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Graduate Diploma of Business Course Overview
CRICOS 087650B
This course planner assumes no exemptions and that all subjects will be passed.
Planning progression to allow course completion within 2 trimesters – all Core subjects should be studied in
the order shown below.
Electives: Students must choose 2 Electives from those offered in their second trimester.
Articulation to a Master of Accounting (MAcc) or a Master of Professional Accounting (MPA)
(see MAcc & MPA Articulation Planners for more detail)
If considering articulation to a Master of Professional Accounting or a Master of Accounting, electives must be
chosen as follows to maximise Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) and progression:
 Master of Accounting – to gain a maximum of four (4) RPL, electives chosen should be:
o ACC701 Financial Accounting
and one of
o ACC704 Companies and Securities Law OR BUS701 Research Methods – Qualitative
and Quantitative.
 Master of Professional Accounting – to gain a maximum of eight (8) RPL, two of the following electives
should be chosen:
o ACC701 Financial Accounting
o ACC704 Companies and Securities Law
o BUS701 Research Methods – Qualitative and Quantitative.
First trimester
Second trimester
ACC700 Principles of Accounting
FIN700 Financial Management
BUS700 Economics
BUS705 Strategic Marketing
Management
BUS702 Business Law
Elective
MGT708 Organisations and
Organisational Behaviour
Elective
Electives - pre-requisites shown in brackets
Accounting Electives
ACC701 Financial Accounting (ACC700)
ACC703 Accounting Information Systems (ACC700)
ACC704 Companies and Securities Law (BUS702)
Business Elective
BUS701 Research Methods – Qualitative and Quantitative
Management Electives
MGT700 Professional Issues, Ethics and Governance (MGT708 & BUS702)
MGT702 Human Resource Management (MGT708)
MGT703 Knowledge Management (MGT708)
MGT704 Logistics Management
MGT705 Cross-cultural Management (MGT708)
MGT706 Change Management (MGT708)
GRAD DIP BUSINESS COURSE OVERVIEW
AS AT 04 MAY 2015
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