Postgraduate Study

Postgraduate Options

There is a huge variety of postgraduate courses available. The type and range of postgraduate options within a given discipline is influenced by the history and nature of the area of study, student demand, work force trends, skills shortages and the state of the economy. Below are postgraduate study snapshots of the most common disciplines.

• Accounting
• Architecture & Building
• Arts/Humanities
• Banking & Finance
• Business & Management
• Communications & Media
• Design
• Economics
• Education & Training
• Engineering
• Environment
• Health
• Information Technology/Computing
• Law
• Science

Accounting

Postgraduate courses in this field are primarily aimed at increasing business skills. There is virtually no tradition of research and students normally comprise only a small proportion of graduate students.

One of the advantages of accounting is that there are enough people doing it to support a relatively wide range of courses, including some which can be taken by distance education, so you can shop around. If you are interested in courses in this field it is worth browsing through the courses available in Business and Management, Banking, Finance, Economics and Law or Mathematics.

Course options include:

• Courses designed for those already in the field who want to upgrade their skills or gain specialist qualifications.
• Conversion courses for those wanting to join the profession (be sure to investigate accreditation guidelines with care).
• Courses for lay people/non-accounting professionals.

This article is taken from the 2008 edition of GCA's employer directory Graduate Opportunities .
Article updated by Jane Castles, Graduate Careers Australia

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