This course provides you with a general introduction to the basic theory and practice of Financial Planning. The course includes contact with the Financial Planning industry and practical experience in solving elementary Financial Planning problems. The course articulates into the Bachelor of Property degree with a major in Financial Planning to provide a complete bachelor level qualification covering the full educational requirements for practice as a Financial Planner or Property Economist.
A variety of junior positions within the Financial Planning industry exist for graduates with the diploma. These include assistant roles in financial planning and estate planning. Progression to senior roles in Financial Planning requires additional study to gain a Bachelor of Property (Financial Planning) or equivalent.
Duration | 1 years full-time or 2 years part-time |
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Credit Points that Must be Earned | 48 |
Number of Units Required | CQUniversity uses the concept of credits to express the amount of study required for a particular course and individual units. The number of units varies between courses. Units in undergraduate courses normally consist of 6 points of credit or multiples thereof (e.g. 12, 18, 24). |
Expected Hours of Study | One point of credit is equivalent to an expectation of approximately two hours of student work per week in a term. |
Course Type | Undergraduate Award |
Qualification (post nominal) | DipFinPlan |
AQF Level | Level 5: Diploma |
Domestic Students Tertiary Admission Centre Codes (TAC) Codes |
Not Applicable |
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International Students CRICOS Codes |
Not Applicable |
Domestic students
Prerequisites: nil
International students
International students should visit www.cqu.edu.au/international for further information including English language requirements.
English and Mathematics
Interim Awards | Not applicable |
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Exit Awards | Not applicable |
Professional Accreditation | Not applicable |
Learned Society Accreditation | Not applicable |
No Residential School for this course.
Not applicable |
Year | Number of Students |
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First Year | 1 |
Second year | 1 |
Third Year | 1 |
Course Learning Outcomes | ||||
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Australian Qualifications Framework Descriptors | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
1. KNOWLEDGE Have technical and theoretical knowledge and concepts, with depth in some areas within a field of work and learning | ||||
2. SKILLS Have cognitive and communication skills to identify, analyse, synthesise and act on information from a range of sources | ||||
3. SKILLS Have cognitive, technical and communication skills to analyse, plan, design and evaluate approaches to unpredictable problems and/or management requirements | ||||
4. SKILLS Have specialist technical and creative skills to express ideas and perspectives | ||||
5. SKILLS Have communication skills to transfer knowledge and specialised skills to others and demonstrate understanding of knowledge | ||||
6. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Demonstrate application with depth in some areas of specialisation, in known or changing contexts | ||||
7. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Be able to transfer and apply theoretical concepts and/or technical and/or creative skills in a range of situations | ||||
8. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Demonstrate personal responsibility and autonomy in performing complex technical operations with responsibility for own outputs in relation to broad parameters for quantity and quality | ||||
9. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Demonstrate initiative and judgement to organise the work of self and others and plan, coordinate and evaluate the work of teams within broad but generally well- defined parameters |
Number of units: 8 | Total credit points: 48 |
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This course consists of the core Financial Planning units from the Financial Planning major of the Bachelor of Property (Financial Planning).