Graduate Diploma in Commerce (GDipCom)

At-a-glance

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

Best 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)

Size: 120 points

Entry requirements

To be accepted into this programme you'll need:

• A Bachelor of Commerce degree or an approved alternative 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 are from 300-level courses.

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

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 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

Complete five courses at 300 level:

• Three courses from:
  • ECON 300-399
  • FINA 304
  • FINA 306
  • PUBL 303
• Two further approved 300-level 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

Complete five courses at 300 level:

• Three courses from:
  • FINA 300-399
  • ACCY 306
• Two further approved 300-level 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 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 300-level courses

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
    
  • IBUS 300-399
• Two further approved 300-level courses

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 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
• One further approved 300-level course

Public Management

Complete PUBL 211 and PUBL 311

Complete further courses worth 80 points, of which at least 60 points are at 300-level, from:

• PUBL 203
• PUBL 206
• PUBL 300-399
• MGMT 200-399
• An approved 200- or 300-level course 

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 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

Important information

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

Graduate Certificate in Commerce (GCertCom)

At-a-glance

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

Best 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)

Size: 60 points

Entry requirements

To be accepted into this programme you'll need:

• A Bachelor of Commerce degree or an approved alternative 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 are from 300-level courses.

Subject requirements

The GCertCom may be awarded in has optional specialisations. Students who select all their courses from one of the following specialisationssubjects will receive a specialisation in that subject.

• Accounting
• Commercial Law
• Economics
• Finance
• Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations
• Information Systems
• International Business
• Management
• Marketing
• Public Management
• Public Policy
• Taxation
• Tourism Management

Find out more

• If you want to enrol in this programme but don't meet some the entry requirements you should contact the Programme Director or Administrator to discuss your options.
• The academic Calendar is the authoritative source of programme and course information.