Graduate Diploma in Commerce (GradDipCom)

or, continue an existing application

Note: Students who commenced their degree prior to 2012 should refer to the course structure, available major subject areas and resolutions in the faculty handbook for the year they commenced. Archived downloadable faculty handbooks can be accessed on the Handbooks website.

Please Note: The structure and specialisations subject areas for the Graduate Diploma in Commerce have been revised for students commencing in 2012. The details are outlined below. For 2011 continuing students please refer to the information available from the following link:

• Graduate Diploma in Commerce - course structure and progression for 2011 continuing students

Course requirements

To be awarded the Graduate Diploma in Commerce, students must successfully complete a total of eight units of study (48 credit points), comprising:

• one core unit of study (six credit points)
• two to three foundational units of study (12 to 18 credit points)
• four to five elective units of study (24 to 30 credit points) selected units listed under the Commerce specialisation subject areas (excluding foundational units)

Core unit of study

All students must complete the core unit of study in their first semester of study:

• BUSS5000 Critical Thinking in Business

Foundational units of study

Students enrolled in the Graduate Diploma complete two or three foundational units. The available foundational units are as follows:

(i) Foundational units from the University of Sydney Business School:

• ACCT5001 Accounting Principles
• CLAW5001 Legal Environment of Business
• FINC5001 Capital Markets and Corporate Finance
• IBUS5001 Strategy, Innovation and Global Business
• INFS5001 Project Management
• MKTG5001 Marketing Principles
• QBUS5001 Quantitative Methods for Business
• TPTM5001 Logistics and Supply Chain Management
• WORK5003 Management and Organisations

(ii) Foundational units from the School of Economics in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences:

• ECMT5001 Principles of Econometrics
• ECON5001 MicroeconomicTheory

Elective units of study

Students select their electives from under the following subject areas. Electives must be non-foundational units of study.

(i) Specialisation subject areas from the University of Sydney Business School:

• Accounting
• Banking
• Business Information Systems
• Business Law
• Finance
• International Business
• Logistics and Supply Chain Management
• Management and Organisations
• Marketing
• Project Management
• Quantitative Business Analysis
• Quantitative Finance
• Strategy and Innovation

(ii) Specialisation subject areas from the School of Economics in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences:

• Econometrics
• Economics

Specialisations are NOT available under this course.

Please Note: The information set out here is for students commencing their Graduate Diploma in Commerce program in 2012. Continuing students should follow the structure outlined in the Handbook for the year they commenced their studies.

Progression guide

The following table illustrates a progression example for a student enrolled in the Graduate Diploma of Commerce on a full-time basis undertaking four units of study per semester.

Please Note: The information listed in this program of study example is meant as a guide only. Students should always check the requirements for individual units of study. Students are usually able to complete the units of study for their course in different sequences to that listed above. You are advised to plan your course based upon your individual needs and to contact the Student Information Office if you need any assistance in planning your progression in your course.

Entry requirements

For entry into this course, students must have either met the entry requirements as for the Master's degree OR have completed a bachelor's degree, graduate diploma, graduate certificate or equivalent from a recognised tertiary institution (at standard acceptable to the Business School).

For details of the English language requirements for entry into this course, please refer to the page headed 'English Language Requirements for International Students' under the Admissions information on the University's website.

Minimum duration of course