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Taxation Studies - 7541
Graduation
Program Description
Program Objectives
Program Structure
Academic Rules
Fees
Admission Requirements
Area(s) of Specialisation

Program Summary

 
Faculty: Faculty of Law
 
 
Contact: http://www.atax.unsw.edu.au
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Postgraduate
 
 
Typical Duration: 0.5 Years
 
 
Typical UOC Per Session: 24
 
 
Min UOC Per Session: 6
 
 
Max UOC Per Session: 24
 
 
Min UOC For Award: 24
 
 
Award(s):
 
 
Graduate Certificate in Taxation Studies (Specialisation)
 
 

Program Description

Overview
The Graduate Certificate in Taxation Studies offers students courses similar to those in the Bachelor of Taxation. It is designed to cover some core aspects of taxation, accounting, economics and law. The Graduate Certificate in Taxation Studies consists of four courses studied over 1.0 part-time year or 0.5 full-time years.

Courses are similar in content to courses offered for the Bachelor of Taxation. They are separately designated so that, in appropriate cases, the content and method of assessment in courses may be varied by the Faculty Education Committee.

Program Objectives and Learning Outcomes

The Graduate Certificate in Taxation Studies is similar to the Graduate Diploma in Taxation Studies but has less courses. The degree has two objectives:
  1. To prepare graduates from disciplines other than tax, law or commerce for work in the taxation industry by giving them core training in taxation and basic component disciplines. It is not designed to gain professional accounting admission.
  2. To prepare students for admission to the Master of Taxation (if they attain suitable grades) or the Graduate Diploma in Advanced Taxation.

Program Structure

The Graduate Certificate in Taxation Studies consists of 4 courses.
Compulsory course:
and any of the following 3 courses:
Please note that, where courses are run in tandem with the Bachelor of Taxation (ATAX00**), the prerequisites and corequisites applying to parallel Bachelor of Taxation courses do not apply to the Graduate Certificate in Taxation Studies courses.

Academic Rules

Assessment Policy

In order to pass a course, candidates for the Graduate Certificate in Taxation Studies must obtain:
  1. 50% or more of the total marks available in the course and,
  2. a minimum of 40% in the final examination in the course.
Exemption Policy

Admission with Advanced Standing:

Students accepted for enrolment into the Graduate Certificate in Taxation Studies, may apply for advanced standing by writing to the Atax Office. The policy is located at www.atax.unsw.edu.au/study/pgradexemptions.htm. Click on the relevant program to locate the appropriate policy statement.

Fees

For information regarding fees for UNSW programs, please refer to the following website:  https://my.unsw.edu.au/student/fees/FeesMainPage.html

Admission Requirements

The Graduate Certificate in Taxation Studies is open to students with an undergraduate degree in any discipline other than commerce, law or taxation.

Area(s) of Specialisation

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