Comments
- Ready for VBS to check.
Programme structure
Graduate Certificate in Commerce (GCertCom)
Entry requirements
- Before enrolment, a candidate for the GCertCom shall have:
- completed a BCom (or BCA) degree; and
- been accepted by the appropriate Head of School or the Associate Dean (Students) of the Faculty of Commerce as capable of proceeding with the proposed course of study.
Supplementary information
- Students who wish to enrol for the GCertCom but don't meet some the entry requirements should contact the Victoria Business School to discuss their suitability for a possible exemption.
Programme requirements
- Total of 60 points required from 200-level courses or above.
- At least 40 points from 300-level courses.
- The courses shall be a coherent programme of study approved by the Associate Dean.
Supplementary information
- Standard ones on Requirements of PG programmes
Tool tips
- Standard ones on Requirements of PG programmes
Subject requirements
- The GCertCom may be awarded in one of the following specialisations
- To qualify for a specialisation the course of study shall consist entirely of courses from the relevant subject area):
- Accounting
- Commercial Law
- Economics
- Finance
- Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations
- Information Systems
- International Business
- Management
- Marketing
- Public Management
- Public Policy
- Tourism Management
Thoughts and questions
Graduate Diploma in Commerce (GDipCom)
Entry requirements
- Same as GDipCom (above).
Programme requirements
- Total of 120 points required from 200-level courses or above.
- At least 75 points from 300-level courses.
- The courses shall be a coherent programme of study approved by the Associate Dean.
Supplementary information
- Standard ones on Requirements of PG programmes
Tool tips
- Standard ones on Requirements of PG programmes
Subject requirements
- The GCertCom may be awarded in one of the following specialisations
To qualify for a specialisation the course of study shall (in addition to the programme requirements) either include the 200- and 300-level requirements or the corresponding BCom major subject or satisfy the requirements listed below
Accounting
- Complete three courses at 200 level:
- ACCY 223
- ACCY 231
- One course from
- ACCY 225
- COML 204
- TAXN 201.
- Complete five courses at 300 level:
- Two courses from:
- ACCY 302
- ACCY 308
- ACCY 330
- One further course from ACCY 300-399
- Two approved 300-level courses.
- Two courses from:
Thoughts and questions
- How does the 'two approved 300-level course' above differ from the 'two approved 300-level electives' stated for most subjects/specialisations?
- What does approved mean (in all instances)?
Commercial Law
- Complete three courses at 200 level:
- COML 203
- COML 204
- One course from:
- COML 205
- COML 206
- TAXN 201.
- Complete five courses at 300 level:
- COML 310
- Two further courses from COML 300-399
- Two approved 300-level electives.
Economics
- Complete three courses at 200 level:
- ECON 201
- ECON 202
- One course from:
- ECON 211
- ECON 212
- FINA 201
- MATH 277
- QUAN 201
- QUAN 203
- STAT 231
- STAT 233.
- Complete five courses at 300 level:
- Three courses from:
- ECON 300-399
- FINA 304
- FINA 306
- PUBL 303
- Two approved 300-level electives.
- Three courses from:
Finance
- Complete three courses at 200 level:
- FINA 201
- FINA 202
- One course from:
- ACCY 231
- ECON 201
- ECON 202
- FINA 203
- MATH 277
- QUAN 201
- QUAN 203
- STAT 231
- STAT 233.
- Complete five courses at 300 level:
- Three courses from:
- ACCY 306
- FINA 300-399
- Two approved 300-level electives.
- Three courses from:
Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations
- Complete two courses at 200 level:
- HRIR 201
- HRIR 204.
- Complete five courses at 300 level:
- HRIR 320
- Three further courses from HRIR 300-399
- One further course from:
- COML 302
- ECON 333
- HRIR or MGMT 300-399.
- Complete one approved 200- or 300-level elective.
Information Systems
- Complete three courses from INFO 200-299.
- Complete five courses at 300 level:
- Either INFO 320 or INFO 395
- Two further courses from INFO 300-399
- Two further approved courses at 300 level or above.
Thoughts and questions
- Why is it sometime courses at 300 level or above?
International Business
- Complete three courses at 200 level:
- IBUS 201
- IBUS 205
- IBUS 212.
- Complete five courses at 300 level:
- IBUS 305
- IBUS 312
- MARK 302
- Two further course from IBUS 300-399 or other approved 300-level electives.
Thoughts and questions
- Why does the Calendar state that for the International Business major in the BCom (and therefore as a specialisation in the GDipCom) MARK 302 can be selected as one course from a group (that also includes IBUS 30-399) whereas the VBS publication for the GDipCom states that it is requires for this same specialisation?
Management
- Complete three courses at 200 level:
- MGMT 202
- MGMT 205
- MGMT 206.
- Complete five courses at 300 level:
- MGMT 320
- Three further courses from MGMT 300-399
- One approved 300-level elective.
Marketing
- Complete three courses at 200 level:
- MARK 201
- MARK 202
- MARK 203.
- Complete five courses at 300 level:
- MARK 301
- MARK 303
- Two further courses from:
- MARK 300-399
- COML 308.
- Two approved 300-level electives.
Public Management
- Complete PUBL 211 and PUBL 311
- Complete further courses worth 80 points, of which at lease 60 are at 300-level, from:
- PUBL 203
- PUBL 206
- PUBL 300-399
- MGMT 200-399
- ACCY 307
- Approved alternative
Thoughts and questions
- 2016 Calendar and 2016 VBS publication for GDipCom don't agree for Public Management. What happens with PUBL 205? ACCY 307? Approved alternatives for what course(s)?
Public Policy
- Complete two courses at 200 level:
- PUBL 201
- PUBL 210
- Complete four courses at 300 level:
- PUBL 310
- Three further courses PUBL 300-399.
Taxation
- Complete three courses at 200 level:
- COML 204
- TAXN 201
- One further approved course from ACCY or COLM 200-299.
- Complete five courses at 300 level:
- TAXN 301
- Two further courses from TAXN 300-399
- Two further approved 300-level courses.
Tourism Management
- Complete two courses at 200 level:
- TOUR 240
- Either TOUR 230 or TOUR 250
- Complete four courses at 300 level:
- TOUR 301
- TOUR 345
- TOUR 380
- TOUR 390
Supplementary information
- One of the 300-level course may be replaced by an approved 300-level course.