Graduate Certificate of Professional Accounting and Law

Graduate Certificate of Professional Accounting and Law

Certificate
6 months
Application deadlines: 30 June
Processing time: 20 days
Application fee: A$100
Full-time
Intakes: March, July, November
International tuition: A$18,500
Domestic tuition: A$14,100

Program overview

Deakin’s Graduate Certificate of Professional Accounting and Law is designed for graduates who need specialist legal knowledge in their roles (regulatory, compliance or risk management positions), and who wish to combine this knowledge with an accounting qualification. Graduates will have gained knowledge of accounting and commercial law, which may be built on through undertaking a graduate diploma or Master of Professional Accounting and Law.

Study options

Study options
This program can be done
On campus

Requirements

Exams:

  • TOEFL PBT
  • TOEFL iBT
  • IELTS
  • PTE
Bachelor degree or higher, or two years of relevant work experience, or evidence of academic capability judged to be equivalent IELTS: minimum score of 6.5, with no subscore less than 6.0 or Paper-based TOEFL: 577 (Writing 4.5) or Internet-based (IBT) TOEFL: a score of 70 (with minimum score of 21 in Writing) or Pearson Test of English (Academic): an overall score of 58 with no score less than 50

Career opportunities

Graduates of this course would typically seek employment in areas of accounting such as financial accounting, auditing, taxation, management accounting, public sector accounting, forensic accounting or commercial law. However accountants can choose to work in a range of different environments depending on their own skills and preferences. They can choose to work in large firms, small public practices, industry, government, law firms, management consultancies, banking and financial services, not-for-profit organisations (NPOs) or educational organisations. Many also set up their own businesses.

Campus location

Melbourne , Australia

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