Graduate Diploma of Financial Services
Course summary for current students
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| Award granted | Graduate Diploma of Financial Services |
|---|---|
| Duration | 1 year full-time or part-time equivalent |
| Deakin course code | M683 |
Formerly Graduate Diploma of Insurance For continuing students only. | |
Course sub-headings
- Course overview
- Fees and charges
- Course rules
- Specialisations
- Course structure
- Details of specialisations
Course overview
Deakin’s Graduate Diploma of Financial Services will provide you with a sound foundation for entering the financial services industry. The course is also designed to cater for the needs of those in, or wishing to enter, the insurance industry.
The flexible structure of the course allows those who have achieved the Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance (ANZIIF) senior associate award to upgrade their qualification to fellowship level, or those who have an undergraduate degree to commence studies in insurance. If you subsequently apply for, and are accepted into, the Master of Business Administration, some credit may be given for units completed in the Graduate Diploma of Financial Services.
By choosing appropriate units, completion of the Graduate Diploma of Financial Services can satisfy the education requirements of the Australian Insurance Industry's fellowship award.
Fees and charges
Unit fees can be viewed within individual unit descriptions. You can search for a unit using the Unit Search.
Please be aware:
- Fees are calculated on a per unit basis
- Fees charged will depend on the individual units chosen
- Fees per unit/credit point may increase annually due to rises in the cost of course delivery and services
Course rules
To satisfy the requirements of the Graduate Diploma of Financial Services a student must complete eight units (totalling eight credit points).
Students may choose to exit early with a Graduate Certificate of Insurance and Risk Management consisting of four credit points from the Graduate Diploma of Financial Services structure.
Students have the option of completing an Insurance or Financial Planning specialisation
Specialisations
InsuranceFinancial Planning
Course structure
Select 4 credit points of units from:
| MAF702 | Financial Markets (B, X) |
| MAF707 | Investments and Portfolio Management (B, X) |
| MAF708 | Retirement Income Streams (B, X) |
| MAF709 | Financial Planning Development (B, X) |
| MPS701 | Principles of Risk and Insurance (X) |
| MAA754 | Enterprise Risk Management (B, X) |
| MPS703 | Reinsurance (X) |
| MPS708 | General Insurance (X) |
| MPT753/MPF753 | Finance (B, X) # |
Plus 4 credit points of units from:
| MPS707 | Life Risk (X) |
or any above listed unit not previously studied and any other postgraduate units offered by the Faculty of Business and Law, subject to the approval of the Course Team Chair, Graduate Diploma of Financial Services.
# MPT code denotes study tour version of the unit
Details of specialisations
Insurance
4 credit points of core units:
| MPS701 | Principles of Risk and Insurance (X) |
| MAA754 | Enterprise Risk Management (B, X) |
| MPS703 | Reinsurance (X) |
| MPS708 | General Insurance (X) |
Plus 4 credit points of elective units which may be selected from:
| MPS707 | Life Risk (X) |
and any other postgraduate units offered by the Faculty of Business and Law, subject to the approval of the Course Team Chair, Graduate Diploma of Financial Services.
Financial Planning
| MAF707 | Investments and Portfolio Management (B, X) |
| MAF708 | Retirement Income Streams (B, X) |
| MAF709 | Financial Planning Development (B, X) |
| MAF765 | Financial Planning and Analysis (B, X) |
Plus 4 credit points of units from:
| MAF702 | Financial Markets (B, X) |
| MPS701 | Principles of Risk and Insurance (X) |
| MLC703 | Principles of Income Tax Law (B, X) |
| MPT753/MPF753 | Finance (B, X) # |
| MPR751/MPA751 | Financial Reporting and Analysis (B, X) * |
or any other postgraduate units offered by the Faculty of Business and Law, subject to the approval of the Course Team Chair, Graduate Diploma of Financial Services.
* MPR code denotes residential version of the unit
# MPT code denotes study tour version of the unit
