gippsland campus

Caulfield campus

Course director: Mr Lawrence Webb

Gippsland campus

Course director: Mr Brian Conheady

General

The objective of this course is to provide an integrated introductory course of studies in accounting for non-graduates who have appropriate employment experience. This course is offered on-campus by the Syme Department of Accounting and by distanced education by the School of Business and Electronic Commerce.

Course objectives

On completion, successful candidates should have:

• an understanding and appreciation of fundamental accounting techniques;
• practical and analytical skills in accounting and related areas;
• an understanding of the role and the processes involved in accounting and its relationship with the overall management of an organisation;
• developed communication and research skills designed to improve analysis and reporting of standard accounting information within an organisation;
• the skills, opportunity and encouragement to progress to further studies in accounting at the graduate level.

Entrance requirements

As previously stated.

Credit for work done elsewhere

As previously stated.

Venue

This course will be offered on-campus at the Caulfield campus and by distance education at the Gippsland campus.

Duration

Two semesters of part-time study. Normally a student will study two subjects per semester.

Course structure

Caulfield structure

Students may select four subjects from the following list:

• ACC9500 Introductory accounting and financial information systems I
• ACC9510 Quantitative methods
• ACC9521 Introductory accounting and financial information systems II
• ACC9530 Economics
• ACC9601 Financial accounting I
• ACC9611 Managerial accounting
• ACC9621 Auditing
• ACC9631 Financial accounting II
• ACC9641 Business finance

Gippsland structure

Students may select four subjects from the following list:

• GBU8014 Introductory accounting
• GBU8015 Economic policy
• GBU8016 Quantitative methods
• GBU8017 Accounting for management information
• GBU8021 Financial accounting
• GBU8024 Business finance
• GBU8026 Accounting theory and current issues
• GBU8027 Auditing

Progression to further studies

As previously stated.

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