Charles Sturt University
Graduate Diploma of Accounting
- Delivery: Online
- Study Level: Postgraduate
- Duration: 12 months
- Course Type: Graduate Diploma
Expand your accounting knowledge through postgraduate online study, developing technical skills and business understanding across accounting, finance, commercial law and decision-making.
Course overview
The Graduate Diploma of Accounting from Charles Sturt University is a postgraduate online qualification designed to develop knowledge and technical skills relevant to the accounting profession. The course introduces key areas of accounting and allows students to select subjects across accounting and related business disciplines to support their individual learning goals. Completed over 1 year full-time or equivalent part-time, the course consists of eight subjects.
You will study curriculum themes including accounting standards, auditing, financial decision-making, cost accounting, taxation, corporate finance and business law. You can also select subjects from related business areas, including economics, business communications and quantitative methods, which can be applied within an accounting context. Your studies will develop your ability to apply accounting principles and analytical techniques to accounting and business problems, while strengthening communication and collaboration skills.
The Graduate Diploma of Accounting also provides a pathway into the Master of Professional Accounting, with credit available for applicable subjects. The course develops technical accounting skills and broader business knowledge to support professional practice in a global business environment.
Key facts
12th July, 2027
What you will study
To earn the Graduate Diploma of Accounting, you must successfully complete units totalling 64 credit points, as detailed below. Unless otherwise noted, each course is worth 8 credit points.
Select 64 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 will generally be required to have an undergraduate degree from a recognised Australian tertiary institution or a qualification deemed to be equivalent.
However, applicants with other academic and/or professional qualifications acceptable to the university will be considered.
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:
- Research and evaluate a range of leadership perspectives and critical management theory.
- Apply knowledge of leadership perspectives to practice-based problems.
- Demonstrate cultural sensitivity and global literacies.
- Develop and apply communication practices.
- Develop and apply facilitation and team coaching skills.
- Develop a practice of continuous learning through reflection and self-leadership that is grounded in emerging personal and ethical values.
- Design responses that shape social outcomes and drive corporate social responsibility and create shared value.
Career outcomes
The Graduate Diploma of Accounting will add value to your professional career. It also offers a pathway to study further. For instance, if you complete the Master of Professional Accounting (12 subjects), you'll meet the academic requirements for entry into the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand and CPA Australia postgraduate programs. This can open up many vocational opportunities in areas as diverse as financial management, public practice, commerce and industry, government and semi-government organisations and accounting education.
Fees and FEE-HELP
Indicative annual fee in 2026: $34,960 (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.