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Programme structure

Graduate Certificate in Commerce (GCertCom)

Entry requirements

  • Before enrolment, a candidate for the GCertCom shall have:
    • completed a BCom 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

Tool tips

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.

Version and resources

Qualifications covered

  • Graduate Diploma in Commerce
  • Certificate in Commerce

Enrolments are accepted in to either of the two qualification.

Staircasing allows movement in both directions.

Graduate Diploma in Commerce (GDipCom)

At-a-glance

Length of study (in trimesters): 2 of full-time study or normally 4 if studied part-time

Can be studied part-time

Starting trimesters: 1, 2 or 3

Applications due: Standard dates for Trimesters 1, 2 and 3

Composition: Coursework

Research component: None

Required contact: During working hours

Location: On-campus (Pipitea)

Entry requirements

To be accepted into this programme you'll need:

  • A Bachelor of Commerce degree and
  • Acceptance by the relevant Head of School or the Associate Dean (Students) of the Faculty of Commerce as capable of proceeding with the proposed course of study.

Programme requirements

Complete at least 120 points from courses at 200 level or above, of which:

  • At least 75 points from 300-level courses.
  • The courses shall be a coherent programme of study approved by the Associate Dean.

Supplementary information

Tool tips

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

    Questions

    1. Not quite sure when to deviate form the BCom requirements (200 and 300 level)?

    Subject requirements

    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 further approved 300-level courses.

    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?

    Questions

    • What does approved mean (in all instances)? How is it obtained?

    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 further approved 300-level electives.courses

    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 further approved 300-level electives.courses

    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 further approved 300-level electives.courses

    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 further approved 200- or 300-level

    elective

    course.

    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.courses

    Thoughts and questions

    • Why is it sometime the last point sometimes expressed as "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
    • One further course from:
      • MARK 302
      • Two further course from IBUS IBUS 300-399 or other
    • Two further approved 300-level electives.courses
    Thoughts and questions

    Questions

    1. 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 further approved 300-level elective.course

    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
    • One further approved 300-level electives.course

    Public Management

    Complete PUBL 211 and PUBL 311

    Complete further courses worth 80 points, of which at

    lease

    least 60 points are at 300-level, from:

    • PUBL 203
    • PUBL 206
    • PUBL 300-399
    • MGMT 200-399
    • ACCY 307
    • Approved alternative 
    Thoughts and questions

    Questions

    1. 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)
    1.  
    2. How does one get alternatives approved?

    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

    Complete three courses at 200 level:

    • COML 204
    • TAXN 201
    • One further approved course from ACCY or COLM COML 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

    Important information

    • One Students may replace one of the specified 300-level courses with an approved 300-level course may be replaced by an approved 300-level course.

     

     

     

     

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    Thoughts and questions
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    Graduate Certificate in Commerce (GCertCom)

    At-a-glance

    Length of study (in trimesters): 1 of full-time study or normally 2 if studied part-time

    Can be studied part-time

    Starting trimesters: 1, 2 or 3

    Applications due: Standard dates for Trimesters 1, 2 and 3

    Composition: Coursework

    Research component: None

    Required contact: During working hours

    Location: On-campus (Pipitea)

    Entry requirements

    To be accepted into this programme you'll need:

    • A Bachelor of Commerce degree and
    • Acceptance by the relevant Head of School or the Associate Dean (Students) of the Faculty of Commerce as capable of proceeding with the proposed course of study.

    Programme requirements

    Complete at least 60 points from courses at 200 level or above, of which:

    • At least 40 points from 300-level courses.

    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

    Questions

    1. How important is it to have links to 'suitable' courses? How do we do this?