Charles Sturt University
Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting
- Delivery: Online
- Study Level: Postgraduate
- Duration: 6 months
- Course Type: Graduate Certificate
Gain an introduction to professional accounting through flexible online study, with the opportunity to tailor your learning across key accounting and business disciplines.
Course overview
The Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting from Charles Sturt University introduces the fundamental concepts and practices of professional accounting. Delivered online over 0.5 years full time or the equivalent part time, the course offers a flexible study option while allowing you to select subjects that align with your professional interests and learning goals.
Throughout the course, you can build knowledge across a range of accounting and business disciplines, including accounting standards, auditing, corporate finance, taxation, business law, financial decision-making and professional practice. You'll also develop technical accounting knowledge alongside communication and collaboration skills relevant to professional practice.
Upon successful completion, you may be eligible to apply for admission to the Graduate Diploma of Accounting or Master of Professional Accounting, with credit for applicable subjects, subject to Charles Sturt University's admission requirements.
Key facts
12th July, 2027
16th November, 2026
What you will study
To earn the Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting, you must successfully complete units totalling 32 credit points, as detailed below. Unless otherwise noted, each course is worth 8 credit points.
Select 32 credit points from the following:
- Accounting Standards, Application and Disclosures
- Global Perspectives of Accounting
- Risk-Based Auditing
- Interpreting and Communicating Accounting
- Data Analysis for Financial Decision-making
- Contemporary Cost Accounting for Management Decision-making
- Ethics, Governance and Developments in Accounting Thought
- Professional Practice
- Economics for Business
- Corporate Finance
- Business and Corporations Law
- Taxation Principles and Application
Entry requirements
Academic requirements
Applicants without a tertiary qualification may be admitted to the Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting based on professional attainment and/or work experience.
English language requirements
For postgraduate coursework courses, applicants must have obtained an Academic IELTS within the last two years with:
- A minimum overall score of 6.0.
- No individual score below 6.0.
Recognition of Prior Learning
You may be eligible for recognition of prior learning if you have previously studied or have relevant work experience. This will help reduce the number of units you need to study to finish your course. Contact the university for more information.
Outcomes
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of this course, graduates will be able to:
- Demonstrate knowledge of the technical skills essential for the professional accountant in the global environment.
- Listen and communicate effectively, to collaborate with colleagues and to demonstrate interpersonal skills of negotiation and co-operation.
Career outcomes
The Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting can pave the way to many vocational choices in areas of financial management, public practice, commerce and industry, government and semi-government organisations and accounting education.
Fees and FEE-HELP
Indicative annual fee in 2026: $17,480 (Full-fee paying place)
Indicative annual fees are based on your first year of study.
A student’s annual fee may vary by:
- The number of units studied.
- Choice of units.
- Credit from previous study or work experience.
- Eligibility for government-funded loans.
Student fees shown are subject to change. Contact the university directly to confirm.
FEE-HELP loans are available to assist eligible full-fee paying domestic students with the cost of a university course.