Diploma of Commerce

Credit eligibility for other programs

Progression:
Students will progress to their bachelor degree upon completion of their Griffith College diploma with a GPA equivalent to Griffith University’s admission rank requirement for entry to the bachelor program. Contact Griffith College for GPA to rank equivalencies. Diploma students who do not meet the progression requirements for their pathway to Griffith University can apply for a place in their preferred degree via QTAC, and be considered along with other external applicants subject to QTAC admissions requirements and processes.

*80 credit points is equivalent to one year of full-time study. Completion of degrees where students obtain less than 80 credit points of advanced standing in the degree, may take additional time.
†Higher amount of credit applied if 2008EHR Business Communication course completed within the Diploma of Commerce

Credit eligibility for other programs

*80 credit points is equivalent to one year of full-time study. Completion of degrees where students obtain less than 80 credit points of advanced standing in the degree, may take additional time.
†International students must achieve the required minimum GPA to progress to their chosen Griffith College bachelor degree.
‡Lower amount for students not required to complete 5904LHS Language and Communication for Business and Commerce, provided required elective course has been completed at Griffith College: 2008EHR Business Communication

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The course focuses on the practical and functional nature of accounting information as input into business decision-making. Students will be introduced to the content of basic financial accounting reports, managerial accounting terms, concepts and techniques for planning, tactical decision making and control decisions and some fundamentals of financial management.

This course introduces students to the world of work by providing them with an overview of issues relevant to the modern workplace. The course provides an overview of employment relations as well as the processes of personal career preparation and workplace negotiation.

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