Graduate Diploma of Financial Planning
2015 Deakin University Handbook
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Year | 2015 course information |
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Award granted | Graduate Diploma of Financial Planning |
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Campus | Offered at Burwood (Melbourne) |
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Cloud Campus | Yes |
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Duration | 1 year full-time or part-time equivalent |
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Deakin course code | M640 |
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Please note: core units not available in Trimester 3
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Course sub-headings
Course overview
The Graduate Diploma of Financial Planning is a professionally oriented course specifically designed to meet the education needs of the financial planning industry. The Graduate Diploma of Financial Planning is aimed at those aspiring to join the financial planning industry as well as those currently employed in the industry.
Course Learning Outcomes
Graduate Learning Outcome | Course Learning Outcome |
Discipline specific knowledge and capabilities | Demonstrate an advanced understanding and application of core financial planning concepts and theories. |
Communication | Apply appropriate communication skills within the context of providing advice on financial matters. |
Digital literacy | Use appropriate digital technologies to identify and disseminate complex information, concepts and theories. |
Critical thinking | Apply a systematic research process and develop a clearly articulated argument to support a view and use it to justify one or more conclusions. |
Problem solving | Apply problem solving skills necessary to conceptualise and solve complex issues in financial planning. |
Self-management | Demonstrate independent study and learning in the field of financial planning. |
Teamwork | Identify challenges associated with organising and managing teams in professional contexts and the importance of providing an instructional framework to nurture teamwork. |
Global citizenship | Not explicitly addressed as a learning outcome in this award. |
Course rules
The Graduate Diploma of Financial Planning requires the completion of 8 credit points comprising 6 credit points of core units and 2 credit points of elective units chosen from a specified list.
Course structure
Core units
MAF702 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
MAF707 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
MAF708 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
MAF765 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
MLC703 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
MPS701 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
Elective units
Plus 2 credit points of elective units from:
MAF704 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
MAF711 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
MMP742 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
MPA701 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
MPA711 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
#MPT code denotes study tour version of the unit.