Commerce
You will focus on the theory and practice of commerce and administration, developing the attributes managers need to succeed in modern commercial, government, social, and voluntary organisations. This program teaches you appropriate managerial functions, skills, and methods, and gives you an appreciation of the social, political, and economic contexts, within which decision making occurs. You can select an award major from accounting, banking, finance, financial planning and economics. You will graduate with a solid grounding in business operations, supported by the specialist skills you'll acquire from your selected major area of study.
Accounting and business law
You will learn the technical and conceptual skills required to become a competent accountant by being taught appropriate managerial functions, skills and methods which will give you an appreciation of the social, political and economic contexts within which decision-making occurs. You'll develop your abilities to analyse, criticise and synthesise various accounting and business law principles, methods and techniques. After three years you will have the attributes that business professionals and managers need to succeed in modern commercial, government, social and voluntary organisations.
Finance
This program takes you through studies in finance and the legal areas that the modern finance professional must understand. You will learn about financial institutions management so that you are well-equipped with the specific skills to enable you to pursue a range of careers in the finance and wealth management sectors.
Economics
This program gives you an appreciation of the social, political and economic contexts within which decision-making occurs by focussing on the theory and practice of commerce and administration and developing the attributes business professionals and managers need to succeed in modern commercial, government, social and voluntary organisations.
Financial planning
Financial Planning is all about wealth creation. It's about having the skills and the knowledge to make people's money work for them - not the other way around. Griffith offers the only Financial Planning degree in Brisbane or on the Gold Coast. Not only is it the only degree of its kind but we even provide you with two different methods of completing it - fast-track and complete your degree in two years, or get hands on experience while you study with our Professional option. On completion of this major, you'll meet the requirements for professional accreditation with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (RG146 compliance).